Reims vs Metz

16 January 2022 · Ligue 1 · 2021/22 · Referee Jérémie Pignard

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Ibrahima Niane 61’

Match summary

Metz beat Reims 1-0 on the road. It was goalless at half-time.

Ibrahima Niane put Metz ahead with a header in the 61st minute, set up by Thomas Delaine.

There was little between the sides on chances: Reims created 0.65 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots, Metz 0.71 from 17.

Match stats

Reims Metz
14 Shots 17
2 Shots on Target 5
11 Corners 4
4 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0.65 xG 0.71
0.65 Non-penalty xG 0.71
3 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Reims Metz
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
61’
Ibrahima Niane
Assist: Thomas Delaine0-1 (Metz)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Reims
  • Predrag Rajkovic
  • Thomas Foket
  • Bradley Locko
  • Dion Lopy
Metz
  • Thomas Delaine
  • Sikou Niakaté
  • Vincent Pajot
  • Ibrahima Niane

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.65 0.71 61’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), 0-1 61’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.65 0.71 61’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), 0-1 Niane 61’
Reims 0.65 xGMetz 0.71 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Metz attacking Reims attacking 
61’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 9’ Martin Adeline (Reims), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 89’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 37’ Opa Nguette (Metz), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 90+3’ Nathanael Mbuku (Reims), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 44’ N'Dri Koffi (Reims), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 37’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 30’ Thomas Delaine (Metz), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 78’ Thomas Foket (Reims), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ N'Dri Koffi (Reims), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 88’ Alexis Flips (Reims), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 89’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+2’ Dion Lopy (Reims), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 90+4’ Fraser Hornby (Reims), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+4’ Thomas Foket (Reims), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Sikou Niakaté (Metz), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 82’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ Ilan Kebbal (Reims), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 51’ Opa Nguette (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 23’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Thomas Delaine (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 4’ Andrew Gravillon (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 17’ Dion Lopy (Reims), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Amine Bassi (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Nathanael Mbuku (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Alexis Flips (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 5’ Vincent Pajot (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 26’ Amine Bassi (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 87’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 21’ Boubacar Traore (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+2’ Thomas Delaine (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 61’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 9’ Martin Adeline (Reims), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 89’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 37’ Opa Nguette (Metz), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 90+3’ Nathanael Mbuku (Reims), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 44’ N'Dri Koffi (Reims), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 37’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 30’ Thomas Delaine (Metz), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 78’ Thomas Foket (Reims), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ N'Dri Koffi (Reims), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 88’ Alexis Flips (Reims), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 89’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+2’ Dion Lopy (Reims), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 90+4’ Fraser Hornby (Reims), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+4’ Thomas Foket (Reims), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Sikou Niakaté (Metz), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 82’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ Ilan Kebbal (Reims), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 51’ Opa Nguette (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 69’ Thomas Delaine (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 23’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 4’ Andrew Gravillon (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Amine Bassi (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ Dion Lopy (Reims), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Alexis Flips (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 88’ Nathanael Mbuku (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 26’ Amine Bassi (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 5’ Vincent Pajot (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 87’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 21’ Boubacar Traore (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+2’ Thomas Delaine (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Predrag Rajkovic GK900 0.000.000
Wout Faes DEF900 0.000.000
Yunis Abdelhamid DEF900 0.000.000
Andrew Gravillon DEF701 0.020.000
Thomas Foket MID902 0.090.223
Bradley Locko MID900 0.000.000
Dion Lopy MID902 0.060.042
Jens Cajuste MID480 0.000.000
Ilan Kebbal MID761 0.030.021
Martin Adeline MID641 0.120.000
N'Dri Koffi FWD762 0.120.021
Alexis Flips Sub422 0.060.132
Anastasios Donis Sub260 0.000.041
Nathanael Mbuku Sub202 0.110.000
Fraser Hornby Sub141 0.040.000
Kamory Doumbia Sub140 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Reims win 54% Avg odds 1.76
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.47
Metz win 18% Avg odds 5.20

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

Form going into the game

Reims WLWDD
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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Metz 1-1 Reims, 22 Aug 21 Next meeting: Metz 2-2 Reims, 03 Sep 23  All Reims 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.