SM Caen vs FC Metz, Ligue 2 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Match Details
- Referee Remi Landry
16 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 3.1 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 ES Troyes AC 34 67 2 Le Mans FC 34 62 3 AS Saint-Etienne 34 60 4 Red Star FC 34 58 5 Rodez Aveyron Football 34 58 6 Stade de Reims 34 56 7 FC Annecy 34 52 8 Montpellier HSC 34 51 9 Pau FC 34 45 10 USL Dunkerque 34 43 11 En Avant Guingamp 34 40 12 Grenoble Foot 38 34 39 13 Clermont Foot 63 34 37 14 AS Nancy-Lorraine 34 37 15 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 34 36 16 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 34 32 17 SC Bastia 34 28 18 Amiens SC 34 24 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Apr FC Metz H 2–2 D 31 Mar Paris FC A 2–4 L 14 Mar Amiens SC A 1–2 L 07 Mar Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC H 0–1 L 28 Feb Clermont Foot 63 A 1–0 W 22 Feb Pau FC H 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 08 Mar FC Annecy H 5–1 W 01 Mar Amiens SC A 2–1 W 22 Feb AC Ajaccio H 0–1 L Key Stats
25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: SM Caen gets underway.
- 5' Jessy Deminguet needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 10' 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.
- 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Arnaud Bodart made 372 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 20' It looks surprising SM Caen does not make any changes. Dieudonne Gaucho Debohi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 25' SM Caen seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 27' It’s gonna be a card for Noe Lebreton.
- 32' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 37' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 42' GOAL! Kevin Van Den Kerkhof scores on 42.
- 47' What an equalizer from Samuel Grandsir!
- 50' The referee shows SM Caen player a card on 50.
- 55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yassine Benrahou, as he is very good at scoring at Michel-d'Ornano with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 60' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 61' GOAL! Cheikh Sabaly scores on 61.
- 62' Time for substitution for FC Metz. Jessy Deminguet is replaced by Alpha Toure.
- 67' It is a substitution in SM Caen team. Yassine Benrahou is replaced by Ilyes Najim on 67 minute.
- 68' What a strike from Noe Lebreton! The score is 2-2.
- 71' Another substitution for SM Caen to replace Samuel Grandsir by Quentin Lecoeuche on 71 minute.
- 74' The referee shows SM Caen player a card on 74.
- 78' That looks like a foul for a card for Sadibou Sane.
- 81' The supporters are chanting for Maxime Colin. He replaces Kevin Van Den Kerkhof on 81 minute.
- 84' SM Caen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mathias Autret is hanging Jules Gaudin on the field on 84 minute.
- 88' The supporters are chanting for Ibou Sane. He replaces Idrissa Gueye on 88 minute.
- The final score is 2-2.
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Lineups
SM Caen Lineups
Starting XI
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24
Yassine Benrahou ↓ Ilyes Najim 67'
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Jules Gaudin ↓ Mathias Autret 84'
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Bench
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28
Quentin Lecoeuche ↑ 71'
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Mathias Autret ↑ 84'
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50
Ilyes Najim ↑ 67'
Coach Michel Der ZakarianFC Metz Lineups
Starting XI
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Jessy Deminguet ↓ Alpha Toure 62'
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- 38
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Cheikh Sabaly ↓ Pape Diallo 81'
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Idrissa Gueye ↓ Ibou Sane 88'
Bench
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Maxime Colin ↑ 81'
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Ababacar Lo ↑ 81'
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Pape Diallo ↑ 81'
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Ibou Sane ↑ 88'
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Alpha Toure ↑ 62'
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Coach Stephane Le Mignan -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Cheikh Sabaly 1 Djibril Diani 1 Gauthier Hein 1 Samuel Grandsir 1 Noe Lebreton 1 Kevin Van Den Kerkhof 1 Head to Head
SM Caen Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.3 SM Caen xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.32 FC Metz xGI would bet for: SM Caen or FC Metz 71%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.62Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 74% 26% ± 2.5 48% 52% ± 3.5 27% 73% ± 4.5 13% 87% Double Chance
SM Caen or Draw 65%Draw or FC Metz 64%SM Caen or FC Metz 71%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Metz win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.4%0 – 0 9.3%0 – 1 8.5%1 – 0 8.4%1 – 2 7.9%2 – 1 7.8%0 – 2 6.2%2 – 0 6%2 – 2 Actual1 – 3 3.5%3 – 1 3.4%0 – 3 2.7%Asian Handicap — SM Caen
Handicap SM Caen covers Push FC Metz covers -2.5 6% — 94% -2 6% 10% 84% -1.5 16% — 84% -1 16% 19% 65% -0.5 35% — 65% +0.5 64% — 36% +1 64% 19% 17% +1.5 83% — 17% +2 83% 11% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
SM Caen keeps clean sheet 27% ✓FC Metz keeps clean sheet 28% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.