AC Ajaccio vs FC Metz, Ligue 2 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
AC Ajaccio vs FC Metz — Ligue 2 at Stade Michel-Moretti.
- AC Ajaccio 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- FC Metz 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ruddy Buquet
19 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 4.4 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 ES Troyes AC 34 67 2 Le Mans FC 34 62 3 AS Saint-Etienne 34 60 4 Red Star FC 34 58 5 Rodez Aveyron Football 34 58 6 Stade de Reims 34 56 7 FC Annecy 34 52 8 Montpellier HSC 34 51 9 Pau FC 34 45 10 USL Dunkerque 34 43 11 En Avant Guingamp 34 40 12 Grenoble Foot 38 34 39 13 Clermont Foot 63 34 37 14 AS Nancy-Lorraine 34 37 15 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 34 36 16 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 34 32 17 SC Bastia 34 28 18 Amiens SC 34 24 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Nov FC Metz H 0–1 L 29 Oct En Avant Guingamp A 0–1 L 19 Oct Amiens SC A 1–3 L 05 Oct FC Martigues H 1–1 D 27 Sep FC Lorient A 0–3 L 24 Sep Grenoble Foot 38 H 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Nov AC Ajaccio A 1–0 W 29 Oct Red Star FC A 0–1 L 25 Oct En Avant Guingamp H 1–0 W 18 Oct Grenoble Foot 38 A 0–2 L 05 Oct Amiens SC H 3–2 W 28 Sep ES Troyes AC A 1–2 L Key Stats
25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for AC Ajaccio to score. At the same time, FC Metz does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Mohamed Youssouf needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Joel Asoro suffering a number of foals already.
- 15' AC Ajaccio is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 20' It looks surprising AC Ajaccio does not make any changes. Jesah Ayessa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 25' It is a substitution in FC Metz team. Pape Sy is replaced by Alexandre Oukidja on 25 minute.
- 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AC Ajaccio that had 402 games and scored 241 goals.
- 31' FC Metz is taking the lead after the goal scored by Gauthier Hein on 31.
- 36' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Metz is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 41' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 46' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 51' AC Ajaccio started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
- 56' Another substitution for AC Ajaccio to replace Moussa Soumano by Christopher Ibayi on 56 minute.
- 57' Another substitution for AC Ajaccio to replace Julien Anziani by Benjamin Santelli on 57 minute.
- 62' The travelling FC Metz supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 67' AC Ajaccio is showing some good football. However, AC Ajaccio are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 72' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cheikh Sabaly made 432 appearances and scored 18 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 73' Time for substitution for AC Ajaccio. Tim Jabol-Folcarelli is replaced by Mehdi Puch-Herrantz.
- 78' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 80' The whistle greets Ben Hamed Toure as he departs to be replaced by Anthony Strata.
- 81' It is a substitution in AC Ajaccio team. Everson Pereira is replaced by Thomas Mangani on 81 minute.
- 83' Another change for FC Metz made on 83 minute. Cheikh Sabaly leaves to be changed by Joel Asoro.
- 88' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AC Ajaccio needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 89' Christopher Ibayi was booked on 89.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FC Metz players.
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Lineups
AC Ajaccio Lineups
Starting XI
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- 16
- 20
- 25
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- 12
- 17
- 22
- 11
- 26
- 31
Bench
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6
Thomas Mangani ↑ 81'
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99
Benjamin Santelli ↑ 57'
- 5
- 30
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8
Mehdi Puch-Herrantz ↑ 73'
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23
Anthony Strata ↑ 80'
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9
Christopher Ibayi ↑ 56'
Coach Mathieu ChabertFC Metz Lineups
Starting XI
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20
Jessy Deminguet ↓ Alpha Toure 83'
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- 3
- 36
- 8
- 21
- 39
- 38
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14
Cheikh Sabaly ↓ Joel Asoro 83'
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61
Pape Sy ↓ Alexandre Oukidja 25'
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19
Morgan Bokele ↓ Simon Elisor 83'
Bench
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99
Joel Asoro ↑ 83'
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2
Maxime Colin ↑ 57'
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16
Alexandre Oukidja ↑ 25'
- 22
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31
Simon Elisor ↑ 83'
- 15
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12
Alpha Toure ↑ 83'
Coach Stephane Le Mignan -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Habib Diallo 2 Habib Diallo 2 Ghislain Gimbert 1 Ghislain Gimbert 1 Ibrahima Niane 1 Gauthier Hein 1 Ben Hamed Toure 1 Ibrahima Niane 1 Head to Head
AC Ajaccio Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41 AC Ajaccio xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1 FC Metz xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + AC Ajaccio or FC Metz 68%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Metz winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 84% 16% ± 1.5 60% 40% ± 2.5 32% 68% ± 3.5 15% 85% ± 4.5 6% 94% Double Chance
AC Ajaccio or Draw 65%Draw or FC Metz 68%AC Ajaccio or FC Metz 68%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Metz win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 16%1 – 1 14.5%1 – 0 12.2%0 – 1 Actual2 – 1 6.6%1 – 2 6.6%2 – 0 6.5%0 – 2 6.4%2 – 2 3.4%3 – 1 2.2%1 – 3 2.2%3 – 0 2.1%Asian Handicap — AC Ajaccio
Handicap AC Ajaccio covers Push FC Metz covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 9% 87% -1.5 13% — 87% -1 13% 20% 67% -0.5 33% — 67% +0.5 67% — 33% +1 67% 20% 13% +1.5 87% — 13% +2 87% 9% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
AC Ajaccio keeps clean sheet 37% ✓FC Metz keeps clean sheet 37% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.