H. Diallo’s 84' winner gives Metz 2-1 victory over Nice

Match report

Nice were beaten 2-1 by Metz at Stade Saint-Symphorien on Sunday, 9 November 2025 in Ligue 1 matchday 12. G. Hein (53' pen) and H. Diallo (84') scored for Metz, while M. Cho (35') found the net for Nice. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Metz had 49% of the ball and 9 shots (2 on target) against Nice’s 11 (4 on target). Habib Diallo (Metz) was the top-rated player with 8.3.

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Form, table and head-to-head

Metz

Not in a league table we track.

Nice

14th · 5 points · P 5 W 1 D 2 L 2

Form

Ligue 1 table around both teams
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
13	Toulouse	5	-2	5
14	Nice	5	-3	5
15	Lens	5	0	4

Full Ligue 1 table

Last meetings

No previous meetings on record.

Next meeting: Sun, 17 May 2026, Nice 0-0 Metz

Full Metz vs Nice head-to-head

Match events

21'yellow cardAntoine MendyYellow Card
33'yellow cardHicham BoudaouiYellow Card
35'goalM. ChoAssist: C. Vanhoutte
46'substitutionA. AbdiOff: M. Bard
51'VAR decisionHabib DialloPenalty confirmed
52'yellow cardAbdulay Juma BahYellow Card
53'penaltyG. HeinPenalty
71'substitutionKevinOff: J. Boga
74'yellow cardCheick Tidiane SabalyYellow Card
77'substitutionJ. DeminguetOff: B. Traore
77'substitutionC. SabalyOff: I. Sane
79'substitutionS. DiopOff: M. Sanson
79'substitutionM. ChoOff: T. Moffi
84'goalH. DialloAssist: J. Gbamin
86'substitutionA. MendyOff: T. Gouveia
87'yellow cardGauthier HeinYellow Card
88'substitutionH. DialloOff: J. Asoro
89'VAR decisionTerem MoffiPenalty cancelled
90+2'yellow cardMelvin BardYellow Card
90+3'substitutionG. HeinOff: C. Melieres
90+3'substitutionA. ToureOff: B. Stambouli

Lineups

Metz

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Stéphane Le Mignan

Starting XI

Substitutes

Nice

Formation 3-4-1-2 · Coach Franck Armel Gérard Haise

Starting XI

Substitutes

Match statistics

49%Possession51%
1.58Expected goals (xG)0.95
9Total shots11
2Shots on target4
4Shots off target5
3Blocked shots2
3Shots inside the box8
6Shots outside the box3
6Corners3
–Offsides–
12Fouls19
2Yellow cards4
–Red cards–
3Goalkeeper saves0
421Passes435
351Accurate passes390
83%Pass accuracy90%
-0.42Goals prevented-0.42

Player statistics

Metz

Metz player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
1Jonathan FischerG	90	7.3				45 · 69%			1/1
2Maxime ColinD	90	6.5				42 · 88%	1	2	2/5
5Jean-Philippe GbaminD	90	7.2		1		54 · 89%	1	2	6/12
15Terry YegbeD	90	7.0				50 · 88%			3/3
39Koffi KouaoD	90	6.9			1 (0)	51 · 86%		2	4/8
7Georgiy TsitaishviliM	90	6.7			1 (0)	18 · 72%			4/7
10Gauthier HeinM	89	7.9	1		1 (1)	51 · 92%	1	2	3/6
12Alpha TouréM	89	7.2				35 · 86%	1	5	9/13
14Cheick Tidiane SabalyM	77	6.5			1 (0)	24 · 71%	1		7/16
20Jessy DeminguetM	77	6.6				21 · 100%		2	5/10
30Habib DialloFTop rated	88	8.3	1		2 (1)	17 · 65%	1	1	8/13
40Ousmane BaG	–	–
25Cléo MélièresD	1	–
38Sadibou SanéD	–	–
8Boubacar TraoréM	13	6.6				9 · 67%			3/4
21Benjamin StambouliM	1	–
9Giorgi AbuashviliF	–	–
19Morgan Bokele MputuF	–	–
23Ibou SaneF	13	6.5				2 · 50%			0/1
99Joel AsoroF	9	6.3				2 · 50%			0/4

Nice

Nice player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
80Yehvann DioufG	90	6.2				32 · 94%
28Abdulay Juma BahD	90	5.6			1 (1)	61 · 97%	1		5/11
33Antoine MendyD	86	6.6				64 · 92%		1	5/9
37Kojo Peprah OppongD	90	6.6			1 (0)	58 · 91%		2	8/13
2Ali AbdiM	45	6.6				9 · 100%		2	3/7
6Hicham BoudaouiM	90	6.3				38 · 84%	1	3	6/11
24Charles VanhoutteM	90	7.2		1		59 · 86%	2	1	5/10
92Jonathan ClaussM	90	7.9				35 · 86%	3	2	5/8
10Sofiane DiopF	79	6.3			2 (1)	21 · 95%	1		1/6
25Mohamed-Ali ChoF	79	7.7	1		3 (1)	26 · 88%	1	1	2/5
90Kevin Carlos OmoruyiF	71	6.0			2 (1)	7 · 71%	1		3/12
31Maxime DupéG	–	–
26Melvin BardD	45	6.2				8 · 50%			2/4
8Morgan SansonM	11	6.2				6 · 83%		1	2/3
20Tom LouchetM	–	–
99Salis Abdul SamedM	–	–
7Jérémie BogaF	19	6.3				7 · 86%			1/1
9Terem MoffiF	11	6.5				2 · 100%	1		0/3
21Isak JanssonF	–	–
47Tiago GouveiaF	11	6.3				2 · 100%