Ligue 1 · 2025Stade Saint-Symphorien

Metz 1–3 Auxerre · Ligue 1

Metz

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1–3Historical match

Auxerre

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

Match at a glance

Auxerre won 1–3.

Shots
1314
Shots on target
43
Expected goals
0.930.78
Possession
62%38%

Full time

What the match recorded

Auxerre beat Metz 3–1. Recorded in this match (Metz – Auxerre): shots 13–14, shots on target 4–3, expected goals 0.93–0.78, possession 62%–38%. 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.

Auxerre's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.77 goals/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 for0.6 goals/match0.77 goals/match1.39 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots14 shotsMetz 13 shots, Auxerre 14 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots3 shotsMetz 4 shots, Auxerre 3 shots
  • Expected goals0.93 xG0.78 xGMetz 0.93 xG, Auxerre 0.78 xG
  • Possession62%38%Metz 62%, Auxerre 38%
  • Corners4 corners3 cornersMetz 4 corners, Auxerre 3 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls12 foulsMetz 13 fouls, Auxerre 12 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards3 cardsMetz 2 cards, Auxerre 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.

Alpha Touré · Metz · 75′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedKoffi Kouao · Metz · 1′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSinaly Diomandé · Auxerre · 4′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedGiorgi Abuashvili · Metz · 81′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedGiorgi Kvilitaia · Metz · 89′ · 0.02 xG · on targetLassine Sinayoko · Auxerre · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRomain Faivre · Auxerre · 44′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedSékou Mara · Auxerre · 57′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAlpha Touré · Metz · 70′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedGauthier Hein · Metz · 23′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLassine Sinayoko · Auxerre · 54′ · 0.04 xG · on targetNaouirou Ahamada · Auxerre · 69′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedBelieve Munongo · Metz · 21′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedNaouirou Ahamada · Auxerre · 29′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedLassine Sinayoko · Auxerre · 60′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedSékou Mara · Auxerre · 71′ · 0.05 xG · on targetBelieve Munongo · Metz · 10′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedAlpha Touré · Metz · 55′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedKévin Danois · Auxerre · 89′ · 0.06 xG · goalNathan Mbala · Metz · 90′ · 0.07 xG · goalLassine Sinayoko · Auxerre · 4′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedSadibou Sané · Auxerre · 4′ · 0.10 xG · goalLamine Sy · Auxerre · 59′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedUrie-Michel Mboula · Auxerre · 76′ · 0.10 xG · goalKévin Danois · Auxerre · 88′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedLassine Sinayoko · Auxerre · 76′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedKoffi Kouao · Metz · 18′ · 0.14 xG · on targetUrie-Michel Mboula · Metz · 50′ · 0.19 xG · on targetGauthier Hein · Metz · 35′ · 0.24 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Metz: 13 shots, 4 on target, 0.95 xG. Auxerre: 16 shots, 5 on target, 1.00 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.510′HT90′Nathan Mbala · Metz · 90′Sadibou Sané · Auxerre · 4′Urie-Michel Mboula · Auxerre · 76′Kévin Danois · Auxerre · 89′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Metz 0.95 xG · Auxerre 1.00 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Metz
0Draws
1Auxerre
Auxerre — Metz · Ligue 13–1

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Metz favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · Auxerre in 8 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Metz22 matchesAuxerre22 matches
1 goal/match ▲Goals scored22/220.77 goals/match
2.23 goals/matchGoals allowed22/22▲ 1.36 goals/match
1.04 xG/matchExpected goals22/221.09 xG/match
9.05 shots/matchShots22/22▲ 10.8 shots/match
3.05 shots/matchShots on target22/22▲ 3.23 shots/match
49% ●Possession22/2244.3%
3.86 corners/matchCorners22/22● 4.91 corners/match
1.77 cards/matchCards22/222.55 cards/match
11 fouls/matchFouls22/2213.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples22 / 22home / 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, 15 Feb 2026, 20:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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