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Red Star FC vs FC Metz, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2018-19
Red Star FC
1 – 2
Full Time
FC Metz
Fri 26 Apr 2019 · 18:00 UTC Stade de Paris HT 45' · FT 45'
Omenuke Mfulu 74' Y
Harouna Sy 85' Y
Gregoire Lefebvre 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Red Star FC vs FC Metz — Ligue 2 at Stade de Paris.

Match Details

  • Referee Aurelien Petit
  • Referee Julien Rouquette
  • Referee Cedric Favre
  • Referee Ludovic Zmyslony
4 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 7.3 goals/game

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

2
1
2
Red Star FC 5 games · Avg 2.2 goals FC Metz
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-26 Red Star FC 1–2 FC Metz 2018-12-04 FC Metz 2–0 Red Star FC

Recent Form

Red Star FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Apr FC Metz H 1–2 L
23 Apr ES Troyes AC A 0–2 L
19 Apr AS Nancy-Lorraine H 1–1 D
12 Apr AS Beziers A 3–1 W
05 Apr Stade Brestois 29 H 0–2 L
29 Mar US Orleans Loiret A 2–2 D
FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Apr Red Star FC A 2–1 W
23 Apr Grenoble Foot 38 H 1–1 D
19 Apr GFC Ajaccio A 2–0 W
12 Apr La Berrichonne de Chateauroux H 2–1 W
06 Apr AJ Auxerre A 0–0 D
31 Mar FC Lorient H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Red Star FC FC Metz
#2 Position #5
14 Points 10
7 Played 7
4 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 4 / 1
9 Scored 10
7 Conceded 7
+2 GD +3
2.00 PPG 1.43
57% Win % 29%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Red Star FC this season
14% Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season

Red Star FC are 2nd (14 pts). FC Metz are 5th (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Red Star FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
3/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/1
76+
–/1
■ 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)

Red Star FC
Damien Durand 4 G
Jovany Ikanga 2 G 1 A
Kevin Cabral 1 G 2 A
FC Metz
Pape Fall 5 G
Jessy Deminguet 2 G 2 A
Giorgi Abuashvili 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. FC Metz get us underway at Stade de Paris.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Ismael Camara needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' It looks surprising Red Star FC does not make any changes. Farid Boulaya has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' FC Metz are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 21' A goal from the Senegal international Habib Diallo! He fires home on 21 to make it 0-1!
  • 26' Sebastien Renot is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Metz so far.
  • 31' The travelling FC Metz supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 36' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 41' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 45' A goal from the France international Ismael Camara! He fires home on 45 to make it 1-1!
  • 50' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 55' Red Star FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 60' Fresh legs for FC Metz! Ibrahima Niane comes on to replace Farid Boulaya.
  • 64' Marvin Gakpa is replacing Victorien Angban for the FC Metz side.
  • 69' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 74' Red Star FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Samba Diakite. He replaces Ismael Camara on 75 minute.
  • 80' Sammy Vidal has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 83' Habib Maiga is ready to make an impact after coming on for Renaud Cohade at the 83 minute mark.
  • 85' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Harouna Sy.
  • 90' The deadlock is broken! Opa Nguette gets on the scoresheet on 90 minutes.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Gregoire Lefebvre argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • FC Metz celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Red Star FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frederic Antonetti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Habib Diallo 3
Ismael Camara 1
Opa Nguette 1
Alexandre Oukidja 1
Damien Durand 1
Kemo Cisse 1
Kevin Van Den Kerkhof 1
Idrissa Gueye 1

Head to Head

2019-04-26 Red Star FC 1–2 FC Metz 2018-12-04 FC Metz 2–0 Red Star FC

Red Star FC Form

2019-04-26 Red Star FC 1–2 FC Metz L 2019-04-23 ES Troyes AC 2–0 Red Star FC L 2019-04-19 Red Star FC 1–1 AS Nancy-Lorraine D 2019-04-12 AS Beziers 1–3 Red Star FC W 2019-04-05 Red Star FC 0–2 Stade Brestois 29 L 2019-03-29 US Orleans Loiret 2–2 Red Star FC D

FC Metz Form

2019-04-26 Red Star FC 1–2 FC Metz W 2019-04-23 FC Metz 1–1 Grenoble Foot 38 D 2019-04-19 GFC Ajaccio 0–2 FC Metz W 2019-04-12 FC Metz 2–1 La Berrichonne de Chateauroux W 2019-04-06 AJ Auxerre 0–0 FC Metz D 2019-03-31 FC Metz 2–1 FC Lorient W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.87 Red Star FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44 FC Metz xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Red Star FC24% Draw29% FC Metz47%
Actual: FC Metz win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.31
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Red Star FC or Draw
53%
Draw or FC Metz
76%
Red Star FC or FC Metz
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Red Star FC16% Draw50% FC Metz34%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 1
13.2%
0 – 0
12.1%
0 – 2
10%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
7.4%
2 – 1
5.2%
0 – 3
4.7%
1 – 3
4.2%
2 – 2
3.9%
2 – 0
3.6%
2 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — Red Star FC

Handicap Red Star FC covers Push FC Metz covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 14% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 24% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 15% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Red Star FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
42% ✓

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