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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

Standings

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

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-Montbéliard 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
14% Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Metz
Pape Fall 5 G
Jessy Deminguet 2 G 2 A
Giorgi Abuashvili 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: FC Metz gets underway.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Stade de l'Abbe Deschamps. AJ Auxerre seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' FC Metz come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 30' AJ Auxerre have won 392 goals from 437 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' AJ Auxerre currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
  • 42' Samuel Souprayen picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 47' The home supporters are growing impatient. AJ Auxerre must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 52' Ablie Jallow is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AJ Auxerre tonight.
  • 57' It is a cagey affair so far. AJ Auxerre in their trying to find a way past FC Metz's compact .
  • 62' Senegal international Habib Diallo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 67' FC Metz 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.
  • 68' Time for substitution for AJ Auxerre. Daniel Mancini is replaced by Julien Feret.
  • 70' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Mamadou Fofana.
  • 75' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Metz that had 439 games and scored 368 goals.
  • 76' Emmanuel Riviere gets the nod from FC Metz. He replaces Ibrahima Niane and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 81' AJ Auxerre are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Metz's shape.
  • 82' Farid Boulaya makes way for Abdoulie Jallow at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Metz.
  • 87' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AJ Auxerre side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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.