FC Metz vs En Avant Guingamp, Ligue 2 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON
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FC Metz vs En Avant Guingamp — Ligue 2 at Municipal St.-Symphorien.
- FC Metz 8 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
- En Avant Guingamp 8 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
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 | 8 | 19 |
| 2 | Red Star FC | 8 | 17 |
| 3 | Montpellier HSC | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | Stade de Reims | 8 | 14 |
| 5 | AS Nancy-Lorraine | 8 | 13 |
| 6 | FC Annecy | 8 | 13 |
| 7 | Dijon Football Cote d'Or | 8 | 12 |
| 8 | Pau FC | 8 | 11 |
| 9 | FC Sochaux-Montbeliard | 8 | 11 |
| 10 | FC Metz | 8 | 10 |
| 11 | USL Dunkerque | 8 | 8 |
| 12 | En Avant Guingamp | 8 | 8 |
| 13 | FC Nantes | 8 | 8 |
| 14 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 8 | 8 |
| 15 | Rodez Aveyron Football | 8 | 7 |
| 16 | US Boulogne Cote d'Opale | 8 | 6 |
| 17 | Clermont Foot 63 | 8 | 6 |
| 18 | Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC | 8 | 5 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #10 | Position | #12 |
| 10 | Points | 8 |
| 8 | Played | 8 |
| 2 / 4 / 2 | W / D / L | 2 / 2 / 4 |
| 12 | Scored | 10 |
| 11 | Conceded | 13 |
| +1 | GD | -3 |
| 1.25 | PPG | 1.00 |
| 25% | Win % | 25% |
Key Stats
60%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
H2H (5 games)
60%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
13%
Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season
FC Metz this season
13%
Clean Sheets
En Avant Guingamp this season
En Avant Guingamp this season
FC Metz are 10th (10 pts). En Avant Guingamp are 12th (8 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Metz
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/3
46-60
3/3
61-75
–/3
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
En Avant Guingamp
0-15
3/2
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/5
61-75
3/1
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
FC Metz
| Pape Fall | 7 G | |
| Jessy Deminguet | 2 G | 3 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' We are underway at Municipal St.-Symphorien. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' FC Metz has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 10' En Avant Guingamp is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' Senegal international Pape Fall has been a key figure this campaign — 5 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 19' It’s gonna be a card for Jessy Deminguet.
- 24' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 29' Supporters expect more eagerness from Idris Mohamed, as he is very good at scoring at Municipal St.-Symphorien with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 34' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Metz that had 441 games and scored 370 goals.
- 39' FC Metz currently sit 1 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 44' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 49' It looks surprising FC Metz does not make any changes. Jonathan Fischer has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 51' Brilliant from the ! Albin Demouchy makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 51.
- 54' The referee shows En Avant Guingamp player a card on 54.
- 57' The whistle greets Florent Sanchez as he departs to be replaced by Tom Ducrocq.
- 58' A stunning finish from Pape Fall — that came from absolutely nowhere!
- 60' Against the run of play, Giorgi Abuashvili has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 65' Fresh legs for FC Metz! Hamza Kadamani comes on to replace Believe Munongo.
- 66' The whistle greets Tanguy Ahile as he departs to be replaced by Samir Ben Brahim.
- 71' The travelling En Avant Guingamp supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 74' The whistle greets Jeremie Matumona as he departs to be replaced by Vimoj Muntu Wa Mungu.
- 78' Habib Diallo gets the nod from FC Metz. He replaces Pape Fall and will look to change the dynamic.
- 79' Time for substitution for FC Metz. Nathan Mbala is replaced by Nampalys Mendy.
- 82' FC Metz ring the changes. Giorgi Abuashvili has done his job and it is now time for Morgan Bokele to step up.
- 87' Believe Munongo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Idris Mohamed on 90.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FC Metz players.
Lineups
FC Metz Lineups
Starting XI
- 2
- 20
- 5
- 3
- 9
- 42
-
22
Nathan Mbala ↓ Nampalys Mendy 79'
- 1
- 33
-
11
Pape Fall ↓ Habib Diallo 78'
- 98
Bench
-
6
Nampalys Mendy ↑ 79'
-
30
Habib Diallo ↑ 78'
- 7
- 61
-
19
Morgan Bokele ↑ 82'
- 21
- 25
-
38
Hamza Kadamani ↑ 65'
- 32
En Avant Guingamp Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
- 2
- 36
-
8
Florent Sanchez ↓ Tom Ducrocq 57'
-
10
Amine Hemia ↓ Jasser Chamakh 66'
- 16
-
21
Tanguy Ahile ↓ Samir Ben Brahim 66'
- 11
- 3
- 27
- 24
Bench
- 1
-
25
Tom Ducrocq ↑ 57'
-
7
Donatien Gomis ↑ 66'
-
39
Vimoj Muntu Wa Mungu ↑ 74'
- 32
- 31
-
20
Samir Ben Brahim ↑ 66'
-
23
Jasser Chamakh ↑ 66'
- 38
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Jeremy Livolant | 2 |
| Gaetan Courtet | 2 |
| Ablie Jallow | 2 |
| Vincent Manceau | 1 |
| Georges Mikautadze | 1 |
| Pape Diallo | 1 |
| Gauthier Hein | 1 |
| Matthieu Udol | 1 |
Head to Head
FC Metz Form
En Avant Guingamp Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.97
FC Metz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48
En Avant Guingamp xG
I would bet for:
Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 66%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Metz win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.45
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 95% |
|
5% |
| ± 1.5 | 86% |
|
14% |
| ± 2.5 | 66% |
|
34% |
| ± 3.5 | 45% |
|
55% |
| ± 4.5 | 27% |
|
73% |
Double Chance
FC Metz or Draw
74%
Draw or En Avant Guingamp
49%
FC Metz or En Avant Guingamp
77%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6.2%
3 – 1
5.7%
1 – 0
5.7%
0 – 0
4.6%
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
4%
0 – 2
3.5%
Asian Handicap — FC Metz
| Handicap | FC Metz covers | Push | En Avant Guingamp covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 13% | — | 87% |
| -2 | 13% | 15% | 72% |
| -1.5 | 28% | — | 72% |
| -1 | 28% | 20% | 52% |
| -0.5 | 48% | — | 52% |
| +0.5 | 72% | — | 28% |
| +1 | 72% | 15% | 13% |
| +1.5 | 87% | — | 13% |
| +2 | 87% | 8% | 5% |
| +2.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
Clean Sheet
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
24%
✓
En Avant Guingamp keeps clean sheet
15%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.