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FC Metz vs GFC Ajaccio, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2018-19
FC Metz
1 – 0
Full Time
GFC Ajaccio
Mon 26 Nov 2018 · 19:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 21' Ousseynou Ba
Y 76' Dominique Guidi
Y 78' Jimmy Roye
Y 86' Fode Camara
Emmanuel Riviere 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Metz vs GFC Ajaccio — Ligue 2 .

Match Details

  • Referee Pascal Poupeau
  • Referee Regis Gaillard
  • Referee Marc Michout
  • Referee Stephanie Frappart

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 2 6
2 FC Annecy 2 6
3 USL Dunkerque 2 4
4 FC Metz 2 4
5 Montpellier HSC 2 4
6 Red Star FC 2 4
7 Rodez Aveyron Football 2 3
8 En Avant Guingamp 2 3
9 Pau FC 2 3
10 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 2 3
11 Stade de Reims 2 2
12 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2 1
13 AS Nancy-Lorraine 2 1
14 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 2 1
15 Grenoble Foot 38 2 1
16 Clermont Foot 63 2 1
17 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2 1
18 FC Nantes 2 0

Head-to-Head

2
FC Metz 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals GFC Ajaccio
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-26 FC Metz 1–0 GFC Ajaccio

Recent Form

FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Nov GFC Ajaccio H 1–0 W
09 Nov La Berrichonne de Chateauroux A 2–1 W
05 Nov AJ Auxerre H 0–1 L
26 Oct FC Lorient A 0–0 D
19 Oct Chamois Niortais FC H 3–0 W
08 Oct FC Sochaux-Montbéliard A 2–1 W
GFC Ajaccio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Nov FC Metz A 0–1 L
09 Nov ES Troyes AC H 2–1 W
02 Nov AC Ajaccio A 2–1 W
26 Oct AS Beziers H 0–1 L
22 Oct Racing Club de Lens A 0–5 L
05 Oct US Orleans Loiret H 0–2 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' It’s high time Frederic Antonetti made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 21' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ousseynou Ba on 21.
  • 22' GOAL! Habib Diallo fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 27' GFC Ajaccio come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 32' Stoppila Sunzu has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 37' Thomas Delaine is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Metz tonight.
  • 42' David Gomis is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for GFC Ajaccio so far.
  • 47' It looks surprising GFC Ajaccio does not make any changes. Opa Nguette has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 52' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 57' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 62' FC Metz started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 62.
  • 65' Another substitution for FC Metz to replace Habib Diallo by Ibrahima Niane on 65 minute.
  • 66' The whistle greets Farid Boulaya as he departs to be replaced by Emmanuel Riviere.
  • 70' Fresh legs for GFC Ajaccio! Aaron Boupendza comes on to replace David Gomis.
  • 75' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Metz is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 76' A meaty challenge results in booking for Dominique Guidi on 76.
  • 78' The referee shows GFC Ajaccio player a Yellow card on 78.
  • 79' Marvin Gakpa is ready to make an impact after coming on for Victorien Angban at the 79 minute mark.
  • 82' GFC Ajaccio make a change. Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi trudges off to be replaced by Wesley Jobello on 82 minutes.
  • 86' Poor challenge from Fode Camara. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Emmanuel Riviere. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • The points are shared — FC Metz 1-0 GFC Ajaccio. Honours even.

Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frederic Antonetti

GFC Ajaccio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Herve Della Maggiore

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.35 FC Metz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.68 GFC Ajaccio xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Metz54% Draw28% GFC Ajaccio18%
Actual: FC Metz win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 2.03
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

FC Metz or Draw
82%
Draw or GFC Ajaccio
46%
FC Metz or GFC Ajaccio
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Metz34% Draw53% GFC Ajaccio13%
Actual: FC Metz win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
15.5%
1 – 1
12.9%
2 – 0
11.4%
2 – 1
8%
0 – 1
7.7%
3 – 0
5%
1 – 2
4%
3 – 1
3.7%
0 – 2
2.9%
2 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
1.7%

Asian Handicap — FC Metz

Handicap FC Metz covers Push GFC Ajaccio covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 16% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 26% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 12% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Metz keeps clean sheet
51% ✓
GFC Ajaccio keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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