Metz 2-0 Valenciennes: result and report

Ligue 2 · Saturday 13 August 2022

Result

Metz 2-0 Valenciennes

Ligue 2 · Saturday 13 August 2022, 17:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Metz · Valenciennes · Ligue 2 predictions

Metz 2-0 Valenciennes: match report

Metz defeated Valenciennes 2-0 in Ligue 2 on Saturday 13 August 2022. The half-time score was 1-0.

Ablie Jallow opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Metz's goals came from Ablie Jallow (15') and Georges Mikautadze (86'). Valenciennes did not score.

Discipline: Metz received 1 yellow card; Valenciennes received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Metz were 8th on 3 points from 2 and Valenciennes 7th on 4 points from 2. Metz went on to finish that season 2nd with 72 points, and Valenciennes 15th with 45.

Metz lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Valenciennes in a 5-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Georges Mikautadze of Metz (8.1), ahead of Ablie Jallow (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Metz win, 1 draw and 0 for Valenciennes.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 15'Goal · Ablie JallowMetz · 1-0
  • 53'Yellow card · William MikelbrencisMetz
  • 83'Yellow card · Quentin LecoeucheValenciennes
  • 83'Yellow card · Julien MassonValenciennes
  • 86'Goal · Georges MikautadzeMetz · 2-0

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Metz 1, draws 1, Valenciennes 0.

Team news

Metz line-up (4-2-3-1)

A. Oukidja, William Mikelbrencis, I. Traoré, Fali Candé, Matthieu Udol, Boubacar Traoré, Habib Maïga, Lamine Gueye, Ablie Jallow, Georges Mikautadze, I. Niane

Valenciennes line-up (5-4-1)

Gautier Larsonneur, Allan Linguet, Mattéo Rabuel, Éric Vandenabeele, Joffrey Cuffaut, Quentin Lecoeuche, Florian Martin, Julien Masson, Mohamed Kaba, Ilyes Hamache, Ugo Bonnet