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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 ES Troyes AC 34 67
2 Le Mans FC 34 62
3 SC Bastia 34 28
4 Amiens SC 34 24
5 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 0 0
6 FC Metz 0 0
7 FC Nantes 0 0
8 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 0 0
9 AS Saint-Étienne 0 0
10 Red Star FC 0 0
11 Rodez Aveyron Football 0 0
12 Stade de Reims 0 0
13 FC Annecy 0 0
14 Montpellier HSC 0 0
15 Pau FC 0 0
16 USL Dunkerque 0 0
17 En Avant Guingamp 0 0
18 Grenoble Foot 38 0 0
19 Clermont Foot 63 0 0
20 AS Nancy-Lorraine 0 0
21 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 0 0
22 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 0 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-Montbeliard 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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: GFC Ajaccio gets underway.
  • 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 10' FC Metz 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.
  • 15' The travelling GFC Ajaccio supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Victorien Angban, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 21' Ousseynou Ba is having his name booked by the referee on 21.
  • 22' Habib Diallo puts FC Metz on the lead.
  • 27' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 32' FC Metz is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 37' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 42' Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 47' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 52' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 57' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. GFC Ajaccio needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 62' FC Metz started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 62.
  • 65' FC Metz manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ibrahima Niane is hanging Habib Diallo on the field on 65 minute.
  • 66' Another change for FC Metz made on 66 minute. Farid Boulaya leaves to be changed by Emmanuel Riviere.
  • 70' Time for substitution for GFC Ajaccio. David Gomis is replaced by Aaron Boupendza.
  • 75' It’s high time Herve Della Maggiore made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 76' A meaty challenge results in booking for Dominique Guidi on 76.
  • 78' Jimmy Roye is having his name booked by the referee on 78.
  • 79' The whistle greets Victorien Angban as he departs to be replaced by Marvin Gakpa.
  • 82' Wesley Jobello is replacing Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi for the GFC Ajaccio side.
  • 86' The referee shows GFC Ajaccio player a Yellow card on 86.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Emmanuel Riviere.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FC Metz players.

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.