Sunday , 16 August 2026

Grenoble Foot 38 vs FC Metz, Ligue 2 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2026-27
Grenoble Foot 38
0 – 0
Full Time
FC Metz
Fri 14 Aug 2026 · 18:45 UTC Stade des Alpes HT 45' · FT 45'
Kyliann Fofana 78' Y
Mattheo Xantippe 84' Y
Y 87' Nampalys Mendy
Y 90' Florian Miguel

Overview

Match Preview

Grenoble Foot 38 vs FC Metz — Ligue 2 at Stade des Alpes.

Match Details

  • Referee Faouzi Benchabane
  • Assistant 1 Loris Leporati (France)
  • Assistant 2 Jean Paul Neves (France)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 2 6
2 FC Annecy 2 6
3 USL Dunkerque 2 4
4 FC Metz 2 4
5 Montpellier HSC 2 4
6 Red Star FC 2 4
7 Rodez Aveyron Football 2 3
8 En Avant Guingamp 2 3
9 Pau FC 2 3
10 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 2 3
11 Stade de Reims 2 2
12 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2 1
13 AS Nancy-Lorraine 2 1
14 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 2 1
15 Grenoble Foot 38 2 1
16 Clermont Foot 63 2 1
17 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2 1
18 FC Nantes 2 0

Head-to-Head

1
3
3
Grenoble Foot 38 7 games · Avg 1.6 goals FC Metz
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-14 Grenoble Foot 38 0–0 FC Metz 2025-01-24 FC Metz 3–0 Grenoble Foot 38 2024-10-18 Grenoble Foot 38 2–0 FC Metz 2023-05-13 FC Metz 1–0 Grenoble Foot 38 2022-12-30 Grenoble Foot 38 0–1 FC Metz

Recent Form

Grenoble Foot 38
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Aug FC Metz H 0–0 D
08 Aug USL Dunkerque A 2–4 L
09 May ES Troyes AC H 1–0 W
02 May USL Dunkerque A 1–0 W
25 Apr Le Mans FC H 1–1 D
17 Apr Montpellier HSC A 1–2 L
FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Aug Grenoble Foot 38 A 0–0 D
08 Aug En Avant Guingamp H 2–1 W
17 May OGC Nice A 0–0 D
10 May FC Lorient H 0–4 L
02 May AS Monaco FC H 1–2 L
26 Apr Le Havre AC A 4–4 D

Season Stats

Grenoble Foot 38 FC Metz
#15 Position #4
1 Points 4
2 Played 2
0 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 0
2 Scored 2
4 Conceded 1
-2 GD +1
0.50 PPG 2.00
0% Win % 50%

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
14% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Grenoble Foot 38 this season
50% Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season

Grenoble Foot 38 are 15th (1 pts). FC Metz are 4th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Grenoble Foot 38
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/2
61-75
–/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Metz
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Stade des Alpes. Grenoble Foot 38 are looking to make home advantage count against FC Metz.
  • 5' The 22-year-old Idris Mohamed has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at Stade des Alpes. FC Metz seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Yadaly Diaby needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Habib Diallo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Grenoble Foot 38.
  • 45' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Grenoble Foot 38 needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 46' A change in the FC Metz ranks — Pape Fall exits the field as Habib Diallo enters on 46.
  • 51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with FC Metz winning 0% of all matches.
  • 56' Grenoble Foot 38 is showing some good football. However, Grenoble Foot 38 are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 61' Hamza Kadamani is ready to make an impact after coming on for Believe Munongo at the 61 minute mark.
  • 66' Yohann Magnin has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 360 appearances.
  • 71' Grenoble Foot 38 ring the changes. Jean-Guy Akpa Akpro has done his job and it is now time for Leonardo Cerri to step up.
  • 76' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 78' Grenoble Foot 38 player sees a card in front of him.
  • 80' Fresh legs for FC Metz! Nampalys Mendy comes on to replace Idris Mohamed.
  • 84' Poor challenge from Mattheo Xantippe. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 87' Nampalys Mendy catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 87.
  • 88' Fresh legs for Grenoble Foot 38! Lucas Bernadou comes on to replace Baptiste Mouazan.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Florian Miguel. He receives a card.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Grenoble Foot 38 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Opa Nguette 1
Florian Sotoca 1
Ibrahima Niane 1
Fali Cande 1
Ablie Jallow 1
Pape Ba 1
Junior Olaitan 1
Matthieu Udol 1

Head to Head

2026-08-14 Grenoble Foot 38 0–0 FC Metz 2025-01-24 FC Metz 3–0 Grenoble Foot 38 2024-10-18 Grenoble Foot 38 2–0 FC Metz 2023-05-13 FC Metz 1–0 Grenoble Foot 38 2022-12-30 Grenoble Foot 38 0–1 FC Metz

Grenoble Foot 38 Form

2026-08-14 Grenoble Foot 38 0–0 FC Metz D 2026-08-08 USL Dunkerque 4–2 Grenoble Foot 38 L 2026-05-09 Grenoble Foot 38 1–0 ES Troyes AC W 2026-05-02 USL Dunkerque 0–1 Grenoble Foot 38 W 2026-04-25 Grenoble Foot 38 1–1 Le Mans FC D 2026-04-17 Montpellier HSC 2–1 Grenoble Foot 38 L

FC Metz Form

2026-08-14 Grenoble Foot 38 0–0 FC Metz D 2026-08-08 FC Metz 2–1 En Avant Guingamp W 2026-05-17 OGC Nice 0–0 FC Metz D 2026-05-10 FC Metz 0–4 FC Lorient L 2026-05-02 FC Metz 1–2 AS Monaco FC L 2026-04-26 Le Havre AC 4–4 FC Metz D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.58 Grenoble Foot 38 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 FC Metz xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 71% + Under — clean sheet likely 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Grenoble Foot 3823% Draw31% FC Metz46%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes33% 0% No67%
Avg goals/match: 1.86
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 56%
44%
± 2.5 29%
71%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Grenoble Foot 38 or Draw
54%
Draw or FC Metz
77%
Grenoble Foot 38 or FC Metz
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Grenoble Foot 3811% Draw55% FC Metz34%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
18.8%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.3%
0 – 2
12.2%
1 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
7.3%
0 – 3
5.2%
1 – 3
3.3%
2 – 1
3.2%
2 – 0
2.4%
2 – 2
2.2%
0 – 4
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Grenoble Foot 38

Handicap Grenoble Foot 38 covers Push FC Metz covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 11% 85%
-0.5 15% — 85%
+0.5 48% — 52%
+1 48% 27% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 16% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Grenoble Foot 38 keeps clean sheet
28% ✗
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
56% ✓

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