Saturday , 14 November 2026

FC Metz vs FC Nantes, Ligue 1 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2019-20
FC Metz
1 – 0
Full Time
FC Nantes
Sat 19 Oct 2019 · 18:00 UTC Stade Saint-Symphorien HT 45' · FT 45'
Manuel Cabit 49' Y
R 62' Molla Wague
Y 72' Mehdi Abeid
Habib Maiga 72' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Metz vs FC Nantes — Ligue 1 at Stade Saint-Symphorien.

Match Details

  • Referee Pignard Jeremie
  • Referee Stephan Pignatelli
  • Referee Alexandre Castro
  • Referee Eric Danizan
  • Referee Aldric Chancioux
5 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 7.4 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Paris Saint-Germain FC 10 23
2 Lille OSC 10 21
3 Paris FC 10 20
4 Olympique de Marseille 10 18
5 Olympique Lyonnais 10 17
6 OGC Nice 10 17
7 AS Monaco FC 10 16
8 Stade Rennais FC 1901 10 16
9 Stade Brestois 29 10 15
10 FC Lorient 10 15
11 Racing Club de Lens 10 13
12 Toulouse FC 10 13
13 RC Strasbourg Alsace 10 10
14 AJ Auxerre 10 10
15 Le Mans FC 10 8
16 Angers SCO 10 8
17 ES Troyes AC 10 8
18 Le Havre AC 10 2

Head-to-Head

5
4
1
FC Metz 10 games · Avg 1.5 goals FC Nantes
Last 5 meetings
2019-10-19 FC Metz 1–0 FC Nantes

Recent Form

FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Oct FC Nantes H 1–0 W
05 Oct Stade Brestois 29 A 0–2 L
28 Sep Toulouse FC H 2–2 D
25 Sep AS Saint-Étienne A 1–0 W
21 Sep Amiens SC H 1–2 L
14 Sep FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 0–2 L
FC Nantes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Oct FC Metz A 0–1 L
05 Oct OGC Nice H 1–0 W
28 Sep Olympique Lyonnais A 1–0 W
25 Sep Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 1–0 W
20 Sep RC Strasbourg Alsace A 1–2 L
15 Sep Stade de Reims H 1–0 W

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
10% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: FC Metz gets underway.
  • 5' Andrei Girotto needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' Kevin N'Doram is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Metz so far.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' It looks surprising FC Nantes does not make any changes. Thomas Basila has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' The 30-year-old Fabien Centonze has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 30' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 40' FC Metz are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Nantes's shape.
  • 45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 46' The FC Metz bench stirs into life. John Boye is withdrawn and Stoppila Sunzu gets his opportunity.
  • 49' Controversy at the stadium! Manuel Cabit argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 54' Cristian Benavente has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 59' Moses Simon has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 62' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Molla Wague.
  • 65' Another change for FC Nantes made on 65 minute. Cristian Benavente leaves to be changed by Thomas Basila.
  • 68' Time for substitution for FC Nantes. Moses Simon is replaced by Abdoul Kader Bamba.
  • 72' The referee calls foul for Mehdi Abeid. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 77' Time for substitution for FC Metz. Thierry Ambrose is replaced by Farid Boulaya.
  • 81' The crowd applauds Kalifa Coulibaly as he leaves the pitch. Elie Youan steps in for FC Nantes.
  • 86' Magnificent from Habib Diallo! That is 101 goals in 446 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 1-0 the final result. FC Nantes will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vincent Hognon

FC Nantes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Christian Gourcuff

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.21 FC Metz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.8 FC Nantes xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Metz46% Draw31% FC Nantes23%
Actual: FC Metz win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.01
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

FC Metz or Draw
76%
Draw or FC Nantes
54%
FC Metz or FC Nantes
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Metz29% Draw54% FC Nantes17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.9%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
5%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 0
3.7%
2 – 2
3.2%
3 – 1
3.2%
3 – 2
1.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Metz

Handicap FC Metz covers Push FC Nantes covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 24% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 15% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FC Metz keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
FC Nantes keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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