FC Metz vs FC Sochaux-Montbeliard, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 2 · 2018-19

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Mon 11 Mar 2019 · 19:45 UTC Stade Saint-Symphorien HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 13' Sofiane Daham

Y 26' Jean Ruiz

Y 59' Rafa Navarro

R 68' Sofiane Daham

Y 70' Cyrille Bayala

John Boye 77' Y

Habib Maiga 79' Y

Overview

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

FC Metz 12 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 12 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Pignard Jeremie
Referee Remi Landry
Referee Bastien Courbet
Referee Ludovic Reyes

5 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 7.4 goals/game

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

FC Metz 5 games · Avg 2.2 goals FC Sochaux-Montbeliard

Last 5 meetings

2019-03-11 FC Metz 1–1 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 2018-10-08 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 1–2 FC Metz

Recent Form

FC Metz

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
09 Feb	Racing Club de Lens	A	0–0	D
01 Feb	ES Troyes AC	H	1–1	D

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Mar	FC Metz	A	1–1	D
01 Mar	AS Nancy-Lorraine	H	0–4	L
22 Feb	US Orleans Loiret	A	0–2	L
17 Feb	Racing Club de Lens	H	0–1	L
08 Feb	AS Beziers	A	0–0	D
01 Feb	Clermont Foot 63	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

FC Metz		FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
#7	Position	#16
17	Points	11
12	Played	12
4 / 5 / 3	W / D / L	2 / 5 / 5
20	Scored	8
19	Conceded	15
+1	GD	-7
1.42	PPG	0.92
33%	Win %	17%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

8% Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season

33% Clean Sheets
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard this season

FC Metz are 7th (17 pts). FC Sochaux-Montbeliard are 16th (11 pts).

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

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard

0-15

2/3

16-30

–/5

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

3/3

76+

2/2

■ 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

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard

Benjamin Gomel	3 G
Boubacar Fofana	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FC Metz and FC Sochaux-Montbéliard has kicked off!
5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Renaud Cohade suffering a number of foals already.
10' FC Metz has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
13' FC Sochaux-Montbeliard receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 13.
18' The 36-year-old Franck Etoundi has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
23' FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 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.
26' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jean Ruiz on 26 minutes.
31' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
36' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
41' FC Metz looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Teji Savanier scoring 1 goals.
46' Rafa Navarro needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Metz and FC Sochaux-Montbéliard are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
56' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ibrahima Niane is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Sochaux-Montbéliard.
58' Fresh legs for FC Sochaux-Montbeliard! Elisha Owusu comes on to replace Mohamed Sissoko.
59' Controversy at the stadium! Rafa Navarro argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
63' The FC Sochaux-Montbeliard manager makes a substitution. Cyrille Bayala departs to be replaced by Hamza Sakhi.
65' The FC Metz bench stirs into life. Ibrahima Niane is withdrawn and Habib Diallo gets his opportunity.
68' Controversy at the stadium! Sofiane Daham argues furiously but the Red card stands.
70' FC Sochaux-Montbeliard player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
75' What a moment for Habib Diallo! That strike on 75 puts his side firmly in control.
77' John Boye catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 77.
79' The referee calls foul for Habib Maiga. He receives a Yellow card.
81' Rafa Navarro adds to his 0 season tally! FC Sochaux-Montbeliard lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
84' Time for substitution for FC Sochaux-Montbeliard. Franck Etoundi is replaced by Christopher Rocchia.
89' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 89 minutes.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frederic Antonetti

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard Lineups

Starting XI

24
Rafa Navarro
16
Maxence Prevot C
18
Jean Ruiz
23
Jason Pendant
19
Sofiane Daham
35
Boris Moltenis
20
Cyrille Bayala ↓ Hamza Sakhi 63'
7
Yohan Mollo
33
Lucien Agoume
35
Luther Archimede
4
Mohamed Sissoko ↓ Elisha Owusu 58'
28
Franck Etoundi ↓ Christopher Rocchia 84'

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Benjamin Gomel	1
Louicius Don Deedson	1
Jonathan Rivierez	1
Teji Savanier	1
Farid Boulaya	1
Giorgi Abuashvili	1
Opa Nguette	1
Jonathan Rivierez	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.57 FC Metz xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.73 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FC Metz55% Draw27% FC Sochaux-Montbeliard18%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.3

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	67%	33%
± 2.5	40%	60%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

FC Metz or Draw

82%

Draw or FC Sochaux-Montbeliard

45%

FC Metz or FC Sochaux-Montbeliard

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Metz38% Draw49% FC Sochaux-Montbeliard13%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

14.8%

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

12.1%

2 – 0

12%

2 – 1

8.8%

0 – 1

6.2%

3 – 0

6.2%

3 – 1

4.7%

1 – 2

2 – 2

3.3%

0 – 2

2.5%

4 – 0

2.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Metz

Handicap	FC Metz covers	Push	FC Sochaux-Montbeliard covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	17%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	26%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	11%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

FC Metz keeps clean sheet

49% ✓

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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

FC Metz vs FC Sochaux-Montbeliard, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

FC Metz Form

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — FC Metz

Clean Sheet