Metz 2-1 Nice
Key numbers
- Possession 49% – 51%
- Shots 9 (2 on target) – 11 (4)
- Decisive moment: 84' Habib Diallo, FN xPts +1.6
Gauthier Hein 53' (pen)
Habib Diallo 84'
Habib Diallo 84'
HT 0:1
Mohamed-Ali Cho 35'
Metz · 11 pts|Nice · 17 pts
Metz won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.58–0.95).
Player of the matchJean-Philippe GbaminDecisive moment84' Habib Diallo+1.6
Player of the match
Jean-Philippe Gbamin Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.1 (Dominant)
Game state
Metz ahead 6 min · level 66 min · Nice ahead 18 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.
35'
Mohamed-Ali Cho
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Charles Vanhoutte +0.3
+0.9
53'
Gauthier Hein
Pen goal
+0.8
84'
Habib Diallo
Goal · scorer +1.1 · assist Jean-Philippe Gbamin +0.5
+1.6
Metz
Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments +2.4Opponent moments −0.7Time effect +0.2→ League points won 3
Nice
Expected (last two seasons) 1.6Own moments +0.9Opponent moments −2.0Time effect −0.5→ 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
MetzNice
49%Possession51%
1.58Expected goals (xG)0.95
0.18xG per shot0.09
9Shots11
2Shots on target4
22%Shots on target %36%
3Shots in box8
421Passes435
83%Pass accuracy90%
6Corners3
3Saves0
12Fouls19
2Yellow cards4
0Offsides0
Compared with usual
Metz
11 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 0.91 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 2.4 | |
| xG | 1.58 | 1.2 | |
| xG against | 0.95 | 2.1 | |
| Shots | 9 | 8.8 | |
| On target | 2 | 3 | |
| Shots faced | 11 | 15.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.18 | 0.13 | |
| Possession | 49% | 48.5% | |
| Passes | 421 | 446.5 | |
| Pass accuracy | 83% | 85.6% | |
| Corners | 6 | 4.1 | |
| Fouls | 12 | 11.4 |
Nice
15 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.3 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.7 | |
| xG | 0.95 | 1.2 | |
| xG against | 1.58 | 1.8 | |
| Shots | 11 | 11 | |
| On target | 4 | 3.7 | |
| Shots faced | 9 | 17.3 | low |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 51% | 45.1% | |
| Passes | 435 | 393.9 | |
| Pass accuracy | 90% | 80.6% | high |
| Corners | 3 | 4.5 | |
| Fouls | 19 | 11.9 |
Timeline
- 21' Yellow Antoine Mendy
- 33' Yellow Hicham Boudaoui
- 35' Goal Mohamed-Ali Cho league goal #1 assist Charles Vanhoutte
- 46' Sub Ali Abdi → Melvin Bard
- 51' VAR Habib Diallo
- 52' Yellow Abdulay Juma Bah
- 53' Goal Gauthier Hein (pen) league goal #4
- 71' Sub Kevin Carlos Omoruyi → Jérémie Boga
- 74' Yellow Cheick Tidiane Sabaly
- 77' Sub Jessy Deminguet → Boubacar Traoré
- 77' Sub Cheick Tidiane Sabaly → Ibou Sane
- 79' Sub Sofiane Diop → Morgan Sanson
- 79' Sub Mohamed-Ali Cho → Terem Moffi
- 84' Goal Habib Diallo league goal #3 assist Jean-Philippe Gbamin
- 86' Sub Antoine Mendy → Tiago Gouveia
- 87' Yellow Gauthier Hein
- 88' Sub Habib Diallo → Joel Asoro
- 89' VAR Terem Moffi
- 90+2' Yellow Melvin Bard
- 90+3' Sub Gauthier Hein → Cléo Mélières
- 90+3' Sub Alpha Touré → Benjamin Stambouli
Category leaders
- Key passesJonathan Clauss3
- Duels wonAlpha Touré9/13
- DribblesJean-Philippe Gbamin3/4
- Defensive actionsAlpha Touré7
- ShotsMohamed-Ali Cho3 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonCheick Tidiane Sabaly3
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.