Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Metz vs FC Lorient, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2018-19
FC Metz
2 – 1
Full Time
FC Lorient
Sun 31 Mar 2019 · 11:00 UTC Stade Saint-Symphorien HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 28' Illan Meslier
Opa Nguette 34' R
Y 54' Ibrahim Sissoko
Y 67' Sidy Sarr
Farid Boulaya 87' Y
Y 90' Fabien Lemoine

Overview

Match Preview

FC Metz vs FC Lorient — Ligue 2 at Stade Saint-Symphorien.

Match Details

  • Referee Olivier Thual
  • Referee Matthieu Lombard
  • Referee Sylvain Palhies
  • Referee Sebastien Denis

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 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-Montbéliard 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 Côte d'Opale 7 5
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

5
6
9
FC Metz 20 games · Avg 2.6 goals FC Lorient
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-31 FC Metz 2–1 FC Lorient 2018-10-26 FC Lorient 0–0 FC Metz 2018-01-27 FC Lorient 2–1 FC Metz 2017-08-25 FC Metz 1–3 FC Lorient 2017-05-19 FC Lorient 3–2 FC Metz

Recent Form

FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Mar FC Lorient H 2–1 W
15 Mar Chamois Niortais FC A 3–0 W
11 Mar FC Sochaux-Montbéliard H 1–1 D
04 Mar Le Havre AC A 2–2 D
22 Feb Paris FC H 2–0 W
18 Feb AS Beziers H 1–0 W
FC Lorient
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Mar FC Metz A 1–2 L
16 Mar Stade Brestois 29 H 1–1 D
08 Mar AS Nancy-Lorraine A 2–3 L
02 Mar US Orleans Loiret H 1–3 L
22 Feb Clermont Foot 63 A 1–0 W
15 Feb Red Star FC H 2–1 W

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Metz
Pape Fall 5 G
Jessy Deminguet 2 G 2 A
Giorgi Abuashvili 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: FC Metz gets underway.
  • 5' FC Lorient started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Stade Saint-Symphorien. FC Metz seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mickael Landreau will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 28' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Illan Meslier.
  • 30' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Habib Diallo makes it 1-0.
  • 34' FC Metz player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • 39' The 30-year-old Yoane Wissa has been sensational this season — 4 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 44' FC Metz are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Lorient's shape.
  • 49' FC Metz seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 54' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ibrahim Sissoko on 54.
  • 59' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 61' It is a substitution in FC Lorient Bretagne Sud team. Franklin Wadja is replaced by Sidy Sarr on 61 minute.
  • 66' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 67' It’s a booking for FC Lorient Bretagne Sud player. Sidy Sarr gets a Yellow card.
  • 72' Farid Boulaya is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Lorient so far.
  • 77' GOAL! Marvin Gakpa scores on 77. Assisted by Farid Boulaya
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for Jonathan Martins-Pereira. He replaces Maxime Etuin on 78 minute.
  • 82' What a strike from Alexis Claude Maurice! The score is 2-1.
  • 84' Jonathan Rivierez is replacing Renaud Cohade for the FC Metz side.
  • 87' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Farid Boulaya.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Fabien Lemoine. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 2-1 the final result. FC Lorient will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frederic Antonetti

FC Lorient Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mickael Landreau

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ibrahima Niane 4
Jerome Hergault 2
Cheikh Sabaly 2
Mohamed Bamba 2
Farid Boulaya 1
Panos Katseris 1
Pape Matar Sarr 1
Didier Lamkel Ze 1

Head to Head

2019-03-31 FC Metz 2–1 FC Lorient 2018-10-26 FC Lorient 0–0 FC Metz 2018-01-27 FC Lorient 2–1 FC Metz 2017-08-25 FC Metz 1–3 FC Lorient 2017-05-19 FC Lorient 3–2 FC Metz

FC Metz Form

2019-03-31 FC Metz 2–1 FC Lorient W 2019-03-15 Chamois Niortais FC 0–3 FC Metz W 2019-03-11 FC Metz 1–1 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard D 2019-03-04 Le Havre AC 2–2 FC Metz D 2019-02-22 FC Metz 2–0 Paris FC W 2019-02-18 FC Metz 1–0 AS Beziers W

FC Lorient Form

2019-03-31 FC Metz 2–1 FC Lorient L 2019-03-16 FC Lorient 1–1 Stade Brestois 29 D 2019-03-08 AS Nancy-Lorraine 3–2 FC Lorient L 2019-03-02 FC Lorient 1–3 US Orleans Loiret L 2019-02-22 Clermont Foot 63 0–1 FC Lorient W 2019-02-15 FC Lorient 2–1 Red Star FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.43 FC Metz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 FC Lorient xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Metz45% Draw27% FC Lorient28%
Actual: FC Metz win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.63
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
72%
Draw or FC Lorient
55%
FC Metz or FC Lorient
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Metz30% Draw47% FC Lorient23%
Actual: FC Metz win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
1 – 0
9.3%
0 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
7.6%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 2
5.2%
0 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Metz

Handicap FC Metz covers Push FC Lorient covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 21% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Metz keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
FC Lorient keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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