FC Metz vs RC Strasbourg Alsace, Ligue 1 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 1 · 2021-22

FC Metz

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RC Strasbourg Alsace

Sun 9 Jan 2022 · 14:00 UTC Stade Saint Symphorien HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 80' Dimitri Lienard

Amadou Salif Mbengue 90' Y

Overview

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FC Metz vs RC Strasbourg Alsace — Ligue 1 at Stade Saint Symphorien.

FC Metz 34 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
RC Strasbourg Alsace 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Yohann Rouinsard
Referee Antony Gautier
Referee Alexandre Perreau Niel
Referee Mohamed Benkemouche
Referee Laurent Coniglio
Referee

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

FC Metz 12 games · Avg 2.5 goals RC Strasbourg Alsace

Last 5 meetings

2022-01-09 FC Metz 0–2 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2021-09-17 RC Strasbourg Alsace 3–0 FC Metz 2021-02-14 FC Metz 1–2 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2020-12-13 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2–2 FC Metz 2020-01-11 FC Metz 1–0 RC Strasbourg Alsace

Recent Form

FC Metz

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Jan	RC Strasbourg Alsace	H	0–2	L
22 Dec	Olympique Lyonnais	A	1–1	D
12 Dec	FC Lorient	H	4–1	W
05 Dec	AS Monaco FC	A	0–4	L
01 Dec	Montpellier HSC	H	1–3	L
27 Nov	OGC Nice	A	1–0	W

RC Strasbourg Alsace

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Jan	FC Metz	A	2–0	W
12 Dec	Olympique de Marseille	H	0–2	L
05 Dec	OGC Nice	A	3–0	W
01 Dec	FC Girondins de Bordeaux	H	5–2	W
28 Nov	AS Monaco FC	A	1–1	D
21 Nov	Stade de Reims	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

FC Metz		RC Strasbourg Alsace
#2	Position	#10
17	Points	0
34	Played	0
3 / 8 / 23	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
32	Scored	0
76	Conceded	0
-44	GD	+0
0.50	PPG	–
9%	Win %	–

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FC Metz are 2nd (17 pts). RC Strasbourg Alsace are 10th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Metz is hosting RC Strasbourg Alsace for another epic battle.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Metz side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Julien Stéphan might look to freshen things up shortly.
20' Lamine Gueye has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 434 appearances.
25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Metz that had 434 games and scored 360 goals.
35' RC Strasbourg Alsace fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
40' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Metz must find a spark to ignite this game.
41' The crowd applauds Jemerson as he leaves the pitch. Sikou Niakate steps in for FC Metz.
46' The travelling RC Strasbourg Alsace supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
50' Assisted by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ludovic Ajorque makes no mistake. 0-1!
55' FC Metz currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
60' Dimitri Lienard needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
61' A tactical swap from FC Metz — Opa Nguette on, Ibrahima Niane off on 61 minutes.
66' A quiet spell here at Stade Saint Symphorien. RC Strasbourg Alsace seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
68' Amine Bassi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Warren Tchimbembe at the 68 minute mark.
73' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Metz in their trying to find a way past RC Strasbourg Alsace's compact .
75' Another substitution for RC Strasbourg Alsace to replace Jean-Ricner Bellegarde by Jean Aholou on 75 minute.
77' Dion Sahi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kevin Gameiro on 77 minute.
80' Dimitri Lienard is having his name booked by the referee on 80.
85' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Metz and RC Strasbourg Alsace are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Amadou Salif Mbengue argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
90' Fresh legs for RC Strasbourg Alsace! Anthony Caci comes on to replace Dimitri Lienard.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — FC Metz 0-2 RC Strasbourg Alsace.

Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

27
Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik
5
Jemerson ↓ Sikou Niakate 41'
12
Warren Tchimbembe ↓ Amine Bassi 68'
17
Thomas Delaine
7
Ibrahima Niane ↓ Opa Nguette 61'
30
Marc-Aurele Caillard
14
Vincent Pajot
9
Nicolas de Preville ↓ Lamine Gueye 68'
8
Boubacar Traore
25
William Mikelbrencis ↓ Papa Ndiaga Yade 61'
33
Amadou Salif Mbengue

Bench

11
Opa Nguette ↑ 61'
4
Sikou Niakate ↑ 41'
21
Amine Bassi ↑ 68'
13
Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly
26
Papa Ndiaga Yade ↑ 61'
29
Lenny Lacroix
20
Lamine Gueye ↑ 68'
40
Ousmane Ba

Coach Frederic Antonetti

RC Strasbourg Alsace Lineups

Starting XI

2
Frederic Guilbert
22
Gerzino Nyamsi
27
Ibrahima Sissoko
25
Ludovic Ajorque
16
Eiji Kawashima
10
Adrien Thomasson
11
Dimitri Lienard ↓ Anthony Caci 90'
17
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde ↓ Jean Aholou 75'
9
Kevin Gameiro ↓ Dion Sahi 77'
14
Sanjin Prcic
5
Lucas Perrin

Bench

Coach Julien Stéphan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Adrien Thomasson	4
Habib Diallo	2
Ludovic Ajorque	2
Mohamed Simakan	1
Opa Nguette	1
Dylan Bronn	1
Thomas Delaine	1
Jean Aholou	1

Head to Head

FC Metz Form

2022-01-09 FC Metz 0–2 RC Strasbourg Alsace L 2021-12-22 Olympique Lyonnais 1–1 FC Metz D 2021-12-12 FC Metz 4–1 FC Lorient W 2021-12-05 AS Monaco FC 4–0 FC Metz L 2021-12-01 FC Metz 1–3 Montpellier HSC L 2021-11-27 OGC Nice 0–1 FC Metz W

RC Strasbourg Alsace Form

2022-01-09 FC Metz 0–2 RC Strasbourg Alsace W 2021-12-12 RC Strasbourg Alsace 0–2 Olympique de Marseille L 2021-12-05 OGC Nice 0–3 RC Strasbourg Alsace W 2021-12-01 RC Strasbourg Alsace 5–2 FC Girondins de Bordeaux W 2021-11-28 AS Monaco FC 1–1 RC Strasbourg Alsace D 2021-11-21 RC Strasbourg Alsace 1–1 Stade de Reims D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.44 FC Metz xG

Expected Goals

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

1 RC Strasbourg Alsace xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 82% + RC Strasbourg Alsace or Draw 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Metz20% Draw36% RC Strasbourg Alsace44%

Actual: RC Strasbourg Alsace win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes24% 0% No76%

Avg goals/match: 1.44

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	74%	26%
± 1.5	43%	57%
± 2.5	18%	82%
± 3.5	7%	93%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

FC Metz or Draw

55%

Draw or RC Strasbourg Alsace

80%

FC Metz or RC Strasbourg Alsace

64%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Metz9% Draw63% RC Strasbourg Alsace28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

26.2%

0 – 1

22.2%

1 – 1

11.3%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

8.9%

1 – 2

5.4%

0 – 3

3.6%

2 – 1

2.3%

2 – 0

1 – 3

1.9%

2 – 2

1.3%

0 – 4

0.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Metz

Handicap	FC Metz covers	Push	RC Strasbourg Alsace covers
-2.5	0%	—	100%
-2	0%	2%	97%
-1.5	3%	—	97%
-1	3%	11%	86%
-0.5	14%	—	86%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	28%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	13%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

FC Metz keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

RC Strasbourg Alsace keeps clean sheet

64% ✓

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