Sunday , 16 August 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 2 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
  • FC Metz 2 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 2 6
2 FC Annecy 2 6
3 USL Dunkerque 2 4
4 FC Metz 2 4
5 Montpellier HSC 2 4
6 Red Star FC 2 4
7 Rodez Aveyron Football 2 3
8 En Avant Guingamp 2 3
9 Pau FC 2 3
10 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 2 3
11 Stade de Reims 2 2
12 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2 1
13 AS Nancy-Lorraine 2 1
14 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 2 1
15 Grenoble Foot 38 2 1
16 Clermont Foot 63 2 1
17 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2 1
18 FC Nantes 2 0

Head-to-Head

1
2
1
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
#9 Position #4
3 Points 4
2 Played 2
1 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 0
1 Scored 2
1 Conceded 1
+0 GD +1
1.50 PPG 2.00
50% Win % 50%

Key Stats

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

Pau FC are 9th (3 pts). FC Metz are 4th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. FC Metz get us underway at Stade du Hameau.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' FC Metz have won 360 goals from 434 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' Steeve Beusnard has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Pau FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Pau FC and FC Metz are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 35' Pau FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 40' Pau FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Metz's shape.
  • 44' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Fali Cande.
  • 49' Yanis Begraoui picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 54' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 58' Danley Jean Jacques puts FC Metz on the lead.
  • 63' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matthieu Udol, as he is very good at scoring at Stade du Hameau with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 67' Mayron George has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yanis Begraoui on 67 minute.
  • 68' That is a Yellow card for Pau FC. Jean Ruiz will be fuming at that decision.
  • 73' The 28-year-old Lamine Gueye has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 74' Jean Lambert Evans makes way for Charles Boli at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Pau FC.
  • 75' The whistle greets Quentin Boisgard as he departs to be replaced by Diyaeddine Abzi.
  • 80' Mayron George adds to his 0 season tally! Pau FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 84' FC Metz make a change. Youssef Maziz trudges off to be replaced by Ablie Jallow on 84 minutes.
  • 85' It is a substitution in FC Metz team. Lamine Gueye is replaced by Lenny Joseph on 85 minute.
  • 86' That is a Yellow card for FC Metz. Joseph Nduquidi will be fuming at that decision.
  • 89' Xhuliano Skuka has so much to prove this time. He replaces Georges Mikautadze on 89 minute.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Pau FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Tholot

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Laszlo Boloni

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.46 Pau FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 FC Metz xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 85% + FC Metz or Draw 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Pau FC23% Draw39% FC Metz38%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes23% 0% No77%
Avg goals/match: 1.3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 70%
30%
± 1.5 38%
62%
± 2.5 15%
85%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Pau FC or Draw
62%
Draw or FC Metz
77%
Pau FC or FC Metz
61%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Pau FC10% Draw66% FC Metz24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
30%
0 – 1
21.2%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.9%
0 – 2
8.8%
1 – 2
4.7%
2 – 0
2.5%
2 – 1
2.5%
0 – 3
2.4%
1 – 3
1.4%
2 – 2
1.2%
0 – 4
0.5%

Asian Handicap — Pau FC

Handicap Pau FC covers Push FC Metz covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 3% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 14% 83%
-0.5 17% — 83%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 26% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Pau FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✓
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
63% ✗

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