FC Metz vs AS Saint-Étienne, Ligue 2 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
FC Metz vs AS Saint-Étienne — Ligue 2 at Stade Saint Symphorien.
- FC Metz 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- AS Saint-Étienne 34 games · 60 pts (2026/27)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 ES Troyes AC 34 67 2 Le Mans FC 34 62 3 AS Saint-Étienne 34 60 4 Red Star FC 34 58 5 Rodez Aveyron Football 34 58 6 Stade de Reims 34 56 7 FC Annecy 34 52 8 Montpellier HSC 34 51 9 Pau FC 34 45 10 USL Dunkerque 34 43 11 En Avant Guingamp 34 40 12 Grenoble Foot 38 34 39 13 Clermont Foot 63 34 37 14 AS Nancy-Lorraine 34 37 15 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 34 36 16 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 34 32 17 SC Bastia 34 28 18 Amiens SC 34 24 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 07 Nov AS Saint-Étienne H 3–2 W 24 Oct Le Havre AC A 0–2 L 15 Oct FC Sochaux-Montbeliard H 0–0 D 08 Oct FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 0–2 L 01 Oct Pau FC H 1–0 W 17 Sep SC Bastia A 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 07 Nov FC Metz A 2–3 L 22 Oct Amiens SC A 1–0 W 15 Oct Paris FC H 0–2 L 10 Oct FC Sochaux-Montbeliard A 1–2 L 01 Oct Grenoble Foot 38 H 2–2 D 17 Sep En Avant Guingamp A 1–2 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)38% Over 2.5 Goals
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Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Stade Saint Symphorien. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 10' FC Metz is showing some good football. However, FC Metz are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 15' 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.
- 18' Goal! Jean-Philippe Krasso scores his 46 goal in 427 matches.
- 20' A meaty challenge results in booking for Yvann Macon on 20.
- 24' What a strike from Ibrahima Wadji! The score is 1-1.
- 27' It’s a booking for AS Saint-Etienne player. Yvann Macon gets a Yellow card.
- 32' AS Saint-Étienne started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 32.
- 37' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mickael Nade made 427 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 39' Goal! Kevin N'Doram scores his 2 goal in 422 matches.
- 40' What a strike from Kevin N'Doram! The score is 3-1.
- 45' It looks surprising AS Saint-Étienne does not make any changes. Anthony Musaba has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 46' Mathys Saban is replacing Abdoulaye Bakayoko for the AS Saint-Etienne side.
- 51' It’s high time Laszlo Boloni made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 60' What a strike from Matthieu Udol! The score is 4-1.
- 61' Goal! Matthieu Udol scores his 14 goal in 434 matches.
- 66' AS Saint-Etienne manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mathieu Cafaro is hanging Dylan Chambost on the field on 66 minute.
- 67' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jimmy Giraudon.
- 68' Jimmy Giraudon was booked on 68.
- 70' The supporters are chanting for Lamine Gueye. He replaces Anthony Musaba on 70 minute.
- 74' Another change for FC Metz made on 74 minute. Habib Maiga leaves to be changed by Danley Jean Jacques.
- 79' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 79 minutes.
- 80' It is a substitution in FC Metz team. Georges Mikautadze is replaced by Ibrahima Niane on 80 minute.
- 81' FC Metz manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ibrahima Niane is hanging Georges Mikautadze on the field on 81 minute.
- 86' 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.
- 90' It’s a booking for FC Metz player. Boubacar Kouyate gets a Yellow card.
- With this win, FC Metz is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
FC Metz Lineups
Starting XI
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- 5
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11
Anthony Musaba ↓ Lamine Gueye 70'
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Bench
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7
Ibrahima Niane ↑ 80'
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- 22
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20
Lamine Gueye ↑ 70'
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- 24
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27
Danley Jean Jacques ↑ 74'
Coach Laszlo BoloniAS Saint-Étienne Lineups
Starting XI
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- 5
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14
Dylan Chambost ↓ Mathieu Cafaro 66'
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- 25
- 19
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27
Yvann Macon ↓ Gabriel Silva 80'
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- 36
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Anas Namri ↓ Mickael Nade 66'
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Bench
- 15
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11
Gabriel Silva ↑ 80'
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18
Mathieu Cafaro ↑ 66'
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Mickael Nade ↑ 66'
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Mathys Saban ↑ 46'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Niels Nkounkou 2 Farid Boulaya 2 Georges Mikautadze 2 Ibrahima Wadji 2 Habib Diallo 2 Kevin N'Doram 2 Matthieu Udol 2 Opa Nguette 2 Head to Head
FC Metz Form
AS Saint-Étienne Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.42 FC Metz xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.08 AS Saint-Étienne xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Metz winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.5Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 71% 29% ± 2.5 45% 55% ± 3.5 25% 75% ± 4.5 12% 88% Double Chance
FC Metz or Draw 74%Draw or AS Saint-Étienne 54%FC Metz or AS Saint-Étienne 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Metz win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 3–2 not predicted3 – 2Actual1 – 1 13.5%1 – 0 10.6%0 – 0 10.3%2 – 1 8.6%2 – 0 8%0 – 1 7.8%1 – 2 6.5%2 – 2 4.7%0 – 2 4.7%3 – 1 4.1%3 – 0 3.7%1 – 3 2.4%Asian Handicap — FC Metz
Handicap FC Metz covers Push AS Saint-Étienne covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 13% 79% -1.5 21% — 79% -1 21% 22% 57% -0.5 43% — 57% +0.5 73% — 27% +1 73% 16% 11% +1.5 89% — 11% +2 89% 8% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
FC Metz keeps clean sheet 35% ✓AS Saint-Étienne keeps clean sheet 25% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.