RC Strasbourg Alsace vs FC Metz, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 1 · 2020-21

RC Strasbourg Alsace

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FC Metz

Sun 13 Dec 2020 · 14:00 UTC Stade de la Meinau HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'

Mohamed Simakan 35' Y

Mohamed Simakan 37' Y

Y 73' Thomas Delaine

Y 80' Habib Maiga

Adrien Thomasson 84' Y

Y 87' Alexandre Oukidja

Y 90' Victorien Angban

Y 90' Boubacar Kouyate

Jean-Eudes Aholou 90' Y

Overview

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RC Strasbourg Alsace vs FC Metz — Ligue 1 at Stade de la Meinau.

RC Strasbourg Alsace 10 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
FC Metz 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Francois Letexier
Referee Cyril Mugnier
Referee Mehdi Rahmouni
Referee Nicolas Rainville

18 games this season 🟨 4.1/game ⚽ 9.7 goals/game 🟥 4 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Paris Saint-Germain FC	10	23
2	Lille OSC	10	21
3	Paris FC	10	20
4	Olympique de Marseille	10	18
5	Olympique Lyonnais	10	17
6	OGC Nice	10	17
7	AS Monaco FC	10	16
8	Stade Rennais FC 1901	10	16
9	Stade Brestois 29	10	15
10	FC Lorient	10	15
11	Racing Club de Lens	10	13
12	Toulouse FC	10	13
13	RC Strasbourg Alsace	10	10
14	AJ Auxerre	10	10
15	Le Mans FC	10	8
16	Angers SCO	10	8
17	ES Troyes AC	10	8
18	Le Havre AC	10	2

Head-to-Head

RC Strasbourg Alsace 12 games · Avg 2.5 goals FC Metz

Last 5 meetings

2020-12-13 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2–2 FC Metz 2020-01-11 FC Metz 1–0 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2019-08-11 RC Strasbourg Alsace 1–1 FC Metz 2017-02-07 FC Metz 0–3 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2016-09-09 RC Strasbourg Alsace 3–1 FC Metz

Recent Form

RC Strasbourg Alsace

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Dec	FC Metz	H	2–2	D
06 Dec	FC Nantes	A	4–0	W
27 Nov	Stade Rennais FC 1901	H	1–1	D
22 Nov	Montpellier HSC	A	3–4	L
06 Nov	Olympique de Marseille	H	0–1	L
01 Nov	Stade de Reims	A	1–2	L

FC Metz

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Dec	RC Strasbourg Alsace	A	2–2	D
06 Dec	Olympique Lyonnais	H	1–3	L
29 Nov	Stade Brestois 29	H	0–2	L
22 Nov	FC Nantes	A	1–1	D
08 Nov	Dijon Football Cote d'Or	H	1–1	D
01 Nov	Nimes Olympique	A	1–0	W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
RC Strasbourg Alsace this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

RC Strasbourg Alsace

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

4/4

46-60

3/3

61-75

2/4

76+

6/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

RC Strasbourg Alsace

Gessime Yassine	4 G	3 A
Gio Reyna	3 G
Dario Essugo	2 G	1 A
Conrad Harder	2 G	1 A
Samuel Amo-Ameyaw	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Stade de la Meinau will turn into a battlefield for RC Strasbourg Alsace and FC Metz.
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' It looks surprising FC Metz does not make any changes. Alexandre Oukidja has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
15' RC Strasbourg Alsace are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
25' FC Metz have won 378 goals from 446 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. RC Strasbourg Alsace needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
35' Dylan Bronn puts FC Metz on the lead.
35' Mohamed Simakan is having his name booked by the referee on 35.
37' The referee shows RC Strasbourg Alsace player a Yellow card on 37.
42' RC Strasbourg Alsace are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Metz backline.
47' Fabien Centonze needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
52' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
57' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Victorien Angban suffering a number of foals already.
62' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
66' What a moment for Mohamed Simakan! That strike on 66 puts his side firmly in control.
70' FC Metz is taking the lead after the goal scored by Opa Nguette on 70.
73' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Thomas Delaine.
74' The RC Strasbourg Alsace bench stirs into life. Ibrahima Sissoko is withdrawn and Jean-Eudes Aholou gets his opportunity.
78' Adrien Thomasson makes no mistake. The score reads 2-2 and RC Strasbourg Alsace are in front.
80' Controversy at the stadium! Habib Maiga argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
84' Adrien Thomasson was booked on 84.
87' The referee shows FC Metz player a Yellow card on 87.
90' Poor challenge from Victorien Angban. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
90' FC Metz make a change. Warren Tchimbembe trudges off to be replaced by Youssef Maziz on 90 minutes.
The final score is 2-2.

Lineups

RC Strasbourg Alsace Lineups

Starting XI

24
Alexander Djiku
28
Habib Diallo
27
Ibrahima Sissoko ↓ Jean-Eudes Aholou 74'
25
Ludovic Ajorque
16
Eiji Kawashima
26
Adrien Thomasson C
10
Kenny Lala
19
Anthony Caci
11
Dimitri Lienard
2
Mohamed Simakan
21
Mehdi Chahiri ↓ Kevin Zohi 74'

Bench

Coach Thierry Laurey

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

12
Warren Tchimbembe ↓ Youssef Maziz 90'
17
Thomas Delaine
10
Farid Boulaya
11
Opa Nguette
16
Alexandre Oukidja
5
Victorien Angban
6
Mamadou Fofana
19
Habib Maiga
18
Fabien Centonze
2
Dylan Bronn C
23
Boubacar Kouyate

Bench

Coach Frederic Antonetti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Adrien Thomasson	4
Habib Diallo	2
Ludovic Ajorque	2
Thomas Delaine	1
Jean Aholou	1
Habib Diarra	1
Emanuel Emegha	1
Habib Diallo	1

Head to Head

RC Strasbourg Alsace Form

2020-12-13 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2–2 FC Metz D 2020-12-06 FC Nantes 0–4 RC Strasbourg Alsace W 2020-11-27 RC Strasbourg Alsace 1–1 Stade Rennais FC 1901 D 2020-11-22 Montpellier HSC 4–3 RC Strasbourg Alsace L 2020-11-06 RC Strasbourg Alsace 0–1 Olympique de Marseille L 2020-11-01 Stade de Reims 2–1 RC Strasbourg Alsace L

FC Metz Form

2020-12-13 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2–2 FC Metz D 2020-12-06 FC Metz 1–3 Olympique Lyonnais L 2020-11-29 FC Metz 0–2 Stade Brestois 29 L 2020-11-22 FC Nantes 1–1 FC Metz D 2020-11-08 FC Metz 1–1 Dijon Football Cote d'Or D 2020-11-01 Nimes Olympique 0–1 FC Metz W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.4 RC Strasbourg Alsace xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.19 FC Metz xG

I would bet for: RC Strasbourg Alsace or FC Metz 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

RC Strasbourg Alsace42% Draw28% FC Metz30%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.59

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

RC Strasbourg Alsace or Draw

70%

Draw or FC Metz

58%

RC Strasbourg Alsace or FC Metz

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RC Strasbourg Alsace29% Draw48% FC Metz23%

Actual: FC Metz win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

0 – 0

9.5%

1 – 0

9.4%

2 – 1

8.4%

0 – 1

7.9%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 0

7.1%

0 – 2

5.2%

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

3 – 0

3.3%

1 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — RC Strasbourg Alsace

Handicap	RC Strasbourg Alsace covers	Push	FC Metz covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	21%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	17%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

RC Strasbourg Alsace keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

FC Metz keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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