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Clermont Foot 63 vs FC Metz, Ligue 1 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2021-22
Sun 29 Aug 2021 · 13:00 UTC Stade Gabriel Montpied HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Clermont Foot 63 vs FC Metz — Ligue 1 at Stade Gabriel Montpied.

Match Details

  • Referee Yohann Rouinsard
  • Referee Hakim Ben El Hadj Salem
  • Referee Gwenael Pasqualotti
  • Referee Mohamed Benkemouche
  • Referee Samir Zolota
  • Referee Lionel Jaffredo

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Aug FC Metz H 2–2 D
22 Aug Olympique Lyonnais A 3–3 D
15 Aug ES Troyes AC H 2–0 W
08 Aug FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 2–0 W
15 May SM Caen A 1–2 L
08 May FC Sochaux-Montbéliard H 3–1 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Aug Clermont Foot 63 A 2–2 D
22 Aug Stade de Reims H 1–1 D
15 Aug FC Nantes A 0–2 L
08 Aug Lille OSC H 3–3 D
23 May Olympique de Marseille H 1–1 D
16 May FC Lorient A 1–2 L

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Clermont Foot 63 and FC Metz is underway.
  • 5' The travelling FC Metz supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' Against the run of play, Ibrahima Niane has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 15' Clermont Foot 63 is showing some good football. However, Clermont Foot 63 are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' FC Metz are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 29' Goal! Arthur Desmas scores his 1 goal in 246 matches.
  • 30' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Pape Matar Sarr.
  • 35' Assisted by Elbasan Rashani with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mohamed Bayo makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • 40' Florent Ogier catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 40.
  • 45' Clermont Foot 63 started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
  • 46' Sofiane Alakouch has so much to prove this time. He replaces Vincent Pajot on 46 minute.
  • 51' Vincent Pajot has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 56' 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 Johan Gastien suffering a number of foals already.
  • 58' A stunning finish from Elbasan Rashani — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 63' It looks surprising FC Metz does not make any changes. Vital Nsimba has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 66' Time for substitution for FC Metz. Lamine Gueye is replaced by Vagner.
  • 71' FC Metz fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 72' Elbasan Rashani makes way for Jim Allevinah at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Clermont Foot 63.
  • 77' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 82' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 83' Jodel Dossou makes way for Jordan Tell at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Clermont Foot 63.
  • 88' Clermont Foot 63 currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 89' Warren Tchimbembe is ready to make an impact after coming on for Habib Maiga at the 89 minute mark.
  • 90' FC Metz receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • 90' Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly is replacing Vagner for the FC Metz side.
  • The points are shared — Clermont Foot 63 2-2 FC Metz. Honours even.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.84 Clermont Foot 63 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 FC Metz xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Clermont Foot 6352% Draw24% FC Metz24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.09
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Clermont Foot 63 or Draw
76%
Draw or FC Metz
48%
Clermont Foot 63 or FC Metz
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Clermont Foot 6337% Draw43% FC Metz20%
Actual: FC Metz win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 0
7.7%
2 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
6.3%
0 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
5.7%
0 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.6%
3 – 2
3.6%
0 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Clermont Foot 63

Handicap Clermont Foot 63 covers Push FC Metz covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 21% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 14% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Clermont Foot 63 keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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