Paris FC vs Metz

31 August 2025 · Ligue 1 · 2025/26 · Referee Jeremy Stinat

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Ilan Kebbal 45+3’ (pen), 52’
  • Moses Simon 67’
  • Sadibou Sané 22’
  • Boubacar Traore 54’

Match summary

Paris FC came from behind to win 3-2 at home to Metz. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Sadibou Sané put Metz ahead from a corner in the 22nd minute, set up by Gauthier Hein and Ilan Kebbal equalised from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Kebbal put Paris FC in front in the 52nd minute, set up by Moses Simon, Boubacar Traore equalised in the 54th minute, set up by Giorgi Tsitaishvili, and Moses Simon won it in the 67th minute, set up by Maxime Lopez.

The chances backed that up: Paris FC created 3.41 expected goals (xG) from 24 shots to Metz's 1.63 from 14. Metz had a player sent off.

Match stats

51% Possession 49%
24 Shots 14
9 Shots on target 2
14 Corners 6
101 Attacks 80
62 Dangerous attacks 28
485 Passes 472
88% Pass accuracy 88%
7 Tackles 16
4 Fouls 8
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 1
0 Offsides 1

Key events

Paris FC Metz
Kick-off
Vincent MarchettiShot on target
16’
22’
Sadibou SanéLeft foot shot0-1 (Metz)
Mamadou MbowShot on target
28’
VAR review
44’
45+1’
Sadibou SanéFoul
Ilan KebbalPenalty1-1 (Paris FC)
45+3’
Half-time1-1
Second half underway
Ilan KebbalRight foot shot2-1 (Paris FC)
52’
54’
Boubacar TraoréRight foot shot2-2 (Metz)
Samir CherguiShot on target
57’
62’
Morgan BokeleGiorgi Tsitaishvili
62’
Ibou SanéGiorgi Abuashvili
Jean-Philippe KrassoWillem Geubbels
66’
Pierre Lees-MelouAdama Camara
66’
Moses SimonLeft foot shot3-2 (Paris FC)
67’
OtávioFoul
69’
Nhoa SanguiThibault De SmetInjury
77’
77’
Alpha TouréTerry YegbeInjury
80’
Sadibou SanéFoul
Jean-Phillipe KrassoShot on target
84’
Mathieu CafaroVincent Marchetti
90’
90’
Jessy DeminguetBoubacar Traoré
Nouha DickoMoses Simon
90’
90’
Brian MadjoIdrissa Gueye
Maxime LopezShot on target
90+6’
Ilan KebbalShot on target
90+6’
Full-time3-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.41 1.63 22’ Sadibou Sané (Metz), 0-1 22’ 45+3’ Ilan Kebbal (Paris FC), 1-1 45+3’ 52’ Ilan Kebbal (Paris FC), 2-1 52’ 54’ Boubacar Traore (Metz), 2-2 54’ 67’ Moses Simon (Paris FC), 3-2 67’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.41 1.63 22’ Sadibou Sané (Metz), 0-1 Sané 22’ 45+3’ Ilan Kebbal (Paris FC), 1-1 Kebbal 45+3’ 52’ Ilan Kebbal (Paris FC), 2-1 Kebbal 52’ 54’ Boubacar Traore (Metz), 2-2 Traore 54’ 67’ Moses Simon (Paris FC), 3-2 Simon 67’
Paris FC 3.41 xGMetz 1.63 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Metz attacking Paris FC attacking 
48’ Ilan Kebbal (Paris FC), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 10’ Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Metz), from a corner, 0.52 xG, off target 52’ Ilan Kebbal (Paris FC), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 84’ Jean-Phillipe Krasso (Paris FC), open play, 0.51 xG, saved 54’ Boubacar Traore (Metz), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 16’ Adama Camara (Paris FC), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 67’ Moses Simon (Paris FC), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 50’ Thibault De Smet (Paris FC), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 66’ Morgan Bokele (Metz), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 90+6’ Maxime Lopez (Paris FC), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 25’ Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Metz), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90+6’ Ilan Kebbal (Paris FC), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 12’ Benjamin Stambouli (Metz), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 59’ Adama Camara (Paris FC), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 10’ Idrissa Gueye (Metz), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 33’ Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Metz), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 34’ Willem Geubbels (Paris FC), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 39’ Mamadou Mbow (Paris FC), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 46’ Moses Simon (Paris FC), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+5’ Nouha Dicko (Paris FC), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 22’ Sadibou Sané (Metz), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 28’ Otávio (Paris FC), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 38’ Idrissa Gueye (Metz), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 57’ Samir Chergui (Paris FC), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 28’ Mamadou Mbow (Paris FC), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 61’ Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Metz), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+3’ Mathieu Cafaro (Paris FC), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 3’ Ilan Kebbal (Paris FC), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 