FC Metz vs Rodez Aveyron Football, Ligue 2 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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FC Metz vs Rodez Aveyron Football — Ligue 2 at Stade Saint Symphorien.
- FC Metz 12 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
- Rodez Aveyron Football 12 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Guillaume Paradis
6 games this season
🟨 4.3/game
⚽ 15.8 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 May | Rodez Aveyron Football | H | 3–3 | D |
| 26 Apr | Pau FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 May | FC Metz | A | 3–3 | D |
| 26 Apr | Paris FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 18 Apr | Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 11 Apr | SM Caen | H | 2–2 | D |
| 04 Apr | FC Martigues | H | 1–0 | W |
| 28 Mar | Red Star FC | A | 1–1 | D |
Season Stats
| FC Metz | Rodez Aveyron Football | |
|---|---|---|
| #7 | Position | #13 |
| 17 | Points | 13 |
| 12 | Played | 12 |
| 4 / 5 / 3 | W / D / L | 4 / 1 / 7 |
| 20 | Scored | 17 |
| 19 | Conceded | 23 |
| +1 | GD | -6 |
| 1.42 | PPG | 1.08 |
| 33% | Win % | 33% |
Key Stats
100%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
H2H (5 games)
80%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
8%
Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season
FC Metz this season
8%
Clean Sheets
Rodez Aveyron Football this season
Rodez Aveyron Football this season
FC Metz are 7th (17 pts). Rodez Aveyron Football are 13th (13 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
Rodez Aveyron Football
0-15
2/6
16-30
2/2
31-45
2/4
46-60
3/6
61-75
2/3
76+
4/2
■ 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 |
Rodez Aveyron Football
| Ibrahima Balde | 5 G | |
| Octave Joly | 2 G | |
| Corentin Issanchou | 2 G | |
| Ryan Ponti | 1 G | 1 A |
| Ibrahima Balde | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Temperatures are rising at Stade Saint Symphorien as fc metz face off against rodez aveyron football in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
- 5' fc metz are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined rodez aveyron football backline.
- 10' Wilitty Younoussa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 20' rodez aveyron football come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both fc metz and rodez aveyron football are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both fc metz and rodez aveyron football are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 33' Ababacar Lo was booked on 33.
- 38' The energy levels are beginning to show. Stephane Le Mignan might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 43' Nolan Galves is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for fc metz tonight.
- 47' Rodez Aveyron Football player sees a card in front of him.
- 52' fc metz started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 52.
- 56' Nolan Galves gets the nod from Rodez Aveyron Football. He replaces Mohamed Bouchouari and will look to change the dynamic.
- 61' It’s high time Stephane Le Mignan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 65' Rodez Aveyron Football is taking the lead after the goal scored by Timothee Nkada on 65.
- 69' What a strike from Gauthier Hein! The score is 0-2.
- 72' Time for substitution for Rodez Aveyron Football. Alexis Trouillet is replaced by Derek Mazou-Sacko.
- 73' Tawfik Bentayeb adds to his 3 season tally! Rodez Aveyron Football lead 0-3 — and this changes everything.
- 76' FC Metz ring the changes. Pape Diallo has done his job and it is now time for Morgan Bokele to step up.
- 77' Tawfik Bentayeb picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 79' Loni Quenabio makes way for Stone Mambo at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rodez Aveyron Football.
- 80' What composure from Ibrahima Balde! The France international strokes it home. 0-4.
- 82' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Abdel Hakim Abdallah.
- 83' Goal! Cheikh Sabaly scores his 18 goal in 444 matches.
- 87' Ablie Jallow is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-3.
Lineups
FC Metz Lineups
Starting XI
- 7
- 3
- 21
- 29
- 39
- 15
-
10
Pape Diallo ↓ Morgan Bokele 76'
-
9
Ibou Sane ↓ Ablie Jallow 76'
- 12
-
18
Idrissa Gueye ↓ Cheikh Sabaly 56'
- 4
Bench
- 2
-
36
Ablie Jallow ↑ 76'
- 16
- 8
- 22
-
14
Cheikh Sabaly ↑ 56'
-
19
Morgan Bokele ↑ 76'
Coach
Stephane Le Mignan
Rodez Aveyron Football Lineups
Starting XI
- 28
- 15
-
9
Timothee Nkada ↓ Ibrahima Balde 79'
- 11
- 27
- 10
- 8
- 99
- 3
- 5
-
24
Loni Quenabio ↓ Stone Mambo 79'
Bench
-
4
Stone Mambo ↑ 79'
- 16
-
18
Ibrahima Balde ↑ 79'
- 7
-
25
Nolan Galves ↑ 56'
-
19
Derek Mazou-Sacko ↑ 72'
-
22
Tawfik Bentayeb ↑ 72'
Coach
Didier Santini
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Georges Mikautadze | 4 |
| Pape Fall | 3 |
| Cheikh Sabaly | 2 |
| Timothee Nkada | 1 |
| Youssef Maziz | 1 |
| Ibrahima Balde | 1 |
| Tawfik Bentayeb | 1 |
| Clement Depres | 1 |
Head to Head
FC Metz Form
Rodez Aveyron Football Form
2025-05-02
FC Metz
3–3
Rodez Aveyron Football
D
2025-04-26
Rodez Aveyron Football
1–1
Paris FC
D
2025-04-18
Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC
2–1
Rodez Aveyron Football
L
2025-04-11
Rodez Aveyron Football
2–2
SM Caen
D
2025-04-04
Rodez Aveyron Football
1–0
FC Martigues
W
2025-03-28
Red Star FC
1–1
Rodez Aveyron Football
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.68
FC Metz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.77
Rodez Aveyron Football xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 76%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 4.45
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 98% |
|
2% |
| ± 1.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 2.5 | 81% |
|
19% |
| ± 3.5 | 63% |
|
37% |
| ± 4.5 | 45% |
|
55% |
Double Chance
FC Metz or Draw
75%
Draw or Rodez Aveyron Football
45%
FC Metz or Rodez Aveyron Football
79%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.3%
3 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
6.3%
1 – 1
6.3%
3 – 2
5.6%
1 – 2
4.9%
2 – 0
4.4%
4 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
3.8%
4 – 2
3.8%
2 – 3
3.7%
3 – 3
Actual
Asian Handicap — FC Metz
| Handicap | FC Metz covers | Push | Rodez Aveyron Football covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 21% | — | 79% |
| -2 | 21% | 16% | 63% |
| -1.5 | 37% | — | 63% |
| -1 | 37% | 19% | 44% |
| -0.5 | 56% | — | 44% |
| +0.5 | 75% | — | 25% |
| +1 | 75% | 12% | 12% |
| +1.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
| +2 | 88% | 7% | 5% |
| +2.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
Clean Sheet
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
18%
✓
Rodez Aveyron Football keeps clean sheet
8%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

