§ Ligue 1 · 2025-26 · Matchday 3

Paris 3–2 Metz

  • Kebbal 45+3' (pen.)
  • Kebbal 52'
  • Simon 67'
  • Sané 22'
  • Traoré 54'
  • Sané 80'

31 August 2025

The match in data

Paris beat Metz 3–2 on 31 August 2025, on matchday 3 of the 2025-26 Ligue 1.

Paris came from behind: they were trailing 0–1 at 22'.

Player of the match: Maxime Lopez (Paris), rated 66, thanks above all to 11 final-third passes and 2 big chances created. Lopez produced 1.9 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.7 times the cost.

For Metz, the highest-rated player was Boubacar Traoré, with 66.

Ilan Kebbal scored twice.

Sadibou Sané was sent off at 80'.

66
Player of the match

Maxime Lopez

Paris · 90'

Produced 1.88× and cost 0.74× their position's average

Added
  • 11 final-third passes 2.1×
  • 2 big chances created 4.0×
  • 8 key passes 4.0×
Took away
  • 5 misplaced passes 0.8×
  • 0.19 xG not converted 2.4×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Paris
PlayerPositionMinRating
Maxime Lopez ★ Midfielder 90 66
Vincent Marchetti Midfielder 90 65
Ilan Kebbal Forward 90 63
Moses Simon Forward 90 55
Jean-Philippe Krasso Forward 24 48
Pierre Lees-Melou Midfielder 24 46
Willem Geubbels Forward 66 42
Moustapha Mbow Defender 90 41
Samir Chergui Defender 90 40
Adama Camara Midfielder 66 34
Thibault De Smet Defender 77 33
Otávio Defender 90 31
Kevin Trapp Goalkeeper 90 28
Nhoa Sangui Defender 13 no rating
Mathieu Cafaro Forward 1 no rating
Nouha Dicko Forward 1 no rating
Metz
PlayerPositionMinRating
Boubacar Traoré Midfielder 90 66
Gauthier Hein Forward 90 62
Benjamin Stambouli Midfielder 90 59
Jonathan Fischer Goalkeeper 90 56
Koffi Kouao Defender 90 52
Giorgi Tsitaishvili Forward 62 49
Jean-Philippe Gbamin Defender 90 46
Terry Yegbe Defender 77 43
Ibou Sané Forward 28 41
Sadibou Sané Defender 80 40
Giorgi Abuashvili Forward 62 40
Idrissa Gueye Forward 90 29
Morgan Bokele Forward 28 23
Alpha Touré Midfielder 13 no rating
Brian Madjo Forward 1 no rating
Jessy Deminguet Midfielder 1 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Metz player recovered the most balls?

Jean-Philippe Gbamin, with 7 recoveries. Next: Giorgi Tsitaishvili 5, Gauthier Hein 4.

Jean-Philippe Gbamin led Metz's defensive effort with 7 ball recoveries in the 3–2 loss. Giorgi Tsitaishvili contributed 5 and Gauthier Hein recorded 4.

Which Paris player played the most passes leading to a shot?

Maxime Lopez, with 8 key passes. Next: Ilan Kebbal 3, Willem Geubbels 2.

Maxime Lopez starred in Paris' 3–2 victory by creating 8 key passes. That tally was well clear of Ilan Kebbal with 3 and Willem Geubbels with 2.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.