French Ligue 1

Metz vs Stade Rennais, 2025-26 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Metz
    FT
    0 - 1
    Stade Rennais
    • 22': Valentin Rongier

    About

    Metz are hosting Stade Rennais at Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Offside, Metz. Fodé Ballo-Touré is caught offside.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Valentin Rongier (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 6': Offside, Metz. Cheikh Sabaly is caught offside.
    • 7': Foul by Breel Embolo (Rennes).
    • 7': Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Mousa Tamari (Rennes).
    • 10': Gauthier Hein (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Metz) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 13': Foul by Mousa Tamari (Rennes).
    • 13': Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Breel Embolo (Rennes) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mahdi Camara with a cross.
    • 16': Valentin Rongier (Rennes) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Djaoui Cissé.
    • 16': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
    • 16': Delay in match because of an injury Cheikh Sabaly (Metz).
    • 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 19': Delay in match because of an injury Cheikh Sabaly (Metz).
    • 19': Substitution, Metz. Joel Asoro replaces Cheikh Sabaly because of an injury.
    • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 22': Goal! Metz 0, Rennes 1. Valentin Rongier (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Breel Embolo.
    • 24': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Rennes).
    • 24': Gauthier Hein (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxime Colin.
    • 27': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Jessy Deminguet.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Jérémy Jacquet (Rennes) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jonathan Fischer (Metz). Assisted by Djaoui Cissé with a cross.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Jessy Deminguet (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Brice Samba (Rennes). Assisted by Giorgi Tsitaishvili.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Gauthier Hein (Metz) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibou Sané.
    • 31': Foul by Lilian Brassier (Rennes).
    • 31': Gauthier Hein (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Jérémy Jacquet.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Terry Yegbe (Metz) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joel Asoro with a cross following a corner.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Terry Yegbe (Metz) left footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Fodé Ballo-Touré following a corner.
    • 35': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Rennes).
    • 35': Joel Asoro (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal.
    • 37': Breel Embolo (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Terry Yegbe (Metz).
    • 40': Attempt missed. Ibou Sané (Metz) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Giorgi Tsitaishvili.
    • 41': Breel Embolo (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Metz).
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Joel Asoro (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 43': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Jérémy Jacquet.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Boubacar Traoré (Metz) header from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gauthier Hein with a cross following a corner.
    • 44': Foul by Djaoui Cissé (Rennes).
    • 44': Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Offside, Rennes. Mousa Tamari is caught offside.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Ibou Sané (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Boubacar Traoré.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Metz 0, Rennes 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Metz 0, Rennes 1.
    • 47': Delay in match (Rennes).
    • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 49': Offside, Metz. Joel Asoro is caught offside.
    • 51': Offside, Metz. Joel Asoro is caught offside.
    • 54': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Jérémy Jacquet.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Boubacar Traoré (Metz) header from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gauthier Hein with a cross following a corner.
    • 57': Djaoui Cissé (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Jessy Deminguet (Metz).
    • 60': Handball by Maxime Colin (Metz).
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Estéban Lepaul (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross.
    • 61': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Jean-Philippe Gbamin.
    • 61': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Rennes).
    • 61': Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Substitution, Rennes. Quentin Merlin replaces Przemyslaw Frankowski.
    • 62': Substitution, Rennes. Anthony Rouault replaces Djaoui Cissé.
    • 62': Substitution, Rennes. Ludovic Blas replaces Lilian Brassier.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Mousa Tamari (Rennes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mahdi Camara.
    • 66': Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Ibou Sané (Metz).
    • 68': Breel Embolo (Rennes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 68': Foul by Terry Yegbe (Metz).
    • 71': Attempt missed. Mousa Tamari (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Valentin Rongier.
    • 75': Substitution, Metz. Alpha Touré replaces Jessy Deminguet.
    • 76': Substitution, Metz. Morgan Bokele replaces Ibou Sané.
    • 76': Substitution, Metz. Malick Mbaye replaces Fodé Ballo-Touré.
    • 76': Substitution, Rennes. Mohamed Meïté replaces Estéban Lepaul.
    • 77': Foul by Morgan Bokele (Metz).
    • 77': Mahdi Camara (Rennes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 81': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Quentin Merlin.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Breel Embolo (Rennes) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Ludovic Blas.
    • 85': Delay in match because of an injury Anthony Rouault (Rennes).
    • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 86': Handball by Gauthier Hein (Metz).
    • 87': Foul by Boubacar Traoré (Metz).
    • 87': Ludovic Blas (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Substitution, Metz. Giorgi Abuashvili replaces Boubacar Traoré.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Morgan Bokele (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Tsitaishvili.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Joel Asoro (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Brice Samba (Rennes). Assisted by Gauthier Hein with a through ball.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Malick Mbaye (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Brice Samba (Rennes).
    • 90'+1': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Brice Samba.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Giorgi Abuashvili (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Brice Samba (Rennes).
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Metz) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Brice Samba (Rennes).
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Metz 0, Rennes 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Metz 0, Rennes 1.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 9
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 4
    3 Corner Kicks 6
    5 Saves 1
    48.5 Possession 51.5
    9 SHOTS 16
    2 ON GOAL 5
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    374 Accurate Passes 414
    459 Passes 482
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    4 Accurate Crosses 5
    13 Crosses 19
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    45 Long Balls 56
    14 Accurate Long Balls 35
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
    4 Blocked Shots 5
    9 Effective Tackles 7
    16 Tackles 13
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    13 Interceptions 10
    10 Effective Clearances 22
    10 Clearances 22

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
    Location: Metz, France
    Attendance: 20,291

    Ligue 1 Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Lens 15 +13 34
    2 Paris Saint-Germain 15 +20 33
    3 Marseille 15 +20 29
    4 Lille 15 +12 29
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    METZ Metz (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jonathan Fischer (GK)
    5 Jean-Philippe Gbamin
    15 Terry Yegbe
    2 Maxime Colin
    8 Boubacar Traoré
    20 Jessy Deminguet
    97 Fodé Ballo-Touré
    7 Giorgi Tsitaishvili
    23 Ibou Sané
    14 Cheick Tidiane Sabaly
    10 Gauthier Hein
    Metz Substitutes:
    Benjamin Stambouli, Morgan Bokele, Joel Asoro, Alpha Touré, Malick Mbaye, Sadibou Sané, Ousmane Ba, Giorgi Abuashvili, Koffi Kouao.

    REN Stade Rennais (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    30 Brice Samba (GK)
    97 Jérémy Jacquet
    3 Lilian Brassier
    48 Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal
    6 Djaoui Cissé
    45 Mahdi Camara
    21 Valentin Rongier
    11 Mousa Al-Tamari
    95 Przemyslaw Frankowski
    7 Breel Embolo
    9 Esteban Lepaul
    Stade Rennais Substitutes:
    Alidu Seidu, Elias Legendre, Mathys Silistre, Mahamadou Nagida, Glen Kamara, Mohamed Meïté, Anthony Rouault, Ludovic Blas, Quentin Merlin.

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