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AJ Auxerre vs FC Metz, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2018-19
AJ Auxerre
0 – 0
Full Time
FC Metz
Sat 6 Apr 2019 · 13:00 UTC Stade de l'Abbe Deschamps HT 45' · FT 45'
Samuel Souprayen 42' Y
Y 70' Mamadou Fofana

Overview

Match Preview

AJ Auxerre vs FC Metz — Ligue 2 at Stade de l'Abbe Deschamps.

Match Details

  • Referee Faouzi Benchabane
  • Referee Tugdual Philippe
  • Referee Nicolas Aimar
  • Referee Remy Rasclard
5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 12 28
2 AS Nancy-Lorraine 12 25
3 Montpellier HSC 12 24
4 Stade de Reims 12 21
5 Pau FC 12 20
6 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 12 18
7 FC Metz 12 17
8 Red Star FC 12 17
9 FC Annecy 12 16
10 USL Dunkerque 12 15
11 En Avant Guingamp 12 14
12 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 12 13
13 Rodez Aveyron Football 12 13
14 FC Nantes 12 12
15 Clermont Foot 63 12 11
16 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 12 11
17 Grenoble Foot 38 12 11
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 12 9

Head-to-Head

4
1
1
AJ Auxerre 6 games · Avg 2.3 goals FC Metz
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-06 AJ Auxerre 0–0 FC Metz 2018-11-05 FC Metz 0–1 AJ Auxerre 2016-05-06 AJ Auxerre 2–1 FC Metz 2015-12-19 FC Metz 2–0 AJ Auxerre

Recent Form

AJ Auxerre
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr FC Metz H 0–0 D
29 Mar Paris FC A 0–3 L
15 Mar AS Beziers A 0–1 L
09 Mar Racing Club de Lens A 0–2 L
01 Mar ES Troyes AC H 0–2 L
22 Feb AC Ajaccio A 1–2 L
FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr AJ Auxerre A 0–0 D
31 Mar FC Lorient H 2–1 W
15 Mar Chamois Niortais FC A 3–0 W
11 Mar FC Sochaux-Montbeliard H 1–1 D
04 Mar Le Havre AC A 2–2 D
22 Feb Paris FC H 2–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Metz
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/3
46-60
4/5
61-75
1/6
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Metz
Pape Fall 8 G
Jessy Deminguet 3 G 3 A
Teji Savanier 3 G 2 A
Giorgi Abuashvili 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Stade de l'Abbe Deschamps. Ninety minutes of football awaits between AJ Auxerre and FC Metz.
  • 5' France international Lamine Fomba has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ibrahima Niane, as he is very good at scoring at Stade de l'Abbe Deschamps with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Stade de l'Abbe Deschamps. FC Metz seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' Ivan Balliu has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AJ Auxerre that had 444 games and scored 400 goals.
  • 30' The travelling FC Metz supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' AJ Auxerre seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 40' Mathieu Michel has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 444 appearances.
  • 42' Samuel Souprayen picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 47' The 26-year-old Jean Marcelin has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 52' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 57' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 57 minutes.
  • 62' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 67' AJ Auxerre started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 67.
  • 68' AJ Auxerre ring the changes. Daniel Mancini has done his job and it is now time for Julien Feret to step up.
  • 70' Mamadou Fofana picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 75' The home supporters are growing impatient. AJ Auxerre must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 76' Ibrahima Niane makes way for Emmanuel Riviere at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Metz.
  • 81' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 82' Abdoulie Jallow has so much to prove this time. He replaces Farid Boulaya on 82 minute.
  • 87' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

Lineups

AJ Auxerre Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frederic Antonetti

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.87 AJ Auxerre xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 FC Metz xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 70% + FC Metz or Draw 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AJ Auxerre31% Draw33% FC Metz36%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 1.89
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 57%
43%
± 2.5 30%
70%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

AJ Auxerre or Draw
65%
Draw or FC Metz
69%
AJ Auxerre or FC Metz
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AJ Auxerre20% Draw56% FC Metz24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 1
13.9%
1 – 0
11.7%
0 – 2
7.5%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 1
5.7%
2 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
3.1%
0 – 3
2.5%
1 – 3
2.3%
3 – 1
1.7%

Asian Handicap — AJ Auxerre

Handicap AJ Auxerre covers Push FC Metz covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 18% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 22% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

AJ Auxerre keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
42% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.