Saturday , 14 November 2026

SM Caen vs FC Metz, Ligue 2 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2024-25
SM Caen
2 – 2
Full Time
FC Metz
Sat 5 Apr 2025 · 12:00 UTC Michel-d'Ornano HT 45' · FT 45'
Noe Lebreton 27' Y
Brahim Traore 50' Y
Yann M'Vila 74' Y
Y 78' Sadibou Sane

Overview

Match Preview

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

  • SM Caen 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
  • FC Metz 12 games · 17 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Remi Landry
6 games this season 🟨 5.2/game ⚽ 7.7 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 12 28
2 AS Nancy-Lorraine 12 25
3 Montpellier HSC 12 24
4 Stade de Reims 12 21
5 Pau FC 12 20
6 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 12 18
7 FC Metz 12 17
8 Red Star FC 12 17
9 FC Annecy 12 16
10 USL Dunkerque 12 15
11 En Avant Guingamp 12 14
12 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 12 13
13 Rodez Aveyron Football 12 13
14 FC Nantes 12 12
15 Clermont Foot 63 12 11
16 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 12 11
17 Grenoble Foot 38 12 11
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 12 9

Head-to-Head

1
2
1
SM Caen 4 games · Avg 1.5 goals FC Metz
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-05 SM Caen 2–2 FC Metz 2024-11-09 FC Metz 1–0 SM Caen 2023-02-13 FC Metz 0–0 SM Caen 2022-08-08 SM Caen 1–0 FC Metz

Recent Form

SM Caen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
8% Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Metz
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/3
46-60
4/5
61-75
1/6
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Metz
Pape Fall 8 G
Jessy Deminguet 3 G 3 A
Teji Savanier 3 G 2 A
Giorgi Abuashvili 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — sm caen and fc metz get this one started.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Michel Der Zakarian might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' fc metz 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.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His sm caen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 27' Noe Lebreton picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 32' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering fc metz that had 444 games and scored 375 goals.
  • 37' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 42' Goal! Kevin Van Den Kerkhof scores his 11 goal in 40 matches.
  • 47' A goal from the France international Samuel Grandsir! He fires home on 47 to make it 0-2!
  • 50' Brahim Traore was booked on 50.
  • 55' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 60' The travelling fc metz supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 61' A goal from the Senegal international Cheikh Sabaly! He fires home on 61 to make it 0-3!
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Alpha Toure. He replaces Jessy Deminguet on 62 minute.
  • 67' The whistle greets Yassine Benrahou as he departs to be replaced by Ilyes Najim.
  • 68' A stunning finish from Noe Lebreton — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 71' A tactical swap from SM Caen — Quentin Lecoeuche on, Samuel Grandsir off on 71 minutes.
  • 74' It’s gonna be a card for Yann M'Vila.
  • 78' FC Metz receives a card for a hard tackle on 78.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Maxime Colin. He replaces Kevin Van Den Kerkhof on 81 minute.
  • 84' Mathias Autret is replacing Jules Gaudin for the SM Caen side.
  • 88' Ibou Sane is replacing Idrissa Gueye for the FC Metz side.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

SM Caen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michel Der Zakarian

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stephane Le Mignan

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.3 SM Caen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 FC Metz xG
I would bet for: SM Caen or FC Metz 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
SM Caen36% Draw29% FC Metz35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
SM Caen26% Draw48% FC Metz26%
Actual: FC Metz win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 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
Actual
1 – 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.