Saturday , 7 November 2026

AS Saint-Etienne vs FC Metz, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2020-21
AS Saint-Etienne
1 – 0
Full Time
FC Metz
Sun 7 Feb 2021 · 14:00 UTC Stade Geoffroy-Guichard HT 45+1' · FT 45+4'
Y 25' Habib Maiga
Romain Hamouma 37' Y
Timothee Kolodziejczak 73' Y
Y 73' Fabien Centonze

Overview

Match Preview

AS Saint-Etienne vs FC Metz — Ligue 1 at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.

Match Details

  • Referee Ruddy Buquet
  • Referee Guillaume Debart
  • Referee Yohann Rouinsard
  • Referee Romain Delpech
  • Referee Mohamed Benkemouche
5 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 12.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Paris Saint-Germain FC 9 20
2 Lille OSC 9 18
3 Olympique Lyonnais 9 17
4 Paris FC 9 17
5 Stade Rennais FC 1901 9 16
6 Olympique de Marseille 9 15
7 AS Monaco FC 9 15
8 OGC Nice 9 14
9 Racing Club de Lens 9 13
10 Toulouse FC 10 13
11 Stade Brestois 29 9 12
12 FC Lorient 9 12
13 RC Strasbourg Alsace 10 10
14 AJ Auxerre 9 10
15 Angers SCO 9 8
16 ES Troyes AC 9 8
17 Le Mans FC 9 7
18 Le Havre AC 9 2

Head-to-Head

2
2
5
AS Saint-Etienne 9 games · Avg 2.7 goals FC Metz
Last 5 meetings
2021-02-07 AS Saint-Etienne 1–0 FC Metz 2020-10-25 FC Metz 2–0 AS Saint-Etienne 2020-02-02 FC Metz 3–1 AS Saint-Etienne 2019-09-25 AS Saint-Etienne 0–1 FC Metz

Recent Form

AS Saint-Etienne
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Feb FC Metz H 1–0 W
03 Feb FC Nantes H 1–1 D
31 Jan OGC Nice A 1–0 W
24 Jan Olympique Lyonnais H 0–5 L
17 Jan RC Strasbourg Alsace A 0–1 L
09 Jan Stade de Reims A 1–3 L
FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Feb AS Saint-Etienne A 0–1 L
03 Feb Montpellier HSC H 1–1 D
31 Jan Stade Brestois 29 A 4–2 W
24 Jan FC Nantes H 2–0 W
17 Jan Olympique Lyonnais A 1–0 W
09 Jan OGC Nice H 1–1 D

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! AS Saint-Etienne vs FC Metz — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' FC Metz looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Jessy Deminguet scoring 1 goals.
  • 10' AS Saint-Etienne are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 14' Boubacar Kouyate is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the centre-back.
  • 19' AS Saint-Etienne started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 19.
  • 24' It’s high time Frederic Antonetti made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' Habib Maiga was booked on 25.
  • 30' The travelling FC Metz supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 37' The referee calls foul for Romain Hamouma. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 42' Gabon international Denis Bouanga has been a key figure this campaign — 18 goals and 4 assists in the Array this season.
  • 47' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Harold Moukoudi made 437 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 52' Another substitution for AS Saint-Etienne to replace Romain Hamouma by Arnaud Nordin on 52 minute.
  • 57' FC Metz come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 58' Lamine Gueye gets the nod from FC Metz. He replaces Thierry Ambrose and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 59' Papa Ndiaga Yade is replacing Vagner for the FC Metz side.
  • 64' The whistle greets Kevin Monnet-Paquet as he departs to be replaced by Zaydou Youssouf.
  • 69' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 73' Timothee Kolodziejczak has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 73.
  • 77' The AS Saint-Etienne bench stirs into life. Yvan Neyou is withdrawn and Miguel Trauco gets his opportunity.
  • 82' 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.
  • 87' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. AS Saint-Etienne take all three points.

Lineups

AS Saint-Etienne Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Claude Puel

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frederic Antonetti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-02-07 AS Saint-Etienne 1–0 FC Metz 2020-10-25 FC Metz 2–0 AS Saint-Etienne 2020-02-02 FC Metz 3–1 AS Saint-Etienne 2019-09-25 AS Saint-Etienne 0–1 FC Metz

AS Saint-Etienne Form

2021-02-07 AS Saint-Etienne 1–0 FC Metz W 2021-02-03 AS Saint-Etienne 1–1 FC Nantes D 2021-01-31 OGC Nice 0–1 AS Saint-Etienne W 2021-01-24 AS Saint-Etienne 0–5 Olympique Lyonnais L 2021-01-17 RC Strasbourg Alsace 1–0 AS Saint-Etienne L 2021-01-09 Stade de Reims 3–1 AS Saint-Etienne L

FC Metz Form

2021-02-07 AS Saint-Etienne 1–0 FC Metz L 2021-02-03 FC Metz 1–1 Montpellier HSC D 2021-01-31 Stade Brestois 29 2–4 FC Metz W 2021-01-24 FC Metz 2–0 FC Nantes W 2021-01-17 Olympique Lyonnais 0–1 FC Metz W 2021-01-09 FC Metz 1–1 OGC Nice D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.04 AS Saint-Etienne xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 FC Metz xG
I would bet for: AS Saint-Etienne or FC Metz 71% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AS Saint-Etienne32% Draw29% FC Metz39%
Actual: AS Saint-Etienne win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.37
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

AS Saint-Etienne or Draw
62%
Draw or FC Metz
68%
AS Saint-Etienne or FC Metz
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AS Saint-Etienne21% Draw50% FC Metz29%
Actual: AS Saint-Etienne win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
11.5%
0 – 1
11.3%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
8.3%
0 – 2
8%
2 – 1
6.5%
2 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
4.4%
1 – 3
3.7%
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
2.3%

Asian Handicap — AS Saint-Etienne

Handicap AS Saint-Etienne covers Push FC Metz covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 17% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 22% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 13% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

AS Saint-Etienne keeps clean sheet
27% ✗
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
36% ✓

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