Metz vs Pau FC

30 October 2026 · Ligue 2 · 2026/27 · Referee Bastien Dechepy

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

  • Teji Savanier 75’ (pen)
  • Cheikh Fall 11’, 64’
  • Hacène Benali 68’

Match summary

Pau FC beat Metz 3-1 on the road. Pau FC led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Cheikh Fall put Pau FC ahead with a header in the 11th minute. In the second half, Fall made it 0-2 in the 64th minute, Hacène Benali made it 0-3 in the 68th minute, and Teji Savanier pulled one back to make it 1-3 from the penalty spot in the 75th minute.

Shots finished 18-9 to Metz, with 5 on target for Metz and 5 for Pau FC. Jessy Benet had a penalty saved for Pau FC.

Match stats

69% Possession 31%
18 Shots 9
5 Shots on target 5
8 Corners 4
131 Attacks 58
65 Dangerous attacks 17
728 Passes 334
92.7% Pass accuracy 75.1%
11 Tackles 23
12 Fouls 9
2 Yellow cards 2
2 Offsides 2

Key events

Metz Pau FC
Kick-off
Corner
8’
10’
Corner
11’
Cheikh FallHeader0-1 (Pau FC)
Corner
16’
18’
Jessy BenetMissed penaltysaved
18’
Jessy BenetShot on target
18’
Corner
24’
Corner
31’
Corner
Bouna SarrShot on target
36’
Corner
40’
Cristian CastroFoul
45+3’
Half-time0-1
Ibou SaneBryan Song
46’
Jahyann PandoreAbdourahmane Mbodj
46’
Second half underway
Corner
51’
Corner
53’
58’
Axel BambaArgument
Jessy DeminguetShot on target
60’
61’
Babacar LeyeJeremy Sebas
61’
Souleymane BasseAkim Abdallah
Florian MiguelUrie-Michel Mboula
62’
64’
Cheikh FallLeft foot shot0-2 (Pau FC)
Abdoulaye BaIdris Mohamed
67’
68’
Hacène BenaliLeft foot shot0-3 (Pau FC)
68’
Babacar LeyeShot on target
Corner
74’
Teji SavanierPenalty1-3 (Metz)
75’
75’
Lorenzo RajotFoul
76’
Alexis LefebvreHacène Benali
Corner
78’
Hamza KadamaniNathan Mbala
79’
Teji SavanierShot on target
83’
Corner
83’
Teji SavanierFoul
85’
Abdoulaye BaShot on target
90+4’
Full-time1-3