51’ Moses Simon (Paris FC), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 25’ Vincent Marchetti (Paris FC), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Maxime Lopez (Paris FC), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+4’ Gauthier Hein (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 16’ Vincent Marchetti (Paris FC), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 29’ Giorgi Abuashvili (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Giorgi Abuashvili (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+4’ Jessy Deminguet (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 4’ Samir Chergui (Paris FC), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 28’ Vincent Marchetti (Paris FC), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 48’ Ilan Kebbal (Paris FC), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 10’ Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Metz), from a corner, 0.52 xG, off target 84’ Jean-Phillipe Krasso (Paris FC), open play, 0.51 xG, saved 52’ Ilan Kebbal (Paris FC), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 54’ Boubacar Traore (Metz), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 16’ Adama Camara (Paris FC), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 67’ Moses Simon (Paris FC), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 50’ Thibault De Smet (Paris FC), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 66’ Morgan Bokele (Metz), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 90+6’ Maxime Lopez (Paris FC), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 25’ Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Metz), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90+6’ Ilan Kebbal (Paris FC), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 12’ Benjamin Stambouli (Metz), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 59’ Adama Camara (Paris FC), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 10’ Idrissa Gueye (Metz), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 33’ Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Metz), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 39’ Mamadou Mbow (Paris FC), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 34’ Willem Geubbels (Paris FC), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 46’ Moses Simon (Paris FC), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+5’ Nouha Dicko (Paris FC), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 22’ Sadibou Sané (Metz), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 28’ Otávio (Paris FC), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 38’ Idrissa Gueye (Metz), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 57’ Samir Chergui (Paris FC), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 28’ Mamadou Mbow (Paris FC), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 90+3’ Mathieu Cafaro (Paris FC), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 3’ Ilan Kebbal (Paris FC), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 61’ Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Metz), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Moses Simon (Paris FC), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 25’ Vincent Marchetti (Paris FC), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Maxime Lopez (Paris FC), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+4’ Gauthier Hein (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 16’ Vincent Marchetti (Paris FC), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 29’ Giorgi Abuashvili (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Giorgi Abuashvili (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+4’ Jessy Deminguet (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 4’ Samir Chergui (Paris FC), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 28’ Vincent Marchetti (Paris FC), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Paris FC 4-3-3 Starting XI
Trapp
Chergui
Mbow
Otávio
Smet 77’
Lopez
Marchetti 90’
Camara 66’
Kebbal 2
Geubbels 66’
Simon 90’
Metz

Lineup not available for this match.

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Kevin Trapp GK900 0.000.000
Samir Chergui DEF902 0.060.000
Otávio DEF901 0.050.000
Mamadou Mbow DEF902 0.100.000
Thibault De Smet DEF811 0.120.041
Maxime Lopez MID9012 0.141.118
Vincent Marchetti MID903 0.060.051
Adama Camara MID702 0.420.051
Ilan Kebbal FWD9024 1.390.173
Willem Geubbels FWD701 0.050.142
Moses Simon FWD90113 0.410.501
Pierre Lees-Melou Sub200 0.000.000
Jean-Phillipe Krasso Sub201 0.510.041
Nhoa Sangui Sub90 0.000.000
Mathieu Cafaro Sub11 0.040.121
Nouha Dicko Sub11 0.050.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Paris FC win 54% Avg odds 1.74
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.77
Metz win 21% Avg odds 4.57

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Paris FC LL
Metz LLLLL

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.