Metz 3-1 Ajaccio: result and report
Ligue 2 · Monday 20 August 2018
Result
Metz 3-1 Ajaccio
Ligue 2 · Monday 20 August 2018, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-0
Metz 3-1 Ajaccio: match report
Metz beat Ajaccio 3-1 in Ligue 2 on Monday 20 August 2018. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Habib Diallo opened the scoring in the 43rd minute. Metz's goals came from Habib Diallo (43'), Habib Diallo (71', penalty) and I. Niane (83'). Ajaccio scored through Ghislain Gimbert (75').
Discipline: Metz received 1 yellow card; Ajaccio received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Metz were 3rd on 9 points from 3 and Ajaccio 14th on 3 points from 3. Metz went on to finish that season 1st with 81 points, and Ajaccio 17th with 40.
Metz lined up in a 4-3-3 and Ajaccio in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Habib Diallo of Metz (8.4), ahead of Opa Nguette (7.5).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Metz wins, 3 draws and 1 for Ajaccio.
Going into the match Metz's last five read W-W-W and Ajaccio's L-W-L.
Key events
- 32'Yellow card · Johan Cavalli
- 36'Yellow card · Mamadou Fofana
- 43'Goal · Habib Diallo
- 69'Yellow card · Jérôme Hergault
- 71'Penalty goal · Habib Diallo
- 75'Goal · Ghislain Gimbert
- 83'Goal · I. Niane
Head-to-head
Team news
Metz line-up (4-3-3)
A. Oukidja, Laurent Jans, Stoppila Sunzu, John Boye, Matthieu Udol, Renaud Cohade, Mamadou Fofana, Victorien Angban, Farid Boulaya, Habib Diallo, Opa Nguette
Ajaccio line-up (4-2-3-1)
Benjamin Leroy, Jérôme Hergault, Jérémy Choplin, Cédric Avinel, Manuel Cabit, Yann Boé-Kane, Qazim Laci, Joseph Mendes, Johan Cavalli, Riad Nouri, Ghislain Gimbert