FC Metz vs Nimes Olympique, Ligue 2 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 2 · 2022-23

FC Metz

2 – 0

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Nimes Olympique

Sat 25 Feb 2023 · 18:00 UTC Stade Saint Symphorien HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 32' Joseph Lopy

Y 90' Mael Durand de Gevigney

Overview

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FC Metz vs Nimes Olympique — Ligue 2 at Stade Saint Symphorien.

FC Metz 7 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
Nimes Olympique 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

FC Metz 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals Nimes Olympique

Last 5 meetings

2023-02-25 FC Metz 2–0 Nimes Olympique 2023-01-10 Nimes Olympique 1–4 FC Metz 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

Recent Form

FC Metz

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

Nimes Olympique

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Feb	FC Metz	A	0–2	L
20 Feb	AS Saint-Étienne	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

14% Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Metz

0-15

1/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

2/2

46-60

3/3

61-75

–/2

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Metz

Pape Fall	5 G
Jessy Deminguet	2 G	2 A
Giorgi Abuashvili	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Stade Saint Symphorien. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Laszlo Boloni will be considering his options from the bench.
10' A quiet spell here at Stade Saint Symphorien. FC Metz seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
20' Lucas Dias has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 340 appearances.
25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mael Durand de Gevigney made 340 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
29' A stunning finish from Georges Mikautadze — that came from absolutely nowhere!
30' What a strike from Georges Mikautadze! The score is 2-0.
32' That is a Yellow card for Nimes Olympique. Joseph Lopy will be fuming at that decision.
37' FC Metz are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Nimes Olympique backline.
42' FC Metz have won 370 goals from 441 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
46' A change in the Nimes Olympique ranks — Malik Tchokounte exits the field as Lys Mousset enters on 46.
51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
56' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
59' Nicolas Benezet is ready to make an impact after coming on for Steve Ambri at the 59 minute mark.
64' 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.
67' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Youssef Maziz makes no mistake. 3-0!
68' The Nimes Olympique bench stirs into life. Kelyan Guessoum is withdrawn and Ronny Labonne gets his opportunity.
69' The crowd applauds Youssef Maziz as he leaves the pitch. Arthur Atta steps in for FC Metz.
74' It looks like no one’s ball. Nimes Olympique is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
79' 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.
83' The crowd applauds Jean N'Guessan as he leaves the pitch. Jens Thomasen steps in for Nimes Olympique.
87' FC Metz make a change. Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly trudges off to be replaced by Lenny Joseph on 87 minutes.
88' Another change for FC Metz made on 88 minute. Ismael Traore leaves to be changed by Ababacar Loe.
90' The FC Metz manager makes a substitution. Georges Mikautadze departs to be replaced by Xhuliano Skuka.
90' The referee shows Nimes Olympique player a Yellow card on 90.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

3
Matthieu Udol
36
Ablie Jallow ↓ Lamine Gueye 87'
16
Alexandre Oukidja
19
Habib Maiga
8
Ismael Traore ↓ Ababacar Loe 88'
14
Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly ↓ Lenny Joseph 87'
5
Fali Cande
10
Youssef Maziz ↓ Arthur Atta 69'
9
Georges Mikautadze ↓ Xhuliano Skuka 90'
39
Koffi Kouao
27
Danley Jean Jacques

Bench

20
Lamine Gueye ↑ 87'
40
Ousmane Ba
24
Lenny Joseph ↑ 87'
34
Joseph Nduquidi
15
Ababacar Loe ↑ 88'
25
Arthur Atta ↑ 69'
11
Xhuliano Skuka ↑ 90'

Coach Laszlo Boloni

Nimes Olympique Lineups

Starting XI

18
Malik Tchokounte ↓ Lys Mousset 46'
76
Guessouma Fofana ↓ Rafiki Said Ahamada 68'
97
Patrick Burner
9
Steve Ambri ↓ Nicolas Benezet 59'
28
Joseph Lopy
16
Lucas Dias
2
Kelyan Guessoum ↓ Ronny Labonne 68'
21
Jean N'Guessan ↓ Jens Thomasen 83'
4
Mael Durand de Gevigney
11
Pablo Pagis
19
Nasser Djiga

Bench

7
Lys Mousset ↑ 46'
10
Nicolas Benezet ↑ 59'
22
Mehdi Zerkane
1
Axel Maraval
15
Rafiki Said Ahamada ↑ 68'
14
Jens Thomasen ↑ 83'
17
Ronny Labonne ↑ 68'

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Georges Mikautadze	3
Lenny Joseph	3
Renaud Ripart	2
Lamine Gueye	1
Zinedine Ferhat	1
Lamine Fomba	1
Rafiki Said Ahamada	1
Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly	1

Head to Head

FC Metz Form

2023-02-25 FC Metz 2–0 Nimes Olympique W 2023-02-18 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 0–0 FC Metz D 2023-02-13 FC Metz 0–0 SM Caen D 2023-02-06 Amiens SC 0–2 FC Metz W 2023-01-31 FC Metz 1–1 Rodez Aveyron Football D 2023-01-28 Valenciennes FC 1–1 FC Metz D

Nimes Olympique Form

2023-02-25 FC Metz 2–0 Nimes Olympique L 2023-02-20 Nimes Olympique 1–2 AS Saint-Étienne 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 accuracy

3 / 4

1.42 FC Metz xG

Expected Goals

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

0.89 Nimes Olympique xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Metz52% Draw27% Nimes Olympique21%

Actual: FC Metz win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.31

Actual: No — clean sheet

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

79%

Draw or Nimes Olympique

48%

FC Metz or Nimes Olympique

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Metz33% Draw50% Nimes Olympique17%

Actual: FC Metz win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

1 – 0

12.9%

0 – 0

12.1%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 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

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.