Sunday , 18 October 2026

FC Metz vs Rodez Aveyron Football, Ligue 2 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2026-27
FC Metz
4 – 1
Full Time
Rodez Aveyron Football
Sat 5 Sep 2026 · 12:00 UTC Municipal St.-Symphorien HT 45' · FT 45'
Pape Fall 8' 1–0
1–1 35' Corentin Issanchou
Jessy Deminguet 39' 2–1
Pape Fall 42' 3–1
Pape Fall 58' 4–1
Jean Ruiz 24' Y
Giorgi Abuashvili 62' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Metz vs Rodez Aveyron Football — Ligue 2 at Municipal St.-Symphorien.

Match Details

  • Referee Jeremy Stinat
  • Assistant 1 Bastien Courbet
  • Assistant 2 Florent Marmion (France)
6 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Etienne 9 22
2 Stade de Reims 9 17
3 Red Star FC 9 17
4 AS Nancy-Lorraine 9 16
5 Montpellier HSC 8 15
6 Pau FC 9 14
7 FC Metz 9 13
8 FC Annecy 9 13
9 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 9 12
10 USL Dunkerque 9 11
11 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 9 11
12 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 9 9
13 En Avant Guingamp 9 8
14 FC Nantes 9 8
15 Grenoble Foot 38 9 8
16 Clermont Foot 63 9 7
17 Rodez Aveyron Football 8 7
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 9 6

Head-to-Head

3
2
FC Metz 5 games · Avg 4.4 goals Rodez Aveyron Football
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-05 FC Metz 4–1 Rodez Aveyron Football 2025-05-02 FC Metz 3–3 Rodez Aveyron Football 2024-08-23 Rodez Aveyron Football 1–3 FC Metz 2023-01-31 FC Metz 1–1 Rodez Aveyron Football 2022-08-30 Rodez Aveyron Football 1–4 FC Metz

Recent Form

FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Sep Rodez Aveyron Football H 4–1 W
29 Aug FC Annecy A 1–1 D
22 Aug Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC H 1–1 D
14 Aug Grenoble Foot 38 A 0–0 D
08 Aug En Avant Guingamp H 2–1 W
17 May OGC Nice A 0–0 D
Rodez Aveyron Football
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Sep FC Metz A 1–4 L
28 Aug Pau FC H 2–2 D
22 Aug FC Nantes A 5–2 W
14 Aug FC Annecy A 0–2 L
08 Aug Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC H 3–1 W
09 May FC Annecy A 2–1 W

Season Stats

FC Metz Rodez Aveyron Football
#7 Position #17
13 Points 7
9 Played 8
3 / 4 / 2 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 5
15 Scored 14
13 Conceded 18
+2 GD -4
1.44 PPG 0.88
33% Win % 25%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season
0% Clean Sheets
Rodez Aveyron Football this season

FC Metz are 7th (13 pts). Rodez Aveyron Football are 17th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Metz
0-15
1/–
16-30
2/2
31-45
3/3
46-60
3/4
61-75
–/3
76+
5/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Rodez Aveyron Football
0-15
1/6
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/3
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Metz
Pape Fall 7 G
Jessy Deminguet 2 G 3 A
Teji Savanier 2 G 2 A
Giorgi Abuashvili 2 G
Rodez Aveyron Football
Ibrahima Balde 4 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 Municipal St.-Symphorien as FC Metz face off against Rodez Aveyron Football in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Luc Holtz will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 8' GOAL! Pape Fall scores on 8. Assisted by Florian Miguel
  • 13' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 18' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 23' Rodez Aveyron Football is showing some good football. However, Rodez Aveyron Football are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 24' Jean Ruiz is having his name booked by the referee on 24.
  • 29' Jean Lambert Evan's, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 34' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' Corentin Issanchou has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 35 minutes.
  • 39' GOAL! Jessy Deminguet scores on 39. Assisted by Teji Savanier
  • 42' A goal from the Senegal international Pape Fall! He fires home on 42 to make it 3-1!
  • 46' The FC Metz bench stirs into life. Florian Miguel is withdrawn and Maxime Colin gets his opportunity.
  • 51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with FC Metz winning 100% of all matches.
  • 56' France international Kenny Nagera has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • 58' GOAL! Pape Fall fires home to make it 4-1!
  • 62' A meaty challenge results in booking for Giorgi Abuashvili on 62.
  • 66' It is a substitution in FC Metz team. Jessy Deminguet is replaced by Nampalys Mendy on 66 minute.
  • 68' It is a substitution in Rodez Aveyron Football team. Damjan Pavlovic is replaced by Mathis Saka on 68 minute.
  • 73' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 74' Time for substitution for FC Metz. Giorgi Abuashvili is replaced by Hamza Kadamani.
  • 78' Time for substitution for FC Metz. Teji Savanier is replaced by Abdoulaye Ba.
  • 83' Rodez Aveyron Football fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 88' The 16-year-old Believe Munongo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from FC Metz to claim maximum points.

Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luc Holtz

Rodez Aveyron Football Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Santini

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Georges Mikautadze 4
Pape Fall 3
Cheikh Sabaly 2
Youssef Maziz 1
Ibrahima Balde 1
Tawfik Bentayeb 1
Clement Depres 1
Jessy Deminguet 1

Head to Head

2026-09-05 FC Metz 4–1 Rodez Aveyron Football 2025-05-02 FC Metz 3–3 Rodez Aveyron Football 2024-08-23 Rodez Aveyron Football 1–3 FC Metz 2023-01-31 FC Metz 1–1 Rodez Aveyron Football 2022-08-30 Rodez Aveyron Football 1–4 FC Metz

FC Metz Form

2026-09-05 FC Metz 4–1 Rodez Aveyron Football W 2026-08-29 FC Annecy 1–1 FC Metz D 2026-08-22 FC Metz 1–1 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC D 2026-08-14 Grenoble Foot 38 0–0 FC Metz D 2026-08-08 FC Metz 2–1 En Avant Guingamp W 2026-05-17 OGC Nice 0–0 FC Metz D

Rodez Aveyron Football Form

2026-09-05 FC Metz 4–1 Rodez Aveyron Football L 2026-08-28 Rodez Aveyron Football 2–2 Pau FC D 2026-08-22 FC Nantes 2–5 Rodez Aveyron Football W 2026-08-14 FC Annecy 2–0 Rodez Aveyron Football L 2026-08-08 Rodez Aveyron Football 3–1 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC W 2026-05-09 FC Annecy 1–2 Rodez Aveyron Football W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.01 FC Metz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.65 Rodez Aveyron Football xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Metz62% Draw18% Rodez Aveyron Football20%
Actual: FC Metz win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 83%
17%
± 3.5 67%
33%
± 4.5 48%
52%

Double Chance

FC Metz or Draw
81%
Draw or Rodez Aveyron Football
38%
FC Metz or Rodez Aveyron Football
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Metz49% Draw33% Rodez Aveyron Football18%
Actual: FC Metz win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.1%
3 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 2
5.6%
1 – 1
5.4%
4 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
4.5%
3 – 0
4.4%
4 – 2
4.2%
1 – 2
4%
4 – 0
3.2%
5 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Metz

Handicap FC Metz covers Push Rodez Aveyron Football covers
-2.5 28% — 72%
-2 28% 18% 55%
-1.5 45% — 55%
-1 45% 19% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 10% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Metz keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Rodez Aveyron Football keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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