This season has been challenging for Metz II so far, and that also applies to Belfort. These students from the school of hard knocks have a chance to get some much needed points here.
- Metz II is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Belfort have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Metz II and Belfort.
Metz II form and stats
With 3 CFA Group B wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats from their home games, Metz II are certainly not brimming with confidence. When Metz II hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Entente SSG, Sainte Geneviève, Schiltigheim, Lens II and Metz II), they have won 2 of 4 matches! All in all it has been a very rough period for Metz who hasn’t won a league-game in their last twelve attempts. Their previous win was against Reims II, 140 days ago.
Metz II haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 217 minutes ago. Sy (own goal) scored that one.
The Metz II followers got no joy from their last match, also played here at Stade Dezavelle: A 0-1 defeat against Belfort (placed 12th).
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Epinal (0-2).This is expected to be a close game, with Metz II perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Metz II as a small favourite), we find four games. Metz II has won one of these, drawn zero and lost three.
Metz aren't scoring a lot here at Stade Dezavelle in the league, with only 10 goals from 12 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Metz II have conceded 16 in these home matches.
Belfort form and stats
4-3-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Belfort in their CFA Group B matches away.
It's the second away game in a row for Belfort, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Metz II (placed 13th) last time out.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against St Maur Lusitanos.The visitors have scored 11 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Belfort have conceded 19 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Metz II and Belfort have played each other already this season: Metz II - Belfort 0-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - three - five (Metz II wins - draws - Belfort wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Chapit 8 goals | L. Cuenin 5 goals |
Metz II missing players
Belfort missing players
| Metz II | Belfort | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 13 | 24 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 24 | 10 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 34 | 16 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 19 | 35 |
| 88% | 83% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 67% | 58% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 62% | 67% |
| 42% | 42% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 46% | 46% |
| 29% | 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 23% | 21% |
| 12% | 8% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 46% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 38% | 42% |
| 25% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 23% | 17% |
| 42% | 50% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 46% | 46% |
| 3.5 | 4 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4 | 3.7 |
| 5.8 | 4.5 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
| 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7.9 | 8.8 | 10.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6.8 | 6.1 |
| 3.5 | 4 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| 41% | 25% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 21% | 26% |
| 10.1 | 7.8 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 9.2 | 8.1 |
| 4.4 | 3.5 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
- Belfort have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Metz II is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| 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 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 52 |
| 2 | Fleury 91 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 19 | 49 |
| 3 | Bobigny | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 42 |
| 4 | St Maur Lusitanos | 23 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 40 |
| 5 | Beauvais | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 40 |
| 6 | Epinal | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 39 |
| 7 | Reims II | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 0 | 32 |
| 8 | Auxerre II | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 32 |
| 9 | Olympique St Quentin | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 30 |
| 10 | Haguenau | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -5 | 29 |
| 11 | Sainte Geneviève | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | -4 | 26 |
| 12 | Belfort | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -13 | 25 |
| 13 | Metz II | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -10 | 23 |
| 14 | Schiltigheim | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 22 |
| 15 | Lens II | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -13 | 19 |
| 16 | Entente SSG | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -20 | 17 |
