FC Metz vs Pau FC, Ligue 2 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Match Details
- Referee Remi Landry
16 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 3.1 goals/gameStandings
# 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 04 Jan Pau FC H 0–0 D 14 Dec FC Annecy A 0–0 D 09 Dec USL Dunkerque H 2–0 W 22 Nov Clermont Foot 63 A 1–1 D 09 Nov SM Caen H 1–0 W 04 Nov AC Ajaccio A 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Jan FC Metz A 0–0 D 13 Dec AC Ajaccio H 1–0 W 06 Dec Rodez Aveyron Football A 0–1 L 22 Nov Red Star FC H 4–1 W 09 Nov Paris FC H 0–0 D 01 Nov FC Annecy A 0–2 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history29% Clean Sheets
Pau FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Pau FC0-153/–16-302/331-45–/446-601/361-75–/376+3/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Pau FC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 10' The travelling Pau FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 13' It’s a booking for Pau FC player. Jean Ruiz gets a card.
- 18' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gauthier Hein, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Saint Symphorien with 6 goals in the last 5 games.
- 23' 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 Kandet Diawara suffering a number of foals already.
- 28' 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.
- 33' Pau FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 34' Kouadio Ange Ahoussou was booked on 34.
- 39' The referee calls foul for Ababacar Lo. He receives a card.
- 44' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 44 minutes.
- 46' Another substitution for Pau FC to replace Oumar Ngom by Kylian Gasnier on 46 minute.
- 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Pau FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 56' 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.
- 61' 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.
- 66' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 68' The whistle greets Ibou Sane as he departs to be replaced by Morgan Bokele.
- 73' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 77' The Pau FC manager makes a substitution. Kandet Diawara departs to be replaced by Yonis Njoh.
- 82' It looks like no one’s ball. Pau FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 83' Another change for FC Metz made on 83 minute. Jessy Deminguet leaves to be changed by Kevin Van Den Kerkhof.
- 88' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Metz that had 431 games and scored 340 goals.
- The final score is 0-0.
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Lineups
FC Metz Lineups
Starting XI
- 20
- 7
- 3
- 21
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5
Fali Cande ↓ Joseph Mangondo 68'
- 39
- 15
- 38
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9
Ibou Sane ↓ Morgan Bokele 68'
- 14
- 61
Bench
- 2
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36
Ablie Jallow ↑ 83'
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22
Kevin Van Den Kerkhof ↑ 83'
- 57
- 12
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19
Morgan Bokele ↑ 68'
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33
Joseph Mangondo ↑ 68'
Pau FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 23
- 1
- 25
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18
Kandet Diawara ↓ Yonis Njoh 77'
- 7
- 8
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6
Oumar Ngom ↓ Kylian Gasnier 46'
- 22
- 2
- 17
- 9
Bench
- 19
- 12
- 4
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30
Yonis Njoh ↑ 77'
- 77
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27
Kylian Gasnier ↑ 46'
- 33
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Tairyk Arconte 1 Pathe Mboup 1 Amadou Ndiaye 1 Jerome Prior 1 Danley Jean Jacques 1 Mayron George 1 Pape Diallo 1 Head to Head
FC Metz Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.05 FC Metz xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.59 Pau FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 77% + Under — clean sheet likely 69%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 1.64Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 78% 22% ± 1.5 49% 51% ± 2.5 23% 77% ± 3.5 9% 91% ± 4.5 3% 97% Double Chance
FC Metz or Draw 80%Draw or Pau FC 53%FC Metz or Pau FC 67%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 Actual1 – 0 18.9%1 – 1 13%0 – 1 10%2 – 0 10%2 – 1 6.3%1 – 2 3.5%3 – 0 3.4%0 – 2 3.1%3 – 1 2.3%2 – 2 2%4 – 0 0.9%Asian Handicap — FC Metz
Handicap FC Metz covers Push Pau FC covers -2.5 6% — 94% -2 6% 13% 82% -1.5 18% — 82% -1 18% 26% 56% -0.5 44% — 56% +0.5 81% — 19% +1 81% 14% 5% +1.5 95% — 5% +2 95% 4% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
FC Metz keeps clean sheet 55% ✓Pau FC keeps clean sheet 36% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.