Matchday

Ligue 1 25/26 · 2 Nov 2025

Nantes 0–2 Metz

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Oct 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.7 – 1.2
Actual xG
0.8 – 1.3
Goals
0 – 2

Footybot made Nantes favourites at 50%.

Metz won and made the better chances: 1.3 xG to 0.8.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Jonathan Fischer, 65.7 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Jonathan Fischer +17.7, Habibou Diallo +14.0, Maxime Colin +11.3.

Well below it: Louis Leroux −14.9, Bahereba Guirassy −14.4, Matthis Abline −11.2.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Nantes

29 Oct 2025L 3–5v AS Monaco Ligue 1
24 Oct 2025W 2–1at Paris FC Ligue 1
19 Oct 2025L 0–2v Lille Ligue 1
4 Oct 2025D 0–0at Stade Brestois Ligue 1
27 Sep 2025D 2–2at Toulouse Ligue 1

Metz

29 Oct 2025W 2–0v RC Lens Ligue 1
26 Oct 2025L 1–6at Lille Ligue 1
19 Oct 2025L 0–4at Toulouse Ligue 1
4 Oct 2025L 0–3v Olympique de Marseille Ligue 1
28 Sep 2025D 0–0v Le Havre Ligue 1

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Nantes

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Anthony Lopes Goalkeeper8900–52.4+1.2
Yassine Benhattab Midfielder2300–47.9–
Chidozie Awaziem Defender90000.1847.9−1.9
Bahmed Deuff Midfielder11000.0545.8–
Mostafa Mohamed Forward1100–45.2–
Youssef El Arabi Forward79000.0443.8–
Junior Mwanga Midfielder90000.0941.0−6.0
Tylel Tati Defender9000–40.3−3.8
Dehmaine Tabibou Midfielder79000.1040.2−5.0
Nicolas Cozza Defender89000.0137.6−1.1
Matthis Abline Forward90000.3137.0−11.2
Kelvin Amian Defender9000–35.7−4.1
Bahereba Guirassy Forward6700–32.5−14.4
Louis Leroux Midfielder90000.0430.5−14.9
Uroš Radaković Defender800–21.6–
Patrik Carlgren Goalkeeper800–0.0–

Metz

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Giorgi Abuashvili Forward12100.08100.0–
Joel Asoro Forward1000.09100.0–
Benjamin Stambouli Midfielder100–84.9–
Jonathan Fischer Goalkeeper9000–65.7+17.7
Habibou Diallo Forward89100.6358.1+14.0
Jean-Philippe Gbamin Defender9000–57.4+8.1
Giorgi Tsitaishvili Midfielder7900–55.3+3.4
Cheick Tidiane Sabaly Midfielder90010.0654.2+11.2
Maxime Colin Defender90000.0152.6+11.3
Boubacar Traoré Midfielder1200–51.2–
Jessy Deminguet Midfielder7800–44.3+2.6
Alpha Touré Midfielder89000.0944.1−1.9
Koffi Kouao Defender90000.2341.9−6.1
Ibou Sane Forward78000.1141.5–
Terry Yegbe Defender90000.0540.2−1.8
Morgan Bokele Mputu Midfielder1100–35.7–