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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 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
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
8% Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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 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' The game is set. fc metz kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' David Oberhauser needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' fc metz come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 30' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His gfc ajaccio side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 40' fc metz are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 45' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. gfc ajaccio needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 46' The whistle greets Thibault Campanini as he departs to be replaced by Jeremy Blayac.
  • 51' The GFC Ajaccio bench stirs into life. Lamine Ndao is withdrawn and Julian Palmieri gets his opportunity.
  • 54' John Boye is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 59' It’s high time Frederic Antonetti made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 60' Ousseynou Ba was booked on 60.
  • 64' FC Metz player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 69' fc metz are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 74' Supporters expect more eagerness from Victorien Angban, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Francois Coty with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 75' Ibrahima Niane is ready to make an impact after coming on for Farid Boulaya at the 75 minute mark.
  • 76' The Senegal Ibrahima Niane breaks the deadlock on 76 minutes. 0-2!
  • 81' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Thibault Campanini made 192 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 83' A change in the FC Metz ranks — Habib Diallo exits the field as Emmanuel Riviere enters on 83.
  • 87' Marvin Gakpa gets the nod from FC Metz. He replaces Opa Nguette and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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.