Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Pau FC vs FC Metz, Ligue 2 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2024-25
Pau FC
2 – 1
Full Time
FC Metz
Sat 26 Apr 2025 · 18:00 UTC Nouste Camp HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 51' Alpha Toure
Y 53' Ismael Traore
Y 80' Sadibou Sane
Y 82' Ababacar Lo
Antoine Mille 85' Y
Y 87' Kevin Van Den Kerkhof

Overview

Match Preview

Pau FC vs FC Metz — Ligue 2 at Nouste Camp.

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

Match Details

  • Referee Mikael Lesage

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
2
1
Pau FC 4 games · Avg 1.5 goals FC Metz
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-26 Pau FC 2–1 FC Metz 2025-01-04 FC Metz 0–0 Pau FC 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
26 Apr FC Metz H 2–1 W
18 Apr AC Ajaccio A 1–1 D
11 Apr Clermont Foot 63 H 2–2 D
05 Apr FC Lorient A 0–5 L
28 Mar FC Annecy H 1–0 W
14 Mar FC Martigues A 2–2 D
FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Apr Pau FC A 1–2 L
19 Apr Red Star FC H 2–2 D
11 Apr FC Martigues A 4–1 W
05 Apr SM Caen A 2–2 D
28 Mar ES Troyes AC H 2–1 W
15 Mar USL Dunkerque A 3–2 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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Pau FC and FC Metz get this one started.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Pau FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' FC Metz are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' FC Metz fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Pau FC and FC Metz are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 35' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Benjamin Stambouli is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Pau FC.
  • 45' Pau FC have won 239 goals from 222 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 50' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Pau FC and FC Metz are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 51' The referee calls foul for Alpha Toure. He receives a card.
  • 53' The referee shows FC Metz player a card on 53.
  • 58' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 63' It is a cagey affair so far. Pau FC in their trying to find a way past FC Metz's compact .
  • 68' Pau FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Metz backline.
  • 70' The FC Metz manager makes a substitution. Urie-Michel Mboula departs to be replaced by Ababacar Lo.
  • 73' A goal from the Senegal international Pathe Mboup! He fires home on 73 to make it 1-0!
  • 74' A tactical swap from Pau FC — Tairyk Arconte on, Khalid Boutaib off on 74 minutes.
  • 75' A tactical swap from Pau FC — Kandet Diawara on, Pathe Mboup off on 75 minutes.
  • 78' Fresh legs for Pau FC! Joseph Lopy comes on to replace Oumar Ngom.
  • 79' Fresh legs for FC Metz! Kevin Van Den Kerkhof comes on to replace Koffi Franck Kouao.
  • 80' Pape Diallo is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 80' Sadibou Sane picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 82' FC Metz player sees a card in front of him.
  • 83' Magnificent from Tairyk Arconte! That is 17 goals in 402 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 84' A tactical swap from Pau FC — Mehdi Chahiri on, Steeve Beusnard off on 84 minutes.
  • 85' It’s gonna be a card for Antoine Mille.
  • 87' It’s a booking for FC Metz player. Kevin Van Den Kerkhof gets a card.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Pau FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nicolas Usaï

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stephane Le Mignan

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.09 Pau FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 FC Metz xG
I would bet for: Pau FC or FC Metz 70% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Pau FC38% Draw30% FC Metz32%
Actual: Pau FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.24
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Pau FC or Draw
68%
Draw or FC Metz
62%
Pau FC or FC Metz
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Pau FC23% Draw52% FC Metz25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
12.8%
0 – 1
11%
1 – 0
10.3%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
6.8%
2 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
4.2%
1 – 3
2.9%
3 – 1
2.6%
0 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Pau FC

Handicap Pau FC covers Push FC Metz covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 19% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 20% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Pau FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

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