Match Info

Ligue 2 - Round 3

Date: 22 August 2026, Saturday

Location: Stade Saint-Symphorien (Metz)

Referee: Angoula G. (Fra)

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	Metz		Laval

	1	X	2
	1.7	3.3	4.5	Watch
	1.77	3.60	4.40
	1.82	3.35	4.1	Watch
	1.82	3.57	4.86
	1.8	3.55	4.4	Watch
	1.78	3.5	4.8
	1.77	3.44	4.68	Watch
	1.79	3.45	4.4
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.78 ↓ (1.82)	3.47 ↓ (3.6)	4.52 ↑ (4.09)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.50

The best margin for this event is 3.5%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Metz
52.4%

Draw
26.9%

Laval
20.7%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

51.3%

25.9%

22.8%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Metz has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+1.1%)

Laval has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-2.1%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
71.4%	14.3%	14.3%

Metz - Laval Predictions

Users Predictions: 7 users predict this event. Metz will win (votes: 5 - 71.4%). Laval will win (votes: 1 - 14.3%). It will Tie (votes: 1 - 14.3%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

DC - Laval (1.98) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 1 Selected Experts predict this event. Laval (votes: 1 - 100%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 1:0

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
1. Fischer J. (G) 22. Mbala N. 70. Sarr B. (C) 42. Devenish C. 21. Pandore J. 3. Miguel F. 98. Mohamed I. 18. Munongo B. 9. Abuashvili G. 8. Deminguet J. 11. Fall P. M.	30. Samassa M. (G) 23. Mouton E. 18. Lo A. 3. Bianda W. (C) 22. Gaudin J. 6. Sanna S. 5. Maggiotti J. 14. Mandouki C. 33. Mellier S. 11. Dago T. 31. Houdayer M.
Substitutes
19. Bokele M. 20. Diallo H. 38. Kadamani H. 4. Mboula M. 6. Mendy N. 7. Sane I. 10. Savanier T. 39. Song B. 61. Sy P. (G)	21. Beaudouin A. 32. Court Y. 7. Gourichy C. 1. Hautbois M. (G) 28. Kante A. 19. Mupemba N. 35. Samb L. 29. Sidibe M.
Coaches
Holtz L.	Vignes D.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (0 - 0)
17', Dago T. 🟨,
31', Maggiotti J. 🟨,
33', Mohamed I. 🟨,
2nd Half (1 - 1)
49', 0 - 1, Maggiotti J. (Penalty Awarded),
51', Gaudin J. 🟨,
68', Mellier S. ↓, Beaudouin A. ↑,
68', Maggiotti J. ↓, Gourichy C. ↑,
73', Mbala N. ↓, Mendy N. ↑,
73', Munongo B. ↓, Savanier T. ↑,
78', 1 - 1, Fall P. M. ⚽, Savanier T. (A),
79', Dago T. ↓, Mupemba N. ↑,
79', Houdayer M. ↓, Kante A. ↑,
83', Mohamed I. 🟨,
86', Abuashvili G. ↓, Mboula M. ↑,
86', Pandore J. ↓, Kadamani H. ↑,
86', Mandouki C. ↓, Court Y. ↑,
88', Fall P. M. ↓, Sane I. ↑,

Preview

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Metz won 3.

In recent matches, Laval has shown inconsistent performance (in the last 5 games, wins – 3).

Recently, Laval has had a series of home games.

In this match, Metz is considered a favorite.

There will not play in Metz: Colin M. (Inactive) Mangondo J. (Knee Injury) Sarr B. (Inactive) Toure A. (Transfer negotiations)

There will not play in Laval: Bane S. (Red Card) Bouriaud T. (Inactive) Commaret M. (Arm Injury) Esmel H. (Inactive) Fatou C. (Inactive) Kante A. (Inactive) Mupemba N. (Inactive)

In the last 10 head-to-head matches, Metz won 5 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 11:6. (average 1.1:0.6).

Including home matches between the teams, Metz won 3 matches, drew 1 match, lost 0 matches, and goals 4:1. (average 1:0.3).

Outrights of French Ligue 2 for now

Metz: 6.02% Laval: 0.42%

Standings

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
5	Metz	7	2	4	1	10:7	3	10
18	Laval	7	1	2	4	8:14	-6	5

Last Results with these Odds

Metz - the odds 1.82 are the expected chance of winning is 51.27%, but this team recently wins 43% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- FC Metz
French Ligue 2
14.08.26	Grenoble - Metz	0:0 ✺
08.08.26	Metz - Guingamp	2:1 ✺
Club Friendly
25.07.26	Metz - Fortuna Sittard	3:1 ✺
11.07.26	Metz - Versailles	1:1 ✺
French Ligue 1
17.05.26	Nice - Metz	0:0 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 13.7 TWWTT
- Stade Laval
French Ligue 2
14.08.26	Laval - Nantes	2:1 ✺
08.08.26	Rodez - Laval	3:1 ✺
Club Friendly
30.07.26	Laval - Granville	3:1 ✺
25.07.26	Laval - Concarneau	1:2 ✺
22.07.26	Laval - Avranches	2:1 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 7.2 WLWLW

Latest Head to Head

French Ligue 2
10.05.25	Laval - Metz	2:3
31.08.24	Metz - Laval	1:1
01.04.23	Metz - Laval	1:0
20.08.22	Laval - Metz	3:3
02.02.16	Metz - Laval	1:0
11.09.15	Laval - Metz	0:1
16.05.14	Laval - Metz	0:0

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