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GFC Ajaccio vs FC Metz, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2018-19
GFC Ajaccio
0 – 2
Full Time
FC Metz
Fri 19 Apr 2019 · 18:00 UTC Stade Francois Coty HT 45' · FT 45'
Ousseynou Ba 60' Y
Y 64' Victorien Angban

Overview

Match Preview

GFC Ajaccio vs FC Metz — Ligue 2 at Stade Francois Coty.

Match Details

  • Referee Sylvain Palhies
  • Referee Paul Cravo
  • Referee Michel Dolmadjian
  • Referee Aldric Chancioux

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 ES Troyes AC 34 67
2 Le Mans FC 34 62
3 SC Bastia 34 28
4 Amiens SC 34 24
5 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 0 0
6 FC Metz 0 0
7 FC Nantes 0 0
8 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 0 0
9 AS Saint-Étienne 0 0
10 Red Star FC 0 0
11 Rodez Aveyron Football 0 0
12 Stade de Reims 0 0
13 FC Annecy 0 0
14 Montpellier HSC 0 0
15 Pau FC 0 0
16 USL Dunkerque 0 0
17 En Avant Guingamp 0 0
18 Grenoble Foot 38 0 0
19 Clermont Foot 63 0 0
20 AS Nancy-Lorraine 0 0
21 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 0 0
22 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

2
GFC Ajaccio 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals FC Metz
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-19 GFC Ajaccio 0–2 FC Metz 2018-11-26 FC Metz 1–0 GFC Ajaccio

Recent Form

GFC Ajaccio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Apr FC Metz H 0–2 L
12 Apr ES Troyes AC A 0–1 L
05 Apr AC Ajaccio H 1–0 W
29 Mar AS Beziers A 0–0 D
18 Mar Racing Club de Lens H 1–0 W
08 Mar US Orleans Loiret A 2–2 D
FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Apr GFC Ajaccio A 2–0 W
12 Apr La Berrichonne de Chateauroux H 2–1 W
06 Apr AJ Auxerre A 0–0 D
31 Mar FC Lorient H 2–1 W
15 Mar Chamois Niortais FC A 3–0 W
11 Mar FC Sochaux-Montbeliard H 1–1 D

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. GFC Ajaccio is hosting FC Metz for another epic battle.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 15' It’s high time Herve Della Maggiore made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' GFC Ajaccio 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.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Stoppila Sunzu made 434 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Metz is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Renaud Cohade has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 45' FC Metz started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
  • 46' Jeremy Blayac is replacing Thibault Campanini for the GFC Ajaccio side.
  • 51' It is a substitution in GFC Ajaccio team. Lamine Ndao is replaced by Julian Palmieri on 51 minute.
  • 54' John Boye puts FC Metz on the lead.
  • 59' It looks surprising FC Metz does not make any changes. Habib Diallo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 60' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ousseynou Ba on 60.
  • 64' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Victorien Angban.
  • 69' GFC Ajaccio is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 74' 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.
  • 75' Ibrahima Niane has so much to prove this time. He replaces Farid Boulaya on 75 minute.
  • 76' What a strike from Ibrahima Niane! The score is 0-2.
  • 81' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering GFC Ajaccio that had 192 games and scored 44 goals.
  • 83' The whistle greets Habib Diallo as he departs to be replaced by Emmanuel Riviere.
  • 87' The whistle greets Opa Nguette as he departs to be replaced by Marvin Gakpa.
  • Full Time. FC Metz beats GFC Ajaccio

Lineups

GFC Ajaccio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Herve Della Maggiore

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frederic Antonetti

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.74 GFC Ajaccio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 FC Metz xG
I would bet for: FC Metz or Draw 76% + Under 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
GFC Ajaccio24% Draw32% FC Metz44%
Actual: FC Metz win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 1.96
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 31%
69%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

GFC Ajaccio or Draw
56%
Draw or FC Metz
76%
GFC Ajaccio or FC Metz
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
GFC Ajaccio15% Draw55% FC Metz30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.5%
0 – 1
16%
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
9%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 1
4.5%
0 – 3
4%
2 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
3.2%
2 – 2
2.9%
2 – 3
1.3%

Asian Handicap — GFC Ajaccio

Handicap GFC Ajaccio covers Push FC Metz covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 14% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 25% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 14% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

GFC Ajaccio keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
48% ✗

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