Saint Etienne 2–1 Metz — Ligue 1 2023/24 Match Stats

Ligue 1 · 2023Thu, 30 May 2024, 18:30 UTC

Saint Etienne

2–1Historical match

Metz

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A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Saint Etienne won 2–1.

Shots: 155
Shots on target: 52
Possession: 55%45%

Full time

What the match recorded

Saint-Étienne beat Metz 2–1. Recorded in this match (Saint-Étienne – Metz): shots 15–5, shots on target 5–2, possession 55%–45%, corners 5–2. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Metz show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Metz's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Saint-Étienne	Metz	Baseline
Shots	—	9.63 shots/match	13 shots/match
Shots against	—	15.2 shots/match	12.4 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Metz's recent record differs from the season

weak

Metz's last-five shots average is below their season average.

7.6 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season9.63 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Shots	7.6 shots/match	9.63 shots/match	13 shots/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

Shots15 shots5 shotsSaint Etienne 15 shots, Metz 5 shots
Shots on target5 shots2 shotsSaint Etienne 5 shots, Metz 2 shots
Possession55%45%Saint Etienne 55%, Metz 45%
Corners5 corners2 cornersSaint Etienne 5 corners, Metz 2 corners
Fouls16 fouls10 foulsSaint Etienne 16 fouls, Metz 10 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

off target
on target
goal
penalty
size = xG

Saint-Étienne: 15 shots, 5 on target, 0.46 xG. Metz: 5 shots, 2 on target, 0.11 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Saint-Étienne 0.46 xG · Metz 0.11 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Saint Etienne

1Draws

0Metz

6 Mar 2022Saint Etienne — Metz · Ligue 11–0

30 Oct 2021Metz — Saint Etienne · Ligue 11–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 1 match

6 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/111 days

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited

Season samples2 / 35home / away teams

Recent samples2 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Thu, 30 May 2024, 22:30 UTC · analysis-v4