Friday , 2 October 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
3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 10.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

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

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Stade Rennais FC 1901 this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Stade Rennais FC 1901
0-15
3/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/1
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Stade Rennais FC 1901
Esteban Lepaul 3 G
Sebastian Szymanski 1 G 1 A
Valentin Rongier 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' FC Metz have kicked off against Stade Rennais FC 1901. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' FC Metz is showing some good football. However, FC Metz are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Metz and Stade Rennais FC 1901 are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' Stade Rennais FC 1901 fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 17' Georges Mikautadze is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 4 goals this season for the .
  • 22' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 23' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Amine Gouiri makes it 1-1.
  • 28' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Laszlo Boloni will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 33' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 38' Stade Rennais FC 1901 come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 43' It looks surprising FC Metz does not make any changes. Azor Matusiwa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 44' Adrien Truffert was booked on 44.
  • 45' Pape Diallo makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and FC Metz are in front.
  • 50' Guela Doue has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 55' Stade Rennais FC 1901 have won 509 goals from 424 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 60' It is a substitution in Stade Rennais FC 1901 team. Martin Terrier is replaced by Enzo Le Fee on 60 minute.
  • 65' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ismael Traore is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Metz.
  • 68' Stade Rennais FC 1901 make a change. Amine Gouiri trudges off to be replaced by Bertug Yildirim on 68 minutes.
  • 71' The referee calls foul for Ismael Traore. He receives a card.
  • 73' GOAL! Benjamin Bourigeaud fires home to make it 2-2!
  • 75' Christophe Herelle has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 75.
  • 80' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Metz must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Kevin Van Den Kerkhof. He replaces Ablie Jallow on 84 minute.
  • 87' Another substitution for FC Metz to replace Arthur Atta by Danley Jean Jacques on 87 minute.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Georges Mikautadze.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Stade Rennais FC 1901 take all three 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
Sehrou Guirassy 4
Martin Terrier 4
Ibrahim Salah 2
Jeremy Doku 2
Hamari Traore 2
Benjamin Bourigeaud 2
Amine Gouiri 2
Arnaud Kalimuendo 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
3 / 4
1.32 FC Metz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.05 Stade Rennais FC 1901 xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Metz26% Draw24% Stade Rennais FC 190150%
Actual: Stade Rennais FC 1901 win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.37
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

FC Metz or Draw
50%
Draw or Stade Rennais FC 1901
74%
FC Metz or Stade Rennais FC 1901
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Metz20% Draw41% Stade Rennais FC 190139%
Actual: FC Metz win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.2%
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 2
7.2%
0 – 1
6.4%
1 – 3
6.2%
2 – 2
6%
2 – 1
6%
0 – 0
4.9%
0 – 3
4.8%
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 0
3.9%
1 – 4
3.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Metz

Handicap FC Metz covers Push Stade Rennais FC 1901 covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 13% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 47% — 53%
+1 47% 21% 32%
+1.5 68% — 32%
+2 68% 16% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

FC Metz keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Stade Rennais FC 1901 keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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