FC Metz vs Nimes Olympique, Ligue 2 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
FC Metz vs Nimes Olympique — Ligue 2 at Stade Saint Symphorien.
- FC Metz 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Nimes Olympique 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 ES Troyes AC 34 67 2 Le Mans FC 34 62 3 AS Saint-Etienne 34 60 4 Red Star FC 34 58 5 Rodez Aveyron Football 34 58 6 Stade de Reims 34 56 7 FC Annecy 34 52 8 Montpellier HSC 34 51 9 Pau FC 34 45 10 USL Dunkerque 34 43 11 En Avant Guingamp 34 40 12 Grenoble Foot 38 34 39 13 Clermont Foot 63 34 37 14 AS Nancy-Lorraine 34 37 15 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 34 36 16 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 34 32 17 SC Bastia 34 28 18 Amiens SC 34 24 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Feb Nimes Olympique H 2–0 W 18 Feb Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 0–0 D 13 Feb SM Caen H 0–0 D 06 Feb Amiens SC A 2–0 W 31 Jan Rodez Aveyron Football H 1–1 D 28 Jan Valenciennes FC A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Feb FC Metz A 0–2 L 20 Feb AS Saint-Etienne H 1–2 L 11 Feb Rodez Aveyron Football A 1–1 D 03 Feb Grenoble Foot 38 H 0–2 L 31 Jan En Avant Guingamp A 2–1 W 28 Jan Chamois Niortais FC H 3–2 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between FC Metz and Nimes Olympique is underway.
- 5' Mael Durand de Gevigney needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 10' Nimes Olympique started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 15' The travelling Nimes Olympique supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jean N'Guessan made 340 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 25' 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 Steve Ambri suffering a number of foals already.
- 29' What a strike from Georges Mikautadze! The score is 1-0.
- 30' What a strike from Georges Mikautadze! The score is 2-0.
- 32' Joseph Lopy is having his name booked by the referee on 32.
- 37' 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.
- 42' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 42 minutes.
- 46' Nimes Olympique manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lys Mousset is hanging Malik Tchokounte on the field on 46 minute.
- 51' 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.
- 56' It looks like no one’s ball. Nimes Olympique is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 59' The Nimes Olympique manager makes a substitution. Steve Ambri departs to be replaced by Nicolas Benezet.
- 64' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nasser Djiga, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Saint Symphorien with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 67' GOAL! Youssef Maziz scores on 67.
- 68' It is a substitution in Nimes Olympique team. Kelyan Guessoum is replaced by Ronny Labonne on 68 minute.
- 69' Arthur Atta has so much to prove this time. He replaces Youssef Maziz on 69 minute.
- 74' 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.
- 79' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nimes Olympique that had 340 games and scored 239 goals.
- 83' Jens Thomasen has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jean N'Guessan on 83 minute.
- 87' It is a substitution in FC Metz team. Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly is replaced by Lenny Joseph on 87 minute.
- 88' Ababacar Loe is replacing Ismael Traore for the FC Metz side.
- 90' Xhuliano Skuka has so much to prove this time. He replaces Georges Mikautadze on 90 minute.
- 90' The referee calls foul for Mael Durand de Gevigney. He receives a Yellow card.
- The final score is 2-0.
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Lineups
FC Metz Lineups
Starting XI
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Ablie Jallow ↓ Lamine Gueye 87'
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Ismael Traore ↓ Ababacar Loe 88'
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Youssef Maziz ↓ Arthur Atta 69'
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Bench
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Lamine Gueye ↑ 87'
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Lenny Joseph ↑ 87'
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Ababacar Loe ↑ 88'
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Arthur Atta ↑ 69'
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Xhuliano Skuka ↑ 90'
Coach Laszlo BoloniNimes Olympique Lineups
Starting XI
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Malik Tchokounte ↓ Lys Mousset 46'
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- 97
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Steve Ambri ↓ Nicolas Benezet 59'
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Kelyan Guessoum ↓ Ronny Labonne 68'
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Jean N'Guessan ↓ Jens Thomasen 83'
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Bench
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Lys Mousset ↑ 46'
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Nicolas Benezet ↑ 59'
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Rafiki Said Ahamada ↑ 68'
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Jens Thomasen ↑ 83'
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Ronny Labonne ↑ 68'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Georges Mikautadze 3 Lenny Joseph 3 Renaud Ripart 2 Zinedine Ferhat 1 Lamine Fomba 1 Rafiki Said Ahamada 1 Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly 1 Habib Diallo 1 Head to Head
FC Metz Form
Nimes Olympique Form
2023-02-25 FC Metz 2–0 Nimes Olympique L 2023-02-20 Nimes Olympique 1–2 AS Saint-Etienne L 2023-02-11 Rodez Aveyron Football 1–1 Nimes Olympique D 2023-02-03 Nimes Olympique 0–2 Grenoble Foot 38 L 2023-01-31 En Avant Guingamp 1–2 Nimes Olympique W 2023-01-28 Nimes Olympique 3–2 Chamois Niortais FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.42 FC Metz xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.89 Nimes Olympique xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Metz winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.31Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line 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 79%Draw or Nimes Olympique 48%FC Metz or Nimes Olympique 73%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Metz win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.5%1 – 0 12.9%0 – 0 12.1%2 – 0 Actual2 – 1 8.6%0 – 1 7.7%1 – 2 5.4%3 – 0 4.5%3 – 1 4.1%2 – 2 3.9%0 – 2 3.8%3 – 2 2%Asian Handicap — FC Metz
Handicap FC Metz covers Push Nimes Olympique covers -2.5 9% — 91% -2 9% 15% 76% -1.5 24% — 76% -1 24% 24% 52% -0.5 48% — 52% +0.5 78% — 22% +1 78% 15% 8% +1.5 92% — 8% +2 92% 6% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
FC Metz keeps clean sheet 41% ✗Nimes Olympique keeps clean sheet 25% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.