FC Metz vs AS Saint-Etienne, Ligue 2 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2022-23

FC Metz

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AS Saint-Etienne

Mon 7 Nov 2022 · 19:45 Stade Saint Symphorien HT 45' · FT 45'

• Overview
• Events
• Lineups
• H2H

• Match Preview

  FC Metz vs AS Saint-Etienne — Ligue 2 at Stade Saint Symphorien.

  • FC Metz 38 games · 72 pts (2025/26)
  • AS Saint-Etienne 38 games · 53 pts (2025/26)

  Standings

  #	Team	P	Pts
  1	FC Lorient	28	54
  2	ES Troyes AC	38	77
  3	Toulouse FC	38	79
  4	Le Havre AC	38	75
  5	AC Ajaccio	38	75
  6	FC Metz	38	72
  7	Racing Club de Lens	28	53
  8	Stade Brestois 29	38	74
  9	Clermont Foot 63	38	72
  10	AJ Auxerre	38	74
  11	FC Girondins de Bordeaux	37	69
  12	SC Bastia	38	60
  13	SM Caen	38	59
  14	En Avant Guingamp	38	55
  15	Paris FC	38	55
  16	AS Saint-Etienne	38	53
  17	FC Sochaux-Montbeliard	38	52
  18	Grenoble Foot 38	38	51
  19	US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole	38	50
  20	Amiens SC	38	47
  21	Pau FC	38	47
  22	Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC	38	46
  23	Valenciennes FC	38	45
  24	FC Annecy	38	45
  25	Rodez Aveyron Football	37	43
  26	GFC Ajaccio	38	39
  27	Dijon Football Cote d'Or	38	42
  28	FC Chambly Oise	38	38
  29	Nimes Olympique	38	36
  30	USL Dunkerque	38	31
  31	Le Mans FC	28	26
  32	AS Beziers	38	38
  33	AS Nancy-Lorraine	38	27
  34	Chamois Niortais FC	38	29
  35	La Berrichonne de Chateauroux	38	23
  36	US Orleans Loiret	28	19
  37	Red Star FC	38	30

• Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Stade Saint Symphorien that hosts another battle between FC Metz and AS Saint-Etienne.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' AS Saint-Etienne is showing some good football. However, AS Saint-Etienne are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' 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.
  • 18' GOAL! Jean-Philippe Krasso scores on 18.
  • 20' The referee calls foul for Yvann Macon. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 24' Goal! Ibrahima Wadji scores his 22 goal in 83 matches.
  • 27' The referee shows AS Saint-Etienne player a Yellow card on 27.
  • 32' Mathys Saban has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 32 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 37' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 39' Sensational shot from Kevin N'Doram. FC Metz is back in the lead.
  • 40' Goal! Kevin N'Doram scores his 2 goal in 411 matches.
  • 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Anas Namri, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Saint Symphorien with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 46' Another change for AS Saint-Etienne made on 46 minute. Abdoulaye Bakayoko leaves to be changed by Mathys Saban.
  • 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Metz that had 431 games and scored 342 goals.
  • 56' FC Metz started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
  • 60' GOAL! Matthieu Udol scores on 60.
  • 61' Goal! Matthieu Udol scores his 13 goal in 431 matches.
  • 66' The AS Saint-Etienne manager makes a substitution. Dylan Chambost departs to be replaced by Mathieu Cafaro.
  • 67' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jimmy Giraudon.
  • 68' Jimmy Giraudon is having his name booked by the referee on 68.
  • 70' Lamine Gueye has so much to prove this time. He replaces Anthony Musaba on 70 minute.
  • 74' It is a substitution in FC Metz team. Habib Maiga is replaced by Danley Jean Jacques on 74 minute.
  • 79' 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.
  • 80' The whistle greets Georges Mikautadze as he departs to be replaced by Ibrahima Niane.
  • 81' Time for substitution for FC Metz. Georges Mikautadze is replaced by Ibrahima Niane.
  • 86' Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Boubacar Kouyate.
  • Another three points for FC Metz.

• FC Metz

  Starting XI

  • 6
    Kevin N'Doram
  • 3
    Matthieu Udol
  • 36
    Ablie Jallow
  • 16
    Alexandre Oukidja
  • 19
    Habib Maiga ↓ Danley Jean Jacques 74'
  • 14
    Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly
  • 4
    Boubacar Kouyate
  • 5
    Fali Cande
  • 11
    Anthony Musaba ↓ Lamine Gueye 70'
  • 9
    Georges Mikautadze ↓ Ibrahima Niane 80'
  • 39
    Koffi Kouao

  Bench

  • 7
    Ibrahima Niane ↑ 80'
  • 8
    Ismael Traore
  • 22
    Sofiane Alakouch
  • 20
    Lamine Gueye ↑ 70'
  • 40
    Ousmane Ba
  • 24
    Lenny Joseph
  • 27
    Danley Jean Jacques ↑ 74'

  Coach Laszlo Boloni

  AS Saint-Etienne

  Starting XI

  • 1
    Matthieu Dreyer
  • 5
    Jimmy Giraudon
  • 14
    Dylan Chambost ↓ Mathieu Cafaro 66'
  • 22
    Victor Lobry
  • 25
    Ibrahima Wadji
  • 19
    Leo Petrot
  • 27
    Yvann Macon ↓ Gabriel Silva 80'
  • 17
    Jean-Philippe Krasso
  • 36
    Abdoulaye Bakayoko ↓ Mathys Saban 46'
  • 52
    Anas Namri ↓ Mickael Nade 66'
  • 6
    Benjamin Bouchouari

  Bench

  • 15
    Lenny Pintor
  • 11
    Gabriel Silva ↑ 80'
  • 18
    Mathieu Cafaro ↑ 66'
  • 3
    Mickael Nade ↑ 66'
  • 42
    Etienne Green
  • 44
    Mathys Saban ↑ 46'
  • 37
    Louis Mouton

  Coach Laurent Batlles

• Head to Head

  2022-03-06 AS Saint-Etienne 1–0 FC Metz 2021-10-30 FC Metz 1–1 AS Saint-Etienne 2021-02-07 AS Saint-Etienne 1–0 FC Metz 2020-10-25 FC Metz 2–0 AS Saint-Etienne 2020-02-02 FC Metz 3–1 AS Saint-Etienne

  FC Metz Form

  2022-10-24 Le Havre AC 2–0 FC Metz L 2022-10-15 FC Metz 0–0 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard D 2022-10-08 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 2–0 FC Metz L 2022-10-01 FC Metz 1–0 Pau FC W 2022-09-17 SC Bastia 1–0 FC Metz L

  AS Saint-Etienne Form

  2022-10-22 Amiens SC 0–1 AS Saint-Etienne W 2022-10-15 AS Saint-Etienne 0–2 Paris FC L 2022-10-10 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 2–1 AS Saint-Etienne L 2022-10-01 AS Saint-Etienne 2–2 Grenoble Foot 38 D 2022-09-17 En Avant Guingamp 2–1 AS Saint-Etienne L