Wednesday , 30 September 2026

SM Caen vs FC Metz, Ligue 2 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2022-23
SM Caen
1 – 0
Full Time
FC Metz
Mon 8 Aug 2022 · 18:45 UTC Stade Michel d'Ornano HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 25' Fali Cande
Y 28' Habib Maiga
Y 45' Georges Mikautadze
Y 86' Papa Ndiaga Yade
Hugo Vandermersch 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SM Caen vs FC Metz — Ligue 2 at Stade Michel d'Ornano.

  • SM Caen 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
  • FC Metz 7 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

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
SM Caen 4 games · Avg 1.5 goals FC Metz
Last 5 meetings
2022-08-08 SM Caen 1–0 FC Metz

Recent Form

SM Caen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Aug FC Metz H 1–0 W
30 Jul Nimes Olympique A 1–0 W
14 May Rodez Aveyron Football A 0–2 L
07 May US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole H 2–0 W
30 Apr En Avant Guingamp A 1–2 L
23 Apr AJ Auxerre H 1–1 D
FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Aug SM Caen A 0–1 L
30 Jul Amiens SC H 3–0 W
21 May Paris Saint-Germain FC A 0–5 L
14 May Angers SCO H 1–0 W
08 May Olympique Lyonnais H 3–2 W
01 May Montpellier HSC A 2–2 D

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

FC Metz
Pape Fall 5 G
Jessy Deminguet 2 G 2 A
Giorgi Abuashvili 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Stade Michel d'Ornano that hosts another battle between SM Caen and FC Metz.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' FC Metz come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' Vagner, a Cape Verde Islands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' The referee has no hesitation. Fali Cande is booked for FC Metz — Yellow card on 25.
  • 28' Poor challenge from Habib Maiga. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 33' 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 Ali El Abdi suffering a number of foals already.
  • 38' Against the run of play, Djibril Diani has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 43' It is a cagey affair so far. SM Caen in their trying to find a way past FC Metz's compact .
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Georges Mikautadze.
  • 50' The home supporters are growing impatient. SM Caen must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 55' A quiet spell here at Stade Michel d'Ornano. FC Metz seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 60' Alex Mendy is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SM Caen so far.
  • 65' SM Caen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 65.
  • 67' FC Metz ring the changes. Lamine Gueye has done his job and it is now time for Papa Ndiaga Yade to step up.
  • 68' The SM Caen bench stirs into life. Samuel Essende is withdrawn and Godson Kyeremeh gets his opportunity.
  • 73' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 76' SM Caen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yoann Court is hanging Quentin Daubin on the field on 76 minute.
  • 80' A change in the FC Metz ranks — William Mikelbrencis exits the field as Sofiane Alakouch enters on 80.
  • 81' The FC Metz bench stirs into life. Habib Maiga is withdrawn and Danley Jean Jacques gets his opportunity.
  • 86' Papa Ndiaga Yade is having his name booked by the referee on 86.
  • 87' The FC Metz manager makes a substitution. Georges Mikautadze departs to be replaced by Vagner.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Hugo Vandermersch on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. SM Caen will be frustrated.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

SM Caen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stephane Moulin

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Laszlo Boloni

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.46 SM Caen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.63 FC Metz xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SM Caen55% Draw28% FC Metz17%
Actual: SM Caen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 2.09
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

SM Caen or Draw
83%
Draw or FC Metz
45%
SM Caen or FC Metz
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SM Caen37% Draw52% FC Metz11%
Actual: SM Caen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
14.5%
2 – 0
12.7%
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 1
8.1%
0 – 1
6.6%
3 – 0
6.1%
3 – 1
4.1%
1 – 2
3.4%
2 – 2
2.7%
0 – 2
2.3%
4 – 0
2.3%

Asian Handicap — SM Caen

Handicap SM Caen covers Push FC Metz covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 17% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 27% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 11% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

SM Caen keeps clean sheet
53% ✓
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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