Monaco 3-1 Metz: result and report

Ligue 1 · Sunday 21 January 2018

Result

Monaco 3-1 Metz

Ligue 1 · Sunday 21 January 2018, 16:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Monaco · Metz · Ligue 1 predictions

Monaco 3-1 Metz: match report

Monaco defeated Metz 3-1 in Ligue 1 on Sunday 21 January 2018. The half-time score was 1-0.

Jorge opened the scoring in the 45th minute. Monaco's goals came from Jorge (45+2'), Rachid Ghezzal (67') and Rony Lopes (81'). Metz scored through I. Niane (72').

Discipline: Monaco received 1 yellow card; Metz received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Monaco were 4th on 43 points from 21 and Metz 20th on 15 points from 21. Monaco went on to finish that season 2nd with 80 points, and Metz 20th with 26.

Monaco lined up in a 4-3-3 and Metz in a 5-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to João Moutinho of Monaco (8.4), ahead of Rachid Ghezza (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 8 Monaco wins, 0 draws and 1 for Metz.

Going into the match Monaco's last five read D-D-W-W-W and Metz's W-D-W-W-D.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 41'Yellow card · Moussa NiakhatéMetz
  • 45+2'Goal · JorgeMonaco · 1-0
  • 65'Yellow card · Andrea RaggiMonaco
  • 67'Goal · Rachid GhezzalMonaco · 2-0
  • 72'Goal · I. NianeMetz · 2-1
  • 81'Goal · Rony LopesMonaco · 3-1

Head-to-head

9 meetings: Monaco 8, draws 0, Metz 1.

Team news

Monaco line-up (4-3-3)

Danijel Subašić, Jorge, Djibril Sidibé, Andrea Raggi, Kamil Glik, Fabinho, João Moutinho, Thomas Lemar, Rachid Ghezza, R. Falcao, Adama Diakhaby

Metz line-up (5-4-1)

Eiji Kawashima, Fallou Diagne, Vahid Selimovic, Julian Palmieri, Moussa Niakhaté, Jonathan Rivierez, Gerónimo Poblete, Nolan Roux, Matthieu Dossevi, Renaud Cohade, Emmanuel Rivière