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FC Sochaux-Montbeliard vs FC Metz, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2018-19
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
1 – 2
Full Time
FC Metz
Mon 8 Oct 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 22' Jonathan Rivierez
Nando Garcia Puchades 35' Y
Y 57' Victorien Angban
Madger Gomes 80' R
Y 84' Emmanuel Riviere

Overview

Match Preview

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard vs FC Metz — Ligue 2 .

Match Details

  • Referee Willy Delajod
  • Referee Philippe Jeanne
  • Referee Julien Rouquette
  • Referee Pascal Poupeau
10 games this season 🟨 2.9/game ⚽ 9.2 goals/game

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

2
3
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 5 games · Avg 2.2 goals FC Metz
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-08 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 1–2 FC Metz

Recent Form

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Oct FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 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-Montbeliard FC Metz
#16 Position #7
11 Points 17
12 Played 12
2 / 5 / 5 W / D / L 4 / 5 / 3
8 Scored 20
15 Conceded 19
-7 GD +1
0.92 PPG 1.42
17% Win % 33%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard this season
8% Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard are 16th (11 pts). FC Metz are 7th (17 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
0-15
2/3
16-30
–/5
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
3/3
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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 Sochaux-Montbeliard
Benjamin Gomel 3 G
Boubacar Fofana 1 G
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' And we are off! FC Sochaux-Montbeliard vs FC Metz — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nando Garcia Puchades made 340 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Sochaux-Montbeliard and FC Metz are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' FC Metz looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Teji Savanier scoring 1 goals.
  • 22' FC Metz player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 27' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 32' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Metz needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' Nando Garcia Puchades catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 35.
  • 40' FC Sochaux-Montbeliard currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 45' The energy levels are beginning to show. Frederic Antonetti might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' What composure from Farid Boulaya! The Algeria international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 57' The referee has no hesitation. Victorien Angban is booked for FC Metz — Yellow card on 57.
  • 62' FC Sochaux-Montbeliard make a change. Josema Sanche trudges off to be replaced by Thomas Robinet on 62 minutes.
  • 67' It’s high time Jose Manuel Aira made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 70' A change in the FC Metz ranks — Habib Diallo exits the field as Emmanuel Riviere enters on 70.
  • 71' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jonathan Rivierez makes it 0-2.
  • 71' Marvin Gakpa makes way for Ivan Balliu at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Metz.
  • 76' Anderson Cruz is replacing Abdoulaye Sane for the FC Sochaux-Montbeliard side.
  • 78' What a moment for Opa Nguette! That strike on 78 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 80' The referee shows FC Sochaux-Montbeliard player a Red card on 80.
  • 82' The FC Metz manager makes a substitution. Opa Nguette departs to be replaced by Ibrahima Niane.
  • 84' Emmanuel Riviere was booked on 84.
  • 85' Pylyp Budkivskyi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jean Ruiz at the 85 minute mark.
  • 90' FC Sochaux-Montbeliard is showing some good football. However, FC Sochaux-Montbeliard are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • With this win, FC Metz is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jose Manuel Aira

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frederic Antonetti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Farid Boulaya 1
Opa Nguette 1
Rafa Navarro 1
Habib Diallo 1
Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly 1
Benjamin Gomel 1
Louicius Don Deedson 1
Jonathan Rivierez 1

Head to Head

2018-10-08 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 1–2 FC Metz

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard Form

2018-10-08 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 1–2 FC Metz L 2018-09-28 AS Nancy-Lorraine 0–0 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard D 2018-09-21 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 0–1 US Orleans Loiret L 2018-09-15 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard L 2018-08-31 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 1–0 AS Beziers W 2018-08-24 Clermont Foot 63 1–0 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard L

FC Metz Form

2018-10-08 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 1–2 FC Metz W 2018-09-29 FC Metz 0–1 Le Havre AC L 2018-09-22 Paris FC 2–1 FC Metz L 2018-09-17 AS Beziers 1–3 FC Metz W 2018-09-01 FC Metz 2–0 Racing Club de Lens W 2018-08-24 ES Troyes AC 0–1 FC Metz W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.94 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 FC Metz xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard24% Draw28% FC Metz48%
Actual: FC Metz win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.57
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard or Draw
51%
Draw or FC Metz
76%
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard or FC Metz
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard16% Draw47% FC Metz37%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
0 – 1
11.6%
0 – 2
9.9%
0 – 0
9.7%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
6.2%
0 – 3
5.3%
2 – 1
5.3%
1 – 3
5%
2 – 2
4.4%
2 – 0
3.3%
2 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Sochaux-Montbeliard

Handicap FC Sochaux-Montbeliard covers Push FC Metz covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 13% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 48% — 52%
+1 48% 24% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 16% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
40% ✓

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