Saturday , 14 November 2026

FC Metz vs AS Saint-Étienne, Ligue 2 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2026-27
FC Metz
2 – 2
Full Time
AS Saint-Étienne
Sat 19 Sep 2026 · 18:00 UTC Municipal St.-Symphorien HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 67' Kevin Pedro
0–2 71' Augustine Boakye
Abdourahmane Mbodji 79' 1–2
Jessy Deminguet 89' 2–2
Y 12' Sohaib Nair
Believe Munongo 30' Y
Y 38' Augustine Boakye
Jessy Deminguet 52' Y
Y 81' Julien Le Cardinal
Y 90' Kevin Pedro

Overview

Match Preview

FC Metz vs AS Saint-Étienne — Ligue 2 at Municipal St.-Symphorien.

Match Details

  • Referee Tifenn Leprodhomme (France)
  • Assistant 1 Jean Paul Neves (France)
  • Assistant 2 Youssef El Hamzaoui (France)
7 games this season 🟨 4.1/game ⚽ 10.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 12 28
2 AS Nancy-Lorraine 12 25
3 Montpellier HSC 12 24
4 Stade de Reims 12 21
5 Pau FC 12 20
6 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 12 18
7 FC Metz 12 17
8 Red Star FC 12 17
9 FC Annecy 12 16
10 USL Dunkerque 12 15
11 En Avant Guingamp 12 14
12 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 12 13
13 Rodez Aveyron Football 12 13
14 FC Nantes 12 12
15 Clermont Foot 63 12 11
16 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 12 11
17 Grenoble Foot 38 12 11
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 12 9

Head-to-Head

5
2
2
FC Metz 9 games · Avg 2.7 goals AS Saint-Étienne
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-19 FC Metz 2–2 AS Saint-Étienne 2023-04-22 AS Saint-Étienne 1–3 FC Metz 2022-11-07 FC Metz 3–2 AS Saint-Étienne 2022-03-06 AS Saint-Étienne 1–0 FC Metz 2021-10-30 FC Metz 1–1 AS Saint-Étienne

Recent Form

FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep AS Saint-Étienne H 2–2 D
14 Sep Red Star FC A 0–1 L
05 Sep Rodez Aveyron Football H 4–1 W
29 Aug FC Annecy A 1–1 D
22 Aug Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC H 1–1 D
14 Aug Grenoble Foot 38 A 0–0 D
AS Saint-Étienne
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep FC Metz A 2–2 D
12 Sep USL Dunkerque A 1–2 L
05 Sep Montpellier HSC H 3–1 W
31 Aug Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 3–2 W
22 Aug Grenoble Foot 38 H 4–0 W
14 Aug Clermont Foot 63 H 3–1 W

Season Stats

FC Metz AS Saint-Étienne
#7 Position #1
17 Points 28
12 Played 12
4 / 5 / 3 W / D / L 9 / 1 / 2
20 Scored 25
19 Conceded 11
+1 GD +14
1.42 PPG 2.33
33% Win % 75%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season
50% Clean Sheets
AS Saint-Étienne this season

FC Metz are 7th (17 pts). AS Saint-Étienne are 1st (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Metz
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/3
46-60
4/5
61-75
1/6
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
AS Saint-Étienne
0-15
3/–
16-30
5/–
31-45
5/3
46-60
4/4
61-75
5/–
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Metz
Pape Fall 8 G
Jessy Deminguet 3 G 3 A
Teji Savanier 3 G 2 A
Giorgi Abuashvili 2 G
AS Saint-Étienne
Irvin Cardona 6 G 4 A
Augustine Boakye 6 G 2 A
Thierno Ballo 5 G 2 A
Jakob Breum 3 G 6 A
Zuriko Davitashvili 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! FC Metz vs AS Saint-Étienne — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' FC Metz started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' AS Saint-Étienne is showing some good football. However, AS Saint-Étienne are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 12' The referee has no hesitation. Sohaib Nair is booked for AS Saint-Etienne — card on 12.
  • 17' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 22' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 27' AS Saint-Étienne is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' Controversy at the stadium! Believe Munongo argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 35' The travelling AS Saint-Étienne supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 38' Augustine Boakye has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 38.
  • 43' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Metz and AS Saint-Étienne are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 48' 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.
  • 52' It’s gonna be a card for Jessy Deminguet.
  • 57' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ian Cathro might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 58' Another change for AS Saint-Etienne made on 58 minute. Thierno Ballo leaves to be changed by Zuriko Davitashvili.
  • 63' FC Metz are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 67' Kevin Pedro does the damage! The net is bulging and AS Saint-Etienne surge ahead!
  • 71' A goal from the Ghana international Augustine Boakye! He fires home on 71 to make it 0-2!
  • 72' Fresh legs for FC Metz! Abdourahmane Mbodji comes on to replace Believe Munongo.
  • 77' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Metz must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 79' Abdourahmane Mbodji does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Metz surge ahead!
  • 80' Tamar Svetlin is replacing Jakob Breum for the AS Saint-Etienne side.
  • 81' A meaty challenge results in booking for Julien Le Cardinal on 81.
  • 82' Idris Mohamed gets the nod from FC Metz. He replaces Jean Ruiz and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 86' Time for substitution for AS Saint-Etienne. Augustine Boakye is replaced by Adam Baallal.
  • 89' GOAL! Jessy Deminguet fires home to make it 2-2!
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Kevin Pedro.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luc Holtz

AS Saint-Étienne Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ian Cathro

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ibrahima Wadji 2
Habib Diallo 2
Kevin N'Doram 2
Matthieu Udol 2
Opa Nguette 2
Niels Nkounkou 2
Farid Boulaya 2
Georges Mikautadze 2

Head to Head

2026-09-19 FC Metz 2–2 AS Saint-Étienne 2023-04-22 AS Saint-Étienne 1–3 FC Metz 2022-11-07 FC Metz 3–2 AS Saint-Étienne 2022-03-06 AS Saint-Étienne 1–0 FC Metz 2021-10-30 FC Metz 1–1 AS Saint-Étienne

FC Metz Form

2026-09-19 FC Metz 2–2 AS Saint-Étienne D 2026-09-14 Red Star FC 1–0 FC Metz L 2026-09-05 FC Metz 4–1 Rodez Aveyron Football W 2026-08-29 FC Annecy 1–1 FC Metz D 2026-08-22 FC Metz 1–1 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC D 2026-08-14 Grenoble Foot 38 0–0 FC Metz D

AS Saint-Étienne Form

2026-09-19 FC Metz 2–2 AS Saint-Étienne D 2026-09-12 USL Dunkerque 2–1 AS Saint-Étienne L 2026-09-05 AS Saint-Étienne 3–1 Montpellier HSC W 2026-08-31 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2–3 AS Saint-Étienne W 2026-08-22 AS Saint-Étienne 4–0 Grenoble Foot 38 W 2026-08-14 AS Saint-Étienne 3–1 Clermont Foot 63 W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.72 FC Metz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2 AS Saint-Étienne xG
I would bet for: FC Metz or AS Saint-Étienne 76% + Over 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Metz36% Draw24% AS Saint-Étienne40%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.72
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

FC Metz or Draw
61%
Draw or AS Saint-Étienne
64%
FC Metz or AS Saint-Étienne
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Metz27% Draw39% AS Saint-Étienne34%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.2%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
7%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
5.3%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 3
4.6%
0 – 1
4.3%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 2
3.9%
0 – 0
3.7%
2 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — FC Metz

Handicap FC Metz covers Push AS Saint-Étienne covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 16% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 19% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 13% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

FC Metz keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
AS Saint-Étienne keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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