Saturday , 7 November 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 11 25
2 AS Nancy-Lorraine 12 25
3 Montpellier HSC 12 24
4 Stade de Reims 12 21
5 Pau FC 11 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 Cote d'Opale 12 13
13 Rodez Aveyron Football 12 13
14 Clermont Foot 63 12 11
15 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 12 11
16 Grenoble Foot 38 12 11
17 FC Nantes 11 9
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 11 9

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
#7 Position #1
17 Points 25
12 Played 11
4 / 5 / 3 W / D / L 8 / 1 / 2
20 Scored 23
19 Conceded 11
+1 GD +12
1.42 PPG 2.27
33% Win % 73%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season
45% Clean Sheets
AS Saint-Etienne this season

FC Metz are 7th (17 pts). AS Saint-Etienne are 1st (25 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-Etienne
0-15
3/–
16-30
5/–
31-45
4/3
46-60
3/4
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-Etienne
Augustine Boakye 6 G 2 A
Irvin Cardona 5 G 3 A
Thierno Ballo 5 G 2 A
Jakob Breum 2 G 5 A
Zuriko Davitashvili 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FC Metz and AS Saint-Etienne get this one started.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Metz and AS Saint-Etienne are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 18' Brilliant from the ! Jean-Philippe Krasso makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 18.
  • 20' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Yvann Macon.
  • 24' Ibrahima Wadji adds to his 0 season tally! AS Saint-Etienne lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 27' The referee shows AS Saint-Etienne player a Yellow card on 27.
  • 32' Anthony Musaba has been relatively quiet despite scoring 21 goals in his last 185 appearances.
  • 37' Koffi Kouao has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 39' Kevin N'Doram makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and FC Metz are in front.
  • 40' What a moment for Kevin N'Doram! That strike on 40 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 45' France international Victor Lobry has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 46' AS Saint-Etienne make a change. Abdoulaye Bakayoko trudges off to be replaced by Mathys Saban on 46 minutes.
  • 51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with AS Saint-Etienne winning 0% of all matches.
  • 56' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Metz in their trying to find a way past AS Saint-Etienne's compact .
  • 60' A goal from the France international Matthieu Udol! He fires home on 60 to make it 4-1!
  • 61' Goal! Matthieu Udol scores his 16 goal in 444 matches.
  • 66' A tactical swap from AS Saint-Etienne — Mathieu Cafaro on, Dylan Chambost off on 66 minutes.
  • 67' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jimmy Giraudon.
  • 68' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jimmy Giraudon on 68 minutes.
  • 70' The crowd applauds Anthony Musaba as he leaves the pitch. Lamine Gueye steps in for FC Metz.
  • 74' It is a substitution in FC Metz team. Habib Maiga is replaced by Danley Jean Jacques on 74 minute.
  • 79' It’s high time Laurent Batlles made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 80' A tactical swap from FC Metz — Ibrahima Niane on, Georges Mikautadze off on 80 minutes.
  • 81' The FC Metz bench stirs into life. Georges Mikautadze is withdrawn and Ibrahima Niane gets his opportunity.
  • 86' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Boubacar Kouyate.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — FC Metz 3-2 AS Saint-Etienne.

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
Habib Diallo 2
Kevin N'Doram 2
Matthieu Udol 2
Opa Nguette 2
Niels Nkounkou 2
Farid Boulaya 2
Georges Mikautadze 2
Ibrahima Wadji 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
1.48 FC Metz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.74 AS Saint-Etienne xG
I would bet for: FC Metz or AS Saint-Etienne 75% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Metz38% Draw25% AS Saint-Etienne37%
Actual: FC Metz win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.22
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

FC Metz or Draw
63%
Draw or AS Saint-Etienne
62%
FC Metz or AS Saint-Etienne
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Metz25% Draw43% AS Saint-Etienne32%
Actual: FC Metz win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
11.2%
1 – 2
8.6%
2 – 1
7.4%
2 – 2
6.3%
0 – 1
6.2%
0 – 2
6%
0 – 0
5.6%
1 – 0
5.2%
1 – 3
5%
2 – 0
4.4%
2 – 3
3.7%
3 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Metz

Handicap FC Metz covers Push AS Saint-Etienne covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 17% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 20% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

FC Metz keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
AS Saint-Etienne keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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