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Ligue 1 · 2025Sun, 14 Sept 2025, 15:15 UTCFull timeStade Saint-SymphorienFull-time recap

Metz

LLL
1–1Full-time recap

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

MetricMetzAngers
Shots9 shots/match10 shots/match▲
Shots on target5 shots/match▲4 shots/match
Possession55%45%
Corners4 corners/match3 corners/match
Fouls10 fouls/match7 fouls/match
Yellow cards0 cards/match▲1 cards/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Benjamin Stambouli · Metz · 70′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedCarlens Arcus · Angers · 71′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedBoubacar Traoré · Metz · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKoffi Kouao · Metz · 33′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedIbou Sane · Metz · 29′ · 0.04 xG · on targetSidiki Cherif · Angers · 60′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLanroy Machine · Angers · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedOusmane Camara · Angers · 42′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedGauthier Hein · Metz · 21′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedHabibou Diallo · Metz · 14′ · 0.08 xG · on targetProsper Peter · Angers · 45′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedTerry Yegbe · Metz · 66′ · 0.15 xG · on targetLanroy Machine · Angers · 90′ · 0.27 xG · on targetLanroy Machine · Angers · 73′ · 0.31 xG · off target or blockedProsper Peter · Angers · 45′ · 0.44 xG · on targetJean-Philippe Gbamin · Metz · 14′ · 0.50 xG · goalProsper Peter · Angers · 73′ · 0.59 xG · on targetHabibou Diallo · Metz · 64′ · 0.82 xG · on targetHimad Abdelli · Angers · 90′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Metz: 9 shots, 5 on target, 1.72 xG. Angers: 10 shots, 4 on target, 2.66 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.530′HT90′Jean-Philippe Gbamin · Metz · 14′Himad Abdelli · Angers · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Metz 1.72 xG · Angers 2.66 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Metz have recorded the higher season possession share. A second useful context is: Angers's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines. Limitation: At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

Metz have recorded the higher season possession share.

47.3%▲PossessionMetz · Angers32.5%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 14.8 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricMetzAngersBaseline
Possession47.3%32.5%48.4%

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

Angers show a distinct attacking-volume record

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

9 shots/match▲ShotsMetz · Angers7.75 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricMetzAngersBaseline
Shots9 shots/match7.75 shots/match12.4 shots/match
Shots against14 shots/match15.5 shots/match12.5 shots/match

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

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Metz favored in 0 of 14 directional metrics · Angers in 0 · 14 too close

0.75 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 4/40.75 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 4/40.75 goals/match
—Expected goalsseason · 0/0—
—Expected goals allowedseason · 0/0—
9 shots/matchShotsseason · 4/47.75 shots/match
14 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 4/415.5 shots/match
2.25 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 4/43.25 shots/match
6.25 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 4/45.75 shots/match
47.3%Possessionseason · 4/432.5%
4 corners/matchCornersseason · 4/41.75 corners/match
6 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 4/47.5 corners/match
1.5 cards/matchCardsseason · 4/41.5 cards/match
12.3 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 4/49.75 fouls/match
—Passesseason · 0/0—
—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—
—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—
—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—
—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—
—Offsidesseason · 0/0—
0%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 4/425%
50%Scoring frequencyseason · 4/475%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Metz47.2
Angers2.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Metz12
Angers13
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Metz19.4
Angers38.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Metz8.3
Angers41.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Metz38.9
Angers18.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Metz30.6
Angers2.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Metz27.1
Angers10.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

4 / 4 matches
0.75 goals/matchGoals scored4/40.75 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed4/4▲0.75 goals/match
—Expected goals0/0—
9 shots/match▲Shots4/47.75 shots/match
2.25 shots/matchShots on target4/4▲3.25 shots/match
47.3%Possession4/432.5%
4 corners/matchCorners4/41.75 corners/match
1.5 cards/matchCards4/41.5 cards/match
12.3 fouls/matchFouls4/49.75 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

4 / 4 matches
0.75 goals/matchGoals scored4/40.75 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed4/4▲0.75 goals/match
—Expected goals0/0—
9 shots/match▲Shots4/47.75 shots/match
2.25 shots/matchShots on target4/4▲3.25 shots/match
47.3%Possession4/432.5%
4 corners/matchCorners4/41.75 corners/match
1.5 cards/matchCards4/41.5 cards/match
12.3 fouls/matchFouls4/49.75 fouls/match

Window

Season

4 / 4 matches
0.75 goals/matchGoals scored4/40.75 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed4/4▲0.75 goals/match
—Expected goals0/0—
9 shots/match▲Shots4/47.75 shots/match
2.25 shots/matchShots on target4/4▲3.25 shots/match
47.3%Possession4/432.5%
4 corners/matchCorners4/41.75 corners/match
1.5 cards/matchCards4/41.5 cards/match
12.3 fouls/matchFouls4/49.75 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

2 / 2 matches
—Goals scored2/2—
—Goals allowed2/2—
—Expected goals0/0—
—Shots2/2—
—Shots on target2/2—
—Possession2/2—
—Corners2/2—
—Cards2/2—
—Fouls2/2—

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

14 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/114.1 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/10 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidencelimited
Season samples4 / 4home / away teams
Recent samples4 / 4last-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: xg_for, xg_against.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 14 Sept 2025, 19:15 UTC · analysis-v4
TeamsMetzAngers
CompetitionLigue 1
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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