Ligue 1 · 2023

Toulouse 3–0 Metz · Ligue 1

3–0Historical 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

Toulouse won 3–0.

Shots
158
Shots on target
103
Expected goals
1.340.69
Possession
66%34%

Full time

What the match recorded

Toulouse beat Metz 3–0. Recorded in this match (Toulouse – Metz): shots 15–8, shots on target 10–3, expected goals 1.34–0.69, possession 66%–34%. 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 have a visible away split

weak

Metz's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

7.25 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season9.14 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots7.25 shots/match9.14 shots/match13.6 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Metz's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1 goal/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.8 goals/match1 goal/match1.36 goals/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Toulouse have recorded the higher season possession share.

46.1% ●PossessionToulouse · Metz35.4%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 10.7 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricToulouseMetzBaseline
Possession46.1%35.4%49.7%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots8 shotsToulouse 15 shots, Metz 8 shots
  • Shots on target10 shots3 shotsToulouse 10 shots, Metz 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.34 xG0.69 xGToulouse 1.34 xG, Metz 0.69 xG
  • Possession66%34%Toulouse 66%, Metz 34%
  • Corners4 corners6 cornersToulouse 4 corners, Metz 6 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls7 foulsToulouse 10 fouls, Metz 7 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.

Koffi Kouao · Metz · 12′ · 0.02 xG · on targetThijs Dallinga · Toulouse · 41′ · 0.02 xG · on targetMatthieu Udol · Metz · 87′ · 0.02 xG · on targetFali Candé · Metz · 12′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedNiklas Schmidt · Toulouse · 35′ · 0.03 xG · on targetThijs Dallinga · Toulouse · 36′ · 0.03 xG · on targetAblie Jallow · Metz · 80′ · 0.03 xG · on targetCésar Gelabert · Toulouse · 9′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedFrank Magri · Toulouse · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedHabib Maïga · Metz · 64′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedYanis Begraoui · Toulouse · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMamady Bangré · Toulouse · 68′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedÓscar Estupiñán · Metz · 86′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedCésar Gelabert · Toulouse · 41′ · 0.07 xG · on targetFrank Magri · Toulouse · 82′ · 0.07 xG · goalHabib Maïga · Metz · 87′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedCristian Cásseres Jr. · Toulouse · 34′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedCésar Gelabert · Toulouse · 42′ · 0.08 xG · on targetThijs Dallinga · Toulouse · 26′ · 0.09 xG · on targetNiklas Schmidt · Toulouse · 34′ · 0.14 xG · on targetThijs Dallinga · Toulouse · 43′ · 0.26 xG · goalNiklas Schmidt · Toulouse · 31′ · 0.28 xG · goalCheick Tidiane Sabaly · Metz · 2′ · 0.44 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Toulouse: 15 shots, 10 on target, 1.34 xG. Metz: 8 shots, 3 on target, 0.72 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.751.50′HT90′Niklas Schmidt · Toulouse · 31′Thijs Dallinga · Toulouse · 43′Frank Magri · Toulouse · 82′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Toulouse 1.34 xG · Metz 0.72 xG.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Toulouse favored in 6 of 11 directional metrics · Metz in 2 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Toulouse7 matchesMetz7 matches
1.29 goals/match ▲Goals scored7/71 goal/match
1.14 goals/match ▲Goals allowed7/71.86 goals/match
0.84 xG/match ▲Expected goals7/70.74 xG/match
9.29 shots/matchShots7/79.14 shots/match
4 shots/match ▲Shots on target7/73.29 shots/match
46.1% ●Possession7/735.4%
3.14 corners/matchCorners7/73.14 corners/match
13.4 fouls/matchFouls7/711.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples7 / 7home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 1 Oct 2023, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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