Chamois Niortais FC vs FC Metz, Ligue 2 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Chamois Niortais FC vs FC Metz — Ligue 2 at Stade Rene-Gaillard.
- Chamois Niortais FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- FC Metz 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 ES Troyes AC 34 67 2 Le Mans FC 34 62 3 AS Saint-Etienne 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 06 May FC Metz H 1–3 L 29 Apr Grenoble Foot 38 A 0–2 L 22 Apr SM Caen H 1–2 L 15 Apr Valenciennes FC A 0–0 D 08 Apr FC Sochaux-Montbeliard H 0–3 L 01 Apr AS Saint-Etienne A 0–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 May Chamois Niortais FC A 3–1 W 29 Apr Paris FC H 1–1 D 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 Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
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Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Chamois Niortais FC to score. At the same time, FC Metz does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Alexandre Oukidja suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Metz needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 15' Chamois Niortais FC 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.
- 20' FC Metz started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
- 25' Ablie Jallow needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lenny Joseph made 432 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 35' The travelling FC Metz supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 40' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 42' Chamois Niortais FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Nesta Elphege on 42.
- 45' Goal! Georges Mikautadze scores his 42 goal in 432 matches.
- 50' Supporters expect more eagerness from Youssef Maziz, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Rene-Gaillard with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 51' What a strike from Youssef Maziz! The score is 1-2.
- 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Metz that had 432 games and scored 343 goals.
- 61' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 61 minutes.
- 64' The supporters are chanting for Oumar Ngom. He replaces Charles Kabore on 64 minute.
- 69' A meaty challenge results in booking for Danley Jean Jacques on 69.
- 73' The whistle greets Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly as he departs to be replaced by Habib Maiga.
- 76' A meaty challenge results in booking for Koffi Kouao on 76.
- 77' Time for substitution for Chamois Niortais FC. Samuel Renel is replaced by Yanis Merdji.
- 81' The FC Metz manager makes a substitution. Youssef Maziz departs to be replaced by Joseph Nduquidi.
- 83' Georges Mikautadze with the second goal in the match!
- 86' Time for substitution for Chamois Niortais FC. Amadou Sagna is replaced by Tyron Tormin.
- 90' Time for substitution for FC Metz. Ablie Jallow is replaced by Lenny Joseph.
- Another three points for FC Metz.
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Lineups
Chamois Niortais FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Mootaz Zemzemi ↓ Samy Benchama 64'
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Charles Kabore ↓ Oumar Ngom 64'
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Amadou Sagna ↓ Tyron Tormin 86'
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Samuel Renel ↓ Yanis Merdji 77'
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Bench
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11
Yanis Merdji ↑ 77'
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Samy Benchama ↑ 64'
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Tyron Tormin ↑ 86'
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Oumar Ngom ↑ 64'
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Coach Bernard SimondiFC Metz Lineups
Starting XI
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Ablie Jallow ↓ Lenny Joseph 90'
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- 14
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Youssef Maziz ↓ Joseph Nduquidi 81'
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Bench
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Habib Maiga ↑ 73'
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Lenny Joseph ↑ 90'
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Joseph Nduquidi ↑ 81'
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Coach Laszlo Boloni -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Georges Mikautadze 2 Habib Diallo 2 Marvin Gakpa 1 Farid Boulaya 1 Nesta Elphege 1 Youssef Maziz 1 Opa Nguette 1 Stoppila Sunzu 1 Head to Head
Chamois Niortais FC Form
2023-05-06 Chamois Niortais FC 1–3 FC Metz L 2023-04-29 Grenoble Foot 38 2–0 Chamois Niortais FC L 2023-04-22 Chamois Niortais FC 1–2 SM Caen L 2023-04-15 Valenciennes FC 0–0 Chamois Niortais FC D 2023-04-08 Chamois Niortais FC 0–3 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard L 2023-04-01 AS Saint-Etienne 2–0 Chamois Niortais FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.05 Chamois Niortais FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.72 FC Metz xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Metz winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.77Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 76% 24% ± 2.5 52% 48% ± 3.5 30% 70% ± 4.5 15% 85% Double Chance
Chamois Niortais FC or Draw 49%Draw or FC Metz 77%Chamois Niortais FC or FC Metz 74%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.2%0 – 1 9.9%1 – 2 9.4%0 – 2 9.1%0 – 0 8.1%2 – 1 5.7%1 – 0 5.7%1 – 3 Actual0 – 3 5.1%2 – 2 4.9%2 – 0 3.4%2 – 3 2.9%Asian Handicap — Chamois Niortais FC
Handicap Chamois Niortais FC covers Push FC Metz covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 6% 92% -1.5 8% — 92% -1 8% 13% 78% -0.5 22% — 78% +0.5 48% — 52% +1 48% 23% 29% +1.5 71% — 29% +2 71% 16% 13% +2.5 87% — 13% Clean Sheet
Chamois Niortais FC keeps clean sheet 19% ✓FC Metz keeps clean sheet 36% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.