Thursday , 2 July 2026

Nimes Olympique vs FC Metz, Ligue 2 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2022-23
Nimes Olympique
1 – 4
Full Time
FC Metz
Tue 10 Jan 2023 · 19:45 UTC Stade des Costieres HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 36' Boubacar Kouyate
Lamine Fomba 45' Y
Y 74' Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly

Overview

Match Preview

Nimes Olympique vs FC Metz — Ligue 2 at Stade des Costieres.

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

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1
4
Nimes Olympique 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals FC Metz
Last 5 meetings
2023-01-10 Nimes Olympique 1–4 FC Metz 2021-05-09 FC Metz 0–3 Nimes Olympique 2020-11-01 Nimes Olympique 0–1 FC Metz 2020-03-07 FC Metz 2–1 Nimes Olympique 2019-11-30 Nimes Olympique 1–1 FC Metz

Recent Form

Nimes Olympique
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Jan FC Metz H 1–4 L
30 Dec FC Annecy A 0–0 D
26 Dec En Avant Guingamp H 1–2 L
12 Nov Chamois Niortais FC A 1–1 D
05 Nov FC Girondins de Bordeaux H 1–0 W
22 Oct Pau FC A 0–1 L
FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Jan Nimes Olympique A 4–1 W
30 Dec Grenoble Foot 38 A 1–0 W
26 Dec Chamois Niortais FC H 0–0 D
12 Nov Paris FC A 4–1 W
07 Nov AS Saint-Étienne H 3–2 W
24 Oct Le Havre AC A 0–2 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Stade des Costieres will turn into a battlefield for Nimes Olympique and FC Metz.
  • 5' It looks surprising Nimes Olympique does not make any changes. Boubacar Kouyate has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' Joseph Nduquidi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Nimes Olympique is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' FC Metz is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 35' 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.
  • 36' Boubacar Kouyate was booked on 36.
  • 37' Thibaut Vargas has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ronny Labonne on 37 minute.
  • 42' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 45' The referee shows Nimes Olympique player a Yellow card on 45.
  • 48' Goal! Lenny Joseph scores his 11 goal in 434 matches.
  • 53' Nimes Olympique is showing some good football. However, Nimes Olympique are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 54' GOAL! Rafiki Said Ahamada scores on 54.
  • 56' Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly puts FC Metz on the lead.
  • 60' What a strike from Lenny Joseph! The score is 1-3.
  • 61' Lenny Joseph makes a hat-trick on 61.
  • 63' Nimes Olympique manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nicolas Benezet is hanging Pablo Pagis on the field on 63 minute.
  • 64' Another change for Nimes Olympique made on 64 minute. Patrick Burner leaves to be changed by Scotty Sadzoute.
  • 68' Lamine Gueye has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ablie Jallow on 68 minute.
  • 73' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matthieu Udol, as he is very good at scoring at Stade des Costieres with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 74' Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly was booked on 74.
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for Georges Mikautadze. He replaces Lenny Joseph on 78 minute.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Kelyan Guessoum. He replaces Yassine Benrahou on 83 minute.
  • 88' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Pablo Pagis made 434 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' What a strike from Georges Mikautadze! The score is 1-5.
  • 90' The FC Metz manager makes a substitution. Youssef Maziz departs to be replaced by Joseph Nduquidi.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FC Metz players.

Lineups

Nimes Olympique Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Laszlo Boloni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Georges Mikautadze 3
Lenny Joseph 3
Renaud Ripart 2
Habib Diallo 1
Youssef Maziz 1
Lucas Deaux 1
Opa Nguette 1
John Boye 1

Head to Head

2023-01-10 Nimes Olympique 1–4 FC Metz 2021-05-09 FC Metz 0–3 Nimes Olympique 2020-11-01 Nimes Olympique 0–1 FC Metz 2020-03-07 FC Metz 2–1 Nimes Olympique 2019-11-30 Nimes Olympique 1–1 FC Metz

Nimes Olympique Form

2023-01-10 Nimes Olympique 1–4 FC Metz L 2022-12-30 FC Annecy 0–0 Nimes Olympique D 2022-12-26 Nimes Olympique 1–2 En Avant Guingamp L 2022-11-12 Chamois Niortais FC 1–1 Nimes Olympique D 2022-11-05 Nimes Olympique 1–0 FC Girondins de Bordeaux W 2022-10-22 Pau FC 1–0 Nimes Olympique L

FC Metz Form

2023-01-10 Nimes Olympique 1–4 FC Metz W 2022-12-30 Grenoble Foot 38 0–1 FC Metz W 2022-12-26 FC Metz 0–0 Chamois Niortais FC D 2022-11-12 Paris FC 1–4 FC Metz W 2022-11-07 FC Metz 3–2 AS Saint-Étienne W 2022-10-24 Le Havre AC 2–0 FC Metz L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.19 Nimes Olympique xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 FC Metz xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nimes Olympique28% Draw27% FC Metz45%
Actual: FC Metz win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.82
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Nimes Olympique or Draw
55%
Draw or FC Metz
72%
Nimes Olympique or FC Metz
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nimes Olympique21% Draw45% FC Metz34%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted
1 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
12.5%
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 1
8.9%
0 – 0
7.8%
0 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
6.6%
1 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
5.4%
1 – 3
4.9%
0 – 3
4.2%
2 – 0
4.1%
2 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Nimes Olympique

Handicap Nimes Olympique covers Push FC Metz covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 15% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 22% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 14% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Nimes Olympique keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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