Saturday , 14 November 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 12 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
  • SM Caen 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Antoine Valnet
6 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game 🟥 2 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

1
2
1
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
8% Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Stade Saint Symphorien that hosts another battle between FC Metz and SM Caen.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' France international Bilal Brahimi has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 11' It is a substitution in FC Metz team. Maxime Colin is replaced by Kevin Van Den Kerkhof on 11 minute.
  • 16' SM Caen is showing some good football. However, SM Caen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 21' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Metz and SM Caen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 26' The France Gauthier Hein breaks the deadlock on 26 minutes. 1-0!
  • 31' A quiet spell here at Stade Saint Symphorien. SM Caen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 36' FC Metz are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 41' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Metz in their trying to find a way past SM Caen's compact .
  • 45' Ismael Traore was booked on 45.
  • 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 55' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 60' Kevin Van Den Kerkhof picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 64' The SM Caen manager makes a substitution. Lorenzo Rajot departs to be replaced by Godson Kyeremeh.
  • 69' SM Caen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 74' It’s high time Stephane Le Mignan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 79' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 81' The whistle greets Morgan Bokele as he departs to be replaced by Joel Asoro.
  • 82' The FC Metz manager makes a substitution. Jessy Deminguet departs to be replaced by Ababacar Lo.
  • 87' Over 87 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for FC Metz and SM Caen (для сухой ничьи).

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.