Metz 2-1 Lens
Key numbers
- Possession 30% – 70%
- Shots 11 (5 on target) – 17 (2)
- Decisive moment: 45+3' Georges Mikautadze, FN xPts +1.1
Georges Mikautadze 34'
Georges Mikautadze 45+3'
Georges Mikautadze 45+3'
HT 2:1
Florian Sotoca 13' (pen)
Metz · 26 pts|Lens · 43 pts
Lens edged xG (0.82–1.54) but Metz took the win.
Player of the matchGeorges MikautadzeDecisive moment45+3' Georges Mikautadze+1.1
Player of the match
Georges Mikautadze Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.5 (Dominant)
Game state
Metz ahead 45 min · level 24 min · Lens ahead 21 min
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.
13'
Florian Sotoca
Pen goal
+0.8
34'
Georges Mikautadze
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Arthur Atta +0.2
+0.7
45+3'
Georges Mikautadze
Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist Kévin N'Doram +0.3
+1.1
Metz
Expected (last two seasons) 0.9Own moments +1.8Opponent moments −0.6Time effect +0.9→ League points won 3
Lens
Expected (last two seasons) 1.8Own moments +0.8Opponent moments −1.9Time effect −0.7→ 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
MetzLens
30%Possession70%
0.82Expected goals (xG)1.54
0.07xG per shot0.09
11Shots17
5Shots on target2
45%Shots on target %12%
8Shots in box8
276Passes648
67%Pass accuracy88%
5Corners2
1Saves3
11Fouls17
2Yellow cards5
0Offsides2
Compared with usual
Metz
29 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.7 | |
| xG | 0.82 | 0.97 | |
| xG against | 1.54 | 1.6 | |
| Shots | 11 | 10 | |
| On target | 5 | 3.5 | |
| Shots faced | 17 | 14.9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.07 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 30% | 36% | |
| Passes | 276 | 320.3 | |
| Pass accuracy | 67% | 76.2% | |
| Corners | 5 | 4 | |
| Fouls | 11 | 12.2 |
Lens
37 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.3 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 1.54 | 1.3 | |
| xG against | 0.82 | 1.4 | |
| Shots | 17 | 13.4 | |
| On target | 2 | 4.7 | |
| Shots faced | 11 | 12 | |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 70% | 51.2% | |
| Passes | 648 | 471.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | 88% | 82.5% | |
| Corners | 2 | 5.1 | |
| Fouls | 17 | 12.9 |
Timeline
- 13' Goal Florian Sotoca (pen) league goal #6
- 20' Yellow Kevin Van Den Kerkhof
- 34' Goal Georges Mikautadze league goal #8 assist Arthur Atta
- 44' Yellow Ismaël Traoré
- 44' Yellow Jonathan Gradit
- 45+1' Yellow Andy Diouf
- 45+3' Goal Georges Mikautadze league goal #9 assist Kévin N'Doram
- 46' Yellow Deiver Machado
- 59' Sub Deiver Machado → Jhoanner Chávez
- 60' Sub Wesley Saïd → Elye Wahi
- 60' Sub Jonathan Gradit → Adrien Thomasson
- 60' Sub Andy Diouf → Angelo Fulgini
- 71' Sub Neil El Aynaoui → Morgan Guilavogui
- 74' Yellow Jhoanner Chávez
- 78' Yellow Przemysław Frankowski
- 83' Sub Ismaël Traoré → Aboubacar Lô
- 87' Sub Kévin N'Doram → Fali Candé
- 90+2' Sub Danley Jean Jacques → Lamine Camara
Category leaders
- Key passesKevin Van Den Kerkhof3
- Duels wonPape Diallo17/24
- DribblesPape Diallo3/4
- Defensive actionsNeil El Aynaoui4
- ShotsGeorges Mikautadze3 (on target 3)
- Fouls wonPape Diallo4
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.