Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Monaco & Metz face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Coupe de France. All the pre-match information is available here!
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 Monaco and Metz.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Monaco form and stats
Last season, Monaco's Coupe de France journey ended in the 8th finals.Monaco have performed here at Stade Louis II. this season with 10 wins from 16 Ligue 1 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 5 games and lost 1.
Monaco are confident in defense, having played 270 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
The Monaco supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Metz in Ligue 1 and win 4-0. In the preceding match a 4-0 victory visiting Saint-Etienne.
As indicated by the result mentioned above, Monaco played a great game against Metz and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
Monaco can score goals in their home matches. After 16 league matches they have found the net 36 times. Monaco have conceded 17 in these home matches.
Metz form and stats
Last season their Coupe de France adventure ended in the 32nd finals.6 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Metz playing as the away team in the Ligue 1 this season.
Metz lost away at Monaco (0-4) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. The game before that, in the Ligue 1, was lost at home, a 1-3 defeat against Rennes.
Metz lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Lille in just three days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Metz have scored 19 goals in 16 league games away. 19 goals have been conceded by Metz in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: eight wins for Monaco, zero draws and two wins for Metz. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  W. Ben Yedder 15 goals |  K. Volland 14 goals |  S. Diop 7 goals |
Monaco missing players
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| Monaco | Metz | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 8 | Won | W | 8 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | ||
| 56 | 28 | Scored | S | 23 | 33 | ||
| 25 | 11 | Conceded | C | 16 | 30 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 76% | ||
| 72% | 83% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10.5 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.9 | ||
| 48% | 53% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSG | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 67 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 11 | 46 | 63 |
| 2 | Lille | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 50 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 31 | 63 |
| 3 | Monaco | 31 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 64 | 38 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 26 | 62 |
| 4 | Olympique Lyonnais | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 59 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 29 | 60 |
| 5 | Lens | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 46 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 48 |
| 6 | Olympique Marseille | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 45 |
| 7 | Rennes | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 44 |
| 8 | Montpellier | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 48 | 49 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 44 |
| 9 | Metz | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 42 |
| 10 | Angers SCO | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | -10 | 40 |
| 11 | Nice | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 16 | -2 | 39 |
| 12 | Reims | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 38 |
| 13 | Bordeaux | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 23 | -6 | 36 |
| 14 | Brest | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 53 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 28 | -10 | 35 |
| 15 | Strasbourg | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 37 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 25 | -7 | 33 |
| 16 | Saint-Etienne | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 46 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -16 | 33 |
| 17 | Lorient | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 54 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 27 | -18 | 29 |
| 18 | Nimes | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 30 | 56 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 27 | -26 | 29 |
| 19 | Nantes | 30 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 31 | 46 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -15 | 28 |
| 20 | Dijon | 30 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 51 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 29 | -31 | 15 |