Metz vs Stade Rennais, 2023-24 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

Metz

17': Georges Mikautadze
45': Pape Diallo
90'+5': Georges Mikautadze

FT
2 - 3

Stade Rennais

23': Amine Gouiri
73': Benjamin Bourigeaud (P)
90'+3': Arnaud Kalimuendo

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 Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
8': Amine Gouiri (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8': Foul by Kévin N'Doram (Metz).
8': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Christophe Hérelle.
9': Attempt blocked. Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
9': Attempt blocked. Arthur Theate (Rennes) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
10': Attempt saved. Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud.
12': Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Christophe Hérelle (Metz).
14': Attempt missed. Amine Gouiri (Rennes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
17': Goal! Metz 1, Rennes 0. Georges Mikautadze (Metz) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ablie Jallow.
21': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Fali Candé.
22': Attempt blocked. Amine Gouiri (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
22': Attempt saved. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christopher Wooh.
22': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Alexandre Oukidja.
22': Attempt blocked. Martin Terrier (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud with a cross.
23': Goal! Metz 1, Rennes 1. Amine Gouiri (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Terrier with a cross.
25': Arthur Atta (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Christopher Wooh (Rennes).
26': Foul by Alidu Seidu (Rennes).
26': Lamine Camara (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Attempt saved. Martin Terrier (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adrien Truffert.
29': Désiré Doué (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Foul by Lamine Camara (Metz).
30': Attempt saved. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Amine Gouiri.
30': Fali Candé (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Arthur Theate (Rennes).
33': Foul by Adrien Truffert (Rennes).
33': Georges Mikautadze (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Attempt missed. Ablie Jallow (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Arthur Atta.
38': Delay in match because of an injury Lamine Camara (Metz).
39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
43': Adrien Truffert (Rennes) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
44': Adrien Truffert (Rennes) is shown the yellow card.
45': Goal! Metz 2, Rennes 1. Papa Diallo (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Georges Mikautadze with a cross.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Désiré Doué.
45'+3': Désiré Doué (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+3': Foul by Georges Mikautadze (Metz).
45'+3': Alidu Seidu (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Foul by Lamine Camara (Metz).
45'+4': First Half ends, Metz 2, Rennes 1.
45': Second Half begins Metz 2, Rennes 1.
49': Attempt saved. Fali Candé (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Georges Mikautadze.
50': Attempt missed. Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud.
51': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Arthur Theate.
54': Azor Matusiwa (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Arthur Atta (Metz).
54': Offside, Rennes. Alidu Seidu is caught offside.
55': Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
55': Foul by Christophe Hérelle (Metz).
56': Attempt missed. Arthur Theate (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Azor Matusiwa.
58': Alidu Seidu (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Arthur Atta (Metz).
60': Substitution, Rennes. Enzo Le Fée replaces Martin Terrier.
62': Attempt saved. Amine Gouiri (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Enzo Le Fée.
62': Delay in match (Rennes).
63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
63': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Ismaël Traoré.
64': Attempt blocked. Christopher Wooh (Rennes) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Désiré Doué with a cross.
64': Fali Candé (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes).
66': Azor Matusiwa (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Foul by Arthur Atta (Metz).
67': Arthur Theate (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Lamine Camara (Metz).
68': Substitution, Rennes. Guela Doué replaces Alidu Seidu.
68': Substitution, Rennes. Bertug Yildirim replaces Amine Gouiri.
69': Attempt blocked. Papa Diallo (Metz) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Georges Mikautadze.
69': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Arthur Theate.
70': Attempt missed. Georges Mikautadze (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lamine Camara with a cross following a corner.
71': Penalty Rennes. Arnaud Kalimuendo draws a foul in the penalty area.
71': Penalty conceded by Ismaël Traoré (Metz) after a foul in the penalty area.
71': Ismaël Traoré (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Goal! Metz 2, Rennes 2. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
75': Arthur Theate (Rennes) is shown the yellow card.
75': Christophe Hérelle (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
77': Foul by Christopher Wooh (Rennes).
77': Lamine Camara (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Attempt missed. Maxime Colin (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
78': Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Foul by Kévin N'Doram (Metz).
80': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
80': Attempt blocked. Enzo Le Fée (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
80': Attempt saved. Adrien Truffert (Rennes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
80': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Alexandre Oukidja.
81': Christophe Hérelle (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Arthur Theate (Rennes).
83': Enzo Le Fée (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Papa Diallo (Metz).
83': Foul by Enzo Le Fée (Rennes).
83': Lamine Camara (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Substitution, Metz. Kévin Van Den Kerkhof replaces Ablie Jallow.
86': Foul by Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes).
86': Ismaël Traoré (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Substitution, Metz. Danley Jean Jacques replaces Arthur Atta.
87': Substitution, Metz. Cheikh Sabaly replaces Lamine Camara.
87': Substitution, Metz. Didier Lamkel Zé replaces Papa Diallo.
87': Substitution, Rennes. Ibrahim Salah replaces Désiré Doué.
88': Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88': Foul by Guela Doué (Rennes).
89': Adrien Truffert (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Cheikh Sabaly (Metz).
90': Bertug Yildirim (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Kévin N'Doram (Metz).
90'+1': Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1': Foul by Enzo Le Fée (Rennes).
90'+2': Foul by Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes).
90'+2': Maxime Colin (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Goal! Metz 2, Rennes 3. Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Bertug Yildirim following a fast break.
90'+4': Fali Candé (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes).
90'+5': Georges Mikautadze (Metz) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
90'+5': Georges Mikautadze (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': VAR Decision: Red Card Georges Mikautadze (Metz).
90'+9': Attempt missed. Enzo Le Fée (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Azor Matusiwa.
90'+12': Second Half ends, Metz 2, Rennes 3.
0': Match ends, Metz 2, Rennes 3.

