FC Metz vs Lille OSC, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Match Details
- Referee Clement Turpin
- Referee Nicolas Danos
- Referee Cyril Gringore
- Referee Florent Batta
- Referee Pierre Gaillouste
16 games this season
🟨 3.1/game
⚽ 10.7 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 10 | 23 |
| 2 | Lille OSC | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | Paris FC | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | Olympique de Marseille | 10 | 18 |
| 5 | Olympique Lyonnais | 10 | 17 |
| 6 | OGC Nice | 10 | 17 |
| 7 | AS Monaco FC | 10 | 16 |
| 8 | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | 10 | 16 |
| 9 | Stade Brestois 29 | 10 | 15 |
| 10 | FC Lorient | 10 | 15 |
| 11 | Racing Club de Lens | 10 | 13 |
| 12 | Toulouse FC | 10 | 13 |
| 13 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 10 | 10 |
| 14 | AJ Auxerre | 10 | 10 |
| 15 | Le Mans FC | 10 | 8 |
| 16 | Angers SCO | 10 | 8 |
| 17 | ES Troyes AC | 10 | 8 |
| 18 | Le Havre AC | 10 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Apr | Lille OSC | H | 0–2 | L |
| 03 Apr | AS Monaco FC | A | 0–4 | L |
| 20 Mar | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | H | 1–3 | L |
| 14 Mar | Racing Club de Lens | A | 2–2 | D |
| 03 Mar | Angers SCO | H | 0–1 | L |
| 27 Feb | FC Girondins de Bordeaux | A | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Apr | FC Metz | A | 2–0 | W |
| 03 Apr | Paris Saint-Germain FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 21 Mar | Nimes Olympique | H | 1–2 | L |
| 14 Mar | AS Monaco FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 03 Mar | Olympique de Marseille | H | 2–0 | W |
| 28 Feb | RC Strasbourg Alsace | H | 1–1 | D |
Key Stats
33%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
H2H (9 games)
33%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
50%
Clean Sheets
Lille OSC this season
Lille OSC this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Lille OSC
0-15
2/1
16-30
4/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
3/2
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Lille OSC
| Olivier Giroud | 3 G | 2 A |
| Dilane Bakwa | 2 G | 1 A |
| Ayase Ueda | 2 G | |
| Tiago Santos | 2 G | |
| Ethan Mbappe | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Stade Saint-Symphorien that hosts another battle between FC Metz and Lille OSC.
- 5' FC Metz is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 16' Controversy at the stadium! Jose Fonte argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
- 21' Lille OSC have won 503 goals from 480 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 26' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Metz must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 31' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Metz and Lille OSC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 36' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 41' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 45' The referee has no hesitation. Burak Yilmaz is booked for Lille OSC — Yellow card on 45.
- 50' Lille OSC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 55' FC Metz currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 60' The deadlock is broken! Burak Yilmaz gets on the scoresheet on 60 minutes.
- 64' FC Metz make a change. Matthieu Udol trudges off to be replaced by Thomas Delaine on 64 minutes.
- 65' That is a Yellow card for FC Metz. Boubacar Kouyate will be fuming at that decision.
- 70' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Boubacar Kouyate made 455 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 75' Another change for Lille OSC made on 75 minute. Jonathan Ikone leaves to be changed by Tim Weah.
- 76' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Pape Matar Sarr.
- 81' FC Metz are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 84' Another substitution for Lille OSC to replace Benjamin Andre by Xeka on 84 minute.
- 88' Domagoj Bradaric gets the nod from Lille OSC. He replaces Jonathan Bamba and will look to change the dynamic.
- 89' GOAL! Zeki Celik fires home to make it 0-2!
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-2.
Lineups
FC Metz Lineups
Starting XI
- 24
-
3
Matthieu Udol ↓ Thomas Delaine 64'
- 10
- 16
- 21
- 19
- 18
- 2
- 23
-
13
Lamine Gueye ↓ Papa Ndiaga Yade 64'
- 15
Bench
-
17
Thomas Delaine ↑ 64'
- 5
- 6
- 30
- 9
- 27
- 22
- 8
-
26
Papa Ndiaga Yade ↑ 64'
Coach
Frederic Antonetti
Lille OSC Lineups
Starting XI
-
21
Benjamin Andre ↓ Xeka 84'
- 6
-
10
Jonathan Ikone ↓ Tim Weah 75'
- 16
- 24
- 7
- 2
- 18
- 17
- 28
- 5
Bench
-
22
Tim Weah ↑ 75'
- 11
-
8
Xeka ↑ 84'
- 1
-
29
Domagoj Bradaric ↑ 88'
- 15
- 35
- 33
- 34
Coach
Christophe Galtier
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Burak Yilmaz | 2 |
| Matthieu Udol | 2 |
| Fabien Centonze | 2 |
| Yusuf Yazici | 2 |
| Luiz Araujo | 1 |
| Ismaily | 1 |
| Zeki Celik | 1 |
| Georges Mikautadze | 1 |
Head to Head
FC Metz Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.7
FC Metz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24
Lille OSC xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Lille OSC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.94
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 83% |
|
17% |
| ± 1.5 | 58% |
|
42% |
| ± 2.5 | 31% |
|
69% |
| ± 3.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
| ± 4.5 | 5% |
|
95% |
Double Chance
FC Metz or Draw
54%
Draw or Lille OSC
77%
FC Metz or Lille OSC
69%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.7%
0 – 1
16.6%
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
8.7%
1 – 2
7.6%
0 – 3
4.3%
2 – 1
4.2%
2 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
3.3%
2 – 2
2.8%
0 – 4
1.4%
Asian Handicap — FC Metz
| Handicap | FC Metz covers | Push | Lille OSC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -2 | 1% | 4% | 94% |
| -1.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -1 | 6% | 14% | 81% |
| -0.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| +0.5 | 52% | — | 48% |
| +1 | 52% | 26% | 22% |
| +1.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
| +2 | 78% | 14% | 8% |
| +2.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
Clean Sheet
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
30%
✓
Lille OSC keeps clean sheet
50%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.