A win is the only result that will please the Rennes followers in this Roazhon Park clash with Metz, having a robust lead on the away side in the Ligue 1 standings.
- Rennes is in the best form (5-0-1) in Ligue 1
- Metz have the fewest scored goals (10) away in Ligue 1
These are busy days for the host team, as they played only three days ago in the Europa Conference League. This match was also played here at Roazhon Park. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Metz have had more rest.
Rennes form and stats
Rennes are steadily winning Ligue 1 games and points here at Roazhon Park. 10 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats is the summary from 14 games. Ever since the Nice game Rennes has been unbeatable here at Roazhon Park producing four straight wins.
Rennes's previous fixture was a Europa Conference League game also played at their own stadium, finishing 2-1 versus Leicester City. The home side hope to to build on that result. The striker Bourigeaud outperformed all the other players in that fixture and was awarded a match rating of 8.3 out of 10. Bourigeaud scored one goal, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 45 successful passes (of 55 total).
In the preceding match a 4-2 victory visiting Olympique Lyonnais.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Rennes home games with this odds we find six games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in five wins, one draw and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, four matches were won by at least two goals.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (33 in 14 games), Rennes's attacking play is working. Rennes have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Metz form and stats
Metz have only collected 14 points from their away games in the Ligue 1, after 3-5-6 (14 played).
Metz have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 398 minutes ago. Maiga was the goal scorer.
Metz delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Lens (placed 9th) in their previous match. Kouyate was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.51. The defender Kouyate won 7 of 11 duels.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Saint-Etienne's place.You'll want to know how Metz managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found six similar matches resulting in two away wins, two draws and two home wins.
The visitors have scored 10 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Metz rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 21 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These two sides played each other previously this campaign: Metz - Rennes 0-3. Rennes-Metz H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Rennes six wins, Metz one win, three draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Terrier 14 goals |  G. Laborde 11 goals |  B. Bourigeaud 6 goals |
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| Rennes | Metz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 15 | 10 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 57 | 33 | 18 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 25 |
| 27 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 21 | 46 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 79% | 82% |
| 86% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 57% | 71% |
| 46% | 43% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 43% | 46% |
| 29% | 29% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 29% |
| 25% | 29% | 75% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 18% |
| 43% | 36% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 36% | 46% |
| 39% | 57% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 36% | 25% |
| 18% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 50% | 46% |
| 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4 | 3.9 |
| 5.2 | 4.4 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 7.9 | 6.6 |
| 1.6 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 14.9 | 17.1 | 18.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 8.8 | 9.5 |
| 5.4 | 5.6 | 7.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.9 | 3 |
| 38% | 42% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 25% | 29% |
| 9.3 | 6.7 | 4.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 13.6 | 14 |
| 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
- Metz have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Metz have the fewest scored goals (10) away in Ligue 1
- Rennes have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Rennes have scored more than double the goals of Metz.
- Rennes have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Ligue 1
- Rennes have the most scored goals in the first half (27) in Ligue 1
- Rennes haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rennes is in the best form (5-0-1) in Ligue 1
| 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 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 59 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 35 | 65 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 50 |
| 3 | Nice | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 50 |
| 4 | Rennes | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 57 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 30 | 49 |
| 5 | Strasbourg | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 50 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 47 |
| 6 | Lille | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 43 |
| 7 | Nantes | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 42 |
| 8 | Monaco | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 41 |
| 9 | Lens | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 4 | 41 |
| 10 | Olympique Lyonnais | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 41 |
| 11 | Montpellier | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 41 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 38 |
| 12 | Reims | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 32 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 35 |
| 13 | Brest | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -6 | 35 |
| 14 | Angers SCO | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 23 | -10 | 29 |
| 15 | Troyes | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 41 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 27 | -15 | 28 |
| 16 | Clermont | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 48 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 29 | -21 | 28 |
| 17 | Lorient | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 29 | -19 | 27 |
| 18 | Saint-Etienne | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -22 | 26 |
| 19 | Metz | 28 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 25 | 46 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -21 | 23 |
| 20 | Bordeaux | 28 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 38 | 68 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 41 | -30 | 22 |
