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This match

Match statistics

MetricLe HavreMetz
Shots14 shots/match12 shots/match
Shots on target5 shots/match5 shots/match
Expected goals2.33 xG/match1.5 xG/match
Possession47%53%
Corners6 corners/match4 corners/match
Fouls12 fouls/match12 fouls/match
Yellow cards3 cards/match1 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.

Yanis Zouaoui · Le Havre · 5′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedNathan Mbala · Metz · 88′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedSimon Ebonog · Le Havre · 25′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedGautier Lloris · Le Havre · 30′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedGauthier Hein · Metz · 32′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedGeorgiy Tsitaishvili · Metz · 36′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedYanis Zouaoui · Le Havre · 37′ · 0.03 xG · on targetBouna Sarr · Metz · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedYassine Kechta · Le Havre · 37′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJessy Deminguet · Metz · 38′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedGauthier Hein · Metz · 41′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedIssa Soumaré · Le Havre · 59′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedYassine Kechta · Le Havre · 78′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedGiorgi Abuashvili · Metz · 90′ · 0.04 xG · on targetYassine Kechta · Le Havre · 13′ · 0.07 xG · goalFodé Doucouré · Le Havre · 61′ · 0.08 xG · goalGauthier Hein · Metz · 85′ · 0.09 xG · goalGiorgi Kvilitaia · Metz · 9′ · 0.10 xG · goalRassoul Ndiaye · Le Havre · 35′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedAlly Samatta · Le Havre · 5′ · 0.14 xG · goalJahyann Pandore · Metz · 54′ · 0.16 xG · goalGauthier Hein · Metz · 90′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedSofiane Boufal · Le Havre · 90′ · 0.21 xG · off target or blockedIssa Soumaré · Le Havre · 59′ · 0.68 xG · off target or blockedGauthier Hein · Metz · 45′ · 0.82 xG · goalYanis Zouaoui · Le Havre · 52′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Le Havre: 14 shots, 5 on target, 2.31 xG. Metz: 12 shots, 5 on target, 1.53 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.252.50′HT90′Ally Samatta · Le Havre · 5′Yassine Kechta · Le Havre · 13′Yanis Zouaoui · Le Havre · 52′Fodé Doucouré · Le Havre · 61′Giorgi Kvilitaia · Metz · 9′Gauthier Hein · Metz · 45′Jahyann Pandore · Metz · 54′Gauthier Hein · Metz · 85′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Le Havre 2.31 xG · Metz 1.53 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Le Havre's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: Metz's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. Limitation: Lineup availability and tactical choices are not in the retained data.

Le Havre's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Le Havre's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.8 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season0.94 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 for1.8 goals/match0.94 goals/match1.38 goals/match

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

Metz have a visible away split

moderate

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

7.88 shots/matchShotsAway only · Season9.84 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots7.88 shots/match9.84 shots/match11.4 shots/match

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

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0Le Havre
1Draws
0Metz
MetzLe Havre · Ligue 100

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Le Havre favored in 9 of 14 directional metrics · Metz in 2 · 3 too close

0.94 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 31/311 goals/match
1.35 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 31/312.26 goals/match
1.39 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 6/61.23 xG/match
1.55 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 6/61.73 xG/match
11.3 shots/matchShotsseason · 31/319.84 shots/match
12.9 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 31/3115.1 shots/match
3.68 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 31/313.26 shots/match
4.1 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 31/315.84 shots/match
47.4%Possessionseason · 31/3149.2%
4.35 corners/matchCornersseason · 31/314.13 corners/match
4.68 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 31/315 corners/match
2 cards/matchCardsseason · 28/261.85 cards/match
13.5 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 31/3111.4 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
23%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 31/3119%
58%Scoring frequencyseason · 31/3158%

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.

Le Havre41.7
Metz47.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Le Havre28.7
Metz14.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Le Havre50.9
Metz2.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Le Havre41.7
Metz2.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Le Havre59.7
Metz25
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 92%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Le Havre36.1
Metz30.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Le Havre47.2
Metz20.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.8 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.2 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/52 goals/match
1.52 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.14 xG/match
13.4 shots/matchShots5/511.4 shots/match
5.2 shots/matchShots on target5/54 shots/match
53.8%Possession5/549.6%
4 corners/matchCorners5/54.4 corners/match
Cards2/1
15 fouls/matchFouls5/511.2 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.1 goals/matchGoals scored10/101 goals/match
1.6 goals/matchGoals allowed10/102.4 goals/match
1.39 xG/matchExpected goals6/61.23 xG/match
11.4 shots/matchShots10/1011.9 shots/match
3.5 shots/matchShots on target10/103.8 shots/match
49.9%Possession10/1050.7%
3.5 corners/matchCorners10/104.7 corners/match
2.29 cards/matchCards7/52.2 cards/match
13.1 fouls/matchFouls10/1012.5 fouls/match

Window

Season

31 / 31 matches
0.94 goals/matchGoals scored31/311 goals/match
1.35 goals/matchGoals allowed31/312.26 goals/match
1.39 xG/matchExpected goals6/61.23 xG/match
11.3 shots/matchShots31/319.84 shots/match
3.68 shots/matchShots on target31/313.26 shots/match
47.4%Possession31/3149.2%
4.35 corners/matchCorners31/314.13 corners/match
2 cards/matchCards28/261.85 cards/match
13.5 fouls/matchFouls31/3111.4 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

16 / 16 matches
1.25 goals/matchGoals scored16/161.06 goals/match
1.06 goals/matchGoals allowed16/162.75 goals/match
1.19 xG/matchExpected goals3/30.77 xG/match
12.1 shots/matchShots16/167.88 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target16/162.44 shots/match
46.7%Possession16/1647.6%
4.94 corners/matchCorners16/163.5 corners/match
1.64 cards/matchCards14/132.15 cards/match
13 fouls/matchFouls16/1611 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7.93 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples31 / 31home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 26 Apr 2026, 19:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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