AS Saint-Étienne vs FC Metz, Ligue 2 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
AS Saint-Étienne vs FC Metz — Ligue 2 at Stade Geoffroy Guichard.
- AS Saint-Étienne 34 games · 60 pts (2026/27)
- FC Metz 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 ES Troyes AC 34 67 2 Le Mans FC 34 62 3 AS Saint-Étienne 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 22 Apr FC Metz H 1–3 L 17 Apr Grenoble Foot 38 A 2–0 W 08 Apr Paris FC A 4–2 W 01 Apr Chamois Niortais FC H 2–0 W 18 Mar Le Havre AC A 2–2 D 11 Mar Amiens SC H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Apr AS Saint-Étienne A 3–1 W 15 Apr FC Girondins de Bordeaux H 3–0 W 08 Apr Pau FC A 1–1 D 01 Apr Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC H 1–0 W 18 Mar US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole A 2–1 W 13 Mar Le Havre AC H 1–1 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for AS Saint-Etienne to score. At the same time, FC Metz does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly made 434 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jimmy Giraudon, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Geoffroy Guichard with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 11' Goal! Georges Mikautadze scores his 69 goal in 434 matches.
- 12' GOAL! Koffi Kouao scores on 12.
- 17' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Metz that had 434 games and scored 360 goals.
- 22' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 25' A meaty challenge results in booking for Victor Lobry on 25.
- 26' GOAL! Georges Mikautadze scores on 26.
- 31' 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.
- 36' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 36 minutes.
- 37' What a strike from Niels Nkounkou! The score is 1-3.
- 42' It looks like no one’s ball. AS Saint-Etienne is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 47' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 48' Goal! Niels Nkounkou scores his 11 goal in 465 matches.
- 53' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 58' AS Saint-Etienne is showing some good football. However, AS Saint-Etienne are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 63' Time for substitution for AS Saint-Etienne. Victor Lobry is replaced by Abdoul Kader Bamba.
- 66' FC Metz manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Habib Maiga is hanging Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly on the field on 66 minute.
- 71' Ablie Jallow has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 74' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alexandre Oukidja on 74.
- 79' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 80' AS Saint-Etienne player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 85' AS Saint-Etienne 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.
- 90' Habib Maiga was booked on 90.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-3.
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Lineups
AS Saint-Étienne Lineups
Starting XI
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- 22
- 18
- 30
- 26
- 25
- 19
- 27
- 17
- 4
- 6
Bench
- 15
- 14
- 20
- 3
- 29
- 42
- 37
Coach Laurent BatllesFC Metz Lineups
Starting XI
- 6
- 3
- 36
- 16
- 8
- 14
- 5
- 9
- 39
- 27
- 18
Bench
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Habib Maiga ↑ 66'
- 10
- 20
- 40
- 24
- 35
- 15
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Niels Nkounkou 2 Farid Boulaya 2 Georges Mikautadze 2 Ibrahima Wadji 2 Habib Diallo 2 Kevin N'Doram 2 Matthieu Udol 2 Opa Nguette 2 Head to Head
AS Saint-Étienne Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.26 AS Saint-Étienne xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.41 FC Metz xGI would bet for: AS Saint-Étienne or FC Metz 71%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Metz winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.67Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 75% 25% ± 2.5 49% 51% ± 3.5 28% 72% ± 4.5 14% 86% Double Chance
AS Saint-Étienne or Draw 62%Draw or FC Metz 67%AS Saint-Étienne or FC Metz 71%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Metz win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.2%0 – 0 8.9%0 – 1 8.8%1 – 2 8.3%1 – 0 7.7%2 – 1 7.4%0 – 2 6.8%2 – 0 5.4%2 – 2 5.3%1 – 3 Actual3 – 1 3.1%0 – 3 3.1%Asian Handicap — AS Saint-Étienne
Handicap AS Saint-Étienne covers Push FC Metz covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 9% 86% -1.5 14% — 86% -1 14% 18% 68% -0.5 32% — 68% +0.5 61% — 39% +1 61% 20% 19% +1.5 81% — 19% +2 81% 12% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
AS Saint-Étienne keeps clean sheet 25% ✓FC Metz keeps clean sheet 29% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.