Sunday , 16 August 2026

FC Metz vs SC Bastia, Ligue 2 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2022-23
FC Metz
3 – 2
Full Time
SC Bastia
Fri 2 Jun 2023 · 18:45 UTC Stade Saint Symphorien HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 23' Sebastien Salles-Lamonge
Y 90' Kylian Kaiboue

Overview

Match Preview

FC Metz vs SC Bastia — Ligue 2 at Stade Saint Symphorien.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 2 6
2 FC Annecy 2 6
3 USL Dunkerque 2 4
4 FC Metz 2 4
5 Montpellier HSC 2 4
6 Red Star FC 2 4
7 Rodez Aveyron Football 2 3
8 En Avant Guingamp 2 3
9 Pau FC 2 3
10 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 2 3
11 Stade de Reims 2 2
12 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2 1
13 AS Nancy-Lorraine 2 1
14 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 2 1
15 Grenoble Foot 38 2 1
16 Clermont Foot 63 2 1
17 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2 1
18 FC Nantes 2 0

Head-to-Head

1
2
1
FC Metz 4 games · Avg 2.5 goals SC Bastia
Last 5 meetings
2023-06-02 FC Metz 3–2 SC Bastia 2022-09-17 SC Bastia 1–0 FC Metz

Recent Form

FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jun SC Bastia H 3–2 W
26 May FC Sochaux-Montbéliard A 1–0 W
20 May En Avant Guingamp A 1–1 D
13 May Grenoble Foot 38 H 1–0 W
06 May Chamois Niortais FC A 3–1 W
29 Apr Paris FC H 1–1 D
SC Bastia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jun FC Metz A 2–3 L
26 May Le Havre AC H 1–1 D
20 May Pau FC A 6–2 W
13 May Chamois Niortais FC H 2–1 W
06 May Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC A 1–2 L
29 Apr Amiens SC H 1–1 D

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Metz
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. FC Metz host SC Bastia — let the battle begin!
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Stade Saint Symphorien. FC Metz seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 23' SC Bastia player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 28' Frank Magri has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 31' A stunning finish from Cheikh Sabaly — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 36' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 41' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' FC Metz manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ousmane Ba is hanging Alexandre Oukidja on the field on 46 minute.
  • 47' SC Bastia ring the changes. Dominique Guidi has done his job and it is now time for Jocelyn Janneh to step up.
  • 52' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Metz and SC Bastia are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 55' Brilliant from the midfielder! Youssef Maziz makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 55.
  • 60' FC Metz are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined SC Bastia backline.
  • 62' The whistle greets Migouel Alfarela as he departs to be replaced by Kevin Schur.
  • 67' SC Bastia come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 68' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Florian Bohnert makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 70' Time for substitution for FC Metz. Ablie Jallow is replaced by Lamine Camara.
  • 75' Youssef Maziz is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the midfielder.
  • 80' FC Metz are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against SC Bastia's shape.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Felix Tomi. He replaces Sebastien Salles-Lamonge on 81 minute.
  • 86' GOAL! Kevin Schur fires home to make it 3-2!
  • 87' Another substitution for FC Metz to replace Youssef Maziz by Habib Maiga on 87 minute.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Kylian Kaiboue. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

SC Bastia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.65 FC Metz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 SC Bastia xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Metz45% Draw25% SC Bastia30%
Actual: FC Metz win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.15
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

FC Metz or Draw
70%
Draw or SC Bastia
55%
FC Metz or SC Bastia
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Metz30% Draw43% SC Bastia27%
Actual: FC Metz win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 2
6.3%
1 – 0
6.3%
0 – 0
5.9%
2 – 0
5.8%
0 – 1
5.6%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.6%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 2
Actual

Asian Handicap — FC Metz

Handicap FC Metz covers Push SC Bastia covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 19% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 17% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

FC Metz keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
SC Bastia keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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