Wednesday , 30 September 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 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

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
#13 Position #5
8 Points 10
7 Played 7
2 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 4 / 1
8 Scored 10
11 Conceded 7
-3 GD +3
1.14 PPG 1.43
29% Win % 29%

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
14% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Grenoble Foot 38 this season
14% Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season

Grenoble Foot 38 are 13th (8 pts). FC Metz are 5th (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Grenoble Foot 38
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
2/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/2
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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)

Grenoble Foot 38
Yadaly Diaby 2 G
Samba Diba 2 G
Baptiste Mouazan 1 G
FC Metz
Pape Fall 5 G
Jessy Deminguet 2 G 2 A
Giorgi Abuashvili 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Grenoble Foot 38 vs FC Metz — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. Grenoble Foot 38 in their trying to find a way past FC Metz's compact .
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' Both keepers have barely been tested. Grenoble Foot 38 and FC Metz are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 40' Grenoble Foot 38 are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Metz backline.
  • 45' FC Metz fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 46' Habib Diallo gets the nod from FC Metz. He replaces Pape Fall and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 56' Jonathan Fischer needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 61' It is a substitution in FC Metz team. Believe Munongo is replaced by Hamza Kadamani on 61 minute.
  • 66' The home supporters are growing impatient. Grenoble Foot 38 must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 71' Jean-Guy Akpa Akpro makes way for Leonardo Cerri at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Grenoble Foot 38.
  • 76' FC Metz come into this ranked 4 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 78' That looks like a foul for a card for Kyliann Fofana.
  • 80' Idris Mohamed makes way for Nampalys Mendy at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Metz.
  • 84' Mattheo Xantippe has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 84.
  • 87' Nampalys Mendy picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 88' Grenoble Foot 38 manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lucas Bernadou is hanging Baptiste Mouazan on the field on 88 minute.
  • 90' FC Metz receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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
0.82 Grenoble Foot 38 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 FC Metz xG
I would bet for: FC Metz or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Grenoble Foot 3829% Draw31% FC Metz40%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.03
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Grenoble Foot 38 or Draw
60%
Draw or FC Metz
71%
Grenoble Foot 38 or FC Metz
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Grenoble Foot 3817% Draw54% FC Metz29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
14.6%
1 – 1
13.9%
1 – 0
9.4%
0 – 2
9.2%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 1
5.1%
2 – 0
4.1%
0 – 3
3.7%
2 – 2
3.3%
1 – 3
3.2%
3 – 1
1.4%

Asian Handicap — Grenoble Foot 38

Handicap Grenoble Foot 38 covers Push FC Metz covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 16% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 24% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 13% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Grenoble Foot 38 keeps clean sheet
30% ✗
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
45% ✗

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