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FC Metz vs Red Star FC, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2018-19
FC Metz
2 – 0
Full Time
Red Star FC
Tue 4 Dec 2018 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 14' Matthieu Fontaine
Thomas Delaine 27' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Metz vs Red Star FC — Ligue 2 .

Match Details

  • Referee Mickael Leleu
  • Referee Sylvain Palhies
  • Referee Michel Dolmadjian
  • Referee Laurent Coniglio
5 games this season 🟨 3.4/game ⚽ 7.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2
1
2
FC Metz 5 games · Avg 2.2 goals Red Star FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-04 FC Metz 2–0 Red Star FC

Recent Form

FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Dec Red Star FC H 2–0 W
01 Dec Grenoble Foot 38 A 1–1 D
26 Nov GFC Ajaccio H 1–0 W
09 Nov La Berrichonne de Chateauroux A 2–1 W
05 Nov AJ Auxerre H 0–1 L
26 Oct FC Lorient A 0–0 D
Red Star FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Dec FC Metz A 0–2 L
30 Nov ES Troyes AC H 0–3 L
23 Nov AS Nancy-Lorraine A 0–1 L
09 Nov AS Beziers H 0–3 L
02 Nov Stade Brestois 29 A 1–1 D
26 Oct US Orleans Loiret H 0–4 L

Season Stats

FC Metz Red Star FC
#7 Position #8
17 Points 17
12 Played 12
4 / 5 / 3 W / D / L 5 / 2 / 5
20 Scored 14
19 Conceded 17
+1 GD -3
1.42 PPG 1.42
33% Win % 42%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season
25% Clean Sheets
Red Star FC this season

FC Metz are 7th (17 pts). Red Star FC are 8th (17 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
Red Star FC
0-15
3/2
16-30
2/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
3/4
61-75
3/3
76+
–/4
■ 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
Red Star FC
Damien Durand 5 G
Jovany Ikanga 4 G 2 A
Saif-Eddine Khaoui 2 G 1 A
Kevin Cabral 1 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! FC Metz vs Red Star FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Metz side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' FC Metz started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 14' Matthieu Fontaine was booked on 14.
  • 19' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 24' It looks surprising Red Star FC does not make any changes. Thomas Delaine has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 27' The referee calls foul for Thomas Delaine. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 32' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gregory Berthier made 269 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 37' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 42' Julio Donisa, a Martinique , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 46' The Red Star FC bench stirs into life. Gregoire Lefebvre is withdrawn and Samba Diakite gets his opportunity.
  • 51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 54' Brilliant from the ! Habib Diallo makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 54.
  • 59' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Metz is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 64' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 67' Abdoulie Jallow has so much to prove this time. He replaces Farid Boulaya on 67 minute.
  • 70' Emmanuel Bourgaud is replacing Matthieu Fontaine for the Red Star FC side.
  • 72' FC Metz ring the changes. Victorien Angban has done his job and it is now time for Renaud Cohade to step up.
  • 77' Against the run of play, Habib Diallo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 78' Red Star FC make a change. Julio Donisa trudges off to be replaced by Amadou Diallo on 78 minutes.
  • 80' Ibrahima Niane is ready to make an impact after coming on for Opa Nguette at the 80 minute mark.
  • 85' 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.
  • 90' Supporters expect more eagerness from Samba Diakite, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. FC Metz take all three points.

Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frederic Antonetti

Red Star FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Faruk Hadzibegic

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.84 FC Metz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 Red Star FC xG
I would bet for: FC Metz to win 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Metz62% Draw23% Red Star FC15%
Actual: FC Metz win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

FC Metz or Draw
86%
Draw or Red Star FC
38%
FC Metz or Red Star FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Metz43% Draw45% Red Star FC12%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.3%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
11.1%
0 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
9.2%
3 – 0
7.5%
3 – 1
5.7%
0 – 1
4.7%
1 – 2
3.6%
4 – 0
3.5%
2 – 2
3.4%
4 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — FC Metz

Handicap FC Metz covers Push Red Star FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 19% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 25% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Metz keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Red Star FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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