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RC Strasbourg Alsace vs FC Metz, Ligue 1 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2023-24
RC Strasbourg Alsace
2 – 1
Full Time
FC Metz
Sun 12 May 2024 · 19:00 UTC Stade de la Meinau 25,686 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 54' Georges Mikautadze
Emanuel Emegha 89' 1–1
Andrey Santos 90+1' 2–1
Y 11' Sadibou Sane
Y 84' Fali Cande
Andrey Santos 90' Y
Alaa Bellaarouch 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Francois Letexier
  • Assistant 1 Cyril Mugnier
  • Assistant 2 Mehdi Rahmouni
19 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Nantes 34 24
2 FC Metz 34 17
3 Paris Saint-Germain FC 0 0
4 Racing Club de Lens 0 0
5 Lille OSC 0 0
6 Olympique Lyonnais 0 0
7 Olympique de Marseille 0 0
8 Stade Rennais FC 1901 0 0
9 AS Monaco FC 0 0
10 RC Strasbourg Alsace 0 0
11 Toulouse FC 0 0
12 FC Lorient 0 0
13 Paris FC 0 0
14 Stade Brestois 29 0 0
15 ES Troyes AC 0 0
16 Angers SCO 0 0
17 Le Mans FC 0 0
18 Le Havre AC 0 0
19 AJ Auxerre 0 0
20 OGC Nice 0 0

Head-to-Head

9
2
1
RC Strasbourg Alsace 12 games · Avg 2.5 goals FC Metz
Last 5 meetings
2024-05-12 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2–1 FC Metz 2023-09-24 FC Metz 0–1 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2022-01-09 FC Metz 0–2 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2021-09-17 RC Strasbourg Alsace 3–0 FC Metz 2021-02-14 FC Metz 1–2 RC Strasbourg Alsace

Recent Form

RC Strasbourg Alsace
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 May FC Metz H 2–1 W
04 May Le Havre AC A 1–3 L
28 Apr OGC Nice H 1–3 L
21 Apr Lille OSC A 0–1 L
13 Apr Stade de Reims H 3–1 W
07 Apr Toulouse FC A 0–0 D
FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 May RC Strasbourg Alsace A 1–2 L
04 May Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 2–3 L
28 Apr Lille OSC H 1–2 L
21 Apr Le Havre AC A 1–0 W
12 Apr Racing Club de Lens H 2–1 W
07 Apr Stade Brestois 29 A 3–4 L

Season Stats

RC Strasbourg Alsace FC Metz
#10 Position #2
0 Points 17
0 Played 34
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 3 / 8 / 23
0 Scored 32
0 Conceded 76
+0 GD -44
– PPG 0.50
– Win % 9%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

RC Strasbourg Alsace are 10th (0 pts). FC Metz are 2nd (17 pts).

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' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' RC Strasbourg Alsace started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 11' Sadibou Sane is having his name booked by the referee on 11.
  • 16' The travelling FC Metz supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 21' FC Metz fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 26' The home supporters are growing impatient. RC Strasbourg Alsace must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 31' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 36' FC Metz come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 41' The energy levels are beginning to show. Laszlo Boloni might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 46' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 51' RC Strasbourg Alsace is showing some good football. However, RC Strasbourg Alsace are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 54' Georges Mikautadze adds to his 3 season tally! FC Metz lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 59' Another change for RC Strasbourg Alsace made on 59 minute. Dion Moise Sahi leaves to be changed by Kevin Gameiro.
  • 64' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dion Moise Sahi made 363 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 67' Lamine Camara makes way for Ababacar Lo at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Metz.
  • 72' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 77' It’s high time Laszlo Boloni made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 79' Ibrahima Sissoko has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dilane Bakwa on 79 minute.
  • 84' The referee shows FC Metz player a card on 84.
  • 89' GOAL! Emanuel Emegha scores on 89. Assisted by Kevin Gameiro
  • 90' A moment of madness from Andrey Santos on 90 minutes earns him a card. RC Strasbourg Alsace will be frustrated.
  • 90' Fresh legs for FC Metz! Ibou Sane comes on to replace Kevin Van Den Kerkhof.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from RC Strasbourg Alsace to claim maximum points.

Lineups

RC Strasbourg Alsace Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Patrick Vieira

FC Metz Lineups

4-5-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Laszlo Boloni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Adrien Thomasson 4
Habib Diallo 2
Ludovic Ajorque 2
Jean Aholou 1
Habib Diarra 1
Emanuel Emegha 1
Habib Diallo 1
Andrey Santos 1

Head to Head

2024-05-12 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2–1 FC Metz 2023-09-24 FC Metz 0–1 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2022-01-09 FC Metz 0–2 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2021-09-17 RC Strasbourg Alsace 3–0 FC Metz 2021-02-14 FC Metz 1–2 RC Strasbourg Alsace

RC Strasbourg Alsace Form

2024-05-12 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2–1 FC Metz W 2024-05-04 Le Havre AC 3–1 RC Strasbourg Alsace L 2024-04-28 RC Strasbourg Alsace 1–3 OGC Nice L 2024-04-21 Lille OSC 1–0 RC Strasbourg Alsace L 2024-04-13 RC Strasbourg Alsace 3–1 Stade de Reims W 2024-04-07 Toulouse FC 0–0 RC Strasbourg Alsace D

FC Metz Form

2024-05-12 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2–1 FC Metz L 2024-05-04 FC Metz 2–3 Stade Rennais FC 1901 L 2024-04-28 FC Metz 1–2 Lille OSC L 2024-04-21 Le Havre AC 0–1 FC Metz W 2024-04-12 FC Metz 2–1 Racing Club de Lens W 2024-04-07 Stade Brestois 29 4–3 FC Metz L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1 RC Strasbourg Alsace xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.58 FC Metz xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 79% + Under — clean sheet likely 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
RC Strasbourg Alsace49% Draw33% FC Metz18%
Actual: RC Strasbourg Alsace win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes29% 0% No71%
Avg goals/match: 1.58
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 77%
23%
± 1.5 47%
53%
± 2.5 21%
79%
± 3.5 8%
92%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

RC Strasbourg Alsace or Draw
82%
Draw or FC Metz
51%
RC Strasbourg Alsace or FC Metz
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
RC Strasbourg Alsace27% Draw61% FC Metz12%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
23.3%
1 – 0
19.3%
1 – 1
12.8%
0 – 1
10.3%
2 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
3.4%
3 – 0
3.2%
0 – 2
3.1%
3 – 1
2.1%
2 – 2
1.9%
4 – 0
0.8%

Asian Handicap — RC Strasbourg Alsace

Handicap RC Strasbourg Alsace covers Push FC Metz covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 12% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 26% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 14% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

RC Strasbourg Alsace keeps clean sheet
57% ✗
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
37% ✓

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