Metz 2-1 Guingamp · Ligue 2
Metz beat Guingamp 2-1 in the Ligue 2. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Metz and Guingamp met in the Ligue 2 at Stade Saint Symphorien in Metz on Saturday, 8 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Metz: P. M. Fall 58'; G. Abuashvili 60'. Guingamp: A. Demouchy 51'.
How the match went
Guingamp saw more of the ball, 59% of it. Metz had 14 shots with 6 on target, Guingamp 13 with 7 on target. There were 8 corners in total, 5 to Metz and 3 to Guingamp. Metz conceded 16 fouls, Guingamp 10. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Metz, 1 for Guingamp).
Line-ups
Metz started in a 5-3-2: Jonathan Fischer, Nathan Mbala, Maxime Colin, Cristian Castro, Jean Ruiz, Florian Miguel, Idris Mohamed, Believe Munongo, Giorgi Abuashvili, Jessy Deminguet, Pape Moussa Fall.
Guingamp started in a 4-4-2: Adrián Ortolá, Jérémie Matumona, Albin Demouchy, Jeovanni Dianganga, Erwin Koffi, Teddy Averlant, Dylan Louiserre, Tanguy Ahile, Florent Sanchez Da Silva, Amine Hemia, Stanislas Kielt.
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Minute by minute
- 30'Penalty missed! P. M. Fall (Metz), saved.
- 45'Half-time. Metz 0-0 Guingamp.
- 51'Goal! Metz 0-1 Guingamp. A. Demouchy (Guingamp) scores, assisted by A. Hemia.
- 58'Goal! Metz 1-1 Guingamp. P. M. Fall (Metz) scores, assisted by M. Colin.
- 60'Goal! Metz 2-1 Guingamp. G. Abuashvili (Metz) scores, assisted by J. Deminguet.
- 90'Full-time. Metz 2-1 Guingamp.
Full commentary (54 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Metz vs Guingamp.
- 16'Attempt saved. P. M. Fall (Metz), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.
- 17'Corner, Metz.
- 19'Yellow card for J. Deminguet (Metz) for foul.
- 20'Attempt missed. N. Mbala (Metz), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 22'Attempt missed. T. Ahile (Guingamp), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 28'Corner, Metz.
- 28'Attempt blocked. I. Mohamed (Metz), header from a corner. xG 0.09.
- 28'Attempt saved. F. Miguel (Metz), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 30'Corner, Metz.
- 30'Off the woodwork! P. M. Fall (Metz), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.38.
- 30'Penalty missed! P. M. Fall (Metz), saved.
- 32'Attempt blocked. P. M. Fall (Metz), header. xG 0.03.
- 33'Corner, Metz.
- 34'Attempt saved. I. Mohamed (Metz), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
- 37'Offside, Guingamp.
- 38'Attempt blocked. G. Abuashvili (Metz), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 38'Corner, Metz.
- 44'Attempt saved. T. Averlant (Guingamp), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45+2'Attempt saved. F. Miguel (Metz), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 45'Half-time. Metz 0-0 Guingamp.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 49'Attempt saved. T. Averlant (Guingamp), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 51'Corner, Guingamp.
- 51'Goal! Metz 0-1 Guingamp. A. Demouchy (Guingamp) scores, assisted by A. Hemia.
- 54'Yellow card for A. Demouchy (Guingamp) for foul.
- 55'Attempt missed. P. M. Fall (Metz), header from a set piece. xG 0.14.
- 55'Attempt blocked. N. Mbala (Metz), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.06.
- 57'Substitution, Guingamp: T. Ducrocq comes on for F. S. D. Silva.
- 57'Attempt missed. S. Kielt (Guingamp), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 58'Goal! Metz 1-1 Guingamp. P. M. Fall (Metz) scores, assisted by M. Colin.
- 60'Goal! Metz 2-1 Guingamp. G. Abuashvili (Metz) scores, assisted by J. Deminguet.
- 62'Attempt blocked. J. Deminguet (Metz), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 65'Substitution, Metz: H. Kadamani comes on for B. Munongo.
- 66'Substitution, Guingamp: D. Gomis comes on for J. Dianganga.
- 66'Substitution, Guingamp: J. Chamakh comes on for A. Hemia.
- 66'Substitution, Guingamp: S. B. Brahim comes on for T. Ahile.
- 67'Corner, Guingamp.
- 69'Attempt saved. S. Kielt (Guingamp), left-footed shot. xG 0.52.
- 69'Attempt saved. J. Chamakh (Guingamp), header. xG 0.04.
- 70'Attempt missed. T. Averlant (Guingamp), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
- 73'Attempt missed. T. Averlant (Guingamp), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 74'Substitution, Guingamp: V. M. W. Mungu comes on for J. Matumona.
- 79'Substitution, Metz: N. Mendy comes on for N. Mbala.
- 79'Substitution, Metz: H. Diallo comes on for P. M. Fall.
- 80'Attempt saved. E. Koffi (Guingamp), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 82'Substitution, Metz: M. B. Mputu comes on for G. Abuashvili.
- 85'Corner, Guingamp.
- 90'6 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Yellow card for I. Mohamed (Metz) for foul.
- 90+5'Attempt saved. T. Averlant (Guingamp), header. xG 0.12.
- 90+6'Attempt missed. J. Chamakh (Guingamp), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 90'Full-time. Metz 2-1 Guingamp.