Metz II have journeyed here for an exciting battle against the home side Lens II. Read up on the fixture with this in-depth CFA Group B preview!
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.
Lens II form and stats
The home fans saw their team lose the first CFA Group B game of the season here at Stade François Blin. Last season these fans witnessed 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss from Lens II's 4 home games.
Lens faced defeat in their previous match, away at St Maur Lusitanos (0-2).
Before that game, the home loss against Fleury 91 with the scoreline 1-3.Early season league goal statistics from Lens II's 1 home game: 1 goal, 3 conceded.
Metz II form and stats
The visitors settled for one point in their first CFA Group B away game of the season. During their previous season 3 away games resulted in 0 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats.
Metz delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Olympique St Quentin (placed 10th) in their previous match; a CFA Group B game.
Before that, Metz travelled to Bobigny and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.1 goal so far away for Metz II, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Lens two wins, two draws and Metz II six victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Merlen 2 goals |
Lens II missing players
Metz II missing players
| Lens II | Metz II | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| Lens II | Last season | Metz II | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 8 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Conceded | C | 5 | 7 | ||
| 88% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 50% | ||
| 88% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 38% | ||
| 38% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 25% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 62% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 25% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | ||
| 38% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 25% | ||
| 2.8 | 2.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.7 | ||
| 6.6 | 6.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.7 | ||
| 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.7 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.2 | 7.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10.7 | ||
| 5 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 6.3 | ||
| 36% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 21% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Reims II | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Fleury 91 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | St Maur Lusitanos | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Gobelins | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Auxerre II | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Épinal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Haguenau | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 8 | Belfort | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 9 | Bobigny | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Olympique St Quentin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Schiltigheim | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Metz II | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Beauvais | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Sainte Geneviève | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| 15 | Entente SSG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | Lens II | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Gobelins | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| 2 | Épinal | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| 3 | Haguenau | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | Bobigny | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 14 |
| 5 | St Maur Lusitanos | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | Beauvais | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | Metz II | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 8 | Auxerre II | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Lens II | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 13 |
| 10 | Gazelec Ajaccio | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 11 | Belfort | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 12 | Sedan | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 13 | Reims II | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 9 |
| 14 | Entente SSG | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 7 |
| 15 | Schiltigheim | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -15 | 5 |
| 16 | Olympique St Quentin | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 4 |