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ES Troyes AC vs FC Metz, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2018-19
ES Troyes AC
0 – 1
Full Time
FC Metz
Fri 24 Aug 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Bryan Pele 37' Y
Y 53' Stoppila Sunzu

Overview

Match Preview

ES Troyes AC vs FC Metz — Ligue 2 .

Match Details

  • Referee Ruddy Buquet
  • Referee Guillaume Debart
  • Referee Julien Pacelli
  • Referee Aurelien Faivre
3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 10.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 7 16
2 Red Star FC 7 14
3 Stade de Reims 7 13
4 Montpellier HSC 7 12
5 FC Metz 7 10
6 AS Nancy-Lorraine 7 10
7 FC Annecy 7 10
8 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 7 10
9 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 7 9
10 Pau FC 7 8
11 USL Dunkerque 7 8
12 En Avant Guingamp 7 8
13 Grenoble Foot 38 7 8
14 Rodez Aveyron Football 7 7
15 FC Nantes 7 7
16 Clermont Foot 63 7 6
17 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 7 5
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

2
2
2
ES Troyes AC 6 games · Avg 1.8 goals FC Metz
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-24 ES Troyes AC 0–1 FC Metz

Recent Form

ES Troyes AC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Aug FC Metz H 0–1 L
18 Aug Racing Club de Lens A 0–2 L
10 Aug AS Beziers H 0–1 L
03 Aug Stade Brestois 29 H 1–2 L
27 Jul AC Ajaccio A 1–0 W
19 May GFC Ajaccio H 3–2 W
FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Aug ES Troyes AC A 1–0 W
20 Aug AC Ajaccio H 3–1 W
11 Aug Clermont Foot 63 A 3–2 W
03 Aug US Orleans Loiret H 5–1 W
30 Jul Stade Brestois 29 A 1–0 W
11 May 1. FC Magdeburg A 0–2 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Metz
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
3/3
61-75
–/2
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Metz
Pape Fall 5 G
Jessy Deminguet 2 G 2 A
Giorgi Abuashvili 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between ES Troyes AC and FC Metz.
  • 5' FC Metz are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' FC Metz fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both ES Troyes AC and FC Metz are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 35' ES Troyes AC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 37' A meaty challenge results in booking for Bryan Pele on 37.
  • 40' Victorien Angban is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 45' It looks surprising ES Troyes AC does not make any changes. Jimmy Giraudon has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 50' Mamadou Samassa has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 447 appearances.
  • 53' Stoppila Sunzu picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 57' The ES Troyes AC bench stirs into life. Jason Berthomier is withdrawn and Adama Niane gets his opportunity.
  • 62' Warren Tchimbembe makes way for Bryan Mbeumo at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from ES Troyes AC.
  • 67' Chaouki Ben Saada is replacing Bryan Pele for the ES Troyes AC side.
  • 72' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 73' Time for substitution for FC Metz. Habib Diallo is replaced by Ibrahima Niane.
  • 78' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 83' With 0 assists to his name this season, Opa Nguette is clearly more than just a goal scorer for ES Troyes AC.
  • 88' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 90' FC Metz ring the changes. Opa Nguette has done his job and it is now time for Ivan Balliu to step up.
  • The final score is 0-1.

Lineups

ES Troyes AC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rui Miguel de Almeida

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frederic Antonetti

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.9 ES Troyes AC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 FC Metz xG
I would bet for: FC Metz or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
ES Troyes AC28% Draw31% FC Metz41%
Actual: FC Metz win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.07
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

ES Troyes AC or Draw
59%
Draw or FC Metz
72%
ES Troyes AC or FC Metz
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
ES Troyes AC19% Draw54% FC Metz27%
Actual: FC Metz win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15%
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.1%
0 – 2
8.2%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 1
5.8%
2 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
3.5%
0 – 3
3.2%
1 – 3
3%
3 – 1
1.8%

Asian Handicap — ES Troyes AC

Handicap ES Troyes AC covers Push FC Metz covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 17% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 23% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 12% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

ES Troyes AC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
41% ✗

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