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

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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.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 32'Yellow card · Johan CavalliAjaccio
  • 36'Yellow card · Mamadou FofanaMetz
  • 43'Goal · Habib DialloMetz · 1-0
  • 69'Yellow card · Jérôme HergaultAjaccio
  • 71'Penalty goal · Habib DialloMetz · 2-0
  • 75'Goal · Ghislain GimbertAjaccio · 2-1
  • 83'Goal · I. NianeMetz · 3-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Metz 6, draws 3, Ajaccio 1.

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