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FC Metz vs AJ Auxerre, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2018-19
FC Metz
0 – 1
Full Time
AJ Auxerre
Mon 5 Nov 2018 · 19:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 75' Lamine Fomba
Victorien Angban 83' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Metz vs AJ Auxerre — Ligue 2 .

Match Details

  • Referee Mehdi Mokhtari
  • Referee Bastien Courbet
  • Referee Nicolas Aimar
  • Referee Emmanuel Esneu

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

1
1
4
FC Metz 6 games · Avg 2.3 goals AJ Auxerre
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-05 FC Metz 0–1 AJ Auxerre 2016-05-06 AJ Auxerre 2–1 FC Metz 2015-12-19 FC Metz 2–0 AJ Auxerre

Recent Form

FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Nov AJ Auxerre H 0–1 L
26 Oct FC Lorient A 0–0 D
19 Oct Chamois Niortais FC H 3–0 W
08 Oct FC Sochaux-Montbéliard A 2–1 W
29 Sep Le Havre AC H 0–1 L
22 Sep Paris FC A 1–2 L
AJ Auxerre
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Nov FC Metz A 1–0 W
26 Oct Paris FC H 0–2 L
19 Oct AS Beziers H 2–0 W
06 Oct Racing Club de Lens H 1–2 L
01 Oct ES Troyes AC A 0–1 L
21 Sep AC Ajaccio H 0–0 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% 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' And we are off! FC Metz vs AJ Auxerre — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' Alexandre Oukidja, a Algeria , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' Kenji-Van Boto has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Metz must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at . FC Metz seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 32' Remy Dugimont puts AJ Auxerre on the lead.
  • 37' John Boye has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 42' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 46' Victorien Angban is ready to make an impact after coming on for Marvin Gakpa at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' AJ Auxerre come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 56' Ibrahima Niane has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 61' 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 Romain Philippoteaux suffering a number of foals already.
  • 63' Time for substitution for FC Metz. Farid Boulaya is replaced by Abdoulie Jallow.
  • 68' AJ Auxerre have won 392 goals from 437 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 69' AJ Auxerre ring the changes. Julien Feret has done his job and it is now time for Lamine Fomba to step up.
  • 74' Renaud Cohade is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Metz so far.
  • 75' Lamine Fomba has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 75.
  • 78' AJ Auxerre manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hamza Sakhi is hanging Romain Philippoteaux on the field on 78 minute.
  • 83' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Victorien Angban.
  • 88' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Frederic Antonetti will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 90' AJ Auxerre manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Loic Goujon is hanging Benjaloud Youssouf on the field on 90 minute.
  • It finishes all square. FC Metz and AJ Auxerre share the spoils 0-1.

Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frederic Antonetti

AJ Auxerre Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Correa

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.06 FC Metz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 AJ Auxerre xG
I would bet for: FC Metz or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Metz37% Draw33% AJ Auxerre30%
Actual: AJ Auxerre win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

FC Metz or Draw
69%
Draw or AJ Auxerre
63%
FC Metz or AJ Auxerre
67%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Metz25% Draw55% AJ Auxerre20%
Actual: AJ Auxerre win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16%
1 – 1
14.4%
1 – 0
13%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.3%
2 – 1
7%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
3.4%
3 – 0
2.5%
3 – 1
2.5%
1 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — FC Metz

Handicap FC Metz covers Push AJ Auxerre covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 21% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 19% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Metz keeps clean sheet
40% ✓
AJ Auxerre keeps clean sheet
35% ✗

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