Ligue 1 · 2025Stade de la Beaujoire

Nantes 0–2 Metz · Ligue 1

Nantes

DDLWL
0–2Historical match

Metz

DLLLW

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

Match at a glance

Metz won 0–2.

Shots
1614
Shots on target
47
Expected goals
0.811.34
Possession
52%48%

Full time

What the match recorded

Metz beat Nantes 2–0. Recorded in this match (Nantes – Metz): shots 16–14, shots on target 4–7, expected goals 0.81–1.34, possession 52%–48%. 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.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Nantes, Metz.

3.84 days ▲Rest daysNantes · Metz3.93 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricNantesMetzBaseline
Rest days3.84 days3.93 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches2 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots14 shotsNantes 16 shots, Metz 14 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots7 shotsNantes 4 shots, Metz 7 shots
  • Expected goals0.81 xG1.34 xGNantes 0.81 xG, Metz 1.34 xG
  • Possession52%48%Nantes 52%, Metz 48%
  • Corners8 corners5 cornersNantes 8 corners, Metz 5 corners
  • Fouls8 fouls8 foulsNantes 8 fouls, Metz 8 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card3 cardsNantes 1 card, Metz 3 cards

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 · 16′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMaxime Colin · Metz · 34′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedNicolas Cozza · Nantes · 55′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedDehmaine Tabibou · Nantes · 49′ · 0.02 xG · on targetDehmaine Tabibou · Nantes · 32′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedKoffi Kouao · Metz · 64′ · 0.03 xG · on targetMatthis Abline · Nantes · 18′ · 0.04 xG · on targetLouis Leroux · Nantes · 19′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMatthis Abline · Nantes · 21′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedYoussef El Arabi · Nantes · 54′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedChidozie Awaziem · Nantes · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedChidozie Awaziem · Nantes · 10′ · 0.05 xG · on targetTerry Yegbe · Metz · 39′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMatthis Abline · Nantes · 77′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedBahmed Deuff · Nantes · 85′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedHabibou Diallo · Metz · 36′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedCheick Tidiane Sabaly · Metz · 38′ · 0.06 xG · on targetDehmaine Tabibou · Nantes · 51′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedMatthis Abline · Nantes · 75′ · 0.06 xG · on targetAlpha Touré · Metz · 6′ · 0.08 xG · on targetGiorgi Abuashvili · Metz · 82′ · 0.08 xG · goalJoel Asoro · Metz · 90′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedIbou Sane · Metz · 61′ · 0.10 xG · on targetHabibou Diallo · Metz · 66′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedJunior Mwanga · Nantes · 72′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedChidozie Awaziem · Nantes · 90′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedMatthis Abline · Nantes · 54′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedHabibou Diallo · Metz · 73′ · 0.14 xG · on targetKoffi Kouao · Metz · 66′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedHabibou Diallo · Metz · 89′ · 0.33 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Nantes: 16 shots, 4 on target, 0.87 xG. Metz: 14 shots, 7 on target, 1.34 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′Giorgi Abuashvili · Metz · 82′Habibou Diallo · Metz · 89′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Nantes 0.87 xG · Metz 1.34 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Nantes
1Draws
2Metz
Nantes — Metz · Ligue 10–2
Metz — Nantes · Ligue 13–1
Metz — Nantes · Ligue 10–0
Nantes — Metz · Ligue 12–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Nantes favored in 4 of 11 directional metrics · Metz in 6 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Nantes11 matchesMetz11 matches
0.91 goals/matchGoals scored11/110.91 goals/match
1.55 goals/match ▲Goals allowed11/112.36 goals/match
0.85 xG/matchExpected goals11/11▲ 1.21 xG/match
10.8 shots/match ▲Shots11/118.82 shots/match
2.64 shots/matchShots on target11/11▲ 3 shots/match
43.5%Possession11/11● 48.5%
3.82 corners/matchCorners11/11● 4.09 corners/match
1.55 cards/matchCards11/111.73 cards/match
11.5 fouls/matchFouls11/1111.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples11 / 11home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 2 Nov 2025, 20:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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