Paris Saint-Germain vs Metz

20 December 2023 · Ligue 1 · 2023/24 · Referee Ruddy Buquet

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Vitinha 49’
  • Kylian Mbappe-Lottin 60’, 83’
  • Matthieu Udol 72’

Match summary

Paris Saint-Germain won 3-1 at home to Metz. It was goalless at half-time.

Vitinha put Paris Saint-Germain ahead in the 49th minute, set up by Lee Kang-In, Kylian Mbappe-Lottin made it 2-0 in the 60th minute, set up by Vitinha, Matthieu Udol pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 72nd minute, set up by Lamine Camara, and Mbappe-Lottin made it 3-1 in the 83rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Paris Saint-Germain created 2.18 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Metz's 0.15 from 3.

Match stats

Paris Saint-Germain Metz
13 Shots 3
5 Shots on Target 1
5 Corners 5
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.18 xG 0.15
2.18 Non-penalty xG 0.15
9 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Paris Saint-Germain Metz
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Vitinha
Assist: Lee Kang-In1-0 (Paris Saint-Germain)
49’
Kylian Mbappe-Lottin
Assist: Vitinha2-0 (Paris Saint-Germain)
60’
72’
Matthieu Udol
Assist: Lamine Camara2-1 (Metz)
Kylian Mbappe-Lottin3-1 (Paris Saint-Germain)
83’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Metz
  • Christophe Herelle

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.18 0.15 49’ Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain), 1-0 49’ 60’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), 2-0 60’ 72’ Matthieu Udol (Metz), 2-1 72’ 83’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), 3-1 83’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.18 0.15 49’ Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain), 1-0 Vitinha 49’ 60’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), 2-0 Mbappe-Lottin 60’ 72’ Matthieu Udol (Metz), 2-1 Udol 72’ 83’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), 3-1 Mbappe-Lottin 83’
Paris Saint-Germain 2.18 xGMetz 0.15 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Metz attacking Paris Saint-Germain attacking 
83’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 90+5’ Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.50 xG, off target 49’ Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 54’ Randal Kolo Muani (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 9’ Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 72’ Matthieu Udol (Metz), from a corner, 0.10 xG, goal 79’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 34’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, blocked 51’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 64’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 23’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 82’ Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 35’ Danley Jean Jacques (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 53’ Christophe Herelle (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 90+5’ Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.50 xG, off target 49’ Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 54’ Randal Kolo Muani (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 9’ Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 72’ Matthieu Udol (Metz), from a corner, 0.10 xG, goal 79’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 34’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, blocked 51’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 64’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 82’ Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 23’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 35’ Danley Jean Jacques (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 53’ Christophe Herelle (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Gianluigi Donnarumma GK900 0.000.000
Marquinhos DEF900 0.000.000
Danilo Pereira DEF900 0.000.000
Milan Skriniar DEF660 0.000.000
Warren Zaïre-Emery MID900 0.000.000
Lee Kang-In MID9011 0.040.603
Vitinha MID90112 0.530.573
Manuel Ugarte MID900 0.000.000
Bradley Barcola MID900 0.000.143
Randal Kolo Muani MID691 0.130.000
Kylian Mbappe-Lottin FWD9028 0.980.131
Lucas Hernández Sub240 0.000.000
Marco Asensio Sub210 0.000.041
Ethan Mbappé Sub10 0.000.000
Gonçalo Ramos Sub11 0.500.000
Carlos Soler Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Paris Saint-Germain win 84% Avg odds 1.13
Draw 11% Avg odds 8.92
Metz win 5% Avg odds 20.00

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

Form going into the game

Paris Saint-Germain WWWWD
Metz WWLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Paris Saint-Germain 5-0 Metz, 21 May 22 Next meeting: Metz 0-2 Paris Saint-Germain, 19 May 24  All Paris Saint-Germain vs Metz meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.