Ligue 1: Lens expected to top Metz

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sat 16.Sep
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Bollaert-Delelis (38223 seats)

Metz have journeyed here for an appealing battle against the hosting Lens. Get ready for the match with this in-depth Ligue 1 preview!

Insights:
  • Lens have the fewest scored goals (1) at home in Ligue 1

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Lens form and stats

The first Ligue 1 game here at Stade Bollaert-Delelis resulted in a draw. Last season Lens's home game statistics were 17 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat from 19 games.

No payout for Lens in their previous match, an away game at Monaco that ended in defeat 0-3. Machado was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.33 out of 10. The defender Machado hit one key pass and won 8 of 11 duels.

A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at PSG.

The manager Haise will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Sevilla in only four days.

Early season league goal statistics from Lens's 1 home game: {1 goals}, 1 conceded.

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Metz form and stats

Metz are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Ligue 1, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).

Metz delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Reims (placed 4th) in their previous match. The draw against Reims came from a losing position. The Metz manager Bölöni brought on Jallow as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Midfield player Sabaly was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.4/10. Sabaly scored one goal and had 19 successful passes (of 23 total).

Prior to that result Metz won their away game at Clermont. The scoreline was 1-0.

{2 goals} so far away for Metz, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 5. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Data for the preceeding ten meetings between these two sides are: three wins for Lens, five draws and two wins for Metz. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.

Top Goalscorers

LensD. Machado Mena
D. Machado Mena
2 goals
MetzC. Sabaly
C. Sabaly
2 goals
LensF. Sotoca
F. Sotoca
1 goals

Lens missing players

Metz missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lens Metz
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
4 1 0 Played P 1 2 4
0 0 0 Won W 1 1 1
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 2
3 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
4 1 0 Scored S 1 2 6
10 1 0 Conceded C 0 5 9
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 75%
75% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 75%
50% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 75%
25% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 50% 25%
75% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 75%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 50% 25%
25% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
6.5 11 0 Corners for (avg) C F 2 3 3.5
4 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 10 7.5 6.2
3 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.5 1.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.8 15 0 Shots (avg) S ( 10 9.5 10.2
3 4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4 4.2
33% 25% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 25% 35%
 
13.5 10 0 Shots against (avg) S A 16 22.5 19.8
6.5 5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 9 6.2
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Lens have the fewest scored goals (1) at home in Ligue 1
Lens Last season Metz
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
25 17   Won W   10 20
9 1   Drew D   5 12
4 1   Lost L   4 6
68 41   Scored S   33 61
29 13   Conceded C   18 33
92% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 87%
68% 74%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 68%
55% 68%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   42% 37%
26% 21%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   32% 24%
8% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   21% 18%
55% 53%   BTTS BTTS   53% 45%
39% 42%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 45%
13% 5%   Failed to Score F T   26% 24%
 
5.4 5.4   Corners for (avg) C F   4.1 4.7
4.2 4.3   Corners against (avg) C A   3.6 3.9
1.7 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 1.6
3 1   Red cards R C   3 7
 
14.2 14   Shots (avg) S (   10.9 11.8
4.9 5.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.4 4.4
37% 42%   Goal Efficiency G E   39% 36%
 
