Metz 3-3 Rodez: result and report

Ligue 2 · Friday 2 May 2025

Result

Metz 3-3 Rodez

Ligue 2 · Friday 2 May 2025, 18:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Metz 3-3 Rodez: match report

Metz drew with Rodez 3-3 in Ligue 2 on Friday 2 May 2025. The half-time score was 0-0.

Timothee Nkada opened the scoring in the 65th minute. Metz's goals came from Gauthier Hein (69', penalty), Cheick Tidiane Sabaly (83', penalty) and Ablie Jallow (87'). Rodez scored through Timothee Nkada (65'), Tawfik Bentayeb (73') and Ibrahima Baldé (80').

Discipline: Metz received 1 yellow card; Rodez received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Metz were 3rd on 61 points from 32 and Rodez 14th on 37 points from 32. Metz went on to finish that season 3rd with 68 points, and Rodez 14th with 39.

Metz lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Rodez in a 5-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Gauthier Hein of Metz (8.3), ahead of Ablie Jallow (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Metz wins, 1 draw and 0 for Rodez.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 33'Yellow card · Aboubacar LôMetz
  • 34'Missed penalty · Timothee NkadaRodez
  • 47'Yellow card · Mohamed BouchouariRodez
  • 65'Goal · Timothee NkadaRodez · 0-1
  • 69'Penalty goal · Gauthier HeinMetz · 1-1
  • 73'Goal · Tawfik BentayebRodez · 1-2
  • 77'Yellow card · Tawfik BentayebRodez
  • 80'Goal · Ibrahima BaldéRodez · 1-3
  • 82'Yellow card · Abdel Hakim AbdallahRodez
  • 83'Penalty goal · Cheick Tidiane SabalyMetz · 2-3
  • 87'Goal · Ablie JallowMetz · 3-3

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Metz 2, draws 1, Rodez 0.

Team news

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

Arnaud Bodart, Koffi Kouao, Aboubacar Lô, Michel Mboula, Matthieu Udol, Benjamin Stambouli, Alpha Touré, Gauthier Hein, Ibou Sané, Papa Amadou Diallo, Idrissa Gueye

Rodez line-up (5-3-2)

Mory Diaw, Mohamed Bouchouari, Loni Laurent, Till Cissokho, Raphaël Lipinski, Akim Abdallah, Wilitty Younoussa, Noah Cadiou, Alexis Trouillet, Timothé Nkada, Waniss Taïbi