Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Metz vs FC Nantes, Ligue 1 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2021-22
FC Metz
0 – 0
Full Time
FC Nantes
Sun 27 Feb 2022 · 14:00 UTC Stade Saint Symphorien HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 40' Wylan Cyprien
Y 51' Charles Traore
Ibrahim Amadou 59' Y
Vincent Pajot 87' R

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Florent Batta
  • Referee William Lavis
  • Referee Cedric Dos Santos
  • Referee
  • Referee Julien Dominique
  • Referee Julien Pacelli (France)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Nantes 34 24
2 FC Metz 34 17
3 Paris Saint-Germain FC 0 0
4 Racing Club de Lens 0 0
5 Lille OSC 0 0
6 Olympique Lyonnais 0 0
7 Olympique de Marseille 0 0
8 Stade Rennais FC 1901 0 0
9 AS Monaco FC 0 0
10 RC Strasbourg Alsace 0 0
11 Toulouse FC 0 0
12 FC Lorient 0 0
13 Paris FC 0 0
14 Stade Brestois 29 0 0
15 ES Troyes AC 0 0
16 Angers SCO 0 0
17 Le Mans FC 0 0
18 Le Havre AC 0 0
19 AJ Auxerre 0 0
20 OGC Nice 0 0

Head-to-Head

5
4
1
FC Metz 10 games · Avg 1.5 goals FC Nantes
Last 5 meetings
2022-02-27 FC Metz 0–0 FC Nantes 2021-08-15 FC Nantes 2–0 FC Metz 2021-01-24 FC Metz 2–0 FC Nantes 2020-11-22 FC Nantes 1–1 FC Metz 2020-02-15 FC Nantes 0–0 FC Metz

Recent Form

FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Feb FC Nantes H 0–0 D
18 Feb Lille OSC A 0–0 D
13 Feb Olympique de Marseille H 1–2 L
06 Feb ES Troyes AC A 0–0 D
23 Jan OGC Nice H 0–2 L
16 Jan Stade de Reims A 1–0 W
FC Nantes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Feb FC Metz A 0–0 D
19 Feb Paris Saint-Germain FC H 3–1 W
13 Feb Stade de Reims H 1–0 W
06 Feb RC Strasbourg Alsace A 0–1 L
23 Jan FC Lorient H 4–2 W
14 Jan OGC Nice A 1–2 L

Season Stats

FC Metz FC Nantes
#2 Position #1
17 Points 24
34 Played 34
3 / 8 / 23 W / D / L 5 / 9 / 20
32 Scored 29
76 Conceded 52
-44 GD -23
0.50 PPG 0.71
9% Win % 15%

Key Stats

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

FC Metz are 2nd (17 pts). FC Nantes are 1st (24 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. FC Metz kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Antoine Kombouare will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' It looks surprising FC Metz does not make any changes. Nicolas Pallois has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Metz side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' FC Nantes is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' Thomas Delaine has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 35' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Metz must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 40' FC Nantes player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 51' The referee shows FC Nantes player a Yellow card on 51.
  • 56' A quiet spell here at Stade Saint Symphorien. FC Nantes seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 59' FC Metz player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 62' Another substitution for FC Nantes to replace Osman Bukari by Marcus Coco on 62 minute.
  • 63' A tactical swap from FC Metz — Opa Nguette on, Farid Boulaya off on 63 minutes.
  • 68' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 68 minutes.
  • 72' The crowd applauds Randal Kolo Muani as he leaves the pitch. Roli Pereira de Sa steps in for FC Nantes.
  • 77' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Metz in their trying to find a way past FC Nantes's compact .
  • 81' Time for substitution for FC Nantes. Charles Traore is replaced by Samuel Moutoussamy.
  • 82' Kalifa Coulibaly is replacing Wylan Cyprien for the FC Nantes side.
  • 87' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Vincent Pajot.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FC Nantes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Antoine Kombouare

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Randal Kolo Muani 2
Aaron Leya Iseka 2
Moses Simon 1
Joel Asoro 1
Kevin Van Den Kerkhof 1
Simon Elisor 1
Matthieu Udol 1
Georges Mikautadze 1

Head to Head

2022-02-27 FC Metz 0–0 FC Nantes 2021-08-15 FC Nantes 2–0 FC Metz 2021-01-24 FC Metz 2–0 FC Nantes 2020-11-22 FC Nantes 1–1 FC Metz 2020-02-15 FC Nantes 0–0 FC Metz

FC Metz Form

2022-02-27 FC Metz 0–0 FC Nantes D 2022-02-18 Lille OSC 0–0 FC Metz D 2022-02-13 FC Metz 1–2 Olympique de Marseille L 2022-02-06 ES Troyes AC 0–0 FC Metz D 2022-01-23 FC Metz 0–2 OGC Nice L 2022-01-16 Stade de Reims 0–1 FC Metz W

FC Nantes Form

2022-02-27 FC Metz 0–0 FC Nantes D 2022-02-19 FC Nantes 3–1 Paris Saint-Germain FC W 2022-02-13 FC Nantes 1–0 Stade de Reims W 2022-02-06 RC Strasbourg Alsace 1–0 FC Nantes L 2022-01-23 FC Nantes 4–2 FC Lorient W 2022-01-14 OGC Nice 2–1 FC Nantes L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.46 FC Metz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 FC Nantes xG
I would bet for: FC Metz or FC Nantes 74% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Metz36% Draw26% FC Nantes38%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.09
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

FC Metz or Draw
63%
Draw or FC Nantes
64%
FC Metz or FC Nantes
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Metz26% Draw44% FC Nantes30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
1 – 2
8.5%
2 – 1
7.6%
0 – 1
6.6%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
6%
1 – 0
5.9%
2 – 0
4.8%
1 – 3
4.6%
3 – 1
3.7%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Metz

Handicap FC Metz covers Push FC Nantes covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 17% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 19% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 12% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

FC Metz keeps clean sheet
20% ✗
FC Nantes keeps clean sheet
24% ✗

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