FC Metz vs SM Caen, Ligue 2 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Details
- Referee Antoine Valnet
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 ES Troyes AC 33 67 2 Le Mans FC 33 59 3 AS Saint-Etienne 33 57 4 Red Star FC 33 57 5 Rodez Aveyron Football 33 55 6 Stade de Reims 33 53 7 FC Annecy 33 52 8 Montpellier HSC 33 50 9 Pau FC 33 45 10 USL Dunkerque 33 43 11 En Avant Guingamp 33 40 12 Grenoble Foot 38 33 36 13 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 33 36 14 Clermont Foot 63 33 34 15 AS Nancy-Lorraine 33 34 16 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 33 29 17 SC Bastia 33 28 18 Amiens SC 33 24 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 Nov SM Caen H 1–0 W 04 Nov AC Ajaccio A 1–0 W 29 Oct Red Star FC A 0–1 L 25 Oct En Avant Guingamp H 1–0 W 18 Oct Grenoble Foot 38 A 0–2 L 05 Oct Amiens SC H 3–2 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 Nov FC Metz A 0–1 L 02 Nov SC Bastia H 2–0 W 29 Oct FC Martigues A 3–0 W 26 Oct ES Troyes AC H 0–1 L 18 Oct Red Star FC A 2–2 D 05 Oct FC Lorient H 1–2 L Key Stats
25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. SM Caen kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ablie Jallow, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Saint Symphorien with 11 goals in the last 10 games.
- 10' 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.
- 11' The supporters are chanting for Kevin Van Den Kerkhof. He replaces Maxime Colin on 11 minute.
- 16' It’s high time Nicolas Seube made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 21' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 26' FC Metz is taking the lead after the goal scored by Gauthier Hein on 26.
- 31' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 36' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SM Caen that had 399 games and scored 298 goals.
- 41' Alex Mendy has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 45' It’s gonna be a card for Ismael Traore.
- 50' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 50 minutes.
- 55' SM Caen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
- 60' The referee shows FC Metz player a card on 60.
- 64' SM Caen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Godson Kyeremeh is hanging Lorenzo Rajot on the field on 64 minute.
- 69' SM Caen is showing some good football. However, SM Caen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 74' It looks like no one’s ball. SM Caen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 79' 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.
- 81' The FC Metz manager makes a substitution. Morgan Bokele departs to be replaced by Joel Asoro.
- 82' Ababacar Lo is replacing Jessy Deminguet for the FC Metz side.
- 87' FC Metz is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- The final score is 1-0.
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FC Metz
Starting XI- 2
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20
Jessy Deminguet ↓ Ababacar Lo 82'
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- 3
- 36
- 16
- 8
- 21
- 38
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14
Cheikh Sabaly ↓ Simon Elisor 82'
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19
Morgan Bokele ↓ Joel Asoro 81'
Bench-
99
Joel Asoro ↑ 81'
- 5
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22
Kevin Van Den Kerkhof ↑ 11'
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31
Simon Elisor ↑ 82'
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15
Ababacar Lo ↑ 82'
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12
Alpha Toure ↑ 64'
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Coach Stephane Le MignanSM Caen
Starting XI- 10
- 16
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8
Mickael Le Bihan ↓ Tidiam Gomis 64'
- 29
- 19
- 28
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14
Lorenzo Rajot ↓ Godson Kyeremeh 64'
- 61
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20
Noe Lebreton ↓ Mathias Autret 82'
- 77
- 3
Bench- 1
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23
Mathias Autret ↑ 82'
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17
Godson Kyeremeh ↑ 64'
- 27
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7
Tidiam Gomis ↑ 64'
- 36
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Coach Nicolas Seube -
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