FC Sochaux-Montbeliard vs FC Metz, Ligue 2 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard vs FC Metz — Ligue 2 at Stade Auguste Bonal.
- FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- FC Metz 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 ES Troyes AC 34 67 2 Le Mans FC 34 62 3 AS Saint-Etienne 34 60 4 Red Star FC 34 58 5 Rodez Aveyron Football 34 58 6 Stade de Reims 34 56 7 FC Annecy 34 52 8 Montpellier HSC 34 51 9 Pau FC 34 45 10 USL Dunkerque 34 43 11 En Avant Guingamp 34 40 12 Grenoble Foot 38 34 39 13 Clermont Foot 63 34 37 14 AS Nancy-Lorraine 34 37 15 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 34 36 16 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 34 32 17 SC Bastia 34 28 18 Amiens SC 34 24 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 May FC Metz H 0–1 L 20 May Paris FC A 1–2 L 13 May En Avant Guingamp H 0–1 L 06 May Amiens SC A 0–1 L 01 May Dijon Football Cote d'Or H 0–2 L 22 Apr Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 May FC Sochaux-Montbeliard A 1–0 W 20 May En Avant Guingamp A 1–1 D 13 May Grenoble Foot 38 H 1–0 W 06 May Chamois Niortais FC A 3–1 W 29 Apr Paris FC H 1–1 D 22 Apr AS Saint-Etienne A 3–1 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Stade Auguste Bonal will turn into a battlefield for FC Sochaux-Montbeliard and FC Metz.
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 8' The referee shows FC Sochaux-Montbeliard player a Yellow card on 8.
- 13' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Aldo Kalulu made 172 appearances and scored 18 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 18' 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.
- 23' FC Metz is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 28' 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.
- 33' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matthieu Udol, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Auguste Bonal with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 38' The travelling FC Metz supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 43' It’s high time Laszlo Boloni made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 48' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 49' Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly puts FC Metz on the lead.
- 54' Ibrahim Sissoko needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
- 59' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 62' FC Sochaux-Montbeliard receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 62.
- 67' A meaty challenge results in booking for Saad Agouzoul on 67.
- 72' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Metz that had 431 games and scored 340 goals.
- 77' Another substitution for FC Sochaux-Montbeliard to replace Saad Agouzoul by Christ Makosso on 77 minute.
- 78' It is a substitution in FC Sochaux-Montbeliard team. Ibrahim Sissoko is replaced by Eliezer Mayenda on 78 minute.
- 83' 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.
- 88' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 90' It is a substitution in FC Metz team. Georges Mikautadze is replaced by Lenny Joseph on 90 minute.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FC Sochaux-Montbeliard.
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Lineups
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard Lineups
Starting XI
- 18
- 16
- 28
- 77
- 15
- 9
- 24
- 5
- 6
- 19
- 80
Bench
- 30
- 21
- 33
- 34
Coach Pierre-Alain FrauFC Metz Lineups
Starting XI
- 6
- 3
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36
Ablie Jallow ↓ Lamine Camara 78'
- 16
- 8
- 14
- 5
- 10
- 9
- 39
- 27
Bench
- 19
- 40
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24
Lenny Joseph ↑ 90'
- 35
- 15
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18
Lamine Camara ↑ 78'
- 26
Coach Laszlo Boloni -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Opa Nguette 1 Rafa Navarro 1 Habib Diallo 1 Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly 1 Jonathan Rivierez 1 Farid Boulaya 1 Opa Nguette 1 Jonathan Rivierez 1 Head to Head
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard Form
2023-05-26 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 0–1 FC Metz L 2023-05-20 Paris FC 2–1 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard L 2023-05-13 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 0–1 En Avant Guingamp L 2023-05-06 Amiens SC 1–0 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard L 2023-05-01 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 0–2 Dijon Football Cote d'Or L 2023-04-22 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 2–1 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 40.85 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.21 FC Metz xGI would bet for: FC Metz or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 66%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Metz winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.06Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 85% 15% ± 1.5 61% 39% ± 2.5 34% 66% ± 3.5 16% 84% ± 4.5 6% 94% Double Chance
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard or Draw 55%Draw or FC Metz 75%FC Sochaux-Montbeliard or FC Metz 69%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 15.1%0 – 1 Actual1 – 1 14%1 – 0 9.6%0 – 2 8.9%1 – 2 7.7%2 – 1 5.4%2 – 0 4.4%0 – 3 3.5%2 – 2 3.4%1 – 3 3.2%3 – 1 1.6%Asian Handicap — FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
Handicap FC Sochaux-Montbeliard covers Push FC Metz covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 6% 92% -1.5 8% — 92% -1 8% 16% 76% -0.5 24% — 76% +0.5 58% — 42% +1 58% 23% 19% +1.5 81% — 19% +2 81% 13% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard keeps clean sheet 31% ✓FC Metz keeps clean sheet 43% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.