Strasbourg beat Metz 2-1

Match report

Strasbourg beat Metz 2-1 in Ligue 1 matchday 18 on Sunday, 18 January 2026 at Stade de la Meinau. D. Moreira (12') and M. Godo (43') scored for Strasbourg, while G. Hein (24' pen) found the net for Metz. It was 2-1 at half-time.

Strasbourg had 47% of the ball and 14 shots (6 on target) against Metz’s 9 (2 on target). Samir El Mourabet (Strasbourg) was the top-rated player with 8.3.

Form, table and head-to-head

Strasbourg

8th · 7 points · P 5 W 2 D 1 L 2

Form

Metz

Not in a league table we track.

Ligue 1 table around both teams
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
7	Angers	5	+1	7
8	Strasbourg	5	0	7
9	Le Mans	5	0	6

Full Ligue 1 table

Last meetings

No previous meetings on record.

Full Strasbourg vs Metz head-to-head

Match events

12'goalD. MoreiraAssist: J. Enciso
24'penaltyG. HeinPenalty
25'yellow cardLucas HøgsbergYellow Card
25'yellow cardValentín BarcoYellow Card
39'yellow cardSadibou SanéYellow Card
43'goalM. GodoAssist: G. Doue
45+2'yellow cardGeorgiy TsitaishviliYellow Card
58'yellow cardTerry YegbeYellow Card
64'substitutionL. HogsbergOff: A. Ouattara
72'substitutionJ. DeminguetOff: A. Toure
72'substitutionF. Ballo-ToureOff: G. Abuashvili
80'substitutionJ. EncisoOff: S. Amo-Ameyaw
80'substitutionM. GodoOff: F. Lemarechal
81'substitutionI. SaneOff: J. Asoro
90+1'substitutionJ. GbaminOff: B. Stambouli
90+1'substitutionM. MbayeOff: M. Bokele Mputu
90+3'substitutionD. MoreiraOff: K. Paez

Lineups

Strasbourg

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Gary O'Neil

Starting XI

Substitutes

Metz

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Benoit Tavenot

Starting XI

Substitutes

Match statistics

47%Possession53%
1.09Expected goals (xG)1.08
14Total shots9
6Shots on target2
3Shots off target4
5Blocked shots3
8Shots inside the box4
6Shots outside the box5
4Corners1
2Offsides1
12Fouls12
2Yellow cards3
–Red cards–
1Goalkeeper saves5
478Passes526
433Accurate passes464
91%Pass accuracy88%
-0.45Goals prevented-0.45

Player statistics

Strasbourg

Strasbourg player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
39Mike PendersG	90	6.7				27 · 81%
3Ben ChilwellD	90	6.3				38 · 95%		1	2/6
6Ismael DoukouréD	90	6.9				53 · 100%	1	2	5/8
22Guéla DouéD	90	7.2		1		60 · 92%	1	2	7/10
24Lucas HøgsbergD	64	6.5				39 · 90%		1	1/3
7Diego MoreiraM	89	7.5	1		1 (1)	41 · 88%		1	8/18
19Julio EncisoM	80	7.6		1	2 (1)	27 · 89%	2	1	6/9
20Martial GodoM	80	6.6	1		4 (3)	18 · 72%	1	1	3/9
29Samir El MourabetMTop rated	90	8.3				59 · 92%	3	3	8/11
32Valentín BarcoM	90	7.5			1 (0)	76 · 92%	2	2	7/12
9Joaquin PanichelliF	90	6.7			1 (1)	13 · 77%	1		5/7
1Karl-Johan JohnssonG	–	–
5Abakar SyllaD	–	–
11Sebastian NanasiM	–	–
16Kendry PáezM	1	–							0/1
42Abdoul OuattaraM	26	6.9				16 · 100%		2	2/2
80Félix LemaréchalM	10	6.5				4 · 50%			0/2
83Rafael LuisM	–	–
25Gessime YassineF	–	–
27Samuel Amo-AmeyawF	10	6.9				7 · 100%			2/2

Metz

Metz player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
1Jonathan FischerG	90	6.6			44 · 93%			2/2
2Maxime ColinD	90	6.7			45 · 87%		4	4/5
15Terry YegbeD	90	6.2			64 · 91%			2/4
38Sadibou SanéD	90	6.3			92 · 85%		2	4/7
97Fodé Ballo-TouréD	72	5.9		1 (0)	16 · 75%		2	5/11
5Jean-Philippe GbaminM	89	6.7		2 (1)	65 · 94%		1	4/10
7Georgiy TsitaishviliM	90	6.2			26 · 85%	1		2/8
10Gauthier HeinM	90	6.9	1	2 (1)	65 · 89%	1	1	3/14
11Malick MbayeM	89	7.3			26 · 88%	1	6	8/13
20Jessy DeminguetM	71	7.0		1 (0)	39 · 92%		3	4/12
23Ibou SaneF	81	6.9			20 · 80%	1		6/10
40Ousmane BaG	–	–
4Urie-Michel MboulaD	–	–
25Cléo MélièresD	–	–
12Alpha TouréM	19	6.7			13 · 85%
21Benjamin StambouliM	1	–			1 · 100%
32Believe MunongoM	–	–
9Giorgi AbuashviliF	18	6.5			8 · 100%			0/3
19Morgan Bokele MputuF	1	–			1 · 0%
99Joel AsoroF	9	6.5			1 · 0%			0/1