Saturday , 14 November 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 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

1
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
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' We are underway at Stade des Costieres. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nimes Olympique and FC Metz are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' The travelling FC Metz supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' Nimes Olympique is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 30' It looks surprising Nimes Olympique does not make any changes. Fali Cande has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' Koffi Kouao is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Nimes Olympique tonight.
  • 36' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Boubacar Kouyate.
  • 37' A change in the Nimes Olympique ranks — Ronny Labonne exits the field as Thibaut Vargas enters on 37.
  • 42' A quiet spell here at Stade des Costieres. FC Metz seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 45' Nimes Olympique player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 48' Against the run of play, Lenny Joseph has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 53' Nimes Olympique are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Metz backline.
  • 54' Rafiki Said Ahamada adds to his 0 season tally! Nimes Olympique lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 56' Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly puts FC Metz on the lead.
  • 60' Magnificent from Lenny Joseph! That is 12 goals in 444 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 61' Lenny Joseph adds to his 1 season tally! FC Metz lead 1-4 — and this changes everything.
  • 63' Nicolas Benezet is ready to make an impact after coming on for Pablo Pagis at the 63 minute mark.
  • 64' A change in the Nimes Olympique ranks — Patrick Burner exits the field as Scotty Sadzoute enters on 64.
  • 68' FC Metz make a change. Ablie Jallow trudges off to be replaced by Lamine Gueye on 68 minutes.
  • 73' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jean N'Guessan, as he is very good at scoring at Stade des Costieres with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 74' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly.
  • 78' FC Metz ring the changes. Lenny Joseph has done his job and it is now time for Georges Mikautadze to step up.
  • 83' Kelyan Guessoum is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yassine Benrahou at the 83 minute mark.
  • 88' 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.
  • 90' GOAL! Georges Mikautadze scores on 90.
  • 90' Another substitution for FC Metz to replace Youssef Maziz by Joseph Nduquidi on 90 minute.
  • The final score is 1-4.

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
Opa Nguette 1
John Boye 1
Lamine Gueye 1
Zinedine Ferhat 1
Lamine Fomba 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.