Metz 3-1 Nantes
Key numbers
- Possession 33% – 67%
- Shots 9 (4 on target) – 16 (3)
- Decisive moment: 28' Simon Elisor, FN xPts +0.9
Kevin Van Den Kerkhof 3'
Simon Elisor 28'
Joel Asoro 85'
Simon Elisor 28'
Joel Asoro 85'
HT 2:1
Moses Simon 12'
Metz · 13 pts|Nantes · 14 pts
Nantes edged xG (0.99–1.36) but Metz took the win.
Player of the matchKevin Van Den KerkhofDecisive moment28' Simon Elisor+0.9
Player of the match
Kevin Van Den Kerkhof Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.9 (Strong)
Game state
Metz ahead 71 min · level 19 min · Nantes ahead 0 min
- Joel Asoro — off the bench 11 min · 1G 0A
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
3'
Kevin Van Den Kerkhof
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Matthieu Udol +0.2
+0.8
12'
Moses Simon
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Nicolas Pallois +0.2
+0.7
28'
Simon Elisor
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Ablie Jallow +0.3
+0.9
85'
Joel Asoro
Goal · assist Kevin Van Den Kerkhof
+0.2
Metz
Expected (last two seasons) 1.5Own moments +1.9Opponent moments −0.8Time effect +0.4→ League points won 3
Nantes
Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments +0.7Opponent moments −1.6Time effect −0.4→ League points won 0
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →Match stats
MetzNantes
33%Possession67%
0.99Expected goals (xG)1.36
0.11xG per shot0.09
9Shots16
4Shots on target3
44%Shots on target %19%
6Shots in box11
308Passes615
71%Pass accuracy84%
2Corners5
2Saves1
7Fouls9
0Yellow cards0
1Offsides1
Compared with usual
Metz
11 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 0.82 | high |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.5 | |
| xG | 0.99 | 0.71 | |
| xG against | 1.36 | 1.6 | |
| Shots | 9 | 9.3 | |
| On target | 4 | 3.5 | |
| Shots faced | 16 | 17.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.11 | 0.08 | |
| Possession | 33% | 34.4% | |
| Passes | 308 | 312.3 | |
| Pass accuracy | 71% | 75.9% | |
| Corners | 2 | 3.5 | |
| Fouls | 7 | 11.5 |
Nantes
11 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.5 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.8 | |
| xG | 1.36 | 1.3 | |
| xG against | 0.99 | 1.9 | |
| Shots | 16 | 11.9 | |
| On target | 3 | 4.3 | |
| Shots faced | 9 | 14.7 | |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.13 | |
| Possession | 67% | 44.7% | high |
| Passes | 615 | 422 | high |
| Pass accuracy | 84% | 81.5% | |
| Corners | 5 | 4.7 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 12.3 |
Timeline
- 3' Goal Kevin Van Den Kerkhof league goal #1 assist Matthieu Udol
- 12' Goal Moses Simon league goal #3 assist Nicolas Pallois
- 13' VAR Moses Simon
- 28' Goal Simon Elisor league goal #1 assist Ablie Jallow
- 54' Sub Mostafa Mohamed → Matthis Abline
- 54' Sub Nicolas Pallois → Eray Cömert
- 54' Sub Marcus Coco → Ignatius Ganago
- 60' Sub Quentin Merlin → Jaouen Hadjam
- 68' Sub Christophe Herelle → Fali Candé
- 81' Sub Samuel Moutoussamy → Adson
- 84' Sub Ablie Jallow → Kévin N'Doram
- 84' Sub Pape Diallo → Joel Asoro
- 85' Goal Joel Asoro league goal #2 assist Kevin Van Den Kerkhof
- 90' Sub Kevin Van Den Kerkhof → Malick Mbaye
- 90+1' Sub Lamine Camara → Jean N'Guessan
Category leaders
- Key passesMoses Simon3
- Duels wonSimon Elisor11/19
- DribblesMatthieu Udol4/4
- Defensive actionsDanley Jean Jacques5
- ShotsKevin Van Den Kerkhof3 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonAblie Jallow3
Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.