FC Metz vs ES Troyes AC, Ligue 2 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
FC Metz vs ES Troyes AC — Ligue 2 at Stade Saint Symphorien.
- FC Metz 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- ES Troyes AC 34 games · 67 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Pierre Legat
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 ES Troyes AC 34 67 2 Le Mans FC 34 62 3 AS Saint-Etienne 34 60 4 Red Star FC 34 58 5 Rodez Aveyron Football 34 58 6 Stade de Reims 34 56 7 FC Annecy 34 52 8 Montpellier HSC 34 51 9 Pau FC 34 45 10 USL Dunkerque 34 43 11 En Avant Guingamp 34 40 12 Grenoble Foot 38 34 39 13 Clermont Foot 63 34 37 14 AS Nancy-Lorraine 34 37 15 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 34 36 16 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 34 32 17 SC Bastia 34 28 18 Amiens SC 34 24 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Mar ES Troyes AC H 2–1 W 15 Mar USL Dunkerque A 3–2 W 08 Mar FC Annecy H 5–1 W 01 Mar Amiens SC A 2–1 W 22 Feb AC Ajaccio H 0–1 L 15 Feb En Avant Guingamp A 3–0 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history35% Clean Sheets
ES Troyes AC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
ES Troyes AC0-153/116-301/–31-45–/146-605/161-75–/176+2/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Stade Saint Symphorien. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 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 Paolo Gozzi Iweru suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' 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.
- 15' FC Metz receives a card for a hard tackle on 15.
- 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. ES Troyes AC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
- 30' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Metz is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jessy Deminguet, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Saint Symphorien with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cheikh Sabaly made 431 appearances and scored 18 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 42' Goal! Gauthier Hein scores his 46 goal in 431 matches.
- 47' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 52' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 57' The travelling ES Troyes AC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 62' FC Metz started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 62.
- 64' The referee shows FC Metz player a card on 64.
- 65' Ismaelben Boura has so much to prove this time. He replaces Paolo Gozzi Iweru on 65 minute.
- 68' Another substitution for ES Troyes AC to replace Xavier Chavalerin by Youssouf M'Changama on 68 minute.
- 72' Another substitution for ES Troyes AC to replace Rafiki Said Ahamada by Jaures Assoumou on 72 minute.
- 77' Matthieu Udol needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 15 Yellow cards this season.
- 80' Another substitution for ES Troyes AC to replace Alexandre Phliponeau by Martin Adeline on 80 minute.
- 82' What a strike from Ablie Jallow! The score is 2-0.
- 86' The whistle greets Ablie Jallow as he departs to be replaced by Pape Diallo.
- 87' It is a substitution in FC Metz team. Cheikh Sabaly is replaced by Morgan Bokele on 87 minute.
- 90' The referee shows FC Metz player a card on 90.
- 90' Another change for FC Metz made on 90 minute. Alpha Toure leaves to be changed by Joseph N'Duquidi.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for ES Troyes AC.
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Lineups
FC Metz Lineups
Starting XI
- 20
- 7
- 3
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36
Ablie Jallow ↓ Pape Diallo 86'
- 29
- 39
- 38
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14
Cheikh Sabaly ↓ Morgan Bokele 87'
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12
Alpha Toure ↓ Joseph N'Duquidi 90'
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18
Idrissa Gueye ↓ Joel Asoro 87'
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Bench
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99
Joel Asoro ↑ 87'
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- 16
- 8
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10
Pape Diallo ↑ 86'
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6
Joseph N'Duquidi ↑ 90'
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19
Morgan Bokele ↑ 87'
Coach Stephane Le MignanES Troyes AC Lineups
Starting XI
- 6
- 16
- 7
- 17
- 9
- 26
- 23
- 11
- 8
- 4
- 21
Bench
- 1
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12
Nicolas de Preville ↑ 65'
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10
Youssouf M'Changama ↑ 68'
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14
Ismaelben Boura ↑ 65'
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24
Martin Adeline ↑ 80'
- 42
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15
Jaures Assoumou ↑ 72'
Coach Stéphane Dumont -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Xavier Chavalerin 2 Gerson Rodrigues 1 Renaud Ripart 1 Pape Ibnou Ba 1 Ismael Traore 1 Nicolas de Preville 1 Gauthier Hein 1 Victorien Angban 1 Head to Head
FC Metz Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.38 FC Metz xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.1 ES Troyes AC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 55%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Metz winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.48Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 71% 29% ± 2.5 45% 55% ± 3.5 24% 76% ± 4.5 11% 89% Double Chance
FC Metz or Draw 74%Draw or ES Troyes AC 53%FC Metz or ES Troyes AC 73%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Metz win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.6%1 – 0 10.4%0 – 0 10.4%2 – 1 Actual0 – 1 8.1%2 – 0 7.8%1 – 2 6.7%0 – 2 4.9%2 – 2 4.7%3 – 1 3.9%3 – 0 3.5%1 – 3 2.5%Asian Handicap — FC Metz
Handicap FC Metz covers Push ES Troyes AC covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 13% 80% -1.5 20% — 80% -1 20% 22% 58% -0.5 42% — 58% +0.5 72% — 28% +1 72% 17% 12% +1.5 88% — 12% +2 88% 8% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
FC Metz keeps clean sheet 34% ✓ES Troyes AC keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.