Monday , 14 September 2026

FC Metz vs AS Monaco FC, Ligue 1 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2025-26
FC Metz
1 – 2
Full Time
AS Monaco FC
Sat 2 May 2026 · 17:00 UTC Stade Saint Symphorien HT 45' · FT 45'
Jessy Deminguet 49' 1–0
1–1 61' Folarin Balogun
1–2 90+1' Ansu Fati
Y 62' Mamadou Coulibaly
Y 81' Christian Mawissa

Overview

Match Preview

FC Metz vs AS Monaco FC — Ligue 1 at Stade Saint Symphorien.

Match Details

  • Referee Ruddy Buquet
  • Assistant 1 Erwan Finjean
  • Assistant 2
3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 10.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lille OSC 4 10
2 AS Monaco FC 4 10
3 Stade Rennais FC 1901 4 10
4 Olympique Lyonnais 4 8
5 Paris FC 4 8
6 RC Strasbourg Alsace 4 7
7 Paris Saint-Germain FC 4 5
8 Stade Brestois 29 4 5
9 FC Lorient 4 5
10 Racing Club de Lens 4 4
11 Angers SCO 4 4
12 ES Troyes AC 4 4
13 Olympique de Marseille 4 3
14 Le Mans FC 4 3
15 AJ Auxerre 4 3
16 Le Havre AC 4 2
17 Toulouse FC 4 2
18 OGC Nice 4 2

Head-to-Head

1
8
FC Metz 9 games · Avg 3.9 goals AS Monaco FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-02 FC Metz 1–2 AS Monaco FC 2025-09-21 AS Monaco FC 5–2 FC Metz 2024-03-30 FC Metz 2–5 AS Monaco FC 2023-10-22 AS Monaco FC 2–1 FC Metz 2022-04-03 FC Metz 1–2 AS Monaco FC

Recent Form

FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May AS Monaco FC H 1–2 L
26 Apr Le Havre AC A 4–4 D
19 Apr Paris FC H 1–3 L
10 Apr Olympique de Marseille A 1–3 L
05 Apr FC Nantes H 0–0 D
22 Mar Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 0–0 D
AS Monaco FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May FC Metz A 2–1 W
25 Apr Toulouse FC A 2–2 D
19 Apr AJ Auxerre H 2–2 D
10 Apr Paris FC A 1–4 L
05 Apr Olympique de Marseille H 2–1 W
22 Mar Olympique Lyonnais A 2–1 W

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
89% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
AS Monaco FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

AS Monaco FC
Paris Brunner 3 G
Eric Dier 1 G 1 A
Flavio Nazinho 1 G 1 A
Stanis Idumbo-Muzambo 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Metz is hosting AS Monaco FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Metz in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past AS Monaco FC's compact 3-4-2-1.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' AS Monaco FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 25' AS Monaco FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 35' Paul Pogba has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Terry Yegbe made 8 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 45' Lamine Camara has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 437 appearances.
  • 49' Jessy Deminguet doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 54' AS Monaco FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 59' Lukas Hradecky needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 61' Folarin Balogun does the damage! The net is bulging and AS Monaco FC surge ahead!
  • 62' Poor challenge from Mamadou Coulibaly. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 67' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gauthier Hein, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Saint Symphorien with 6 goals in the last 5 games.
  • 72' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Metz and AS Monaco FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 77' FC Metz started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 77.
  • 81' That looks like a foul for a card for Christian Mawissa.
  • 86' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Benoit Tavenot

AS Monaco FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sébastien Pocognoli

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Wissam Ben Yedder 4
Folarin Balogun 3
Kevin Volland 2
Myron Boadu 2
Aleksandr Golovin 2
Habib Diallo 2
Lamine Camara 1
Renaud Cohade 1

Head to Head

2026-05-02 FC Metz 1–2 AS Monaco FC 2025-09-21 AS Monaco FC 5–2 FC Metz 2024-03-30 FC Metz 2–5 AS Monaco FC 2023-10-22 AS Monaco FC 2–1 FC Metz 2022-04-03 FC Metz 1–2 AS Monaco FC

FC Metz Form

2026-05-02 FC Metz 1–2 AS Monaco FC L 2026-04-26 Le Havre AC 4–4 FC Metz D 2026-04-19 FC Metz 1–3 Paris FC L 2026-04-10 Olympique de Marseille 3–1 FC Metz L 2026-04-05 FC Metz 0–0 FC Nantes D 2026-03-22 Stade Rennais FC 1901 0–0 FC Metz D

AS Monaco FC Form

2026-05-02 FC Metz 1–2 AS Monaco FC W 2026-04-25 Toulouse FC 2–2 AS Monaco FC D 2026-04-19 AS Monaco FC 2–2 AJ Auxerre D 2026-04-10 Paris FC 4–1 AS Monaco FC L 2026-04-05 AS Monaco FC 2–1 Olympique de Marseille W 2026-03-22 Olympique Lyonnais 1–2 AS Monaco FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.36 FC Metz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.75 AS Monaco FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Metz28% Draw25% AS Monaco FC47%
Actual: AS Monaco FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.11
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

FC Metz or Draw
53%
Draw or AS Monaco FC
72%
FC Metz or AS Monaco FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Metz23% Draw43% AS Monaco FC34%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
7.1%
2 – 1
7%
0 – 2
6.8%
0 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
6.1%
1 – 0
5.3%
1 – 3
5.2%
2 – 0
4.1%
0 – 3
3.9%
2 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Metz

Handicap FC Metz covers Push AS Monaco FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 16% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 20% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 14% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

FC Metz keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
AS Monaco FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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