Sunday , 16 August 2026

FC Metz vs Stade Rennais FC 1901, Ligue 1 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2023-24
FC Metz
2 – 3
Full Time
Stade Rennais FC 1901
Sat 4 May 2024 · 17:00 UTC Stade Saint Symphorien HT 45' · FT 45'
Georges Mikautadze 17' 1–0
1–1 23' Amine Gouiri
Pape Diallo 45' 2–1
2–2 73' Benjamin Bourigeaud pen
2–3 90+3' Arnaud Kalimuendo
Y 44' Adrien Truffert
Ismael Traore 71' Y
Christophe Herelle 75' Y
Y 75' Arthur Theate
Georges Mikautadze 90' R
Y 90' Arnaud Kalimuendo

Overview

Match Preview

FC Metz vs Stade Rennais FC 1901 — Ligue 1 at Stade Saint Symphorien.

Match Details

  • Referee Ruddy Buquet
  • Assistant 1 Julien Pacelli (France)
  • Assistant 2 Christophe Mouysset

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Nantes 34 24
2 FC Metz 34 17
3 Paris Saint-Germain FC 0 0
4 Racing Club de Lens 0 0
5 Lille OSC 0 0
6 Olympique Lyonnais 0 0
7 Olympique de Marseille 0 0
8 Stade Rennais FC 1901 0 0
9 AS Monaco FC 0 0
10 RC Strasbourg Alsace 0 0
11 Toulouse FC 0 0
12 FC Lorient 0 0
13 Paris FC 0 0
14 Stade Brestois 29 0 0
15 ES Troyes AC 0 0
16 Angers SCO 0 0
17 Le Mans FC 0 0
18 Le Havre AC 0 0
19 AJ Auxerre 0 0
20 OGC Nice 0 0

Head-to-Head

1
8
FC Metz 9 games · Avg 3.1 goals Stade Rennais FC 1901
Last 5 meetings
2024-05-04 FC Metz 2–3 Stade Rennais FC 1901 2023-08-13 Stade Rennais FC 1901 5–1 FC Metz 2022-03-20 Stade Rennais FC 1901 6–1 FC Metz 2021-10-17 FC Metz 0–3 Stade Rennais FC 1901 2021-03-20 FC Metz 1–3 Stade Rennais FC 1901

Recent Form

FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
12 Apr Racing Club de Lens H 2–1 W
07 Apr Stade Brestois 29 A 3–4 L
30 Mar AS Monaco FC H 2–5 L
Stade Rennais FC 1901
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 May FC Metz A 3–2 W
28 Apr Stade Brestois 29 H 4–5 L
20 Apr FC Nantes A 3–0 W
13 Apr Toulouse FC H 1–2 L
07 Apr AS Monaco FC A 0–1 L
31 Mar RC Strasbourg Alsace A 0–2 L

Season Stats

FC Metz Stade Rennais FC 1901
#2 Position #8
17 Points 0
34 Played 0
3 / 8 / 23 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
32 Scored 0
76 Conceded 0
-44 GD +0
0.50 PPG –
9% Win % –

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FC Metz are 2nd (17 pts). Stade Rennais FC 1901 are 8th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Stade Saint Symphorien. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' FC Metz started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Metz and Stade Rennais FC 1901 are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' Stade Rennais FC 1901 is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 17' Georges Mikautadze does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Metz surge ahead!
  • 22' Steve Mandanda has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 23' A stunning finish from Amine Gouiri — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 28' Martin Terrier has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
  • 33' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 38' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Stade Rennais FC 1901 needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 43' It looks like no one’s ball. Stade Rennais FC 1901 is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 44' Stade Rennais FC 1901 player sees a card in front of him.
  • 45' The Senegal Pape Diallo breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 2-1!
  • 50' Stade Rennais FC 1901 are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 55' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 60' The Stade Rennais FC 1901 bench stirs into life. Martin Terrier is withdrawn and Enzo Le Fee gets his opportunity.
  • 65' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Metz that had 434 games and scored 360 goals.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Bertug Yildirim. He replaces Amine Gouiri on 68 minute.
  • 71' Poor challenge from Ismael Traore. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 73' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Benjamin Bourigeaud makes it 2-2.
  • 75' Christophe Herelle picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 80' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 84' Kevin Van Den Kerkhof has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ablie Jallow on 84 minute.
  • 87' FC Metz make a change. Arthur Atta trudges off to be replaced by Danley Jean Jacques on 87 minutes.
  • 90' FC Metz player sees a card in front of him.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Stade Rennais FC 1901 to claim maximum points.

Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Laszlo Boloni

Stade Rennais FC 1901 Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julien Stéphan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Martin Terrier 4
Sehrou Guirassy 4
Hamari Traore 2
Benjamin Bourigeaud 2
Amine Gouiri 2
Arnaud Kalimuendo 2
Ibrahim Salah 2
Jeremy Doku 2

Head to Head

2024-05-04 FC Metz 2–3 Stade Rennais FC 1901 2023-08-13 Stade Rennais FC 1901 5–1 FC Metz 2022-03-20 Stade Rennais FC 1901 6–1 FC Metz 2021-10-17 FC Metz 0–3 Stade Rennais FC 1901 2021-03-20 FC Metz 1–3 Stade Rennais FC 1901

FC Metz Form

2024-05-04 FC Metz 2–3 Stade Rennais FC 1901 L 2024-04-28 FC Metz 1–2 Lille OSC L 2024-04-21 Le Havre AC 0–1 FC Metz W 2024-04-12 FC Metz 2–1 Racing Club de Lens W 2024-04-07 Stade Brestois 29 4–3 FC Metz L 2024-03-30 FC Metz 2–5 AS Monaco FC L

Stade Rennais FC 1901 Form

2024-05-04 FC Metz 2–3 Stade Rennais FC 1901 W 2024-04-28 Stade Rennais FC 1901 4–5 Stade Brestois 29 L 2024-04-20 FC Nantes 0–3 Stade Rennais FC 1901 W 2024-04-13 Stade Rennais FC 1901 1–2 Toulouse FC L 2024-04-07 AS Monaco FC 1–0 Stade Rennais FC 1901 L 2024-03-31 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2–0 Stade Rennais FC 1901 L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.68 FC Metz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.52 Stade Rennais FC 1901 xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Metz20% Draw28% Stade Rennais FC 190152%
Actual: Stade Rennais FC 1901 win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.2
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

FC Metz or Draw
48%
Draw or Stade Rennais FC 1901
80%
FC Metz or Stade Rennais FC 1901
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Metz12% Draw50% Stade Rennais FC 190138%
Actual: FC Metz win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
0 – 1
15.9%
0 – 0
13.3%
0 – 2
12.4%
1 – 1
12.2%
1 – 2
8.5%
1 – 0
6.4%
0 – 3
6.2%
1 – 3
4.4%
2 – 1
3.7%
2 – 2
2.9%
2 – 0
2.4%
0 – 4
2.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Metz

Handicap FC Metz covers Push Stade Rennais FC 1901 covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 11% 85%
-0.5 15% — 85%
+0.5 44% — 56%
+1 44% 26% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 18% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

FC Metz keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Stade Rennais FC 1901 keeps clean sheet
51% ✗

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