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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 03.April
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien (26661 seats)

Metz have some lost ground to recover from their 19th spot, and the job begins vs Monaco. Read more!

Insights:
  • Metz have the fewest points (9) at home in Ligue 1
  • Monaco have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Metz form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Ligue 1 this season. Metz have only managed 1 win, 6 draws and 7 losses from their games here at Stade Saint-Symphorien. Metz have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

Metz faced defeat in their previous match, away at Rennes (1-6). Defender Bronn got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 6.44/10. Bronn served one assist, hit one key pass and won 4 of 4 duels.

A defeat was the result before that one, 1-6 away at Rennes.

Metz has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Metz defense is not exactly impregnable. 25 goals conceded from 14 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Monaco form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 1 travels is 4 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats.

Monaco go into this game after a win, the home game against Paris Saint Germain that ended 3-0. The attacker Yedder got a match rating of 8.24 in that game. Yedder scored two goals and hit two key passes.

Monaco have conceded 17 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Here's what happened when the squads met previously this season; Monaco - Metz 4-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Metz two wins, one draw and Monaco seven victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less. The matches between these sides have had a tendency to be hot-tempered, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

MonacoW. Ben Yedder
W. Ben Yedder
17 goals
MonacoS. Diop
S. Diop
6 goals
MonacoK. Volland
K. Volland
6 goals

Metz missing players

Monaco missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Metz Monaco
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 14 4 Played P 5 14 29
4 1 0 Won W 3 4 12
11 6 3 Drew D 1 4 8
14 7 1 Lost L 1 6 9
26 15 2 Scored S 9 14 43
52 25 4 Conceded C 5 17 30
83% 86% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 90%
72% 86% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 64% 79%
48% 50% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 36% 48%
31% 29% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 29% 31%
21% 21% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 3%
48% 57% 50% BTTS BTTS 80% 43% 45%
24% 14% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 21% 31%
45% 43% 50% Failed to Score F T 20% 50% 34%
 
3.8 3.8 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 4.7 5.7
6.7 5.3 5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.2 4.1 3.7
2.6 2.4 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.6 2.2
5 4 1 Red cards R C 1 1 4
 
9.3 10.3 11 Shots (avg) S ( 11.4 10.4 11.6
3 3.2 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 3.8 4.3
30% 33% 15% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 26% 34%
 
14.2 14.4 11.8 Shots against (avg) S A 9.8 10.5 10.2
4.6 4.9 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.4 3.7 3.5
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Metz have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Metz have the fewest points (9) at home in Ligue 1
  • Metz have the the worst goal difference (-10) at home in Ligue 1
  • Monaco have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris Saint Germain 29 20 5 4 59 27 14 13 1 0 34 7 15 7 4 4 25 20 32 65
2 Olympique Marseille 29 15 8 6 45 27 15 6 5 4 24 17 14 9 3 2 21 10 18 53
3 Rennes 29 16 4 9 63 28 15 11 1 3 39 10 14 5 3 6 24 18 35 52
4 Nice 29 15 6 8 39 23 14 7 3 4 18 14 15 8 3 4 21 9 16 50
5 Strasbourg 29 13 9 7 50 32 14 8 3 3 28 13 15 5 6 4 22 19 18 48
6 Lille 29 12 10 7 38 35 14 6 6 2 19 16 15 6 4 5 19 19 3 46
7 Monaco 29 12 8 9 43 30 15 8 4 3 29 13 14 4 4 6 14 17 13 44
8 Lens 29 12 8 9 45 39 15 7 5 3 26 16 14 5 3 6 19 23 6 44
9 Nantes 29 12 6 11 36 31 15 9 2 4 24 14 14 3 4 7 12 17 5 42
10 Olympique Lyonnais 29 11 10 8 40 37 15 7 5 3 25 18 14 4 5 5 15 19 3 42
11 Montpellier 29 12 5 12 43 40 15 7 3 5 24 18 14 5 2 7 19 22 3 41
12 Reims 29 8 12 9 32 31 14 4 6 4 18 13 15 4 6 5 14 18 1 36
13 Brest 29 9 8 12 36 43 14 5 3 6 21 22 15 4 5 6 15 21 -7 35
14 Angers SCO 29 8 8 13 32 41 15 6 1 8 16 18 14 2 7 5 16 23 -9 32
15 Troyes 29 7 8 14 27 42 14 3 6 5 13 14 15 4 2 9 14 28 -15 29
16 Lorient 29 6 10 13 24 43 14 4 5 5 11 14 15 2 5 8 13 29 -19 28
17 Clermont 29 7 7 15 28 51 14 3 5 6 14 19 15 4 2 9 14 32 -23 28
18 Saint-Etienne 29 6 9 14 29 51 15 3 6 6 18 27 14 3 3 8 11 24 -22 27
19 Metz 29 4 11 14 26 52 14 1 6 7 15 25 15 3 5 7 11 27 -26 23
20 Bordeaux 29 4 10 15 38 70 15 2 5 8 20 29 14 2 5 7 18 41 -32 22

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris Saint Germain 29 20 5 4 59 27 14 13 1 0 34 7 15 7 4 4 25 20 32 65
2 Olympique Marseille 29 15 8 6 45 27 15 6 5 4 24 17 14 9 3 2 21 10 18 53
3 Rennes 29 16 4 9 63 28 15 11 1 3 39 10 14 5 3 6 24 18 35 52
4 Nice 29 15 6 8 39 23 14 7 3 4 18 14 15 8 3 4 21 9 16 50
5 Strasbourg 29 13 9 7 50 32 14 8 3 3 28 13 15 5 6 4 22 19 18 48
6 Lille 29 12 10 7 38 35 14 6 6 2 19 16 15 6 4 5 19 19 3 46
7 Monaco 29 12 8 9 43 30 15 8 4 3 29 13 14 4 4 6 14 17 13 44
8 Lens 29 12 8 9 45 39 15 7 5 3 26 16 14 5 3 6 19 23 6 44
9 Nantes 29 12 6 11 36 31 15 9 2 4 24 14 14 3 4 7 12 17 5 42
10 Olympique Lyonnais 29 11 10 8 40 37 15 7 5 3 25 18 14 4 5 5 15 19 3 42
11 Montpellier 29 12 5 12 43 40 15 7 3 5 24 18 14 5 2 7 19 22 3 41
12 Reims 29 8 12 9 32 31 14 4 6 4 18 13 15 4 6 5 14 18 1 36
13 Brest 29 9 8 12 36 43 14 5 3 6 21 22 15 4 5 6 15 21 -7 35
14 Angers SCO 29 8 8 13 32 41 15 6 1 8 16 18 14 2 7 5 16 23 -9 32
15 Troyes 29 7 8 14 27 42 14 3 6 5 13 14 15 4 2 9 14 28 -15 29
16 Lorient 29 6 10 13 24 43 14 4 5 5 11 14 15 2 5 8 13 29 -19 28
17 Clermont 29 7 7 15 28 51 14 3 5 6 14 19 15 4 2 9 14 32 -23 28
18 Saint-Etienne 29 6 9 14 29 51 15 3 6 6 18 27 14 3 3 8 11 24 -22 27
19 Metz 29 4 11 14 26 52 14 1 6 7 15 25 15 3 5 7 11 27 -26 23
20 Bordeaux 29 4 10 15 38 70 15 2 5 8 20 29 14 2 5 7 18 41 -32 22

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Ligue 1 is the top league in the French football league system. Seasons run from August to May with 20 teams playing a total of 380 fixtures. The team topping the league table after the final game is the champion of France, receiving the trophy L’Hexagoal. Ligue 1 is one of the top five European leagues.