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FC Metz vs Nimes Olympique, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2020-21
FC Metz
0 – 3
Full Time
Nimes Olympique
Sun 9 May 2021 · 13:00 UTC Stade Saint Symphorien HT 45' · FT 45'
Habib Maiga 1' Y
Habib Maiga 2' Y
Y 69' Birger Meling
Y 70' Lamine Fomba

Overview

Match Preview

FC Metz vs Nimes Olympique — Ligue 1 at Stade Saint Symphorien.

Match Details

  • Referee Francois Letexier
  • Referee Cyril Mugnier
  • Referee Antoine Valnet
  • Referee Bastien Courbet
  • Referee
  • Referee Stephane Bre
19 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

4
1
1
FC Metz 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals Nimes Olympique
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-09 FC Metz 0–3 Nimes Olympique 2020-11-01 Nimes Olympique 0–1 FC Metz 2020-03-07 FC Metz 2–1 Nimes Olympique 2019-11-30 Nimes Olympique 1–1 FC Metz

Recent Form

FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 May Nimes Olympique H 0–3 L
02 May Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 5–1 W
24 Apr Paris Saint-Germain FC H 1–3 L
18 Apr Stade de Reims A 0–0 D
09 Apr Lille OSC H 0–2 L
03 Apr AS Monaco FC A 0–4 L
Nimes Olympique
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 May FC Metz A 3–0 W
02 May Stade de Reims H 2–2 D
25 Apr Racing Club de Lens A 1–2 L
18 Apr RC Strasbourg Alsace H 1–1 D
11 Apr Stade Brestois 29 A 1–1 D
04 Apr AS Saint-Étienne H 0–2 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. FC Metz get us underway at Stade Saint Symphorien.
  • 1' FC Metz receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 1.
  • 2' A meaty challenge results in booking for Habib Maiga on 2.
  • 7' 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.
  • 12' FC Metz currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 17' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 17 minutes.
  • 22' It’s high time Frederic Antonetti made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 27' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 32' Nimes Olympique is showing some good football. However, Nimes Olympique are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 37' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Metz and Nimes Olympique are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 42' Pape Matar Sarr has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals 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' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 54' Another change for FC Metz made on 54 minute. John Boye leaves to be changed by Boubacar Kouyate.
  • 59' Vagner is ready to make an impact after coming on for Papa Ndiaga Yade at the 59 minute mark.
  • 60' The supporters are chanting for Lamine Gueye. He replaces Farid Boulaya on 60 minute.
  • 61' The France Lamine Fomba breaks the deadlock on 61 minutes. 0-1!
  • 66' FC Metz manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Boubacar Traore is hanging Kevin N'Doram on the field on 66 minute.
  • 67' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Renaud Ripart makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 67' A tactical swap from FC Metz — Thierry Ambrose on, Ibrahima Niane off on 67 minutes.
  • 69' Birger Meling has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 69.
  • 70' The referee has no hesitation. Lamine Fomba is booked for Nimes Olympique — Yellow card on 70.
  • 75' The travelling Nimes Olympique supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 76' Patrick Burner is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gaetan Paquiez at the 76 minute mark.
  • 81' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 83' It is a substitution in Nimes Olympique team. Moussa Kone is replaced by Mahamadou Doucoure on 83 minute.
  • 84' Lucas Deaux is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andres Cubas at the 84 minute mark.
  • 89' The deadlock is broken! Zinedine Ferhat gets on the scoresheet on 89 minutes.
  • 89' The crowd applauds Niclas Eliasson as he leaves the pitch. Nassim Chadli steps in for Nimes Olympique.
  • 90' Nassim Chadli gets the nod from Nimes Olympique. He replaces Niclas Eliasson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Another three points for Nimes Olympique.

Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frederic Antonetti

Nimes Olympique Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Georges Mikautadze 3
Lenny Joseph 3
Renaud Ripart 2
Rafiki Said Ahamada 1
Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly 1
Habib Diallo 1
Youssef Maziz 1
Lucas Deaux 1

Head to Head

2021-05-09 FC Metz 0–3 Nimes Olympique 2020-11-01 Nimes Olympique 0–1 FC Metz 2020-03-07 FC Metz 2–1 Nimes Olympique 2019-11-30 Nimes Olympique 1–1 FC Metz

FC Metz Form

2021-05-09 FC Metz 0–3 Nimes Olympique L 2021-05-02 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 1–5 FC Metz W 2021-04-24 FC Metz 1–3 Paris Saint-Germain FC L 2021-04-18 Stade de Reims 0–0 FC Metz D 2021-04-09 FC Metz 0–2 Lille OSC L 2021-04-03 AS Monaco FC 4–0 FC Metz L

Nimes Olympique Form

2021-05-09 FC Metz 0–3 Nimes Olympique W 2021-05-02 Nimes Olympique 2–2 Stade de Reims D 2021-04-25 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 Nimes Olympique L 2021-04-18 Nimes Olympique 1–1 RC Strasbourg Alsace D 2021-04-11 Stade Brestois 29 1–1 Nimes Olympique D 2021-04-04 Nimes Olympique 0–2 AS Saint-Étienne L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.04 FC Metz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.52 Nimes Olympique xG
I would bet for: FC Metz or Nimes Olympique 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Metz29% Draw28% Nimes Olympique43%
Actual: Nimes Olympique win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.56
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

FC Metz or Draw
58%
Draw or Nimes Olympique
71%
FC Metz or Nimes Olympique
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Metz19% Draw48% Nimes Olympique33%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
0 – 1
10.7%
0 – 0
9.8%
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 2
8.7%
1 – 0
7%
2 – 1
6.1%
2 – 2
4.7%
1 – 3
4.6%
0 – 3
Actual
2 – 0
4.1%
2 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Metz

Handicap FC Metz covers Push Nimes Olympique covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 15% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 23% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 14% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

FC Metz keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Nimes Olympique keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

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