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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 AS Saint-Étienne 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 Côte d'Opale 7 5
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 7 5

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-Montbéliard H 1–1 D

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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 Metz
Pape Fall 5 G
Jessy Deminguet 2 G 2 A
Giorgi Abuashvili 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and GFC Ajaccio launch into their encounter with FC Metz.
  • 5' FC Metz fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' GFC Ajaccio are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. GFC Ajaccio must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. GFC Ajaccio and FC Metz are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 30' The 31-year-old Habib Diallo has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both GFC Ajaccio and FC Metz are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both GFC Ajaccio and FC Metz are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 45' John Boye is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for GFC Ajaccio so far.
  • 46' A change in the GFC Ajaccio ranks — Thibault Campanini exits the field as Jeremy Blayac enters on 46.
  • 51' Lamine Ndao makes way for Julian Palmieri at the 51 minute mark. A tactical switch from GFC Ajaccio.
  • 54' A stunning finish from John Boye — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 59' 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 Stoppila Sunzu suffering a number of foals already.
  • 60' Ousseynou Ba was booked on 60.
  • 64' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Victorien Angban.
  • 69' Alexandre Coeff, a France , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 74' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 75' It is a substitution in FC Metz team. Farid Boulaya is replaced by Ibrahima Niane on 75 minute.
  • 76' GOAL! Ibrahima Niane fires home to make it 0-2!
  • 81' It looks surprising FC Metz does not make any changes. Mayoro Ndoye has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 83' Emmanuel Riviere gets the nod from FC Metz. He replaces Habib Diallo and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' Fresh legs for FC Metz! Marvin Gakpa comes on to replace Opa Nguette.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — GFC Ajaccio 0-2 FC Metz.

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.