FC Metz vs SC Bastia, Ligue 2 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Match Details
- Referee Aurelien Petit
4 games this season
🟨 2.5/game
⚽ 7.3 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Saint-Étienne | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | Red Star FC | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Stade de Reims | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Montpellier HSC | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | FC Metz | 7 | 10 |
| 6 | AS Nancy-Lorraine | 7 | 10 |
| 7 | FC Annecy | 7 | 10 |
| 8 | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | Dijon Football Cote d'Or | 7 | 9 |
| 10 | Pau FC | 7 | 8 |
| 11 | USL Dunkerque | 7 | 8 |
| 12 | En Avant Guingamp | 7 | 8 |
| 13 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 7 | 8 |
| 14 | Rodez Aveyron Football | 7 | 7 |
| 15 | FC Nantes | 7 | 7 |
| 16 | Clermont Foot 63 | 7 | 6 |
| 17 | US Boulogne Côte d'Opale | 7 | 5 |
| 18 | Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC | 7 | 5 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug | SC Bastia | H | 1–1 | D |
| 19 May | Paris Saint-Germain FC | H | 0–2 | L |
| 12 May | RC Strasbourg Alsace | A | 1–2 | L |
| 04 May | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | H | 2–3 | L |
| 28 Apr | Lille OSC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 21 Apr | Le Havre AC | A | 1–0 | W |
Key Stats
75%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
25%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
14%
Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season
FC Metz this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Metz
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
3/3
61-75
–/2
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
FC Metz
| Pape Fall | 5 G | |
| Jessy Deminguet | 2 G | 2 A |
| Giorgi Abuashvili | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' FC Metz have kicked off against SC Bastia. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
- 5' Juan Guevara has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 10' Amine Boutrah has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 15' Jessy Deminguet, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 20' 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 Florian Bohnert suffering a number of foals already.
- 25' FC Metz are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined SC Bastia backline.
- 29' It’s gonna be a card for Tom Ducrocq.
- 34' FC Metz started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 34.
- 38' GOAL! Amine Boutrah fires home to make it 0-1!
- 43' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Metz and SC Bastia are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 48' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
- 51' SC Bastia ring the changes. Tom Meynadier has done his job and it is now time for Zakaria Ariss to step up.
- 56' Jocelyn Janneh is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Metz tonight.
- 60' Arthur Atta is ready to make an impact after coming on for Joseph N'Duquidi at the 60 minute mark.
- 61' Jocelyn Janneh is replacing Loic Etoga for the SC Bastia side.
- 62' Fresh legs for SC Bastia! Clement Rodrigues comes on to replace Florian Bianchini.
- 67' SC Bastia 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.
- 70' That looks like a foul for a card for Florian Bohnert.
- 72' A tactical swap from SC Bastia — Lisandru Tramoni on, Christophe Vincent off on 72 minutes.
- 77' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SC Bastia that had 174 games and scored 197 goals.
- 82' FC Metz make a change. Fali Cande trudges off to be replaced by Alpha Toure on 82 minutes.
- 85' The referee shows SC Bastia player a card on 85.
- 90' Controversy at the stadium! Maxime Colin argues furiously but the card stands.
- celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.
Lineups
FC Metz Lineups
Starting XI
- 20
- 7
- 36
- 16
- 8
-
5
Fali Cande ↓ Alpha Toure 82'
- 39
-
6
Joseph N'Duquidi ↓ Arthur Atta 60'
- 38
- 9
-
14
Cheikh Sabaly ↓ Morgan Bokele 82'
Bench
- 2
- 15
-
25
Arthur Atta ↑ 60'
- 26
- 61
-
12
Alpha Toure ↑ 82'
-
19
Morgan Bokele ↑ 82'
SC Bastia Lineups
Starting XI
- 7
-
18
Felix Tomi ↓ Juan Guevara 72'
- 13
- 9
- 4
- 30
-
14
Loic Etoga ↓ Jocelyn Janneh 61'
- 15
- 10
-
24
Tom Meynadier ↓ Zakaria Ariss 51'
- 28
Bench
- 23
-
27
Lisandru Tramoni ↑ 72'
-
66
Jocelyn Janneh ↑ 61'
- 5
-
25
Clement Rodrigues ↑ 62'
-
17
Zakaria Ariss ↑ 51'
-
3
Juan Guevara ↑ 72'
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Youssef Maziz | 2 |
| Ablie Jallow | 1 |
| Amine Boutrah | 1 |
| Gauthier Hein | 1 |
| Maxime Ble | 1 |
| Sebastien Salles Lamonge | 1 |
| Cheikh Sabaly | 1 |
| Kevin Schur | 1 |
Head to Head
FC Metz Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.3
FC Metz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35
SC Bastia xG
I would bet for:
FC Metz or SC Bastia 71%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.65
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 74% |
|
26% |
| ± 2.5 | 49% |
|
51% |
| ± 3.5 | 28% |
|
72% |
| ± 4.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
Double Chance
FC Metz or Draw
65%
Draw or SC Bastia
64%
FC Metz or SC Bastia
71%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: SC Bastia win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
9.1%
0 – 1
8.5%
1 – 0
8.2%
1 – 2
8%
2 – 1
7.8%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5.3%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 1
3.4%
0 – 3
2.8%
Asian Handicap — FC Metz
| Handicap | FC Metz covers | Push | SC Bastia covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -2 | 6% | 10% | 84% |
| -1.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -1 | 16% | 19% | 66% |
| -0.5 | 34% | — | 66% |
| +0.5 | 63% | — | 37% |
| +1 | 63% | 19% | 17% |
| +1.5 | 83% | — | 17% |
| +2 | 83% | 11% | 6% |
| +2.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
Clean Sheet
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
27%
✓
SC Bastia keeps clean sheet
28%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.