Wednesday , 30 September 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 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
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
14% Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

FC Metz
Pape Fall 5 G
Jessy Deminguet 2 G 2 A
Giorgi Abuashvili 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Nimes Olympique welcome FC Metz for this crunch clash at Stade des Costieres.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly, as he is very good at scoring at Stade des Costieres with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 10' Rafiki Said Ahamada, a Comoros forward, has 8 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Nimes Olympique is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' Nimes Olympique are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 35' The energy levels are beginning to show. Laszlo Boloni might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 36' Boubacar Kouyate is having his name booked by the referee on 36.
  • 37' The crowd applauds Ronny Labonne as he leaves the pitch. Thibaut Vargas steps in for Nimes Olympique.
  • 42' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 45' Lamine Fomba picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 48' Lenny Joseph doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 53' 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.
  • 54' A stunning finish from Rafiki Said Ahamada — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 56' A stunning finish from Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 60' Lenny Joseph adds to his 1 season tally! FC Metz lead 1-3 — and this changes everything.
  • 61' Goal! Lenny Joseph scores his 12 goal in 441 matches.
  • 63' The whistle greets Pablo Pagis as he departs to be replaced by Nicolas Benezet.
  • 64' The crowd applauds Patrick Burner as he leaves the pitch. Scotty Sadzoute steps in for Nimes Olympique.
  • 68' FC Metz ring the changes. Ablie Jallow has done his job and it is now time for Lamine Gueye to step up.
  • 73' Patrick Burner has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 74' Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 74.
  • 78' The whistle greets Lenny Joseph as he departs to be replaced by Georges Mikautadze.
  • 83' Nimes Olympique manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kelyan Guessoum is hanging Yassine Benrahou on the field on 83 minute.
  • 88' The travelling FC Metz supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' GOAL! Georges Mikautadze fires home to make it 1-5!
  • 90' It is a substitution in FC Metz team. Youssef Maziz is replaced by Joseph Nduquidi on 90 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-4 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Lamine Fomba 1
Rafiki Said Ahamada 1
Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly 1
Habib Diallo 1
Youssef Maziz 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.