Statistics

REN		METZ
14	Fouls	15
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	2
1	Saves	6
65.1	Possession	34.9
21	SHOTS	7
9	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.6
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
478	Accurate Passes	209
564	Passes	299
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
5	Accurate Crosses	3
16	Crosses	11
0.3	Cross %	0.3
38	Long Balls	70
19	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
7	Blocked Shots	0
13	Effective Tackles	9
17	Tackles	19
0.8	Tackle %	0.5
10	Interceptions	11
14	Effective Clearances	24
14	Clearances	24

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 23,290

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Paris Saint-Germain	11	+23	29
2	AS Monaco	11	+10	23
3	Marseille	11	+9	20
4	Lille	11	+7	19

Full Table

Line-Ups

Metz (4-3-3)

No.	Name
16	Alexandre Oukidja (GK)
29	Christophe Hérelle
8	Ismaël Traoré
5	Fali Candé
2	Maxime Colin
6	Kevin N'Doram
25	Arthur Atta
18	Lamine Camara
10	Georges Mikautadze
7	Pape Diallo
36	Abdoulie Jallow

Metz Substitutes:

Cheick Tidiane Sabaly, Kevin Guiton, Sadibou Sané, Ibou Sané, Guillaume Dietsch, Koffi Kouao, Didier Lamkel Ze, Danley Jean Jacques, Aboubacar Lô.

Stade Rennais (4-4-2)

No.	Name
30	Steve Mandanda (GK)
5	Arthur Theate
4	Christopher Wooh
3	Adrien Truffert
36	Alidu Seidu
33	Désiré Doué
6	Azor Matusiwa
7	Martin Terrier
14	Benjamin Bourigeaud
10	Amine Gouiri
9	Arnaud Kalimuendo

Stade Rennais Substitutes:

Enzo Le Fée, Ibrahim Salah, Bertug Yildirim, Guela Doué, Warmed Omari, Baptiste Santamaria, Gauthier Gallon, Fabian Rieder, Ludovic Blas.

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