Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Metz vs SM Caen, Ligue 2 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2024-25
FC Metz
1 – 0
Full Time
SM Caen
Sat 9 Nov 2024 · 19:00 UTC Stade Saint Symphorien HT 45' · FT 45'
Ismael Traore 45' Y
Kevin Van Den Kerkhof 60' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Metz vs SM Caen — Ligue 2 at Stade Saint Symphorien.

  • FC Metz 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
  • SM Caen 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Antoine Valnet

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 ES Troyes AC 34 67
2 Le Mans FC 34 62
3 SC Bastia 34 28
4 Amiens SC 34 24
5 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 0 0
6 FC Metz 0 0
7 FC Nantes 0 0
8 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 0 0
9 AS Saint-Étienne 0 0
10 Red Star FC 0 0
11 Rodez Aveyron Football 0 0
12 Stade de Reims 0 0
13 FC Annecy 0 0
14 Montpellier HSC 0 0
15 Pau FC 0 0
16 USL Dunkerque 0 0
17 En Avant Guingamp 0 0
18 Grenoble Foot 38 0 0
19 Clermont Foot 63 0 0
20 AS Nancy-Lorraine 0 0
21 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 0 0
22 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

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2
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FC Metz 4 games · Avg 1.5 goals SM Caen
Last 5 meetings
2024-11-09 FC Metz 1–0 SM Caen 2023-02-13 FC Metz 0–0 SM Caen 2022-08-08 SM Caen 1–0 FC Metz

Recent Form

FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Nov SM Caen H 1–0 W
04 Nov AC Ajaccio A 1–0 W
29 Oct Red Star FC A 0–1 L
25 Oct En Avant Guingamp H 1–0 W
18 Oct Grenoble Foot 38 A 0–2 L
05 Oct Amiens SC H 3–2 W
SM Caen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Nov FC Metz A 0–1 L
02 Nov SC Bastia H 2–0 W
29 Oct FC Martigues A 3–0 W
26 Oct ES Troyes AC H 0–1 L
18 Oct Red Star FC A 2–2 D
05 Oct FC Lorient H 1–2 L

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Metz is hosting SM Caen for another epic battle.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yannis Clementia, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Saint Symphorien with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Noe Lebreton made 399 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 11' FC Metz manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kevin Van Den Kerkhof is hanging Maxime Colin on the field on 11 minute.
  • 16' The travelling SM Caen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 21' 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.
  • 26' Goal! Gauthier Hein scores his 46 goal in 434 matches.
  • 31' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 36' FC Metz 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.
  • 41' It’s high time Nicolas Seube made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' Ismael Traore is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 50' SM Caen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kevin Van Den Kerkhof on 60.
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Godson Kyeremeh. He replaces Lorenzo Rajot on 64 minute.
  • 69' Lorenzo Rajot has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 74' Mathias Autret needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 79' It looks surprising SM Caen does not make any changes. Sadibou Sane has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 81' Another change for FC Metz made on 81 minute. Morgan Bokele leaves to be changed by Joel Asoro.
  • 82' FC Metz manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ababacar Lo is hanging Jessy Deminguet on the field on 82 minute.
  • 87' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FC Metz players.

Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stephane Le Mignan

SM Caen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nicolas Seube

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.09 FC Metz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.9 SM Caen xG
I would bet for: FC Metz or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Metz43% Draw31% SM Caen26%
Actual: FC Metz win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 1.99
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

FC Metz or Draw
74%
Draw or SM Caen
57%
FC Metz or SM Caen
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Metz26% Draw55% SM Caen19%
Actual: FC Metz win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.1%
1 – 1
14.4%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
10.9%
2 – 0
7.8%
2 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
3.4%
3 – 0
2.8%
3 – 1
2.7%
1 – 3
1.8%

Asian Handicap — FC Metz

Handicap FC Metz covers Push SM Caen covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 22% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 18% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Metz keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
SM Caen keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

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