Most experts are most impressed by Le Havre at this point, with the 2nd place in the Ligue 2 table and looking forward to facing Metz (who are sitting at 11th).
- Le Havre have the fewest conceded goals (6) in Ligue 2
- Metz have the most scored goals in the first half (13) in Ligue 2
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Le Havre form and stats
Le Havre have performed here at Stade Océane this season with 3 wins from 6 Ligue 2 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 0. days ago.
Le Havre travelled for their previous game, a trip to Rodez that ended 1-1. Operi was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.25 out of 10. The defender Operi hit one key pass and won 7 of 15 duels.
Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Bastia.Havre have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Océane with 9 goals in 6 league matches. From these home matches, Le Havre have conceded only 3 goals.
Metz form and stats
As the visiting team in Ligue 2 matches, Metz have produced an overall stat of 1-1-3 so far. Metz seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
The attacking players of Metz have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 259 minutes.
There were no winners in Metz's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Sochaux (placed 3rd). Midfielder Maïga was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.65. Maïga had 41 successful passes (of 46 total).
Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Bordeaux's place.Metz are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 7 away goals from 5 games (in the league). Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Metz have conceded 8 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Le Havre have put together a streak of 4 consecutive games without defeat (2-2-0) when playing Metz.Top Goalscorers
  V. Lekhal 4 goals |   G. Mikautadze 4 goals |  J. Thiaré 3 goals |
Le Havre missing players
Metz missing players
| Le Havre | Metz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 20 | 9 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 83% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 67% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 58% |
| 33% | 33% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 42% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 25% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 40% | 25% |
| 42% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 33% |
| 50% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 42% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 60% | 42% |
| 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.2 | 4.5 |
| 3 | 2.7 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
| 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 9.6 | 10.2 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 10.8 | 10.9 |
| 4.2 | 4.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4 | 3.7 |
| 39% | 31% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 35% | 39% |
| 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | 3.9 |
- Le Havre have not yet lost a game at home.
- Le Havre have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Le Havre have the fewest conceded goals (6) in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the most scored goals in the second half (15) in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the the best goal difference (+14) in Ligue 2
- Le Havre is in the best form (4-2-0) in Ligue 2
- Metz have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Metz have the most scored goals in the first half (13) in Ligue 2
- Metz have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Metz haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bordeaux | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 24 |
| 2 | Le Havre | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 23 |
| 3 | Sochaux | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| 4 | Amiens SC | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 23 |
| 5 | Valenciennes | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 22 |
| 6 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Guingamp | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 8 | Caen | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 18 |
| 9 | Bastia | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 17 |
| 10 | Paris | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| 11 | Metz | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 15 |
| 12 | Quevilly Rouen | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 14 |
| 13 | Pau | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 14 |
| 14 | Laval | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -1 | 13 |
| 15 | Dijon | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 13 |
| 16 | Annecy | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | -2 | 12 |
| 17 | Rodez | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -5 | 12 |
| 18 | Nimes | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 11 |
| 19 | Saint-Etienne | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 8 |
| 20 | Niort | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -14 | 8 |
