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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 ES Troyes AC 34 67
2 Le Mans FC 34 62
3 SC Bastia 34 28
4 Amiens SC 34 24
5 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 0 0
6 FC Metz 0 0
7 FC Nantes 0 0
8 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 0 0
9 AS Saint-Étienne 0 0
10 Red Star FC 0 0
11 Rodez Aveyron Football 0 0
12 Stade de Reims 0 0
13 FC Annecy 0 0
14 Montpellier HSC 0 0
15 Pau FC 0 0
16 USL Dunkerque 0 0
17 En Avant Guingamp 0 0
18 Grenoble Foot 38 0 0
19 Clermont Foot 63 0 0
20 AS Nancy-Lorraine 0 0
21 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 0 0
22 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 0 0

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-Montbeliard 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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FC Metz to score. At the same time, AJ Auxerre does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Stoppila Sunzu has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Metz side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Metz must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' Renaud Cohade is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Metz so far.
  • 30' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 32' The France Remy Dugimont breaks the deadlock on 32 minutes. 0-1!
  • 37' FC Metz currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 42' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AJ Auxerre that had 434 games and scored 388 goals.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Victorien Angban. He replaces Marvin Gakpa on 46 minute.
  • 51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Thomas Delaine is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AJ Auxerre.
  • 56' Senegal international Ibrahima Niane has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 61' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 63' Abdoulie Jallow is replacing Farid Boulaya for the FC Metz side.
  • 68' 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.
  • 69' The AJ Auxerre manager makes a substitution. Julien Feret departs to be replaced by Lamine Fomba.
  • 74' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 75' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Lamine Fomba.
  • 78' The AJ Auxerre bench stirs into life. Romain Philippoteaux is withdrawn and Hamza Sakhi gets his opportunity.
  • 83' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Victorien Angban.
  • 88' It looks surprising AJ Auxerre does not make any changes. Laurent Jans has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 90' Loic Goujon is replacing Benjaloud Youssouf for the AJ Auxerre side.
  • AJ Auxerre celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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.