10.6 9.7   Shots against (avg) S A   10.1 9.4
3.7 3.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.5 3.2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Monaco 4 3 1 0 13 5 2 2 0 0 6 0 2 1 1 0 7 5 8 10
2 PSG 4 2 2 0 8 3 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 5 2 5 8
3 Olympique Marseille 4 2 2 0 7 4 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 0 2 0 3 3 3 8
4 Reims 4 2 1 1 8 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 1 1 1 6 5 3 7
5 Brest 4 2 1 1 5 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 0 1 2 3 0 7
6 Lille 4 2 1 1 5 5 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 5 0 7
7 Nice 4 1 3 0 4 2 3 1 2 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 6
8 Rennes 4 1 3 0 8 4 2 1 1 0 7 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 4 6
9 Strasbourg 4 2 0 2 4 6 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 5 -2 6
10 Le Havre 4 1 2 1 8 6 2 1 0 1 4 2 2 0 2 0 4 4 2 5
11 Lorient 4 1 2 1 5 5 2 1 1 0 5 2 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 5
12 Toulouse 4 1 2 1 5 6 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 5
13 Metz 4 1 2 1 6 9 2 0 2 0 4 4 2 1 0 1 2 5 -3 5
14 Montpellier 4 1 1 2 7 7 2 0 1 1 3 5 2 1 0 1 4 2 0 4
15 Nantes 4 0 2 2 5 8 3 0 2 1 5 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 2
16 Clermont 4 0 1 3 4 9 2 0 0 2 2 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 -5 1
17 Lens 4 0 1 3 4 10 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 3 3 9 -6 1
18 Olympique Lyonnais 4 0 1 3 3 10 2 0 0 2 2 8 2 0 1 1 1 2 -7 1
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 PSG 38 27 4 7 89 40 19 13 2 4 45 25 19 14 2 3 44 15 49 85
2 Lens 38 25 9 4 68 29 19 17 1 1 41 13 19 8 8 3 27 16 39 84
3 Olympique Marseille 38 22 7 9 67 40 19 10 4 5 35 24 19 12 3 4 32 16 27 73
4 Rennes 38 21 5 12 69 39 19 15 0 4 43 14 19 6 5 8 26 25 30 68
5 Lille 38 19 10 9 65 44 19 13 4 2 40 25 19 6 6 7 25 19 21 67
6 Monaco 38 19 8 11 70 58 19 9 3 7 37 33 19 10 5 4 33 25 12 65
7 Olympique Lyonnais 38 18 8 12 65 47 19 10 5 4 35 19 19 8 3 8 30 28 18 62
8 Clermont 38 17 8 13 45 49 19 9 3 7 20 28 19 8 5 6 25 21 -4 59
9 Nice 38 15 13 10 48 37 19 7 7 5 24 18 19 8 6 5 24 19 11 58
10 Lorient 38 15 10 13 52 53 19 9 4 6 26 21 19 6 6 7 26 32 -1 55
11 Reims 38 12 15 11 45 45 19 8 6 5 28 23 19 4 9 6 17 22 0 51
12 Montpellier 38 15 5 18 65 62 19 7 3 9 29 29 19 8 2 9 36 33 3 50
13 Toulouse 38 13 9 16 51 57 19 6 6 7 27 27 19 7 3 9 24 30 -6 48
14 Brest 38 11 11 16 44 54 19 7 5 7 24 26 19 4 6 9 20 28 -10 44
15 Strasbourg 38 9 13 16 51 59 19 5 7 7 25 26 19 4 6 9 26 33 -8 40
16 Nantes 38 7 15 16 37 55 19 5 8 6 20 26 19 2 7 10 17 29 -18 36
17 Auxerre 38 8 11 19 35 63 19 5 7 7 18 28 19 3 4 12 17 35 -28 35
18 Ajaccio 38 7 5 26 23 74 19 4 3 12 10 30 19 3 2 14 13 44 -51 26
19 Troyes 38 4 12 22 45 81 19 1 11 7 19 30 19 3 1 15 26 51 -36 24
20 Angers SCO 38 4 6 28 33 81 19 3 3 13 20 36 19 1 3 15 13 45 -48 18
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 Le Havre 38 20 15 3 46 19 19 11 7 1 23 9 19 9 8 2 23 10 27 75
2 Metz 38 20 12 6 61 33 19 10 7 2 28 15 19 10 5 4 33 18 28 72
3 Bordeaux 38 20 9 8 51 27 19 12 4 2 28 9 19 8 5 6 23 18 24 69
4 Bastia 38 17 9 12 52 45 19 11 4 4 26 15 19 6 5 8 26 30 7 60
5 Caen 38 16 11 11 52 43 19 11 6 2 33 17 19 5 5 9 19 26 9 59
6 Guingamp 38 15 10 13 51 46 19 7 4 8 26 24 19 8 6 5 25 22 5 55
7 Paris 38 15 10 13 45 43 19 8 3 8 24 22 19 7 7 5 21 21 2 55
8 Saint-Etienne 38 15 11 12 63 57 19 10 4 5 34 27 19 5 7 7 29 30 6 53
9 Sochaux 38 15 7 16 54 41 19 9 4 6 31 18 19 6 3 10 23 23 13 52
10 Grenoble Foot 38 38 14 9 15 33 36 19 9 5 5 19 16 19 5 4 10 14 20 -3 51
11 Quevilly Rouen 38 12 14 12 47 49 19 6 9 4 28 24 19 6 5 8 19 25 -2 50
12 Pau 38 12 11 15 40 52 19 6 6 7 20 27 19 6 5 8 20 25 -12 47
13 Amiens SC 38 13 8 17 40 52 19 8 3 8 20 22 19 5 5 9 20 30 -12 47
14 Rodez 38 10 13 14 38 44 19 4 7 8 18 27 19 6 6 6 20 17 -6 46
15 Laval 38 14 4 20 44 56 19 9 2 8 27 24 19 5 2 12 17 32 -12 46
16 Valenciennes 38 10 15 13 42 49 19 6 11 2 27 23 19 4 4 11 15 26 -7 45
17 Annecy 38 11 12 15 39 51 19 9 4 6 18 18 19 2 8 9 21 33 -12 45
18 Dijon 38 10 12 16 38 43 19 7 7 5 21 17 19 3 5 11 17 26 -5 42
19 Nimes 38 10 6 22 44 62 19 9 2 8 27 23 19 1 4 14 17 39 -18 36
20 Niort 38 7 8 23 35 67 19 5 4 10 24 36 19 2 4 13 11 31 -32 29

Metz:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Monaco 4 3 1 0 13 5 2 2 0 0 6 0 2 1 1 0 7 5 8 10
2 PSG 4 2 2 0 8 3 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 5 2 5 8
3 Olympique Marseille 4 2 2 0 7 4 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 0 2 0 3 3 3 8
4 Reims 4 2 1 1 8 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 1 1 1 6 5 3 7
5 Brest 4 2 1 1 5 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 0 1 2 3 0 7
6 Lille 4 2 1 1 5 5 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 5 0 7
7 Nice 4 1 3 0 4 2 3 1 2 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 6
8 Rennes 4 1 3 0 8 4 2 1 1 0 7 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 4 6
9 Strasbourg 4 2 0 2 4 6 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 5 -2 6
10 Le Havre 4 1 2 1 8 6 2 1 0 1 4 2 2 0 2 0 4 4 2 5
11 Lorient 4 1 2 1 5 5 2 1 1 0 5 2 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 5
12 Toulouse 4 1 2 1 5 6 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 5
13 Metz 4 1 2 1 6 9 2 0 2 0 4 4 2 1 0 1 2 5 -3 5
14 Montpellier 4 1 1 2 7 7 2 0 1 1 3 5 2 1 0 1 4 2 0 4
15 Nantes 4 0 2 2 5 8 3 0 2 1 5 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 2
16 Clermont 4 0 1 3 4 9 2 0 0 2 2 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 -5 1
17 Lens 4 0 1 3 4 10 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 3 3 9 -6 1
18 Olympique Lyonnais 4 0 1 3 3 10 2 0 0 2 2 8 2 0 1 1 1 2 -7 1

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