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FC Metz vs Dijon Football Cote d'Or, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2020-21
Sun 8 Nov 2020 · 14:00 UTC Stade Saint-Symphorien HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'

Overview

Match Preview

FC Metz vs Dijon Football Cote d'OrLigue 1 at Stade Saint-Symphorien.

Match Details

  • Referee Jerome Miguelgorry
  • Referee Willy Delajod
  • Referee Philippe Jeanne
  • Referee Erwan Finjean
  • Referee Marc Bollengier

Head-to-Head

1
3
1
FC Metz 5 games · Avg 3.0 goals Dijon Football Cote d'Or

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Nov Dijon Football Cote d'Or H 1–1 D
01 Nov Nimes Olympique A 1–0 W
25 Oct AS Saint-Étienne H 2–0 W
18 Oct Angers SCO A 1–1 D
04 Oct FC Lorient H 3–1 W
26 Sep Olympique de Marseille A 1–1 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Nov FC Metz A 1–1 D
01 Nov FC Lorient H 0–0 D
24 Oct Paris Saint-Germain FC A 0–4 L
16 Oct Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 1–1 D
04 Oct FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 0–3 L
27 Sep Montpellier HSC H 2–2 D

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Stade Saint-Symphorien. Ninety minutes of football awaits between FC Metz and Dijon Football Cote d\'Or.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 13' The Guinea-Bissau Mama Balde breaks the deadlock on 13 minutes. 0-1!
  • 18' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 21' Goal! Papa Ndiaga Yade scores his 7 goal in 434 matches.
  • 26' Dijon Football Cote d\'Or fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 31' Bersant Celina, a Kosovo , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 36' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mamadou Fofana made 434 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 41' A quiet spell here at Stade Saint-Symphorien. FC Metz seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 46' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Dijon Football Cote d\'Or needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 56' Fabien Centonze is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Metz tonight.
  • 60' Aaron Leya Iseka gets the nod from FC Metz. He replaces Opa Nguette and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 63' Moussa Konate is ready to make an impact after coming on for Roger Assale at the 63 minute mark.
  • 64' Vagner is having his name booked by the referee on 64.
  • 68' A change in the Dijon Football Cote d'Or ranks — Fouad Chafik exits the field as Muzinga Ngonda enters on 68.
  • 73' Opa Nguette has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 77' Lamine Gueye makes way for Thierry Ambrose at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Metz.
  • 82' Pape Cheikh Diop is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mama Balde at the 82 minute mark.
  • 87' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 90' It’s a booking for FC Metz player. Thomas Delaine gets a Yellow card.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.63 FC Metz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 Dijon Football Cote d\'Or xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Metz51% Draw26% Dijon Football Cote d\'Or23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

FC Metz or Draw
78%
Draw or Dijon Football Cote d\'Or
49%
FC Metz or Dijon Football Cote d\'Or
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Metz36% Draw47% Dijon Football Cote d\'Or17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.8%
2 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
9.2%
0 – 0
9.1%
0 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
5%
3 – 0
5%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Metz

Handicap FC Metz covers Push Dijon Football Cote d\'Or covers
-2.5 12% 88%
-2 12% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% 73%
-1 27% 23% 50%
-0.5 50% 50%
+0.5 78% 22%
+1 78% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% 2%

Clean Sheet

FC Metz keeps clean sheet
37%
Dijon Football Cote d\'Or keeps clean sheet
20%

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