Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Pau FC vs FC Metz, Ligue 2 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2022-23
Pau FC
1 – 1
Full Time
FC Metz
Sat 8 Apr 2023 · 17:00 UTC Stade du Hameau HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 44' Fali Cande
Yanis Begraoui 49' Y
Jean Ruiz 68' Y
Y 86' Joseph Nduquidi

Overview

Match Preview

Pau FC vs FC Metz — Ligue 2 at Stade du Hameau.

  • Pau FC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
  • FC Metz 7 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

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

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2
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Pau FC 4 games · Avg 1.5 goals FC Metz
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-08 Pau FC 1–1 FC Metz 2022-10-01 FC Metz 1–0 Pau FC

Recent Form

Pau FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Apr FC Metz H 1–1 D
01 Apr Le Havre AC H 0–1 L
18 Mar Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 1–0 W
11 Mar Chamois Niortais FC H 1–0 W
04 Mar Amiens SC A 0–1 L
25 Feb AS Saint-Étienne A 0–2 L
FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Apr Pau FC A 1–1 D
01 Apr Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC H 1–0 W
18 Mar US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole A 2–1 W
13 Mar Le Havre AC H 1–1 D
04 Mar FC Annecy A 3–0 W
25 Feb Nimes Olympique H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Pau FC FC Metz
#10 Position #5
8 Points 10
7 Played 7
2 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 4 / 1
6 Scored 10
6 Conceded 7
+0 GD +3
1.14 PPG 1.43
29% Win % 29%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Pau FC this season
14% Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season

Pau FC are 10th (8 pts). FC Metz are 5th (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Pau FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/2
76+
1/2
■ 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)

Pau FC
Babacar Leye 3 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! Pau FC vs FC Metz — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Jerome Prior is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Metz tonight.
  • 10' Mons Bassouamina has been relatively quiet despite scoring 25 goals in his last 327 appearances.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' FC Metz fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' Pau FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Arthur Atta made 438 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' Ismael Traore has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 44' The referee calls foul for Fali Cande. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 49' Yanis Begraoui catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 49.
  • 54' It looks surprising FC Metz does not make any changes. Alexandre Oukidja has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 58' Goal! Danley Jean Jacques scores his 7 goal in 438 matches.
  • 63' With 2 assists to his name this season, Georges Mikautadze is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Pau FC.
  • 67' Another substitution for Pau FC to replace Yanis Begraoui by Mayron George on 67 minute.
  • 68' Poor challenge from Jean Ruiz. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 73' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 74' Pau FC make a change. Jean Lambert Evans trudges off to be replaced by Charles Boli on 74 minutes.
  • 75' It is a substitution in Pau FC team. Quentin Boisgard is replaced by Diyaeddine Abzi on 75 minute.
  • 80' Mayron George has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 80 minutes.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Ablie Jallow. He replaces Youssef Maziz on 84 minute.
  • 85' FC Metz ring the changes. Lamine Gueye has done his job and it is now time for Lenny Joseph to step up.
  • 86' Joseph Nduquidi is having his name booked by the referee on 86.
  • 89' Xhuliano Skuka has so much to prove this time. He replaces Georges Mikautadze on 89 minute.
  • It finishes all square. Pau FC and FC Metz share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

Pau FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Tholot

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Laszlo Boloni

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.71 Pau FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 FC Metz xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 74% + FC Metz or Draw 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Pau FC27% Draw34% FC Metz39%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 1.77
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 53%
47%
± 2.5 26%
74%
± 3.5 11%
89%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Pau FC or Draw
61%
Draw or FC Metz
73%
Pau FC or FC Metz
66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Pau FC15% Draw58% FC Metz27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
19.5%
0 – 1
16.6%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.6%
0 – 2
9.1%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 1
4.4%
2 – 0
4%
0 – 3
3.2%
2 – 2
2.5%
1 – 3
2.5%
3 – 1
1.1%

Asian Handicap — Pau FC

Handicap Pau FC covers Push FC Metz covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 16% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 24% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 12% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Pau FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
50% ✓

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