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FC Metz vs RC Strasbourg Alsace, Ligue 1 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2023-24
FC Metz
0 – 1
Full Time
RC Strasbourg Alsace
Sun 24 Sep 2023 · 11:00 UTC Stade Saint Symphorien HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 83' Habib Diarra
Koffi Franck Kouao 23' Y
Benjamin Tetteh 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Clement Turpin
  • Assistant 1 Nicolas Danos
  • Assistant 2 Julien Garrigues (France)
16 games this season 🟨 3.1/game ⚽ 10.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Paris Saint-Germain FC 10 23
2 Lille OSC 10 21
3 Paris FC 10 20
4 Olympique de Marseille 10 18
5 Olympique Lyonnais 10 17
6 OGC Nice 10 17
7 AS Monaco FC 10 16
8 Stade Rennais FC 1901 10 16
9 Stade Brestois 29 10 15
10 FC Lorient 10 15
11 Racing Club de Lens 10 13
12 Toulouse FC 10 13
13 RC Strasbourg Alsace 10 10
14 AJ Auxerre 10 10
15 Le Mans FC 10 8
16 Angers SCO 10 8
17 ES Troyes AC 10 8
18 Le Havre AC 10 2

Head-to-Head

1
2
9
FC Metz 12 games · Avg 2.5 goals RC Strasbourg Alsace
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-24 FC Metz 0–1 RC Strasbourg Alsace 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

Recent Form

FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Sep RC Strasbourg Alsace H 0–1 L
16 Sep Racing Club de Lens A 1–0 W
03 Sep Stade de Reims H 2–2 D
27 Aug Clermont Foot 63 A 1–0 W
18 Aug Olympique de Marseille H 2–2 D
13 Aug Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 1–5 L
RC Strasbourg Alsace
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Sep FC Metz A 1–0 W
17 Sep Montpellier HSC H 2–2 D
03 Sep OGC Nice A 0–2 L
27 Aug Toulouse FC H 2–0 W
20 Aug AS Monaco FC A 0–3 L
13 Aug Olympique Lyonnais H 2–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
RC Strasbourg Alsace this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

RC Strasbourg Alsace
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/4
46-60
3/3
61-75
2/4
76+
6/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

RC Strasbourg Alsace
Gessime Yassine 4 G 3 A
Gio Reyna 3 G
Dario Essugo 2 G 1 A
Conrad Harder 2 G 1 A
Samuel Amo-Ameyaw 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! FC Metz welcome RC Strasbourg Alsace for this crunch clash at Stade Saint Symphorien.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' RC Strasbourg Alsace seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' FC Metz started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Habib Diarra, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Saint Symphorien with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 23' Koffi Kouao picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 28' FC Metz currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 33' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 38' The 30-year-old Matthieu Udol has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 43' FC Metz are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against RC Strasbourg Alsace's 4-3-3 shape.
  • 48' RC Strasbourg Alsace is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 53' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 58' Dilane Bakwa, a France forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 62' It is a substitution in FC Metz team. Lamine Camara is replaced by Arthur Atta on 62 minute.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Malick Mbaye. He replaces Cheikh Sabaly on 63 minute.
  • 68' Junior Mwanga has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dilane Bakwa on 68 minute.
  • 73' RC Strasbourg Alsace come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 78' FC Metz are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined RC Strasbourg Alsace backline.
  • 79' Another change for FC Metz made on 79 minute. Joel Asoro leaves to be changed by Kevin Van Den Kerkhof.
  • 83' Magnificent from Habib Diarra! That is 12 goals in 373 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 84' RC Strasbourg Alsace ring the changes. Angelo Borges has done his job and it is now time for Dion Moise Sahi to step up.
  • 86' Fresh legs for FC Metz! Benjamin Tetteh comes on to replace Koffi Kouao.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Benjamin Tetteh on 90 minutes.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Emanuel Emegha as he leaves the pitch. Frederic Guilbert steps in for RC Strasbourg Alsace.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Laszlo Boloni

RC Strasbourg Alsace Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Patrick Vieira

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Adrien Thomasson 4
Habib Diallo 2
Ludovic Ajorque 2
Jean Aholou 1
Habib Diarra 1
Emanuel Emegha 1
Habib Diallo 1
Andrey Santos 1

Head to Head

2023-09-24 FC Metz 0–1 RC Strasbourg Alsace 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

FC Metz Form

2023-09-24 FC Metz 0–1 RC Strasbourg Alsace L 2023-09-16 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 FC Metz W 2023-09-03 FC Metz 2–2 Stade de Reims D 2023-08-27 Clermont Foot 63 0–1 FC Metz W 2023-08-18 FC Metz 2–2 Olympique de Marseille D 2023-08-13 Stade Rennais FC 1901 5–1 FC Metz L

RC Strasbourg Alsace Form

2023-09-24 FC Metz 0–1 RC Strasbourg Alsace W 2023-09-17 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2–2 Montpellier HSC D 2023-09-03 OGC Nice 2–0 RC Strasbourg Alsace L 2023-08-27 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2–0 Toulouse FC W 2023-08-20 AS Monaco FC 3–0 RC Strasbourg Alsace L 2023-08-13 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2–1 Olympique Lyonnais W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.17 FC Metz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 RC Strasbourg Alsace xG
I would bet for: FC Metz or RC Strasbourg Alsace 70% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Metz32% Draw30% RC Strasbourg Alsace38%
Actual: RC Strasbourg Alsace win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.42
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

FC Metz or Draw
62%
Draw or RC Strasbourg Alsace
68%
FC Metz or RC Strasbourg Alsace
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Metz24% Draw50% RC Strasbourg Alsace26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
11.1%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.3%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
7.3%
0 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
4.7%
1 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
2.9%
0 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — FC Metz

Handicap FC Metz covers Push RC Strasbourg Alsace covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 19% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 20% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

FC Metz keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
RC Strasbourg Alsace keeps clean sheet
32% ✗

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