Match report
Metz hold off Sochaux fightback to win five-goal Ligue 2 contest
Metz beat Sochaux 3-2 at Stade Saint-Symphorien on Ligue 2 matchday 9, ending a run of three games without a win. The result lifted them from tenth to seventh in the table, on 13 points, while Sochaux slipped from ninth to 11th on 11.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The hosts took the lead in the 10th minute when Sochaux's Saad Agouzoul turned the ball into his own net. Giorgi Abuashvili doubled the advantage on 28 minutes, finishing from a Bouna Sarr assist, and Metz went in at the break two goals to the good.
Sochaux reduced the deficit straight after the restart, Benjamin Gomel scoring in the 46th minute from a B. Diawara assist. Téji Savanier restored the two-goal cushion in the 77th minute. Louicius Deedson pulled one back in the 90+2 minute, set up by Samy Baghdadi, but Metz held on.
Metz travel to Dunkerque next Friday in Ligue 2, the same day Sochaux host Annecy in the league.
Savanier scored the goal in the 77th minute that restored Metz's two-goal lead and took the match rating of 7.98, the highest of any player. Gomel (7.89) and Deedson (7.67) were the best-rated Sochaux players, each scoring once.
Sochaux had 18 shots to Metz's 13, yet still left Saint-Symphorien beaten.
Metz beat Sochaux 3–2 (half-time 2–0).
Metz met Sochaux in the Ligue 2 (Regular Season - 9). Kick-off was Saturday, 17 October 2026, 12:00 UTC at Stade Saint-Symphorien. Referee: Gael Angoula.
Key moments
- 11' Goal (own goal): Saad Agouzoul — 1–0
- 29' Goal: Giorgi Abuashvili (assist: Bouna Sarr) — 2–0
- 46' Goal: Benjamin Gomel (assist: B. Diawara) — 2–1
- 77' Goal: Téji Savanier — 3–1
- 90+2' Goal: Louicius Deedson (assist: Samy Baghdadi) — 3–2
Starting line-ups
Metz (3-1-4-2)
Sochaux (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Metz 46%, the draw 28%, Sochaux 26%. It finished Metz 3–2 Sochaux.
Ball control gives Metz a slight lean — With almost nothing between the sides on our strength rating, Metz's usual control of the ball, 52 to 44 in possession in recent games, plus their home advantage gives them 46% against Sochaux's 26%. The draw sits at 28%, nudged up from the usual 27% by typical-scoring recent games and trimmed slightly by Metz's control.
Why Metz in front?
Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1481 to 1495. Sides this close won 42.6% of 14,828 home games (draw 27.1%, visitors 30.3%). Metz hold 8 more possession points (52 to 44 in recent games) — and between equals, control has been worth something. Between evenly-matched sides, home teams with this control edge won 48.2% of 5,150 games, vs 44.0% when styles were level.
Why only 46%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Level sides split the rest: the draw at 28% and Sochaux at 26%.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Sochaux win?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 27.1%. These teams' recent games average 2.4 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.5% of 28,340. The goals environment adds 1.2 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Sochaux are newly promoted — game 9 of their first ten at this level, where our rating knows them least. Promoted sides are said to struggle, but our rating already carries most of it: across 3,012 first-ten games since 2016 they won 26.8% where the rating expected 28.1% — inside the noise band, below it in six of the ten full seasons we hold and about level last season. Metz won 2 of the last 4 meetings with Sochaux. The record is 2 wins for Metz, 2 draws and 0 wins for Sochaux. These were 4 Ligue 2 games played at both grounds between 8 October 2018 and 26 May 2023. Latest meeting: 26 May 2023 — Sochaux 0–1 Metz. In 5,185 historical matches between similarly rated teams, home sides with the stronger head-to-head record won 43.9%. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Metz vs Sochaux 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 the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Metz 3–2 Sochaux. Explore more on the Metz and Sochaux team pages or the Ligue 2 page.