RED Star FC 93 1:0 Metz: Ligue 2 Match Result

Match report

Red Star 93 took three points from Metz in Ligue 2 at the Stade de Paris on Monday, the hosts winning 1-0 thanks to a penalty goal. The result moved them level on points with Metz, who sit just two places below in the table.

Things came to a head in the 58th minute when Jovany Ikanga stepped up and converted from the spot, and here's the thing — Metz had not forced a shot on target before that moment. Samuel Renel had picked up a yellow card earlier in the half, and Kevin Cabral followed in the 60th minute after the goal.

Red Star 93 kept their shape and worked a short corner late on, bringing on Kémo Cissé in the 77th minute as they looked to see out the game. Metz made changes too, with Giorgi Abuashvili and Teji Savanier arriving together in the 78th minute, but the visitors had nothing to do all evening after the penalty.

The statistics tell a clear story. Red Star 93 registered 121 attacks against 67, and while both sides created one big chance, the hosts shot seven times on target compared to Metz's single attempt. Possession sat at 52 per cent for the home side, and they completed 377 passes to 339.

By then Red Star 93 sat fourth with 11 points from six games, Metz sixth with nine. The hosts had lost their previous outing 4-1 at Reims, while Metz had drawn their last two league matches, so this win broke a run of inconsistency for both sides.

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Key numbers

Possession, % 52 – 48

Shots on target 7 – 1

Shots off target 7 – 5

Big chances 1 – 1

🟨 37' Samuel Renel — Yellow card ⇄ 45' Maxime Colin — Substitution ⚽ 58' Jovany Ikanga A Ngele — Penalty 🟨 60' Kevin Cabral — Yellow card ⇄ 61' Jahyann Pandore — Substitution ⇄ 61' Jessy Deminguet — Substitution ⇄ 67' Samuel Renel — Substitution ⇄ 68' Jovany Ikanga A Ngele — Substitution ⇄ 68' Saîf-Eddine Khaoui — Substitution ⇄ 77' Kémo Cissé — Substitution ⇄ 78' Teji Savanier — Substitution ⇄ 78' Giorgi Abuashvili — Substitution ⇄ 88' Islamdine Halifa — Substitution

Match events

37' 0:0 RED Star FC 93 Yellow card Samuel Renel
45' 0:0 Metz Substitution Maxime Colin off: Florian Miguel
58' 1:0 RED Star FC 93 Penalty Jovany Ikanga A Ngele
60' 1:0 RED Star FC 93 Yellow card Kevin Cabral
61' 1:0 Metz Substitution Jahyann Pandore off: Nathan Mbala
61' 1:0 Metz Substitution Jessy Deminguet off: Ibou Sane
67' 1:0 RED Star FC 93 Substitution Samuel Renel off: Bradley Danger
68' 1:0 RED Star FC 93 Substitution Jovany Ikanga A Ngele off: Damien Durand
68' 1:0 RED Star FC 93 Substitution Saîf-Eddine Khaoui off: Idrissa Sabaly
77' 1:0 RED Star FC 93 Substitution Kémo Cissé off: Godson Kyeremeh
78' 1:0 Metz Substitution Teji Savanier off: Nampalys Mendy
78' 1:0 Metz Substitution Giorgi Abuashvili off: Abdoulaye Agne Ba
88' 1:0 RED Star FC 93 Substitution Islamdine Halifa off: Josué Escartin

Statistics

52 Possession, % 48

7 Shots on target 1

7 Shots off target 5

1 Big chances 1

121 Attacks 67

9 Corners 2

26 Fouls 13

12 Free kicks 25

2 Offsides 1

2 Yellow cards 0

0 Red cards 0

8 Goal kicks 13

18 Throw-ins 21

All statistics

7/1741% Aerial duels 10/1759%

81 Backward passes 66

5 Blocked shots 5

9 Clearances 19

3/1520% Crosses 3/1225%

7/1450% Dribbles 5/1242%

87 Failed passes 85

1 Goalkeeper saves 6

8 Interceptions 23

11 Key passes 9

14/4929% Long passes 33/7345%

67 Passes into the final third 38

250 Passes in the opposition half 153

229 Passes in own half 283

0.37 Shot accuracy 0.09

7 Shots from outside the box 4

12 Shots inside the box 8

12/1867% Tackles 9/1656%

464 Total passes 424

Line-ups

RED Star FC 93

Starting XI
#	Player	number
16	Gaëtan Poussin	16
2	Théo Magnin	2
3	Matthieu Emmanuel Wilfrid Huard	3
4	Elyaz Zidane	4
20	Dylan Durivaux	20
10	Saîf-Eddine Khaoui	10
11	Kémo Cissé	11
17	Samuel Renel	17
19	Islamdine Halifa	19
23	Jovany Ikanga A Ngele	23
91	Kévin Cabral	91

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Janis Benchauch	1
5	Josué Escartin	5
6	Bradley Danger	6
21	Idrissa Sabaly	21
25	Guillaume Trani	25
45	K. Konate	45
7	Damien Durand	7
27	Godson Kyeremeh	27

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Metz

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Jonathan Frost Fischer	1
2	Maxime Jean-Yves Colin	2
4	Uri-Michel Mbulu	4
42	Cristian Castro	42
70	Bouna Sarr	70
8	Jessy Deminguet	8
9	Giorgi Abuashvili	9
10	Téji Tedy Savanier	10
18	B. Mounongo	18
21	Jayann Pandor	21
11	P. M. Fall	11

Substitutes
#	Player	number
61	Pape Sy	61
3	Florian Miguel	3
5	Jean Ruiz	5
39	B. Song	39
6	Nampalys Mendy	6
7	Ibou Sane	7
22	N. Mbala	22
88	A. Ba	88

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#	Team	P	W	D	L	Points
1	Saint-Étienne	7	5	1	1	16
2	RED Star FC 93	7	4	2	1	14
3	Reims	7	3	4	0	13
4	Montpellier HSC	7	3	3	1	12
5	Metz	7	2	4	1	10
6	Nancy	7	3	1	3	10
7	Annecy	7	3	1	3	10
8	Sochaux	7	2	4	1	10
9	Dijon	7	2	3	2	9
10	Pau FC	7	2	2	3	8

RED Star FC 93 — Metz: 1:0, Ligue 2

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