Saturday , 14 November 2026

FC Lorient vs FC Metz, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2018-19
FC Lorient
0 – 0
Full Time
FC Metz
Fri 26 Oct 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
R 32' Jonathan Rivierez
R 33' Jonathan Rivierez
Vincent Le Goff 40' Y
Houboulang Mendes 55' Y
Y 90' Habib Diallo

Overview

Match Preview

FC Lorient vs FC Metz — Ligue 2 .

Match Details

  • Referee Mikael Lesage
  • Referee Cedric Dos Santos
  • Referee Sebastien Denis
  • Referee Nicolas Aimar

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Etienne 12 28
2 AS Nancy-Lorraine 12 25
3 Montpellier HSC 12 24
4 Stade de Reims 12 21
5 Pau FC 12 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 FC Nantes 12 12
15 Clermont Foot 63 12 11
16 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 12 11
17 Grenoble Foot 38 12 11
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 12 9

Head-to-Head

9
6
5
FC Lorient 20 games · Avg 2.6 goals FC Metz
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-26 FC Lorient 0–0 FC Metz 2018-01-27 FC Lorient 2–1 FC Metz 2017-08-25 FC Metz 1–3 FC Lorient 2017-05-19 FC Lorient 3–2 FC Metz 2016-07-29 FC Metz 0–0 FC Lorient

Recent Form

FC Lorient
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Oct FC Metz H 0–0 D
20 Oct Stade Brestois 29 A 2–3 L
05 Oct AS Nancy-Lorraine H 4–1 W
28 Sep US Orleans Loiret A 0–2 L
21 Sep Clermont Foot 63 H 0–0 D
14 Sep Red Star FC A 3–0 W
FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Oct FC Lorient A 0–0 D
19 Oct Chamois Niortais FC H 3–0 W
08 Oct FC Sochaux-Montbeliard A 2–1 W
29 Sep Le Havre AC H 0–1 L
22 Sep Paris FC A 1–2 L
17 Sep AS Beziers A 3–1 W

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

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' Temperatures are rising at as FC Lorient face off against FC Metz in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Lorient is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' Ivan Balliu needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 25' FC Metz fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 32' Jonathan Rivierez is having his name booked by the referee on 32.
  • 33' Jonathan Rivierez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 33.
  • 38' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Frederic Antonetti will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 40' A moment of madness from Vincent Le Goff on 40 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Lorient Bretagne Sud will be frustrated.
  • 40' A change in the FC Metz ranks — Marvin Gakpa exits the field as Ivan Balliu enters on 40.
  • 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Renaud Cohade, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 46' The FC Metz manager makes a substitution. Farid Boulaya departs to be replaced by Habib Maiga.
  • 51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 55' A moment of madness from Houboulang Mendes on 55 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Lorient Bretagne Sud will be frustrated.
  • 60' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 65' FC Metz is showing some good football. However, FC Metz are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 70' FC Lorient are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 71' The FC Lorient Bretagne Sud manager makes a substitution. Yoane Wissa departs to be replaced by Gaetan Courtet.
  • 76' Emmanuel Riviere is ready to make an impact after coming on for Opa Nguette at the 76 minute mark.
  • 81' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mickael Landreau might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 84' FC Lorient Bretagne Sud ring the changes. Julien Ponceau has done his job and it is now time for Moussa Guel to step up.
  • 89' 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.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Habib Diallo argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 0-0 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

FC Lorient Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mickael Landreau

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frederic Antonetti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ibrahima Niane 4
Jerome Hergault 2
Cheikh Sabaly 2
Mohamed Bamba 2
Didier Lamkel Ze 1
Alexis Claude Maurice 1
Moritz Jenz 1
Jean-Victor Makengo 1

Head to Head

2018-10-26 FC Lorient 0–0 FC Metz 2018-01-27 FC Lorient 2–1 FC Metz 2017-08-25 FC Metz 1–3 FC Lorient 2017-05-19 FC Lorient 3–2 FC Metz 2016-07-29 FC Metz 0–0 FC Lorient

FC Lorient Form

2018-10-26 FC Lorient 0–0 FC Metz D 2018-10-20 Stade Brestois 29 3–2 FC Lorient L 2018-10-05 FC Lorient 4–1 AS Nancy-Lorraine W 2018-09-28 US Orleans Loiret 2–0 FC Lorient L 2018-09-21 FC Lorient 0–0 Clermont Foot 63 D 2018-09-14 Red Star FC 0–3 FC Lorient W

FC Metz Form

2018-10-26 FC Lorient 0–0 FC Metz D 2018-10-19 FC Metz 3–0 Chamois Niortais FC W 2018-10-08 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 1–2 FC Metz W 2018-09-29 FC Metz 0–1 Le Havre AC L 2018-09-22 Paris FC 2–1 FC Metz L 2018-09-17 AS Beziers 1–3 FC Metz W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.31 FC Lorient xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 FC Metz xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Lorient45% Draw29% FC Metz26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.25
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

FC Lorient or Draw
75%
Draw or FC Metz
55%
FC Lorient or FC Metz
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Lorient30% Draw51% FC Metz19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
12.6%
2 – 0
8.7%
0 – 1
8.7%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
4.5%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 0
3.7%
3 – 1
3.6%
1 – 3
1.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Lorient

Handicap FC Lorient covers Push FC Metz covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 23% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 16% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FC Lorient keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
28% ✗

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