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- 11′PAU, goal:0–1assist
- 18′PAU, missed penalty:Missed penalty
- 45+3′Metz, yellow card:Foul
- Half-time0 – 1
- 46′Metz, substitution:offAbdourahmane Mbodj
- 46′Metz, substitution:off
- 58′PAU, yellow card:Dissent
- 61′PAU, substitution:off
- 61′PAU, substitution:off
- 62′Metz, substitution:off
- 64′PAU, goal:0–2assist
- 67′Metz, substitution:off
- 68′PAU, goal:0–3
- 75′Metz, penalty goal:1–3Penalty
- 75′PAU, yellow card:Foul
- 76′PAU, substitution:off
- 79′Metz, substitution:off
- 85′Metz, yellow card:Foul
- Full-time1 – 3
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PAU beat Metz 3-1 at Stade Saint-Symphorien for fifth straight win
PAU won 3-1 away to Metz at Stade Saint-Symphorien in Ligue 2 on Matchday 11, extending their winning run to five games. The visitors took command with two goals from Cheikh Fall and one from Hacène Benali, and the result lifted them from fifth to third in the table.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Fall opened the scoring in the 11th minute, converting a chance created by Jessy Benet, and PAU held that lead through to the interval. Metz struggled to carve out openings while trailing, and it was not until the second half that the match swung decisively away from them.
Fall struck again in the 64th minute, this time set up by Babacar Leye, and Benali made it 3-0 four minutes later. Téji Savanier pulled one back from the penalty spot in the 75th minute, but Metz could not find a second. The hosts dominated the ball, with 69% possession, yet PAU's finishing proved the difference.
Oddsivio's pre-match forecast had given PAU a 23% chance of winning. Metz, who slipped from eighth to ninth, travel to Montpellier on Friday 6 November in Ligue 2, the same day PAU host Nantes.
Cheikh Fall scored twice and earned a rating of 8.65, the highest of any player on the pitch. Hacène Benali, who added PAU's third, was rated 8.11.
Metz held 69% of possession but still lost by two goals.
PAU won 3–1 away against Metz (half-time 0–1).
Metz met PAU in the Ligue 2 (Regular Season - 11). Kick-off was Friday, 30 October 2026, 19:00 UTC at Stade Saint-Symphorien. Referee: Bastein Dechepy.
Key moments
- 11' Goal: Cheikh Fall (assist: Jessy Benet) — 0–1
- 64' Goal: Cheikh Fall (assist: Babacar Leye) — 0–2
- 68' Goal: Hacène Benali — 0–3
- 75' Goal (penalty): Téji Savanier — 1–3
Starting line-ups
Metz (4-1-4-1)
- 1 Jonathan Fischer
- 4 Urie-Michel Mboula
- 5 Jean Ruiz
- 42 Cristian Devenish
- 70 Bouna Sarr
- 98 I. Mohamed
- 39 B. Song
- 10 Téji Savanier
- 8 Jessy Deminguet
- 33 Abdourahmane Mbodj
- 22 N. Mbala
PAU (5-3-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Metz 49%, the draw 28%, PAU 23%. It finished Metz 1–3 PAU.
Metz's strength edge gives them a slight lean — We give Metz 49% mainly because they sit 50 points higher on our strength rating, 1494 to 1443, and the usual home advantage adds to that. The draw sits at 28%, starting from the usual 27% for a gap this size and nudged up slightly because both teams' own recent games average 2.6 goals.
Why Metz at 49%?
Metz sit 50 points higher on our strength rating — 1494 to 1443. Sides with a 40–80-point rating edge at home won 50.1% of 11,104 such games.
Why only 49%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 49% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 28% and PAU at 23%.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the PAU win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 26.9%. These teams' recent games average 2.6 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.4% of 30,353. The goals environment adds 1.1 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Metz are unbeaten in their 5 home Ligue 2 games this season: 3 wins and 2 draws. Season's home results covered: 8 August 2026 to 17 October 2026 (UTC dates). Latest home result: 17 October 2026 — Metz 3–2 Sochaux. Across 5,304 historical matches involving hosts unbeaten at home that season after at least five home games, those hosts won 59.3%, compared with 56.3% expected from team strength. PAU come into this after a busy window — 20 arrivals, 18 departures, and fewer of last season's regular starters still in the eleven. Squad turnover reads dramatic but hasn't moved results once the rating is controlled: the busiest windows landed within noise across 5,368 games, rebuilt elevens likewise across 5,446, and even losing the most regular starters showed nothing (5,336). The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
Sirius probabilities, frozen at kick-off. Analysis, not betting advice. How Sirius is doing this season · Full breakdown, evidence cards and squad news in the Match Insights tab
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