FC Sochaux-Montbéliard vs FC Metz, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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FC Sochaux-Montbéliard vs FC Metz — Ligue 2 .
- FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 7 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
- FC Metz 7 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Willy Delajod
- Referee Philippe Jeanne
- Referee Julien Rouquette
- Referee Pascal Poupeau
5 games this season
🟨 3.2/game
⚽ 8.6 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Saint-Etienne | 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 Cote d'Opale | 7 | 5 |
| 18 | Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC | 7 | 5 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Oct | FC Metz | H | 1–2 | L |
| 28 Sep | AS Nancy-Lorraine | A | 0–0 | D |
| 21 Sep | US Orleans Loiret | H | 0–1 | L |
| 15 Sep | Racing Club de Lens | A | 0–2 | L |
| 31 Aug | AS Beziers | H | 1–0 | W |
| 24 Aug | Clermont Foot 63 | A | 0–1 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Oct | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | A | 2–1 | W |
| 29 Sep | Le Havre AC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 22 Sep | Paris FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 17 Sep | AS Beziers | A | 3–1 | W |
| 01 Sep | Racing Club de Lens | H | 2–0 | W |
| 24 Aug | ES Troyes AC | A | 1–0 | W |
Season Stats
| FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | FC Metz | |
|---|---|---|
| #8 | Position | #5 |
| 10 | Points | 10 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 2 / 4 / 1 | W / D / L | 2 / 4 / 1 |
| 4 | Scored | 10 |
| 5 | Conceded | 7 |
| -1 | GD | +3 |
| 1.43 | PPG | 1.43 |
| 29% | Win % | 29% |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
25%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
57%
Clean Sheets
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard this season
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard this season
14%
Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season
FC Metz this season
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard are 8th (10 pts). FC Metz are 5th (10 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/4
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
2/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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 Sochaux-Montbéliard
| Boubacar Fofana | 1 G |
FC Metz
| Pape Fall | 5 G | |
| Jessy Deminguet | 2 G | 2 A |
| Giorgi Abuashvili | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' And we are off! FC Sochaux-Montbeliard vs FC Metz — let the football do the talking.
- 5' 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 Alexandre Oukidja suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Metz that had 438 games and scored 364 goals.
- 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Sochaux-Montbeliard and FC Metz are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 22' Jonathan Rivierez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 22.
- 27' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 32' FC Sochaux-Montbeliard are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Metz's shape.
- 35' Nando Garcia Puchades has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 35.
- 40' It’s high time Jose Manuel Aira made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 45' FC Metz started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
- 50' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 55' The deadlock is broken! Farid Boulaya gets on the scoresheet on 55 minutes.
- 57' FC Metz player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 62' Thomas Robinet is replacing Josema Sanche for the FC Sochaux-Montbeliard side.
- 67' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 70' Emmanuel Riviere is ready to make an impact after coming on for Habib Diallo at the 70 minute mark.
- 71' Against the run of play, Jonathan Rivierez has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 71' FC Metz ring the changes. Marvin Gakpa has done his job and it is now time for Ivan Balliu to step up.
- 76' The FC Sochaux-Montbeliard bench stirs into life. Abdoulaye Sane is withdrawn and Anderson Cruz gets his opportunity.
- 78' Opa Nguette is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
- 80' The referee calls foul for Madger Antonio Gomes Aju. He receives a Red card.
- 82' Another substitution for FC Metz to replace Opa Nguette by Ibrahima Niane on 82 minute.
- 84' The referee has no hesitation. Emmanuel Riviere is booked for FC Metz — Yellow card on 84.
- 85' Time for substitution for FC Sochaux-Montbeliard. Jean Ruiz is replaced by Pylyp Budkivskyi.
- 90' FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 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.
- The final score is 1-2.
Lineups
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Lineups
Starting XI
- 16
- 18
- 23
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 4
- 14
- 21
- 27
- 22
Bench
- 30
- 9
- 12
- 20
- 10
- 28
- 15
Coach
Jose Manuel Aira
FC Metz Lineups
Starting XI
-
20
Habib Diallo ↓ Emmanuel Riviere 70'
- 17
-
10
Marvin Gakpa ↓ Ivan Balliu 71'
- 28
- 24
- 27
-
11
Opa Nguette ↓ Ibrahima Niane 82'
- 16
- 5
- 21
- 6
Bench
- 1
- 8
- 2
-
25
Ivan Balliu ↑ 71'
-
7
Ibrahima Niane ↑ 82'
-
29
Emmanuel Riviere ↑ 70'
- 9
Coach
Frederic Antonetti
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Habib Diallo | 1 |
| Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly | 1 |
| Jonathan Rivierez | 1 |
| Farid Boulaya | 1 |
| Opa Nguette | 1 |
| Jonathan Rivierez | 1 |
| Farid Boulaya | 1 |
| Opa Nguette | 1 |
Head to Head
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Form
2018-10-08
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
1–2
FC Metz
L
2018-09-28
AS Nancy-Lorraine
0–0
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
D
2018-09-21
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
0–1
US Orleans Loiret
L
2018-09-15
Racing Club de Lens
2–0
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
L
2018-08-31
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
1–0
AS Beziers
W
2018-08-24
Clermont Foot 63
1–0
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.74
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26
FC Metz xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Metz win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 84% |
|
16% |
| ± 1.5 | 60% |
|
40% |
| ± 2.5 | 32% |
|
68% |
| ± 3.5 | 15% |
|
85% |
| ± 4.5 | 6% |
|
94% |
Double Chance
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard or Draw
55%
Draw or FC Metz
76%
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard or FC Metz
69%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.9%
0 – 1
15.8%
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 2
10.3%
1 – 0
8.7%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
4.5%
0 – 3
4.3%
2 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
3.4%
2 – 2
3%
0 – 4
1.4%
Asian Handicap — FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
| Handicap | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard covers | Push | FC Metz covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -2 | 1% | 5% | 94% |
| -1.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -1 | 6% | 14% | 80% |
| -0.5 | 20% | — | 80% |
| +0.5 | 53% | — | 47% |
| +1 | 53% | 25% | 22% |
| +1.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
| +2 | 78% | 14% | 8% |
| +2.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
Clean Sheet
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard keeps clean sheet
29%
✓
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
48%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.