Match recap
Metz beat Nice 2–1 in their Ligue 1 fixture. Hein and Diallo scored for Metz; Cho replied for Nice. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.58 for Metz versus 0.95 for Nice. Metz sit 18th in the Ligue 1 table while Nice are 16th.
First Half
21'
Mendy
Yellow Card
33'
Boudaoui
Yellow Card
35'
⚽
Cho
Assist: Vanhoutte
Second Half
46'
⇄
Abdi
VAR
Penalty confirmed
52'
Abdulay Bah
Yellow Card
⚽
Hein
Penalty
71'
⇄
Kevin Carlos
Sabaly
Yellow Card
⇄
Deminguet
⇄
Sabaly
79'
⇄
Diop
79'
⇄
Cho
⚽
Diallo
Assist: Gbamin
86'
⇄
Mendy
Hein
Yellow Card
⇄
Diallo
89'
VAR
Penalty cancelled
90+2'
Bard
Yellow Card
⇄
Touré
⇄
Hein
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Paris Saint Germain | 34 | 24 | 4 | 6 | +45 | 76 |
| 15 |  Auxerre | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 34 |
| 16 |  Nice | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -23 | 32 |
| 17 |  Nantes | 33 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -23 | 23 |
| 18 |  Metz | 34 | 3 | 8 | 23 | -44 | 17 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
MetzNice
6Won
Statistical edge
6–8
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.58VS0.95
Attack2 · 4 won
9
Shots
11
2
Shots on target
4
3
Shots in the box
8
6
Shots outside box
3
4
Shots off goal
5
6
Corners
3
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
49%
Possession
51%
421
Total passes
435
351
Accurate passes
390
83%
Pass accuracy
90%
Discipline2 · 0 won
12
Fouls
19
2
Yellow cards
4
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
0
3
Blocked shots
2
-0.42
Goals prevented
-0.42
Metz
4-2-3-1
Nice
3-4-1-2
Metz
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Jonathan Frost FischerG
- 2Maxime Jean-Yves ColinD
- 5Jean-Philippe GbaminD
- 7Giorgi TsitaishviliM
- 10Gauthier HeinM
- 12Alpha Amadou TouréM
- 14Cheikh Tidiane SabalyM
- 15Terry YegbeD
- 20Jessy DeminguetM
- 30Mouhamadou Habibou DialloF
- 39Koffi Franck KouaoD
Substitutes
- 8Boubacar TraoréM
- 9Giorgi AbuashviliF
- 19Morgan Bokele MputuF
- 21Benjamin Fernand Lucien François StambouliM
- 23Ibou SanéF
- 25Cleo MelieresD
- 38Sadibou SanéD
- 40Ousmane BaG
- 99Joel Joshoghene AsoroF
Nice
3-4-1-2Starting XI
- 2Ali El AbdiM
- 6Hicham BoudaouiM
- 10Sofiane DiopF
- 24Charles VanhoutteM
- 25Mohamed-Ali ChoF
- 28Abdulay BahD
- 33Antoine MendyD
- 37Kojo Peprah OppongD
- 80Yehvann DioufG
- 90Kevin CarlosF
- 92Jonathan ClaussM
Substitutes
- 7Jérémie BogaF
- 8Morgan Stéphane SansonM
- 9Teremas Igobor MoffiF
- 20Tom Alexis LouchetM
- 21Isak Alexander JanssonF
- 26Melvin Michel Maxence BardD
- 31Maxime DupéG
- 47Tiago GouveiaF
- 99Salis Abdul SamedM
Metz
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Habib Diallo | F | 88 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Gauthier Hein(C) | M | 89 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Jonathan Fischer | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alpha Touré | M | 89 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Jean-Philippe Gbamin | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3/4 |
| Terry Yegbe | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Koffi Kouao | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Georgiy Tsitaishvili | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/3 |
| Jessy Deminguet | M | 77 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Maxime Colin | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Cheick Tidiane Sabaly | M | 77 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Benjamin Stambouli | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ousmane Ba | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgi Abuashvili | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cléo Mélières | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sadibou Sané | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morgan Bokele Mputu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boubacar Traoré | M | 13 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ibou Sane | F | 13 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joel Asoro | F | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Nice
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Clauss | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Mohamed-Ali Cho | F | 79 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Charles Vanhoutte(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Kojo Peprah Oppong | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Ali Abdi | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Antoine Mendy | D | 86 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hicham Boudaoui | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Sofiane Diop | F | 79 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Yehvann Diouf | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Carlos Omoruyi | F | 71 | 6.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Abdulay Juma Bah | D | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Isak Jansson | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Salis Abdul Samed | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Louchet | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maxime Dupé | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Terem Moffi | F | 11 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Jérémie Boga | F | 19 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Tiago Gouveia | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Melvin Bard | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Morgan Sanson | M | 11 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |