Early odds line movement insinuate Monaco advantage when facing Metz

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 22.Oct
Match begins: 15:05 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Louis II. (18523 seats)

Monaco - Metz. 1st position against 14th position. Everything can happen - get a full game guide here!

Insights:
  • Monaco have the most scored goals (21) in Ligue 1
  • Metz have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

These teams have little in common geographically as Metz have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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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Monaco form and stats

3 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Monaco have to build on here at Stade Louis II. in the Ligue 1.

A good away victory last time out for Monaco, who won 3-1 against Reims (placed 5th). Midfielder Jakobs was the best player on the team with a rating of 9.23 (out of ten) in that game. Jakobs scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that game, the 3-2 home victory against Olympique Marseille.

Monaco are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 12 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 7, drew 3 and lost 2.

Goals decide football matches and Monaco are scoring many of them at home; 9 on target from 4 league matches. Monaco are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade Louis II. in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.

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Metz form and stats

As the visiting team in Ligue 1 matches, Metz have produced an overall stat of 2-0-2 so far. Recent form does not give Metz much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Monaco will be a tough nut to crack.

Metz aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 323 league minutes without a goal. Asoro was the last player to find the net.

The manager Delmotte was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Stade Saint-Symphorien. Metz suffered a 0-1 loss to Nice (placed 2nd).

Prior to that match, the Metz manager Delmotte faced defeat when travelling to Toulouse and losing 0-3.

You'll want to know how Metz managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found 6 similar matches resulting in 1 away win, 2 draws and 3 home wins.

The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.

Head 2 Head

Monaco have managed a streak of 5 consecutive games without losing (4-1-0) when facing Metz.

Top Goalscorers

MonacoW. Ben Yedder
W. Ben Yedder
5 goals
MonacoM. Akliouche
M. Akliouche
3 goals
MonacoT. Minamino
T. Minamino
3 goals

Monaco missing players

Metz missing players

Monaco Metz
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
8 4 1 Played P 0 4 8
5 3 1 Won W 0 2 2
2 0 0 Drew D 0 0 2
1 1 0 Lost L 0 2 4
21 9 3 Scored S 0 3 7
11 3 0 Conceded C 0 8 14
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
88% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 50%
88% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 50%
62% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 38%
38% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 12%
62% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 38%
25% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 25%
12% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 38%
 
4.9 4 5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.2 2.9
4.8 3.2 2 Corners against (avg) C A 0 7 5.4
2.8 2.8 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.2 1.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
14 10 12 Shots (avg) S ( 0 7.2 9.2
6.1 5 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.2 3.2
43% 45% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 23% 27%
 
9.5 9.2 12 Shots against (avg) S A 0 22.8 17
3.8 3.2 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 9.5 6.2
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Metz have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Metz have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Metz haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Monaco have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Monaco have scored more than double the goals of Metz.
  • Monaco have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in Ligue 1
  • Monaco have the most matches over the total-line (7) in Ligue 1
  • Monaco have the most points from losing position (8) in Ligue 1
  • Monaco have the most scored goals (21) in Ligue 1
  • Monaco have the most scored goals in the first half (11) in Ligue 1
  • Monaco have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Monaco haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Monaco 8 5 2 1 21 11 4 3 0 1 9 3 4 2 2 0 12 8 10 17
2 Nice 8 4 4 0 9 4 4 1 3 0 3 1 4 3 1 0 6 3 5 16
3 PSG 8 4 3 1 17 7 4 2 1 1 9 4 4 2 2 0 8 3 10 15
4 Brest 8 4 3 1 9 7 4 2 2 0 5 3 4 2 1 1 4 4 2 15
5 Reims 8 4 1 3 14 11 4 2 0 2 6 5 4 2 1 1 8 6 3 13
6 Olympique Marseille 8 3 3 2 12 11 4 3 1 0 7 1 4 0 2 2 5 10 1 12
7 LOSC Lille 8 3 3 2 11 10 3 2 0 1 4 2 5 1 3 1 7 8 1 12
8 Rennes 8 2 5 1 14 10 5 2 2 1 13 9 3 0 3 0 1 1 4 11
9 Nantes 8 3 2 3 14 15 4 1 2 1 10 9 4 2 0 2 4 6 -1 11
10 Strasbourg 8 3 1 4 8 11 5 2 1 2 7 6 3 1 0 2 1 5 -3 10
11 Toulouse 8 2 4 2 10 9 3 1 2 0 6 3 5 1 2 2 4 6 1 10
12 Montpellier 7 2 3 2 12 9 3 0 2 1 3 5 4 2 1 1 9 4 3 9
13 Le Havre 8 2 3 3 10 12 4 2 0 2 6 5 4 0 3 1 4 7 -2 9
14 Metz 8 2 2 4 7 14 4 0 2 2 4 6 4 2 0 2 3 8 -7 8
15 Lens 8 2 2 4 8 13 4 1 2 1 4 4 4 1 0 3 4 9 -5 8
16 Lorient 8 1 4 3 13 18 4 1 2 1 7 7 4 0 2 2 6 11 -5 7
17 Olympique Lyonnais 8 0 3 5 6 16 4 0 2 2 5 11 4 0 1 3 1 5 -10 3
18 Clermont 7 0 2 5 5 12 4 0 1 3 2 6 3 0 1 2 3 6 -7 2

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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.