Clermont 2-3 Metz: result and report

Ligue 2 · Saturday 11 August 2018

Result

Clermont 2-3 Metz

Ligue 2 · Saturday 11 August 2018, 13:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Clermont · Metz · Ligue 2 predictions

Clermont 2-3 Metz: match report

Clermont were beaten by Metz 2-3 in Ligue 2 on Saturday 11 August 2018. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Mathias Pereira Lage opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Clermont's goals came from Mathias Pereira Lage (7') and Florian Ayé (59'). Metz scored through I. Niane (61'), Habib Diallo (76') and F. Boulaya (88').

Discipline: Clermont received no yellow cards and 1 red card; Metz received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Clermont were 17th on 1 point from 2 and Metz 5th on 6 points from 2. Clermont went on to finish that season 10th with 48 points, and Metz 1st with 81.

Clermont lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Metz in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Farid Boulaya of Metz (8.5), ahead of Franck Honorat (8.3).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Clermont wins, 5 draws and 2 for Metz.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 7'Goal · Mathias Pereira LageClermont · 1-0
  • 13'Yellow card · John BoyeMetz
  • 23'Yellow card · Habib DialloMetz
  • 59'Goal · Florian AyéClermont · 2-0
  • 61'Goal · I. NianeMetz · 2-1
  • 76'Goal · Habib DialloMetz · 2-2
  • 87'Red card · Florent OgierClermont
  • 88'Goal · F. BoulayaMetz · 2-3

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Clermont 3, draws 5, Metz 2.

Team news

Clermont line-up (4-2-3-1)

Mehdi Jeannin, Florent Ogier, Vital Nsimba, Julien Laporte, Alpha Sissoko, Lorenzo Rajot, Franck Honorat, Alassane Ndiaye, Johan Gastien, Mathias Pereira Lage, Florian Ayé

Metz line-up (4-3-3)

A. Oukidja, Matthieu Udol, Stoppila Sunzu, John Boye, Jonathan Rivierez, Mamadou Fofana, Marvin Gakpa, Renaud Cohade, Jamiro Monteiro, Habib Diallo, Farid Boulaya