Thursday , 2 July 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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Nantes 34 24
2 FC Metz 34 17
3 Paris Saint-Germain FC 0 0
4 Racing Club de Lens 0 0
5 Lille OSC 0 0
6 Olympique Lyonnais 0 0
7 Olympique de Marseille 0 0
8 Stade Rennais FC 1901 0 0
9 AS Monaco FC 0 0
10 RC Strasbourg Alsace 0 0
11 Toulouse FC 0 0
12 FC Lorient 0 0
13 Paris FC 0 0
14 Stade Brestois 29 0 0
15 ES Troyes AC 0 0
16 Angers SCO 0 0
17 Le Mans FC 0 0
18 Le Havre AC 0 0
19 AJ Auxerre 0 0
20 OGC Nice 0 0

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

Season Stats

FC Metz AS Monaco FC
#2 Position #9
17 Points 0
34 Played 0
3 / 8 / 23 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
32 Scored 0
76 Conceded 0
-44 GD +0
0.50 PPG –
9% Win % –

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
89% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FC Metz are 2nd (17 pts). AS Monaco FC are 9th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Stade Saint Symphorien will turn into a battlefield for FC Metz and AS Monaco FC.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Metz needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Simon Adingra, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Saint Symphorien with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' AS Monaco FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' 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 Benjamin Stambouli suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' The travelling AS Monaco FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 49' FC Metz is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jessy Deminguet on 49.
  • 54' It’s high time Benoit Tavenot made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 59' 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.
  • 61' Goal! Folarin Balogun scores his 43 goal in 414 matches.
  • 62' AS Monaco FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 67' It looks surprising AS Monaco FC does not make any changes. Nathan Mbala has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 72' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Terry Yegbe made 8 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 77' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Metz that had 434 games and scored 360 goals.
  • 81' AS Monaco FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 81.
  • 86' FC Metz 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.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

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
Aleksandr Golovin 2
Habib Diallo 2
Kevin Volland 2
Myron Boadu 2
Ibrahim Amadou 1
Lamine Camara 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
2 / 4
0.71 FC Metz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 AS Monaco FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Metz22% Draw31% AS Monaco FC47%
Actual: AS Monaco FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 1.93
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 58%
42%
± 2.5 31%
69%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

FC Metz or Draw
53%
Draw or AS Monaco FC
78%
FC Metz or AS Monaco FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Metz14% Draw55% AS Monaco FC31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.9%
0 – 1
16.4%
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 2
10.3%
1 – 0
8.9%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
4.3%
0 – 3
4.1%
2 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
3.2%
2 – 2
2.8%
0 – 4
1.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Metz

Handicap FC Metz covers Push AS Monaco FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 14% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 25% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 14% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

FC Metz keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
AS Monaco FC keeps clean sheet
50% ✓

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