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

Ligue 2 · 2018-19
FC Metz
3 – 1
Full Time
AC Ajaccio
Mon 20 Aug 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 32' Johan Cavalli
Mamadou Fofana 36' Y
Y 69' Jerome Hergault
John Boye 74' Y
Y 77' Jeremy Choplin

Overview

Match Preview

FC Metz vs AC Ajaccio — Ligue 2 .

Match Details

  • Referee Hakim Ben El Hadj Salem
  • Referee Gwenael Pasqualotti
  • Referee Eddy Rosier
  • Referee Fredji Harchay
3 games this season 🟨 4.7/game ⚽ 20.0 goals/game

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
1
1
FC Metz 4 games · Avg 1.5 goals AC Ajaccio
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-20 FC Metz 3–1 AC Ajaccio

Recent Form

FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
04 May SV 07 Elversberg H 4–2 W
AC Ajaccio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Aug FC Metz A 1–3 L
10 Aug FC Sochaux-Montbéliard H 2–3 L
03 Aug AS Beziers A 1–0 W
27 Jul ES Troyes AC H 0–1 L
19 May Amiens SC A 1–2 L
11 May FC Sochaux-Montbéliard H 3–3 D

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% 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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between FC Metz and AC Ajaccio.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Metz and AC Ajaccio are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' Laurent Jans has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 439 appearances.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' FC Metz are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AC Ajaccio's shape.
  • 25' FC Metz are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AC Ajaccio backline.
  • 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 32' Johan Cavalli picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 36' FC Metz receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 36.
  • 41' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AC Ajaccio needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 43' GOAL! Habib Diallo fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 45' Fresh legs for FC Metz! Jonathan Rivierez comes on to replace Matthieu Udol.
  • 50' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AC Ajaccio that had 402 games and scored 241 goals.
  • 60' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yann Boe-Kane is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Metz.
  • 65' A quiet spell here at . FC Metz seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 67' The supporters are chanting for Aliou Dembele. He replaces Qazim Laci on 67 minute.
  • 69' Poor challenge from Jerome Hergault. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 71' Against the run of play, Habib Diallo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 74' John Boye catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 74.
  • 75' Against the run of play, Ghislain Gimbert has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 76' Fresh legs for AC Ajaccio! Mohamed Youssouf comes on to replace Johan Cavalli.
  • 77' The referee has no hesitation. Jeremy Choplin is booked for AC Ajaccio — Yellow card on 77.
  • 82' FC Metz are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 83' Ibrahima Niane adds to his 0 season tally! FC Metz lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 86' It is a substitution in FC Metz team. Victorien Angban is replaced by Marvin Gakpa on 86 minute.
  • Full Time. FC Metz beats AC Ajaccio

Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frederic Antonetti

AC Ajaccio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olivier Pantaloni

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.16 FC Metz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 AC Ajaccio xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + FC Metz to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Metz61% Draw21% AC Ajaccio18%
Actual: FC Metz win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.24
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

FC Metz or Draw
83%
Draw or AC Ajaccio
39%
FC Metz or AC Ajaccio
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Metz44% Draw40% AC Ajaccio16%
Actual: FC Metz win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
9.1%
1 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
6.4%
0 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
5.1%
1 – 2
4.8%
3 – 2
3.7%
4 – 1
3.7%
0 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Metz

Handicap FC Metz covers Push AC Ajaccio covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 18% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 22% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FC Metz keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
AC Ajaccio keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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