Wednesday , 23 September 2026

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

Ligue 2 · 2022-23
FC Metz
3 – 2
Full Time
AS Saint-Etienne
Mon 7 Nov 2022 · 19:45 UTC Stade Saint Symphorien HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 20' Yvann Macon
Y 27' Yvann Macon
Y 67' Jimmy Giraudon
Y 68' Jimmy Giraudon
Boubacar Kouyate 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

5
2
2
FC Metz 9 games · Avg 2.7 goals AS Saint-Etienne
Last 5 meetings
2022-11-07 FC Metz 3–2 AS Saint-Etienne 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

Recent Form

FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Nov AS Saint-Etienne 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
AS Saint-Etienne
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

Season Stats

FC Metz AS Saint-Etienne
#5 Position #1
10 Points 16
7 Played 7
2 / 4 / 1 W / D / L 5 / 1 / 1
10 Scored 19
7 Conceded 8
+3 GD +11
1.43 PPG 2.29
29% Win % 71%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season
29% Clean Sheets
AS Saint-Etienne this season

FC Metz are 5th (10 pts). AS Saint-Etienne are 1st (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! FC Metz vs AS Saint-Etienne — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' AS Saint-Etienne fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' Alexandre Oukidja is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AS Saint-Etienne so far.
  • 15' Anthony Musaba has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 18' A stunning finish from Jean-Philippe Krasso — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 20' The referee calls foul for Yvann Macon. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 24' Ibrahima Wadji is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 27' A meaty challenge results in booking for Yvann Macon on 27.
  • 32' 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.
  • 37' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 39' FC Metz is taking the lead after the goal scored by Kevin N'Doram on 39.
  • 40' What a strike from Kevin N'Doram! The score is 3-1.
  • 45' AS Saint-Etienne 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.
  • 46' Time for substitution for AS Saint-Etienne. Abdoulaye Bakayoko is replaced by Mathys Saban.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Metz must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 60' Goal! Matthieu Udol scores his 15 goal in 441 matches.
  • 61' The deadlock is broken! Matthieu Udol gets on the scoresheet on 61 minutes.
  • 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' Poor challenge from Jimmy Giraudon. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 68' AS Saint-Etienne player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 70' The FC Metz manager makes a substitution. Anthony Musaba departs to be replaced by Lamine Gueye.
  • 74' Another change for FC Metz made on 74 minute. Habib Maiga leaves to be changed by Danley Jean Jacques.
  • 79' With 0 assists to his name this season, Victor Lobry is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AS Saint-Etienne.
  • 80' The crowd applauds Georges Mikautadze as he leaves the pitch. Ibrahima Niane steps in for FC Metz.
  • 81' FC Metz ring the changes. Georges Mikautadze has done his job and it is now time for Ibrahima Niane to step up.
  • 86' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Boubacar Kouyate.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Laszlo Boloni

AS Saint-Etienne Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Laurent Batlles

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2022-11-07 FC Metz 3–2 AS Saint-Etienne 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

FC Metz Form

2022-11-07 FC Metz 3–2 AS Saint-Etienne W 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

2022-11-07 FC Metz 3–2 AS Saint-Etienne L 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.5 FC Metz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.57 AS Saint-Etienne xG
I would bet for: FC Metz or AS Saint-Etienne 75% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Metz41% Draw25% AS Saint-Etienne34%
Actual: FC Metz win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.07
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

FC Metz or Draw
66%
Draw or AS Saint-Etienne
59%
FC Metz or AS Saint-Etienne
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Metz27% Draw44% AS Saint-Etienne29%
Actual: FC Metz win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
11.9%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
7.9%
0 – 1
6.5%
0 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6.2%
1 – 0
6.2%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 0
5.2%
1 – 3
4.3%
3 – 1
4%
2 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Metz

Handicap FC Metz covers Push AS Saint-Etienne covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 18% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 19% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

FC Metz keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
AS Saint-Etienne keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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