GolVolt — Metz vs Red Star: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Player in form

Jovany Ikanga: 4 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches

Goals4

The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.

Last time

Last meeting, 14 September: Red Star – Metz 1:0

WDW

Red Star are unbeaten in the last 3 meetings.

Table

3 points apart in the table

8.Metz14 pts 6.Red Star17 pts

Metz: place 8, 14 pts · Red Star: place 6, 17 pts.

Streak

Metz have scored in 4 matches in a row

DLWD

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 8 goals in those matches.

Players to watch

Ligue 2, this season.

Pape Moussa Fall

Metz · forward

8goals 0assists 7.34avg rating

Last match, Dunkerque: 1 goal, rating 7.8.

Jovany Ikanga

Red Star · forward

4goals 2assists 7.00avg rating

Last match, Montpellier: rating 6.3.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

“This set-up” is Metz at home and Red Star away, as in this match.

Metz

at home · 10

3W3D4L1.7scored per match2.0conceded per match

Red Star

away · 10

6W1D3L1.7scored per match1.3conceded per match

Head to head

3 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 14 Sep 2026 · Ligue 2 Red Star 1:0 Metz Ikanga 58' (k)

0wins

1 draw2.0 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 3

2wins

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Metz (4-1-4-1, last: Dunkerque) · Red Star (4-2-3-1, last: Montpellier).

JFFischer FMMiguel MMMboula CDDevenish BSSarr IMMohamed GAAbuashvili TSSavanier JDDeminguet AMMbodji PFFall GPPoussin MHHuard JEEscartin DDDurivaux TMMagnin BDDanger IHHalifa DDDurand SKKhaoui GKKyeremeh JIIkanga

MetzRed Star

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

Pro analysisGolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Pro analysis

GolVolt Pro

Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

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