Saturday , 7 November 2026

AS Saint-Etienne vs FC Metz, Ligue 2 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2022-23
AS Saint-Etienne
1 – 3
Full Time
FC Metz
Sat 22 Apr 2023 · 13:00 UTC Stade Geoffroy Guichard HT 45' · FT 45'
Victor Lobry 25' Y
Y 74' Alexandre Oukidja
Gautier Larsonneur 80' Y
R 80' Lamine Camara
Y 90' Habib Maiga

Overview

Match Preview

AS Saint-Etienne vs FC Metz — Ligue 2 at Stade Geoffroy Guichard.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Etienne 11 25
2 AS Nancy-Lorraine 12 25
3 Montpellier HSC 12 24
4 Stade de Reims 12 21
5 Pau FC 11 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 Cote d'Opale 12 13
13 Rodez Aveyron Football 12 13
14 Clermont Foot 63 12 11
15 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 12 11
16 Grenoble Foot 38 12 11
17 FC Nantes 11 9
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 11 9

Head-to-Head

2
2
5
AS Saint-Etienne 9 games · Avg 2.7 goals FC Metz
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-22 AS Saint-Etienne 1–3 FC Metz 2022-11-07 FC Metz 3–2 AS Saint-Etienne 2022-03-06 AS Saint-Etienne 1–0 FC Metz 2021-10-30 FC Metz 1–1 AS Saint-Etienne 2021-02-07 AS Saint-Etienne 1–0 FC Metz

Recent Form

AS Saint-Etienne
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Apr AS Saint-Etienne 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

Season Stats

AS Saint-Etienne FC Metz
#1 Position #7
25 Points 17
11 Played 12
8 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 4 / 5 / 3
23 Scored 20
11 Conceded 19
+12 GD +1
2.27 PPG 1.42
73% Win % 33%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
45% Clean Sheets
AS Saint-Etienne this season
8% Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season

AS Saint-Etienne are 1st (25 pts). FC Metz are 7th (17 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AS Saint-Etienne
0-15
3/–
16-30
5/–
31-45
4/3
46-60
3/4
61-75
5/–
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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)

AS Saint-Etienne
Augustine Boakye 6 G 2 A
Irvin Cardona 5 G 3 A
Thierno Ballo 5 G 2 A
Jakob Breum 2 G 5 A
Zuriko Davitashvili 1 G 1 A
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' The game is set. AS Saint-Etienne kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' FC Metz come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 11' GOAL! Georges Mikautadze scores on 11.
  • 12' Against the run of play, Koffi Kouao has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 17' Over 17 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 22' AS Saint-Etienne are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Metz's shape.
  • 25' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Victor Lobry.
  • 26' GOAL! Georges Mikautadze fires home to make it 0-3!
  • 31' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 36' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 37' Niels Nkounkou doubles the advantage! 1-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 42' Lamine Camara has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 47' Ismael Traore needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 16 Yellow cards this season.
  • 48' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Niels Nkounkou makes it 2-3.
  • 53' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AS Saint-Etienne and FC Metz are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 58' It is a cagey affair so far. AS Saint-Etienne in their trying to find a way past FC Metz's compact .
  • 63' Abdoul Kader Bamba is ready to make an impact after coming on for Victor Lobry at the 63 minute mark.
  • 66' The whistle greets Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly as he departs to be replaced by Habib Maiga.
  • 71' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 74' A moment of madness from Alexandre Oukidja on 74 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Metz will be frustrated.
  • 79' 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.
  • 80' Gautier Larsonneur is having his name booked by the referee on 80.
  • 85' FC Metz fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Habib Maiga.
  • 1-3 the final result. AS Saint-Etienne will be bitterly disappointed.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Matthieu Udol 2
Opa Nguette 2
Niels Nkounkou 2
Farid Boulaya 2
Georges Mikautadze 2
Ibrahima Wadji 2
Habib Diallo 2
Kevin N'Doram 2

Head to Head

2023-04-22 AS Saint-Etienne 1–3 FC Metz 2022-11-07 FC Metz 3–2 AS Saint-Etienne 2022-03-06 AS Saint-Etienne 1–0 FC Metz 2021-10-30 FC Metz 1–1 AS Saint-Etienne 2021-02-07 AS Saint-Etienne 1–0 FC Metz

AS Saint-Etienne Form

2023-04-22 AS Saint-Etienne 1–3 FC Metz L 2023-04-17 Grenoble Foot 38 0–2 AS Saint-Etienne W 2023-04-08 Paris FC 2–4 AS Saint-Etienne W 2023-04-01 AS Saint-Etienne 2–0 Chamois Niortais FC W 2023-03-18 Le Havre AC 2–2 AS Saint-Etienne D 2023-03-11 AS Saint-Etienne 1–1 Amiens SC D

FC Metz Form

2023-04-22 AS Saint-Etienne 1–3 FC Metz W 2023-04-15 FC Metz 3–0 FC Girondins de Bordeaux W 2023-04-08 Pau FC 1–1 FC Metz D 2023-04-01 FC Metz 1–0 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC W 2023-03-18 US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole 1–2 FC Metz W 2023-03-13 FC Metz 1–1 Le Havre AC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.03 AS Saint-Etienne xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 FC Metz xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AS Saint-Etienne45% Draw25% FC Metz30%
Actual: FC Metz win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.51
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

AS Saint-Etienne or Draw
71%
Draw or FC Metz
55%
AS Saint-Etienne or FC Metz
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AS Saint-Etienne37% Draw40% FC Metz23%
Actual: FC Metz win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–3 not predicted
1 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6.2%
3 – 1
5.9%
1 – 0
5.5%
0 – 0
4.4%
3 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 1
3.8%
0 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — AS Saint-Etienne

Handicap AS Saint-Etienne covers Push FC Metz covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 20% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 14% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

AS Saint-Etienne keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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