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Pau FC attacking Metz attacking 
2’ Teji Savanier (Metz), open play, blocked 11’ Cheikh Fall (Pau FC), from a corner, goal 16’ Jessy Deminguet (Metz), from a corner, blocked 18’ Jessy Benet (Pau FC), penalty, saved 19’ Jessy Deminguet (Metz), open play, blocked 32’ Lorenzo Rajot (Pau FC), from a corner, off target 34’ Lorenzo Rajot (Pau FC), open play, blocked 36’ Bouna Sarr (Metz), open play, saved 38’ Nathan Mbala (Metz), set piece, off target 40’ Abdourahmane Mbodj (Metz), open play, blocked 44’ Bouna Sarr (Metz), open play, off target 54’ Cristian Castro (Metz), from a corner, off target 57’ Lorenzo Rajot (Pau FC), open play, off target 60’ Jessy Deminguet (Metz), open play, saved 63’ Jessy Deminguet (Metz), open play, blocked 64’ Cheikh Fall (Pau FC), open play, goal 68’ Hacène Benali (Pau FC), open play, goal 68’ Babacar Leye (Pau FC), open play, saved 70’ Babacar Leye (Pau FC), open play, off target 72’ Nathan Mbala (Metz), open play, off target 75’ Teji Savanier (Metz), penalty, goal 83’ Teji Savanier (Metz), direct free kick, saved 87’ Teji Savanier (Metz), open play, off target 88’ Teji Savanier (Metz), open play, blocked 90’ Ibou Sane (Metz), open play, off target 90+3’ Teji Savanier (Metz), set piece, off target 90+4’ Abdoulaye Ba (Metz), open play, saved 2’ Teji Savanier (Metz), open play, blocked 11’ Cheikh Fall (Pau FC), from a corner, goal 16’ Jessy Deminguet (Metz), from a corner, blocked 18’ Jessy Benet (Pau FC), penalty, saved 19’ Jessy Deminguet (Metz), open play, blocked 32’ Lorenzo Rajot (Pau FC), from a corner, off target 34’ Lorenzo Rajot (Pau FC), open play, blocked 36’ Bouna Sarr (Metz), open play, saved 38’ Nathan Mbala (Metz), set piece, off target 40’ Abdourahmane Mbodj (Metz), open play, blocked 44’ Bouna Sarr (Metz), open play, off target 54’ Cristian Castro (Metz), from a corner, off target 57’ Lorenzo Rajot (Pau FC), open play, off target 60’ Jessy Deminguet (Metz), open play, saved 63’ Jessy Deminguet (Metz), open play, blocked 64’ Cheikh Fall (Pau FC), open play, goal 68’ Hacène Benali (Pau FC), open play, goal 68’ Babacar Leye (Pau FC), open play, saved 70’ Babacar Leye (Pau FC), open play, off target 72’ Nathan Mbala (Metz), open play, off target 75’ Teji Savanier (Metz), penalty, goal 83’ Teji Savanier (Metz), direct free kick, saved 87’ Teji Savanier (Metz), open play, off target 88’ Teji Savanier (Metz), open play, blocked 90’ Ibou Sane (Metz), open play, off target 90+3’ Teji Savanier (Metz), set piece, off target 90+4’ Abdoulaye Ba (Metz), open play, saved
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Metz 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Fischer
Sarr
Castro
Ruiz
Mboula 62’
Mohamed 67’
Song 46’
Deminguet
Savanier
Mbala 79’
Mbodj 46’
Pau FC 5-3-2 Starting XI
Maubleu
Abdallah 61’
Tourraine
Paquiez
Briançon
Bamba
Fall 2
Benet
Rajot
Benali 76’
Sebas 61’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Jonathan Fischer
90′ 2 3 20 – 1 – – –
Defenders6 players
Bouna Sarr
90′ – – 1 2 – 77 2 – – –
Cristian Castro
90′ 1 1 – 2 1 85 2 – –
Jean Ruiz
90′ – 2 – 2 2 97 1 – – –
Urie-Michel Mboula Taken off
62′ 1 – – 4 1 65 – – – –
Idris Mohamed Taken off
67′ 1 1 – 5 3 70 – – – –
Florian Miguel Came on as a substitute
28′ 1 – – 2 – 20 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Bryan Song Taken off
45′ – – 15 – – – – 1 1 1 –
Jessy Deminguet
90′ – – 94 – – 1 – 5 – – –
Teji Savanier
90′ 1 – 95 3 – 2 – 5 3 2
Nathan Mbala Taken off
79′ – – 15 2 – 3 1 6 1 1 –
Jahyann Pandore Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 30 2 – 1 – 1 1 – –
Abdoulaye Ba Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 17 1 – – – – – – –
Forwards3 players
Abdourahmane Mbodj Taken off
45′ – – 1 – – – 1 – – 5 –
Ibou Sane Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 1 – – – 1 1 1 5 –
Hamza Kadamani Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – – – – 2 – 17 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Metz win 44% Avg odds 2.08
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.23
Pau FC win 28% Avg odds 3.30

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Metz LDLWD
Pau FC LWWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Pau FC 2-1 Metz, 26 Apr 25 Next meeting: Pau FC vs Metz, 29 Jan 27 (upcoming)  All Metz vs Pau FC meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.