US Orleans Loiret vs FC Metz, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 2 · 2018-19

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Fri 11 Jan 2019 · 19:00 UTC Stade de la Source HT 45' · FT 45'

Ousmane Cissokho 14' Y

Y 69' Mamadou Fofana

Overview

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US Orleans Loiret vs FC Metz — Ligue 2 at Stade de la Source.

US Orleans Loiret 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
FC Metz 7 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Bartolomeu Varela
Referee Julien Haulbert
Referee Stephane Panont
Referee Alexis Brouard

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

US Orleans Loiret 6 games · Avg 2.3 goals FC Metz

Last 5 meetings

2019-01-11 US Orleans Loiret 0–1 FC Metz 2018-08-03 FC Metz 5–1 US Orleans Loiret 2016-02-26 US Orleans Loiret 3–0 FC Metz 2015-10-05 FC Metz 1–0 US Orleans Loiret 2015-05-15 FC Metz 0–0 US Orleans Loiret

Recent Form

US Orleans Loiret

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Jan	FC Metz	H	0–1	L
21 Dec	AS Beziers	A	2–1	W
14 Dec	AC Ajaccio	H	1–3	L
04 Dec	ES Troyes AC	A	2–3	L
30 Nov	AS Nancy-Lorraine	H	1–2	L
23 Nov	Stade Brestois 29	H	0–0	D

FC Metz

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Jan	US Orleans Loiret	A	1–0	W
17 Dec	Valenciennes FC	A	2–0	W
04 Dec	Red Star FC	H	2–0	W
01 Dec	Grenoble Foot 38	A	1–1	D
26 Nov	GFC Ajaccio	H	1–0	W
09 Nov	La Berrichonne de Chateauroux	A	2–1	W

Key Stats

17% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Stade de la Source!
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His US Orleans Loiret side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' A quiet spell here at Stade de la Source. FC Metz seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
14' The referee has no hesitation. Ousmane Cissokho is booked for US Orleans Loiret — Yellow card on 14.
19' Mamadou Fofana, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
24' Durel Avounou is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Metz so far.
29' 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 Yohann Demoncy suffering a number of foals already.
34' FC Metz is taking the lead after the goal scored by Farid Boulaya on 34.
39' Thomas Delaine has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
44' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
49' 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.
54' It’s high time Didier Olle-Nicolle made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
59' Jordan Tell is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yohann Demoncy at the 59 minute mark.
64' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
69' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Mamadou Fofana.
71' The crowd applauds Victorien Angban as he leaves the pitch. Habib Maiga steps in for FC Metz.
76' US Orleans Loiret are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
81' 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.
83' Hicham Benkaid is ready to make an impact after coming on for Karim Ziani at the 83 minute mark.
88' FC Metz have won 370 goals from 441 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
90' The crowd applauds Opa Nguette as he leaves the pitch. Ibrahima Niane steps in for FC Metz.
The final score is 0-1.

Lineups

US Orleans Loiret Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Olle-Nicolle

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frederic Antonetti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Habib Diallo	4
Habib Diallo	4
Durel Avounou	2
Durel Avounou	2
Farid Boulaya	1
Jordan Tell	1
Jordan Tell	1

Head to Head

US Orleans Loiret Form

2019-01-11 US Orleans Loiret 0–1 FC Metz L 2018-12-21 AS Beziers 1–2 US Orleans Loiret W 2018-12-14 US Orleans Loiret 1–3 AC Ajaccio L 2018-12-04 ES Troyes AC 3–2 US Orleans Loiret L 2018-11-30 US Orleans Loiret 1–2 AS Nancy-Lorraine L 2018-11-23 US Orleans Loiret 0–0 Stade Brestois 29 D

FC Metz Form

2019-01-11 US Orleans Loiret 0–1 FC Metz W 2018-12-17 Valenciennes FC 0–2 FC Metz W 2018-12-04 FC Metz 2–0 Red Star FC W 2018-12-01 Grenoble Foot 38 1–1 FC Metz D 2018-11-26 FC Metz 1–0 GFC Ajaccio W 2018-11-09 La Berrichonne de Chateauroux 1–2 FC Metz W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.94 US Orleans Loiret xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.29 FC Metz xG

I would bet for: FC Metz or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

US Orleans Loiret26% Draw30% FC Metz44%

Actual: FC Metz win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.23

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	65%	35%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

US Orleans Loiret or Draw

56%

Draw or FC Metz

74%

US Orleans Loiret or FC Metz

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

US Orleans Loiret19% Draw52% FC Metz29%

Actual: FC Metz win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14%

0 – 0

13%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

8.9%

0 – 2

8.6%

1 – 2

8.2%

2 – 1

5.9%

2 – 0

4.6%

2 – 2

3.9%

0 – 3

3.6%

1 – 3

3.6%

3 – 1

1.9%

Asian Handicap — US Orleans Loiret

Handicap	US Orleans Loiret covers	Push	FC Metz covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	16%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	23%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	13%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

US Orleans Loiret keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

FC Metz keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

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