Ligue 2 · Matchweek 1
Metz
MET
2–1Full time
Guingamp
GUI
How they playPossession, press, how they create
Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.
52%Possession46%
29%Territory30%
24%From set plays30%
0.10Chance quality0.16
9.7%Directness6.8%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Metz, 3 for Guingamp. Too few to lean on heavily.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 24 of 54 matches, not the full season.