Saturday , 14 November 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
6 games this season 🟨 3.5/game ⚽ 10.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Paris Saint-Germain FC 10 23
2 Lille OSC 10 21
3 Paris FC 10 20
4 Olympique de Marseille 10 18
5 Olympique Lyonnais 10 17
6 OGC Nice 10 17
7 AS Monaco FC 10 16
8 Stade Rennais FC 1901 10 16
9 Stade Brestois 29 10 15
10 FC Lorient 10 15
11 Racing Club de Lens 10 13
12 Toulouse FC 10 13
13 RC Strasbourg Alsace 10 10
14 AJ Auxerre 10 10
15 Le Mans FC 10 8
16 Angers SCO 10 8
17 ES Troyes AC 10 8
18 Le Havre AC 10 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
20% Clean Sheets
AS Monaco FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AS Monaco FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/3
46-60
2/3
61-75
4/2
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AS Monaco FC
Paris Brunner 4 G
Edan Diop 2 G 1 A
Eric Dier 1 G 1 A
Flavio Nazinho 1 G 1 A
Stanis Idumbo-Muzambo 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. AS Monaco FC get us underway at Stade Saint Symphorien.
  • 5' The travelling AS Monaco FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' FC Metz are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against AS Monaco FC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Benoit Tavenot will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Benjamin Stambouli made 413 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Metz must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 35' Aleksandr Golovin needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 40' Jessy Deminguet, a France , has 33 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 49' Against the run of play, Jessy Deminguet has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 54' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Metz side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 59' FC Metz is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 61' The USA Folarin Balogun breaks the deadlock on 61 minutes. 1-1!
  • 62' Mamadou Coulibaly catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 62.
  • 67' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Metz and AS Monaco FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 72' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 77' FC Metz have won 375 goals from 444 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 81' The referee shows AS Monaco FC player a card on 81.
  • 86' With 2 assists to his name this season, Lamine Camara is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AS Monaco FC.
  • The points are shared — FC Metz 1-2 AS Monaco FC. Honours even.

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
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.