Saturday , 14 November 2026

FC Metz vs Pau FC, Ligue 2 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2022-23
FC Metz
1 – 0
Full Time
Pau FC
Sat 1 Oct 2022 · 17:00 UTC Stade Saint Symphorien HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 90' David Gomis

Overview

Match Preview

FC Metz vs Pau FC — Ligue 2 at Stade Saint Symphorien.

  • FC Metz 12 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
  • Pau FC 12 games · 20 pts (2026/27)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 12 28
2 AS Nancy-Lorraine 12 25
3 Montpellier HSC 12 24
4 Stade de Reims 12 21
5 Pau FC 12 20
6 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 12 18
7 FC Metz 12 17
8 Red Star FC 12 17
9 FC Annecy 12 16
10 USL Dunkerque 12 15
11 En Avant Guingamp 12 14
12 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 12 13
13 Rodez Aveyron Football 12 13
14 FC Nantes 12 12
15 Clermont Foot 63 12 11
16 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 12 11
17 Grenoble Foot 38 12 11
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 12 9

Head-to-Head

1
2
2
FC Metz 5 games · Avg 2.0 goals Pau FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-01 FC Metz 1–0 Pau FC

Recent Form

FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct Pau FC H 1–0 W
17 Sep SC Bastia A 0–1 L
12 Sep En Avant Guingamp H 3–6 L
02 Sep FC Annecy H 0–0 D
30 Aug Rodez Aveyron Football A 4–1 W
27 Aug Dijon Football Cote d'Or H 1–2 L
Pau FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct FC Metz A 0–1 L
17 Sep Valenciennes FC H 1–0 W
10 Sep Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC A 1–0 W
05 Sep AS Saint-Étienne H 2–2 D
30 Aug SM Caen A 1–1 D
27 Aug US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole A 1–2 L

Season Stats

FC Metz Pau FC
#7 Position #5
17 Points 20
12 Played 12
4 / 5 / 3 W / D / L 6 / 2 / 4
20 Scored 16
19 Conceded 13
+1 GD +3
1.42 PPG 1.67
33% Win % 50%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season
17% Clean Sheets
Pau FC this season

FC Metz are 7th (17 pts). Pau FC are 5th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Metz
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/3
46-60
4/5
61-75
1/6
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Pau FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/4
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Metz
Pape Fall 8 G
Jessy Deminguet 3 G 3 A
Teji Savanier 3 G 2 A
Giorgi Abuashvili 2 G
Pau FC
Babacar Leye 4 G 2 A
Cheikh Fall 3 G
Hacene Benali 3 G
Lorenzo Rajot 2 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Stade Saint Symphorien. Ninety minutes of football awaits between FC Metz and Pau FC.
  • 5' It looks surprising Pau FC does not make any changes. Steeve Beusnard has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Pau FC is showing some good football. However, Pau FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 11' What a moment for Amadou Ndiaye! That strike on 11 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 16' The energy levels are beginning to show. Didier Tholot might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 21' Pau FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Cheikh Fall scoring 2 goals.
  • 26' Pau FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 31' A quiet spell here at Stade Saint Symphorien. Pau FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 36' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 41' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 46 minutes.
  • 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Metz needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 56' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Metz and Pau FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 61' France international Kevin N'Doram has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 65' Another substitution for Pau FC to replace Charles Boli by Diyaeddine Abzi on 65 minute.
  • 70' Pau FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 75' A tactical swap from Pau FC — Mayron George on, Eddy Sylvestre off on 75 minutes.
  • 76' The FC Metz manager makes a substitution. Amadou Ndiaye departs to be replaced by Lenny Joseph.
  • 80' Time for substitution for FC Metz. Georges Mikautadze is replaced by Amine Bassi.
  • 85' A change in the Pau FC ranks — Xavier Kouassi exits the field as Jovan Nisic enters on 85.
  • 90' David Gomis is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 90' FC Metz ring the changes. Lamine Gueye has done his job and it is now time for Anthony Musaba to step up.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for FC Metz and Pau FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Laszlo Boloni

Pau FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Tholot

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.33 FC Metz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 Pau FC xG
I would bet for: FC Metz or Pau FC 72% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Metz42% Draw28% Pau FC30%
Actual: FC Metz win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

FC Metz or Draw
71%
Draw or Pau FC
58%
FC Metz or Pau FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Metz28% Draw49% Pau FC23%
Actual: FC Metz win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10.4%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 0
7.1%
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
3.7%
3 – 0
3.1%
1 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — FC Metz

Handicap FC Metz covers Push Pau FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 21% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 18% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Metz keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
Pau FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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