FC Metz vs Chamois Niortais FC, Ligue 2 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 2 · 2022-23

FC Metz

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Chamois Niortais FC

Mon 26 Dec 2022 · 20:00 UTC Stade Saint Symphorien HT 45' · FT 45'

Danley Jean Jacques 73' Y

Y 90' Mootaz Zemzemi

Overview

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FC Metz vs Chamois Niortais FC — Ligue 2 at Stade Saint Symphorien.

FC Metz 12 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
Chamois Niortais FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

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

FC Metz 6 games · Avg 2.5 goals Chamois Niortais FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-12-26 FC Metz 0–0 Chamois Niortais FC 2019-03-15 Chamois Niortais FC 0–3 FC Metz 2018-10-19 FC Metz 3–0 Chamois Niortais FC 2015-02-06 Chamois Niortais FC 2–0 FC Metz 2014-08-30 FC Metz 1–2 Chamois Niortais FC

Recent Form

FC Metz

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Chamois Niortais FC	H	0–0	D
12 Nov	Paris FC	A	4–1	W
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

Chamois Niortais FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	FC Metz	A	0–0	D
12 Nov	Nimes Olympique	H	1–1	D
05 Nov	Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC	A	1–2	L
22 Oct	Dijon Football Cote d'Or	H	2–1	W
15 Oct	Grenoble Foot 38	H	0–3	L
08 Oct	SM Caen	A	0–1	L

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

8% Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Stade Saint Symphorien as FC Metz face off against Chamois Niortais FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Bilal Boutobba suffering a number of foals already.
10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Metz and Chamois Niortais FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
20' FC Metz are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Chamois Niortais FC's shape.
25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
40' Mathieu Michel has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
46' Time for substitution for FC Metz. Ablie Jallow is replaced by Lamine Gueye.
51' The 28-year-old Fali Cande has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
56' France international Bryan Passi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
59' Fresh legs for Chamois Niortais FC! Amadou Sagna comes on to replace Junior Olaitan.
64' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Rui Almeida will be considering his options from the bench.
68' Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly gets the nod from FC Metz. He replaces Ibrahima Niane and will look to change the dynamic.
73' Danley Jean Jacques catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 73.
78' 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.
82' A change in the Chamois Niortais FC ranks — Guy-Marcelin Kilama exits the field as Bradley M'Bondo enters on 82.
83' Joris Moutachy is replacing Samuel Renel for the Chamois Niortais FC side.
88' Lenny Joseph is ready to make an impact after coming on for Georges Mikautadze at the 88 minute mark.
90' Mootaz Zemzemi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

6
Kevin N'Doram
3
Matthieu Udol
36
Ablie Jallow ↓ Lamine Gueye 46'
7
Ibrahima Niane ↓ Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly 68'
16
Alexandre Oukidja
8
Ismael Traore
5
Fali Cande
10
Youssef Maziz
9
Georges Mikautadze ↓ Lenny Joseph 88'
39
Koffi Kouao
27
Danley Jean Jacques

Bench

19
Habib Maiga
14
Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly ↑ 68'
20
Lamine Gueye ↑ 46'
40
Ousmane Ba
24
Lenny Joseph ↑ 88'
15
Ababacar Loe

Coach Laszlo Boloni

Chamois Niortais FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Guy-Marcelin Kilama ↓ Bradley M'Bondo 82'
11
Yanis Merdji
1
Mathieu Michel
25
Charles Kabore
27
Bryan Passi
10
Bilal Boutobba
21
Lenny Vallier
17
Samuel Renel ↓ Joris Moutachy 83'
26
Samy Benchama ↓ Mootaz Zemzemi 68'
15
Junior Olaitan ↓ Amadou Sagna 59'
14
Dylan Durivaux

Bench

7
Mootaz Zemzemi ↑ 68'
20
Amadou Sagna ↑ 59'
29
Joris Moutachy ↑ 83'
18
Bradley M'Bondo ↑ 82'
16
Jean Louchet
36
Oumar Ngom
22
Ryan Bakayoko

Coach Rui Almeida

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Georges Mikautadze	2
Habib Diallo	2
Opa Nguette	1
Stoppila Sunzu	1
Marvin Gakpa	1
Farid Boulaya	1
Nesta Elphege	1
Youssef Maziz	1

Head to Head

FC Metz Form

2022-12-26 FC Metz 0–0 Chamois Niortais FC D 2022-11-12 Paris FC 1–4 FC Metz W 2022-11-07 FC Metz 3–2 AS Saint-Étienne 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

Chamois Niortais FC Form

2022-12-26 FC Metz 0–0 Chamois Niortais FC D 2022-11-12 Chamois Niortais FC 1–1 Nimes Olympique D 2022-11-05 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 2–1 Chamois Niortais FC L 2022-10-22 Chamois Niortais FC 2–1 Dijon Football Cote d'Or W 2022-10-15 Chamois Niortais FC 0–3 Grenoble Foot 38 L 2022-10-08 SM Caen 1–0 Chamois Niortais FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.22 FC Metz xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.85 Chamois Niortais FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FC Metz45% Draw30% Chamois Niortais FC25%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes41% 0% No59%

Avg goals/match: 2.07

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	61%	39%
± 2.5	34%	66%
± 3.5	16%	84%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

FC Metz or Draw

76%

Draw or Chamois Niortais FC

55%

FC Metz or Chamois Niortais FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Metz29% Draw53% Chamois Niortais FC18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

14.2%

1 – 1

14%

0 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

9.1%

2 – 1

7.8%

1 – 2

5.3%

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 0

3.7%

2 – 2

3.4%

3 – 1

3.3%

1 – 3

1.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Metz

Handicap	FC Metz covers	Push	Chamois Niortais FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	13%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	24%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	16%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

FC Metz keeps clean sheet

43% ✗

Chamois Niortais FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

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