French Ligue 2

Metz vs Pau, 2026-27 Ligue 2

· French Ligue 2
Metz
  • 75': Téji Savanier (P)
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1 - 3
Pau
  • 11': Cheikh Fall
  • 64': Cheikh Fall
  • 68': Hacène Benali

About

Metz are hosting Pau at Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 2.

Match Commentary

  • 11': Cheikh Fall (Pau) Goal at 11'
  • 18': Jessy Benet (Pau) Penalty - Missed at 18'
  • 18': Jonathan Fischer (Metz) Penalty - Saved at 18'
  • 45'+3': Cristian Devenish (Metz) Yellow Card at 45'+3'
  • 45': Jahyann Pandore (Metz) Substitution at 45'
  • 45': Ibou Sané (Metz) Substitution at 45'
  • 58': Axel Bamba (Pau) Yellow Card at 58'
  • 61': Souleymane Basse (Pau) Substitution at 61'
  • 61': Babacar Leye (Pau) Substitution at 61'
  • 62': Florian Miguel (Metz) Substitution at 62'
  • 64': Cheikh Fall (Pau) Goal at 64'
  • 67': Abdoulaye Ba (Metz) Substitution at 67'
  • 68': Hacène Benali (Pau) Goal at 68'
  • 75': Téji Savanier (Metz) Penalty - Scored at 75'
  • 76': Alexis Lefebvre (Pau) Substitution at 76'
  • 79': Hamza Kadamani (Metz) Substitution at 79'
  • 85': Téji Savanier (Metz) Yellow Card at 85'

Statistics

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9 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 8
4 Saves 2
31.5 Possession 68.5
9 SHOTS 18
5 ON GOAL 5
0.6 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
251 Accurate Passes 675
334 Passes 728
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
1 Blocked Shots 6
18 Effective Tackles 9
23 Tackles 11
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
0 Effective Clearances 0
43 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 2

Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France

Ligue 2 Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Saint-Étienne 10 +15 25
2 Montpellier 10 +7 21
3 Pau 11 +5 20
4 AS Nancy Lorraine 10 +4 19
Full Standings

Line-Ups

METZ Metz (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Jonathan Fischer (GK)
5 Jean Ruiz
42 Cristian Devenish Yellow Card
98 Idris Mohamed
4 Urie-Michel Mboula
70 Bouna Sarr
10 Téji Savanier
8 Jessy Deminguet
22 Nathan Mbala
39 Bryan Rigobert Song Bahanag
33 Abdourahmane Mbodj
Metz Substitutes:
Abdoulaye Ba, Alpha Touré, Believe Munongo, Maxime Colin, Hamza Kadamani, Jahyann Pandore, Ibou Sané, Florian Miguel, Pape Sy.

PAU Pau (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Brice Maubleu (GK)
23 Anthony Briancon
88 Axel Bamba Yellow Card
29 Gaëtan Paquiez
97 Akim Abdallah
39 Mathys Tourraine
21 Jessy Benet
5 Lorenzo Rajot
6 Cheikh Fall
18 Jeremy Sebas
7 Hacène Benali
Pau Substitutes:
Alexis Lefebvre, Brahimi Bilal, Luan Gadegbeku, Axel Dodote, Rony Mimb Baheng, Tom Saettel, Souleymane Basse, Esteban Salles, Babacar Leye.

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