Ligue 1: Olympique Marseille beats Metz 2-1
LONGEVILLE-LèS-METZ. Olympique Marseille topped Metz to win 2-1.
LONGEVILLE-LèS-METZ. Olympique Marseille defeated Metz to win 2-1. It was Olympique Marseille to strike first with a goal of C. Bakambu at the 26′. Then it was a goal in the 52′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Milik gave the win to Olympique Marseille in the 82′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Stade Saint-Symphorien stadium in Longeville-lès-Metz on Sunday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Eric Wattellier with the assistance of Djemel Zitouni and Erwan Finjean. The 4th official was Guillaume Paradis.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Metz was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Olympique Marseille that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Olympique Marseille was more aggressive with 40 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Olympique Marseille won the match.
Metz shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Olympique Marseille shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Metz received 2 yellow cards (V. Pajot and B. Traore). On the opposite side, Olympique Marseille received 2 yellow cards (C. Bakambu and D. Payet).
After playing this match, Metz will stay with 20 points like Lorient and Bordeaux to move up in the 19th place. On the opposite side, Olympique Marseille will have 43 points to stay in the 2nd place.
Match Events
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19'19'
V. Pajot
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26'26'
C. Bakambu
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45'45'
B. Traore
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52'52'
H. Maiga
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65'65'
I. Niane
L. Mafouta
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66'66'
P. Sarr
H. Maiga
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70'70'
O. Nguette
V. Pajot
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71'71'
C. Bakambu
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76'76'
S. Kolasinac
P. Gueye
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76'76'
A. Milik
C. Bakambu
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79'79'
C. Under
B. Dieng
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82'82'
A. Milik
S. Kolasinac
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88'88'
D. Payet
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90'90'
L. Balerdi
D. Payet
Next match
In the upcoming Ligue 1 match, Metz will play away against Lille on the 18th of February with a 8-2 head to head in favor of Lille (4 draws).
Olympique Marseille will host Clermont on the 20th of February with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Olympique Marseille (0 draws).
Metz: Formation and Lineups
Metz started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager Frédéric Antonetti chose to play with the following team: Marc-Aurele Caillard , Thomas Delaine , Dylan Bronn , Boubakar Kouyate , Ibrahim Amadou , Fali Candé , Habib Maïga , Vincent Pajot , Boubacar Traore , Farid Boulaya and Louis Mafouta .
Substitutes
Metz made 3 changes: L. Mafouta for I. Niane (65′), H. Maiga for P. Sarr (66′) and V. Pajot for O. Nguette (70′).
Top player: Boubacar Traore
The player who no doubt impressed Metz the most was Boubacar Traore.
His rating is with 38 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10.
Olympique Marseille: Formation and Lineups
Olympique Marseille started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Jorge Luis Sampaoli Moya played with: Pau López , Pol Lirola , William Saliba , Duje Ćaleta-Car , Pape Gueye , Mattéo Guendouzi , Boubacar Kamara , Gerson , Ahmadou Bamba Dieng , Dimitri Payet and Cédric Bakambu .
Substitutes
Olympique Marseille made 4 changes: P. Gueye for S. Kolasinac (76′), C. Bakambu for A. Milik (76′), B. Dieng for C. Under (79′) and D. Payet for L. Balerdi (90′).
Top player: Dimitri Payet
The player who no doubt impressed Olympique Marseille the most was Dimitri Payet even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 42 passes (71% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 12 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1
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