Wednesday , 23 September 2026

FC Metz vs En Avant Guingamp, Ligue 2 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2026-27
FC Metz
2 – 1
Full Time
En Avant Guingamp
Sat 8 Aug 2026 · 18:45 UTC Municipal St.-Symphorien HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 51' Albin Demouchy
Pape Fall 58' 1–1
Giorgi Abuashvili 60' 2–1
Jessy Deminguet 19' Y
Y 54' Albin Demouchy
Idris Mohamed 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Metz vs En Avant Guingamp — Ligue 2 at Municipal St.-Symphorien.

Match Details

  • Referee Aurelien Petit
  • Assistant 1 Yann Thenard (France)
  • Assistant 2 Charlie Sorel (France)
4 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 7.3 goals/game

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

3
1
1
FC Metz 5 games · Avg 3.6 goals En Avant Guingamp
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-08 FC Metz 2–1 En Avant Guingamp 2025-02-15 En Avant Guingamp 0–3 FC Metz 2024-10-25 FC Metz 1–0 En Avant Guingamp 2023-05-20 En Avant Guingamp 1–1 FC Metz 2022-09-12 FC Metz 3–6 En Avant Guingamp

Recent Form

FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Aug En Avant Guingamp H 2–1 W
17 May OGC Nice A 0–0 D
10 May FC Lorient H 0–4 L
02 May AS Monaco FC H 1–2 L
26 Apr Le Havre AC A 4–4 D
19 Apr Paris FC H 1–3 L
En Avant Guingamp
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Aug FC Metz A 1–2 L
09 May Clermont Foot 63 A 0–1 L
02 May SC Bastia H 0–1 L
24 Apr Red Star FC A 2–3 L
17 Apr Pau FC A 1–2 L
10 Apr Grenoble Foot 38 H 1–1 D

Season Stats

FC Metz En Avant Guingamp
#5 Position #12
10 Points 8
7 Played 7
2 / 4 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 3
10 Scored 10
7 Conceded 12
+3 GD -2
1.43 PPG 1.14
29% Win % 29%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season
14% Clean Sheets
En Avant Guingamp this season

FC Metz are 5th (10 pts). En Avant Guingamp are 12th (8 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
En Avant Guingamp
0-15
3/2
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/5
61-75
3/1
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Metz
Pape Fall 5 G
Jessy Deminguet 2 G 2 A
Giorgi Abuashvili 1 G
En Avant Guingamp
Brandon Bokangu 4 G
Donatien Gomis 2 G 1 A
Stanislas Kielt 2 G
Albin Demouchy 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. En Avant Guingamp kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' En Avant Guingamp fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' Tom Ducrocq is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Metz tonight.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 19' Jessy Deminguet was booked on 19.
  • 24' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Metz is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 29' France international Florent Sanchez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 34' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Metz side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 39' FC Metz is showing some good football. However, FC Metz are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 44' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Metz and En Avant Guingamp are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 49' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 51' The France Albin Demouchy breaks the deadlock on 51 minutes. 0-1!
  • 54' A moment of madness from Albin Demouchy on 54 minutes earns him a card. En Avant Guingamp will be frustrated.
  • 57' Time for substitution for En Avant Guingamp. Florent Sanchez is replaced by Tom Ducrocq.
  • 58' A goal from the Senegal international Pape Fall! He fires home on 58 to make it 1-1!
  • 60' Giorgi Abuashvili does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Metz surge ahead!
  • 65' Hamza Kadamani has so much to prove this time. He replaces Believe Munongo on 65 minute.
  • 66' A change in the En Avant Guingamp ranks — Tanguy Ahile exits the field as Samir Ben Brahim enters on 66.
  • 71' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. En Avant Guingamp needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 74' Jeremie Matumona makes way for Vimoj Muntu Wa Mungu at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from En Avant Guingamp.
  • 78' FC Metz manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Habib Diallo is hanging Pape Fall on the field on 78 minute.
  • 79' The whistle greets Nathan Mbala as he departs to be replaced by Nampalys Mendy.
  • 82' It is a substitution in FC Metz team. Giorgi Abuashvili is replaced by Morgan Bokele on 82 minute.
  • 87' The 28-year-old Amine Hemia has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 90' Idris Mohamed is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for En Avant Guingamp.

Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

En Avant Guingamp Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jeremy Livolant 2
Gaetan Courtet 2
Ablie Jallow 2
Matthieu Udol 1
Warren Tchimbembe 1
Idrissa Gueye 1
Dylan Louiserre 1
Albin Demouchy 1

Head to Head

2026-08-08 FC Metz 2–1 En Avant Guingamp 2025-02-15 En Avant Guingamp 0–3 FC Metz 2024-10-25 FC Metz 1–0 En Avant Guingamp 2023-05-20 En Avant Guingamp 1–1 FC Metz 2022-09-12 FC Metz 3–6 En Avant Guingamp

FC Metz Form

2026-08-08 FC Metz 2–1 En Avant Guingamp W 2026-05-17 OGC Nice 0–0 FC Metz D 2026-05-10 FC Metz 0–4 FC Lorient L 2026-05-02 FC Metz 1–2 AS Monaco FC L 2026-04-26 Le Havre AC 4–4 FC Metz D 2026-04-19 FC Metz 1–3 Paris FC L

En Avant Guingamp Form

2026-08-08 FC Metz 2–1 En Avant Guingamp L 2026-05-09 Clermont Foot 63 1–0 En Avant Guingamp L 2026-05-02 En Avant Guingamp 0–1 SC Bastia L 2026-04-24 Red Star FC 3–2 En Avant Guingamp L 2026-04-17 Pau FC 2–1 En Avant Guingamp L 2026-04-10 En Avant Guingamp 1–1 Grenoble Foot 38 D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.98 FC Metz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 En Avant Guingamp xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Metz53% Draw23% En Avant Guingamp24%
Actual: FC Metz win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.36
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

FC Metz or Draw
76%
Draw or En Avant Guingamp
47%
FC Metz or En Avant Guingamp
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Metz37% Draw41% En Avant Guingamp22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
6.8%
1 – 2
6.3%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
5.9%
0 – 0
5%
3 – 0
4.4%
3 – 2
4.1%
0 – 1
4.1%
0 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Metz

Handicap FC Metz covers Push En Avant Guingamp covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 15% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 21% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 14% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Metz keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
En Avant Guingamp keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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