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Le Havre AC vs FC Metz, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2018-19
Le Havre AC
2 – 2
Full Time
FC Metz
Mon 4 Mar 2019 · 19:45 UTC Stade Oceane HT 45' · FT 45'
Denys Bain 29' Y
Y 41' Habib Maiga
Y 73' Marvin Gakpa
Yacouba Coulibaly 78' Y
Jamal Thiare 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Le Havre AC vs FC Metz — Ligue 2 at Stade Oceane.

Match Details

  • Referee Francois Letexier
  • Referee Cyril Mugnier
  • Referee Mehdi Rahmouni
  • Referee Emmanuel Caron
20 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 6.8 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

4
6
6
Le Havre AC 16 games · Avg 2.3 goals FC Metz
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-04 Le Havre AC 2–2 FC Metz 2018-09-29 FC Metz 0–1 Le Havre AC 2018-04-03 FC Metz 1–2 Le Havre AC 2017-10-13 Le Havre AC 2–0 FC Metz 2017-03-17 Le Havre AC 0–4 FC Metz

Recent Form

Le Havre AC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Mar FC Metz H 2–2 D
22 Feb ES Troyes AC A 1–2 L
15 Feb AS Nancy-Lorraine H 0–2 L
08 Feb US Orleans Loiret A 1–1 D
01 Feb Stade Brestois 29 H 1–1 D
28 Jan Clermont Foot 63 A 0–0 D
FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Mar Le Havre AC A 2–2 D
22 Feb Paris FC H 2–0 W
18 Feb AS Beziers H 1–0 W
09 Feb Racing Club de Lens A 0–0 D
01 Feb ES Troyes AC H 1–1 D
29 Jan AS Nancy-Lorraine H 3–0 W

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
38% 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. Le Havre AC is hosting FC Metz for another epic battle.
  • 5' FC Metz have won 360 goals from 434 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' 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 Ivan Balliu suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' FC Metz 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.
  • 20' Le Havre AC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 21' A stunning finish from Zinedine Ferhat — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 26' The energy levels are beginning to show. Frederic Antonetti might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 29' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Denys Bain.
  • 34' Le Havre AC is showing some good football. However, Le Havre AC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 39' Le Havre AC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 41' Habib Maiga has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 41.
  • 46' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Denys Bain is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Le Havre AC.
  • 53' Fresh legs for FC Metz! Marvin Gakpa comes on to replace Habib Maiga.
  • 58' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 61' Against the run of play, Tinotenda Kadewere has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 63' The deadlock is broken! Farid Boulaya gets on the scoresheet on 63 minutes.
  • 68' Victor Lekhal has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 69' The supporters are chanting for Ibrahima Niane. He replaces Habib Diallo on 69 minute.
  • 73' Marvin Gakpa has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 73.
  • 78' A moment of madness from Yacouba Coulibaly on 78 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Le Havre AC will be frustrated.
  • 79' What composure from Opa Nguette! The Senegal international strokes it home. 2-2.
  • 79' Another substitution for Le Havre AC to replace Alimani Gory by Alexandre Bonnet on 79 minute.
  • 84' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 88' Fresh legs for Le Havre AC! Jamal Thiare comes on to replace Tinotenda Kadewere.
  • 90' Le Havre AC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 2-2 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Le Havre AC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oswald Tanchot

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frederic Antonetti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Zinedine Ferhat 2
Gauthier Hein 2
Amir Richardson 1
Youssef Maziz 1
Georges Mikautadze 1
Fode Doucoure 1
Yassine Kechta 1
Zinedine Ferhat 1

Head to Head

2019-03-04 Le Havre AC 2–2 FC Metz 2018-09-29 FC Metz 0–1 Le Havre AC 2018-04-03 FC Metz 1–2 Le Havre AC 2017-10-13 Le Havre AC 2–0 FC Metz 2017-03-17 Le Havre AC 0–4 FC Metz

Le Havre AC Form

2019-03-04 Le Havre AC 2–2 FC Metz D 2019-02-22 ES Troyes AC 2–1 Le Havre AC L 2019-02-15 Le Havre AC 0–2 AS Nancy-Lorraine L 2019-02-08 US Orleans Loiret 1–1 Le Havre AC D 2019-02-01 Le Havre AC 1–1 Stade Brestois 29 D 2019-01-28 Clermont Foot 63 0–0 Le Havre AC D

FC Metz Form

2019-03-04 Le Havre AC 2–2 FC Metz D 2019-02-22 FC Metz 2–0 Paris FC W 2019-02-18 FC Metz 1–0 AS Beziers W 2019-02-09 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 FC Metz D 2019-02-01 FC Metz 1–1 ES Troyes AC D 2019-01-29 FC Metz 3–0 AS Nancy-Lorraine W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.3 Le Havre AC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.29 FC Metz xG
I would bet for: Le Havre AC or FC Metz 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Le Havre AC38% Draw29% FC Metz33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.59
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Le Havre AC or Draw
67%
Draw or FC Metz
62%
Le Havre AC or FC Metz
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Le Havre AC26% Draw48% FC Metz26%
Actual: Le Havre AC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 0
9.6%
1 – 0
8.7%
0 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 0
6.2%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
3.4%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 0
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Le Havre AC

Handicap Le Havre AC covers Push FC Metz covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 19% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 19% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Le Havre AC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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