Metz 2-1 Reims: result and report

Ligue 1 · Sunday 20 September 2020

Result

Metz 2-1 Reims

Ligue 1 · Sunday 20 September 2020, 13:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Metz 2-1 Reims: match report

Metz beat Reims 2-1 in Ligue 1 on Sunday 20 September 2020. The half-time score was 1-1.

I. Niane opened the scoring in the 18th minute. Metz's goals came from I. Niane (18') and I. Niane (88'). Reims scored through Boulaye Dia (43', penalty).

Discipline: Metz received 1 yellow card; Reims received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Metz were 18th on 0 points from 3 and Reims 17th on 1 point from 3. Metz went on to finish that season 10th with 47 points, and Reims 14th with 42.

Metz lined up in a 4-3-3 and Reims in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to I. Niane of Metz (8.3), ahead of Farid Boulaya (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Metz wins, 2 draws and 0 for Reims.

Going into the match Metz's last five read L-L-L and Reims's L-L-D.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 17'Yellow card · Yunis AbdelhamidReims
  • 18'Goal · I. NianeMetz · 1-0
  • 27'Yellow card · Moreto CassamáReims
  • 43'Penalty goal · Boulaye DiaReims · 1-1
  • 43'Yellow card · F. BoulayaMetz
  • 48'Yellow card · Ghislain KonanReims
  • 50'Red card · Marshall MunetsiReims
  • 53'Yellow card · Mathieu CafaroReims
  • 88'Goal · I. NianeMetz · 2-1

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Metz 2, draws 2, Reims 0.

Team news

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Metz line-up (4-3-3)

A. Oukidja, Fabien Centonze, Dylan Bronn, John Boye, Matthieu Udol, Victorien Angban, Habib Maïga, Vincent Pajot, Opa Nguette, I. Niane, Farid Boulaya

Reims line-up (4-2-3-1)

Predrag Rajković, Thomas Foket, Marshall Nyasha Munetsi, Yunis Abdelhamid, Ghislain Konan, Moreto Cassamá, Xavier Chavalerin, Mathieu Cafaro, Valon Berisha, Arbër Zeneli, Boulaye Dia