Ligue 2· Round 1
Metz 2-1 Guingamp
- Fall 58'
- Abuashvili 60'
- Demouchy 51'
Match summary
Metz beat Guingamp 2-1 in Ligue 2 on Sat, 8 Aug 2026.
Goals — Metz: Fall 58'; Abuashvili 60' | Guingamp: Demouchy 51'.
Metz had 41% of the possession and 15 shots (7 on target) against 12 (7) for Guingamp; corners 5-3, yellow cards 2-1.
In their last 14 meetings Metz won 5, Guingamp won 6 and 3 ended level.
Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien. Referee: A. Petit.
Match timeline
- 19'DeminguetYellow card
- 30'•FallPenalty Miss
- 51'DemouchyAssist: HemiaGoal0-1
- 54'DemouchyYellow card
- 57'⇄In DucrocqOut SanchezSubstitution
- 58'FallAssist: ColinGoal1-1
- 60'AbuashviliAssist: DeminguetGoal2-1
- 65'⇄In KadamaniOut MunongoSubstitution
- 66'⇄In GomisOut DiangangaSubstitution
- 66'⇄In BrahimOut T. AhileSubstitution
- 66'⇄In ChamakhOut HemiaSubstitution
- 74'⇄In V. MunguOut MatumonaSubstitution
- 79'⇄In MendyOut MbalaSubstitution
- 79'⇄In DialloOut FallSubstitution
- 82'⇄In BokeleOut AbuashviliSubstitution
- 90'MohamedYellow card
Lineups
Guingamp 4-4-2Metz 5-3-2
Metz
Coach: Luc Holtz
Substitutes
- 6Nampalys MendyMidfielder6.3
- 19Morgan BokeleAttacker
- 38Hamza KadamaniAttacker6.7
- 20Habib DialloAttacker6.4
- 61Pape SyGoalkeeper
- 32Adam MarchalDefender
- 25Cleo MélièresDefender
- 21Jahyann PandoreMidfielder
- 7Ibou SaneAttacker
Guingamp
Coach: Sylvain Ripoll
Substitutes
- 7Donatien GomisDefender6.8
- 39Vimoj Muntu Wa MunguDefender6.6
- 25Tom DucrocqMidfielder5.8
- 20Samir Ben BrahimMidfielder6.6
- 23Jasser ChamakhMidfielder7.0
- 1Teddy BartoucheGoalkeeper
- 32Ibrahima DiakitéMidfielder
- 31Joel MatondoMidfielder
- 38Ewan AucanAttacker
Statistics
MetzGuingamp
Key statistics
41%Possession59%
15Total Shots12
7Shots On Target7
3Big Chances Created2
5Corners3
16Fouls10
2Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
0Offsides1
6Goalkeeper Saves5
321Passes Completed492
All statistics
85Attacks96
3Shots Off Target5
5Shots Blocked0
1Hit Woodwork0
9Free Kicks16
10Shots Inside The Box8
377Total Passes560
5Shots Outside The Box4
1Big Chances Missed2
6/16 (38%)Crosses Completed3/13 (23%)
225Passes Own Half322
168Passes Opposition Half251
22/45 (49%)Long Passes Completed33/56 (59%)
16Throw-Ins25
10Key Passes10
47Passes Into Final Third80
57Backward Passes70
7Goal Kicks4
11Interceptions4
10/15 (67%)Tackles Won9/15 (60%)
21Clearances21
42Duels Won45
14/22 (64%)Aerial Duels Won8/22 (36%)
28/65 (43%)Ground Duels Won37/65 (57%)
9Was Fouled16
4/14 (29%)Successful Dribbles6/15 (40%)
10Was Dribbled Past9
3Final Third Possession Won5
105Possession Lost112
4Substitutions5
Match information
- Competition
- Ligue 2
- Round
- Round 1
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Stade Saint-Symphorien
- Capacity
- 30,000
- Referee
- A. Petit