FC Metz vs Red Star FC, Ligue 2 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
FC Metz vs Red Star FC — Ligue 2 at Stade Saint Symphorien.
- FC Metz 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Red Star FC 34 games · 58 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ruddy Buquet
19 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 4.4 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 19 Apr Red Star FC H 2–2 D 11 Apr FC Martigues A 4–1 W 05 Apr SM Caen A 2–2 D 28 Mar ES Troyes AC H 2–1 W 15 Mar USL Dunkerque A 3–2 W 08 Mar FC Annecy H 5–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Apr FC Metz A 2–2 D 11 Apr FC Annecy H 0–1 L 05 Apr ES Troyes AC A 2–2 D 28 Mar Rodez Aveyron Football H 1–1 D 14 Mar AC Ajaccio A 1–2 L 07 Mar Amiens SC H 2–0 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history39% Clean Sheets
Red Star FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Red Star FC0-152/316-30–/131-454/146-602/161-751/176+4/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Stade Saint Symphorien will turn into a battlefield for FC Metz and Red Star FC.
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Red Star FC that had 256 games and scored 83 goals.
- 8' GOAL! Kevin Van Den Kerkhof scores on 8. Assisted by Matthieu Udol
- 13' 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 Jessy Deminguet suffering a number of foals already.
- 18' 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.
- 23' 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.
- 27' It’s gonna be a card for Urie-Michel Mboula.
- 32' What a strike from Damien Durand! The score is 1-1.
- 37' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 37 minutes.
- 42' FC Metz 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.
- 45' FC Metz player sees a card in front of him.
- 50' The travelling Red Star FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 54' What a strike from Kemo Cisse! The score is 1-2.
- 58' Another substitution for FC Metz to replace Morgan Bokele by Idrissa Gueye on 58 minute.
- 63' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 68' It’s high time Stephane Le Mignan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 73' 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.
- 74' Goal! Idrissa Gueye scores his 5 goal in 432 matches.
- 75' Aliou Badji is having his name booked by the referee on 75.
- 77' The supporters are chanting for Merwan Ifnaoui. He replaces Kemo Cisse on 77 minute.
- 81' The referee shows Red Star FC player a card on 81.
- 82' Hianga Mananga Mbock has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joachim Eickmayer on 82 minute.
- 86' Time for substitution for FC Metz. Jessy Deminguet is replaced by Ibou Sane.
- 90' The referee shows Red Star FC player a card on 90.
- 90' Red Star FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Fred Dembi is hanging Damien Durand on the field on 90 minute.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
FC Metz Lineups
Starting XI
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Jessy Deminguet ↓ Ibou Sane 86'
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- 29
- 22
- 15
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10
Pape Diallo ↓ Ablie Jallow 58'
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- 12
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19
Morgan Bokele ↓ Idrissa Gueye 58'
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Bench
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36
Ablie Jallow ↑ 58'
- 16
- 8
- 6
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Ibou Sane ↑ 86'
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18
Idrissa Gueye ↑ 58'
Coach Stephane Le MignanRed Star FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 28
- 21
- 8
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97
Samuel Renel ↓ Blondon Meyapya 90'
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Damien Durand ↓ Fred Dembi 90'
- 20
- 4
- 40
- 5
- 98
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Kemo Cisse ↓ Merwan Ifnaoui 77'
Bench
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Hianga Mananga Mbock ↑ 82'
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Blondon Meyapya ↑ 90'
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26
Fred Dembi ↑ 90'
- 12
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Merwan Ifnaoui ↑ 77'
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Coach Grégory Poirier -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Habib Diallo 3 Idrissa Gueye 1 Ismael Camara 1 Opa Nguette 1 Alexandre Oukidja 1 Damien Durand 1 Kemo Cisse 1 Kevin Van Den Kerkhof 1 Head to Head
FC Metz Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.7 FC Metz xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.25 Red Star FC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 56%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.95Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 79% 21% ± 2.5 56% 44% ± 3.5 34% 66% ± 4.5 18% 82% Double Chance
FC Metz or Draw 75%Draw or Red Star FC 51%FC Metz or Red Star FC 75%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.1%2 – 1 9.1%1 – 0 8.1%2 – 0 7.5%0 – 0 7.1%1 – 2 6.7%0 – 1 5.7%2 – 2 Actual3 – 1 5.1%3 – 0 4.2%0 – 2 4.1%3 – 2 3.3%Asian Handicap — FC Metz
Handicap FC Metz covers Push Red Star FC covers -2.5 11% — 89% -2 11% 14% 75% -1.5 25% — 75% -1 25% 21% 53% -0.5 47% — 53% +0.5 73% — 27% +1 73% 15% 12% +1.5 88% — 12% +2 88% 8% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
FC Metz keeps clean sheet 29% ✓Red Star FC keeps clean sheet 19% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.