Match report
Metz fight back to beat Guingamp in Ligue 2 opener
Metz opened their Ligue 2 campaign with a 2-1 win over Guingamp at Stade Saint-Symphorien, turning around a goal deficit inside nine second-half minutes. The first half finished goalless, but the contest sprang to life after the break as both sides pushed for an opening goal.
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Albin Demouchy put Guingamp ahead in the 51st minute, finishing off an assist from Amine Hemia to send the visitors in front. Metz responded quickly, with Pape Fall levelling in the 58th minute after Maxime Colin's assist, and Giorgi Abuashvili completed the turnaround two minutes later, converting a chance created by Jessy Deminguet to make it 2-1.
Despite having less of the ball, with 41 percent possession to Guingamp's 59, Metz were the more direct side, managing 15 shots to Guingamp's 10 and edging the shots-on-target count seven to six. The result lifted Metz to fourth in the early table on three points, while Guingamp sit 13th without a point after one match.
Abuashvili scored the decisive goal and earned the highest rating on the pitch at 7.9, edging out Demouchy, whose strike had briefly put Guingamp ahead.
Metz controlled less of the ball but still produced more shots than Guingamp, finishing with 15 attempts to the visitors' 10.
Metz beat Guingamp 2–1 (half-time 0–0).
Metz met Guingamp in the Ligue 2 (Regular Season - 1). Kick-off was Saturday, 8 August 2026, 18:45 UTC at Stade Saint Symphorien. Referee: Aurelien Petit.
Key moments
- 51' Goal: Albin Demouchy (assist: Amine Hemia) — 0–1 · Watch Albin Demouchy's goal video (51')
- 58' Goal: Pape Fall (assist: Maxime Colin) — 1–1 · Watch Pape Fall's goal video (58')
- 60' Goal: Giorgi Abuashvili (assist: Jessy Deminguet) — 2–1 · Watch Giorgi Abuashvili's goal video (60')
Starting line-ups
Metz (5-3-2)
Guingamp (4-4-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Metz 39%, the draw 31%, Guingamp 30%. It finished Metz 2–1 Guingamp.
Level sides, home ground holds off Guingamp's control of the ball — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and Metz's 39% is home ground and little else. The draw at 31% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Metz in front?
Home ground, and little else. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1528 to 1484. Sides this close won 45.7% of 14,447 home games (draw 26.5%, visitors 27.8%).
Why only 39%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Guingamp hold 13 more possession points (61 to 48 in recent games) — and between equals, control has been worth something. Between evenly-matched sides, when the visitors held this control edge the home team's win rate fell to 40.4% across 5,522 games, from 44.0% when styles were level. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Metz's column. Across 10,505 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Guingamp win?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 2.6 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,507. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw. The goals environment adds 1.4 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Guingamp have shed 64 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.7% of 9,584 such games vs 34.5% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar.
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About this match
On this page: the Metz vs Guingamp final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Ligue 2 fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Albin Demouchy's goal against Metz (51').
- Watch Pape Fall's goal against Guingamp (58').
- Watch Giorgi Abuashvili's goal against Guingamp (60').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Metz 2–1 Guingamp. Explore more on the Metz and Guingamp team pages or the Ligue 2 page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Metz vs Guingamp?
Metz beat Guingamp 2–1 (half-time 0–0).
›Who scored in Metz vs Guingamp?
Albin Demouchy (51') for Guingamp; Pape Fall (58') for Metz; Giorgi Abuashvili (60') for Metz.
›Where can I watch Metz vs Guingamp highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Metz 2–1 Guingamp are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Metz and Guingamp?
Metz and Guingamp have met 10 times — 3 wins for Metz, 4 wins for Guingamp and 3 draws.