Metz vs Sochaux

17 October 2026 · Ligue 2 · 2026/27 · Referee Gaël Angoula

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 2–0

  • Saad Agouzoul 10’ (og)
  • Giorgi Abuashvili 28’
  • Teji Savanier 77’
  • Benjamin Gomel 46’
  • Louicius Don Deedson 90+2’

Match summary

Metz won 3-2 at home to Sochaux. Metz led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Agouzoul's own goal put Metz ahead with a header in the 10th minute and Giorgi Abuashvili made it 2-0 in the 28th minute. In the second half, Benjamin Gomel pulled one back to make it 2-1 from a corner in the 46th minute, Teji Savanier made it 3-1 in the 77th minute, and Louicius Don Deedson made it 3-2 in stoppage time.

Shots finished 18-13 to Sochaux, with 5 on target for Metz and 4 for Sochaux.

Match stats

58% Possession 42%
13 Shots 18
5 Shots on target 4
5 Corners 5
80 Attacks 73
54 Dangerous attacks 48
503 Passes 365
83.1% Pass accuracy 78.1%
12 Tackles 11
12 Fouls 17
1 Yellow cards 1
2 Offsides 1

Key events

Metz Sochaux
Kick-off
Cristian CastroShot on target
9’
Saad AgouzoulOwn goal1-0 (Metz)
10’
15’
Benjamin GomelShot on target
Pape Moussa FallShot on target
25’
Giorgi AbuashviliLeft foot shot2-0 (Metz)
28’
41’
Bakary DiawaraShot on target
Half-time2-0
46’
Benjamin GomelRight foot shot2-1 (Sochaux)
Teji SavanierSimulation
48’
Second half underway
61’
Benjamin GomelArgument
Pape Moussa FallShot on target
61’
Teji SavanierRight foot shot3-1 (Metz)
77’
90+2’
Louicius Don DeedsonLeft foot shot3-2 (Sochaux)
Full-time3-2

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sochaux attacking Metz attacking 
2’ Benjamin Gomel (Sochaux), open play, blocked 6’ Benjamin Gomel (Sochaux), open play, blocked 9’ Cristian Castro (Metz), open play, saved 10’ Saad Agouzoul (Sochaux), own goal 10’ Teji Savanier (Metz), open play, blocked 10’ Abdourahmane Mbodj (Metz), open play, blocked 15’ Benjamin Gomel (Sochaux), open play, saved 17’ Pape Moussa Fall (Metz), open play, off target 19’ Landry Nomel (Sochaux), open play, off target 25’ Pape Moussa Fall (Metz), open play, saved 28’ Giorgi Abuashvili (Metz), open play, goal 32’ Kapit Djoco (Sochaux), open play, off target 37’ Jessy Deminguet (Metz), open play, off target 37’ Jessy Deminguet (Metz), open play, hit the woodwork 41’ Bakary Diawara (Sochaux), open play, saved 42’ Landry Nomel (Sochaux), open play, blocked 46’ Benjamin Gomel (Sochaux), from a corner, goal 46’ Mathis Clairicia (Sochaux), open play, blocked 55’ Mathis Clairicia (Sochaux), open play, off target 55’ Louicius Don Deedson (Sochaux), open play, off target 61’ Pape Moussa Fall (Metz), open play, saved 69’ Louicius Don Deedson (Sochaux), open play, off target 71’ Giorgi Abuashvili (Metz), open play, off target 75’ Louicius Don Deedson (Sochaux), open play, off target 76’ Bryan Song (Metz), open play, off target 77’ Teji Savanier (Metz), open play, goal 86’ Louicius Don Deedson (Sochaux), open play, blocked 86’ Louicius Don Deedson (Sochaux), open play, blocked 89’ Mathis Clairicia (Sochaux), open play, off target 90+1’ Florian Miguel (Metz), open play, off target 90+2’ Louicius Don Deedson (Sochaux), open play, goal 90+4’ Élie N'Gatta (Sochaux), open play, off target 2’ Benjamin Gomel (Sochaux), open play, blocked 6’ Benjamin Gomel (Sochaux), open play, blocked 9’ Cristian Castro (Metz), open play, saved 10’ Saad Agouzoul (Sochaux), own goal 10’ Teji Savanier (Metz), open play, blocked 10’ Abdourahmane Mbodj (Metz), open play, blocked 15’ Benjamin Gomel (Sochaux), open play, saved 17’ Pape Moussa Fall (Metz), open play, off target 19’ Landry Nomel (Sochaux), open play, off target 25’ Pape Moussa Fall (Metz), open play, saved 28’ Giorgi Abuashvili (Metz), open play, goal 32’ Kapit Djoco (Sochaux), open play, off target 37’ Jessy Deminguet (Metz), open play, off target 37’ Jessy Deminguet (Metz), open play, hit the woodwork 41’ Bakary Diawara (Sochaux), open play, saved 42’ Landry Nomel (Sochaux), open play, blocked 46’ Benjamin Gomel (Sochaux), from a corner, goal 46’ Mathis Clairicia (Sochaux), open play, blocked 55’ Mathis Clairicia (Sochaux), open play, off target 55’ Louicius Don Deedson (Sochaux), open play, off target 61’ Pape Moussa Fall (Metz), open play, saved 69’ Louicius Don Deedson (Sochaux), open play, off target 71’ Giorgi Abuashvili (Metz), open play, off target 75’ Louicius Don Deedson (Sochaux), open play, off target 76’ Bryan Song (Metz), open play, off target 77’ Teji Savanier (Metz), open play, goal 86’ Louicius Don Deedson (Sochaux), open play, blocked 86’ Louicius Don Deedson (Sochaux), open play, blocked 89’ Mathis Clairicia (Sochaux), open play, off target 90+1’ Florian Miguel (Metz), open play, off target 90+2’ Louicius Don Deedson (Sochaux), open play, goal 90+4’ Élie N'Gatta (Sochaux), open play, off target
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Metz 3-1-4-2 Starting XI
Fischer
Castro 79’
Ruiz
Mboula
Mohamed
Abuashvili 79’
Sarr 53’
Deminguet
Savanier
Mbodj 88’
Fall
Sochaux 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Jeannin
N'Gatta
Peybernes
Agouzoul
Gomis 68’
Diawara
Masson
Nomel 46’
Demoncy 46’
Gomel 83’
Djoco 83’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 2 2 57 – – – – –
Defenders6 players
Cristian Castro Taken off
79′ 2 2 – 2 – 67 – – – –
90′ 1 – 1 4 2 63 – – – –
90′ – 1 2 7 – 54 1 – – –
Bryan Song Came on as a substitute
37′ 2 – – 4 – 11 – – – –
Maxime Colin Came on as a substitute
11′ – 1 – – – 5 1 – – –
Florian Miguel Came on as a substitute
11′ 1 1 – 1 – – 1 – – –
Midfielders5 players
90′ – – 50 – – 2 1 7 – 2 –
Bouna Sarr Taken off
53′ – 1 31 2 – – – – 1 – –
90′ – – 51 – – 3 2 8 1 3 –
90′ 1 – 59 3 – 1 2 6 2 2
Giorgi Abuashvili Taken off
79′ 1 – 18 – – – – 2 1 – –
Forwards3 players
Abdourahmane Mbodj Taken off
88′ – – 1 – – – 1 3 – 17 –
90′ – – 3 2 – – – 9 2 19 –
Nathan Mbala Came on as a substitute
2′ – – – – – – – – – 1 –
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 50% Avg odds 1.83
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.41
Sochaux win 23% Avg odds 3.95

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

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