Metz II vs Lens II match preview

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Competition: France CFA Group B
Competition: Sat 05.February
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Dezavelle (3000 seats)

The stage is set for CFA Group B and Metz II - Lens II. In this preview you'll get numbers, scores, data, trends and stories!

Insights:
  • Metz II have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Lens II have the most conceded goals (28) in CFA Group B

Metz II and Lens II should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Metz II form and stats

The story so far in the CFA Group B for Metz II at their home stadium (Stade Dezavelle) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Metz II has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Saillant and the players.

The Metz supporters got no joy from their last match, also played here at Stade Dezavelle: A 0-3 defeat against Gobelins (placed 1st).

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Haguenau (1-2).

Metz II are traveling soon after this match as the CFA Group B match at Olympique St Quentin awaits in four days.

Metz II has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. On the other hand, Metz II have conceded 9 goals.

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Lens II form and stats

Lens II have only collected 4 points from their away games in the CFA Group B, after 0-4-4 (8 played).

Lens II delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Bobigny (placed 5th) in their previous match.

Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus St Maur Lusitanos.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Lens II's away games in the league this season with only 4 goals from 8 matches. Lens II struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 12 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

This is what happened when the contenders played each other earlier this season; Lens II - Metz II 0-2. Metz II-Lens II H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Metz six wins, Lens II two wins, two draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Metz IIE. Daoud
E. Daoud
3 goals
Metz IIM. Jungling
M. Jungling
2 goals

Metz II missing players

Lens II missing players

Metz II Lens II
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
15 7 3 Played P 3 8 16
6 3 2 Won W 0 0 2
2 1 1 Drew D 1 4 6
7 3 0 Lost L 2 4 8
21 8 6 Scored S 2 4 14
23 9 1 Conceded C 7 12 28
93% 86% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 94%
80% 71% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 75%
53% 43% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 25% 38%
40% 29% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 12% 31%
20% 14% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 12%
53% 29% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 56%
27% 43% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 12%
27% 43% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 50% 38%
 
3.2 4 4 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3 3.9
5.9 4 5 Corners against (avg) C A 0 7 4.9
1.5 2.5 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.3 2.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9.8 17 21 Shots (avg) S ( 0 7 8.2
4 6.5 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.3 4.2
53% 38% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 15%
 
10.9 9 12 Shots against (avg) S A 0 11 10.1
4.8 3 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4 4.9
Key stats in CFA Group B this season:
  • Lens II have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Lens II have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Lens II have the most conceded goals (28) in CFA Group B
  • Lens II have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Lens II have yet to win a game away.
  • Metz II have won significantly more corners at home than 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 Gobelins 16 11 4 1 24 8 9 6 3 0 9 3 7 5 1 1 15 5 16 37
2 St Maur Lusitanos 16 8 6 2 18 9 7 5 2 0 12 2 9 3 4 2 6 7 9 30
3 Fleury 91 15 9 1 5 26 17 7 4 0 3 9 5 8 5 1 2 17 12 9 28
4 Reims II 15 8 3 4 26 14 9 5 3 1 15 6 6 3 0 3 11 8 12 27
5 Bobigny 16 6 7 3 19 17 9 5 2 2 10 8 7 1 5 1 9 9 2 25
6 Beauvais 15 7 2 6 14 16 8 3 1 4 7 10 7 4 1 2 7 6 -2 23
7 Épinal 15 6 3 6 21 17 6 2 3 1 8 3 9 4 0 5 13 14 4 21
8 Auxerre II 15 6 3 6 18 18 9 5 2 2 15 10 6 1 1 4 3 8 0 21
9 Metz II 15 6 2 7 21 23 7 3 1 3 8 9 8 3 1 4 13 14 -2 20
10 Belfort 15 6 2 7 19 22 6 3 0 3 9 8 9 3 2 4 10 14 -3 20
11 Olympique St Quentin 15 4 6 5 18 19 8 1 3 4 10 14 7 3 3 1 8 5 -1 18
12 Haguenau 15 5 3 7 23 27 9 5 2 2 18 14 6 0 1 5 5 13 -4 18
13 Sainte Geneviève 15 4 4 7 13 19 8 2 3 3 9 11 7 2 1 4 4 8 -6 16
14 Schiltigheim 15 3 5 7 14 19 6 2 2 2 7 6 9 1 3 5 7 13 -5 14
15 Lens II 16 2 6 8 14 28 8 2 2 4 10 16 8 0 4 4 4 12 -14 12
16 Entente SSG 15 2 1 12 7 22 6 0 0 6 2 12 9 2 1 6 5 10 -15 7

Read more about CFA Group B

The Championnat National 2 is often called National 2. It is the fourth level of the football league pyramid in France and divided into four groups of 16 teams, based on location. Each team plays 30 fixtures and the club with the most league table points, regardless of group, is crowned champion.