Saturday , 14 November 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 12 28
2 AS Nancy-Lorraine 12 25
3 Montpellier HSC 12 24
4 Stade de Reims 12 21
5 Pau FC 12 20
6 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 12 18
7 FC Metz 12 17
8 Red Star FC 12 17
9 FC Annecy 12 16
10 USL Dunkerque 12 15
11 En Avant Guingamp 12 14
12 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 12 13
13 Rodez Aveyron Football 12 13
14 FC Nantes 12 12
15 Clermont Foot 63 12 11
16 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 12 11
17 Grenoble Foot 38 12 11
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 12 9

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-Montbeliard 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
8% Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Metz
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/3
46-60
4/5
61-75
1/6
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Metz
Pape Fall 8 G
Jessy Deminguet 3 G 3 A
Teji Savanier 3 G 2 A
Giorgi Abuashvili 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Stade Saint-Symphorien will turn into a battlefield for FC Metz and FC Lorient.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mickael Landreau might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Franklin Wadja needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' Alexandre Oukidja is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Lorient tonight.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jimmy Cabot, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Saint-Symphorien with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Metz must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 28' A meaty challenge results in booking for Illan Meslier on 28.
  • 30' What a moment for Habib Diallo! That strike on 30 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 34' It’s a booking for FC Metz player. Opa Nguette gets a Red card.
  • 39' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Metz and FC Lorient are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 44' A quiet spell here at Stade Saint-Symphorien. FC Metz seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 49' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 54' That is a Yellow card for FC Lorient Bretagne Sud. Ibrahim Sissoko will be fuming at that decision.
  • 59' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 61' A tactical swap from FC Lorient Bretagne Sud — Sidy Sarr on, Franklin Wadja off on 61 minutes.
  • 66' FC Metz have won 378 goals from 446 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 67' Sidy Sarr catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 67.
  • 72' France international Vincent Le Goff has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 77' A goal from the France international Marvin Gakpa! He fires home on 77 to make it 2-0!
  • 78' Jonathan Martins-Pereira is replacing Maxime Etuin for the FC Lorient Bretagne Sud side.
  • 82' Alexis Claude Maurice makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and FC Lorient Bretagne Sud are in front.
  • 84' Fresh legs for FC Metz! Jonathan Rivierez comes on to replace Renaud Cohade.
  • 87' Farid Boulaya was booked on 87.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Fabien Lemoine on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Lorient Bretagne Sud will be frustrated.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from FC Metz to claim maximum points.

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
Habib Diallo 1
Dango Faissal Ouattara 1
Ahmadou Bamba Dieng 1
Marvin Gakpa 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-Montbeliard 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.