Lorient vs Metz Preview & Prediction 16 May 2021

Season ticket holders at Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Lorient languishing in the 17th position so far. The guesting Metz will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

Insights:

Lorient have the most conceded goals in the second half (39) in Ligue 1

Lorient and Metz 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.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Metz, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.

Lorient are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Metz is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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Lorient form and stats

Lorient have collected 29 points from their Ligue 1 home games so far after 9-2-7. Lorient are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

Ahead of that match, Lorient won a home game hosting Angers SCO (2-0).

Lorient's goalkeeper Paul Nardi was extremely busy against Olympique Lyonnais, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves.

The Lorient fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 29 goals in 18 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Lorient defense is not exactly impregnable. 28 goals conceded from 18 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Metz form and stats

The visitors are W7-D6-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 1.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Dijon with the score of 5-1.

The visiting Metz have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 24 goals from 18 games. 20 goals have been conceded by Metz in these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Metz - Lorient 3-1 earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Lorient five wins, two draws and Metz three victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

T. Moffi

14 goals

Y. Wissa

9 goals

I. Niane

6 goals

Lorient missing players

Metz missing players

Total First Half Second Half

Lorient				Metz
Total	Home	vs mid	Statistics	Stat	vs low	Away	Total
36	18	6	Played	P	6	18	36
10	9	3	Won	W	4	7	12
8	2	1	Drew	D	2	6	10
18	7	2	Lost	L	0	5	14
47	29	6	Scored	S	15	24	42
66	28	6	Conceded	C	7	20	45
97%	100%	100%	Over 0.5	O 0.5	100%	94%	94%
83%	78%	67%	Over 1.5	O 1.5	83%	61%	72%
56%	56%	33%	Over 2.5	O 2.5	67%	39%	39%
44%	39%	0%	Over 3.5	O 3.5	50%	28%	25%
28%	33%	0%	Over 4.5	O 4.5	33%	11%	6%
61%	56%	33%	BTTS	BTTS	83%	50%	50%
14%	22%	33%	Clean Sheets	C S	17%	22%	22%
28%	22%	33%	Failed to Score	F T	0%	33%	33%

0	0	0	Corners for (avg)	C F	0	0	0
0	0	0	Corners against (avg)	C A	0	0	0
1.9	2.2	1.5	Yellow cards (avg)	Y C	2.7	2.6	2.1
3	2	1	Red cards	R C	1	2	4

11.3	11.1	12	Shots (avg)	S (	11.7	9.3	10.9
3.8	4.1	3.7	Shots on Target (avg)	S O	5	3.4	3.8
35%	40%	27%	Goal Efficiency	G E	50%	39%	30%

Lorient			First Half	Metz
Total	Home	vs mid	Statistics	Stat	vs low	Away	Total
36	18	6	Played	P	6	18	36
6	4	1	Won	W	3	4	7
14	8	3	Drew	D	2	11	19
16	6	2	Lost	L	1	3	10
19	12	1	Scored	S	6	10	17
27	11	2	Conceded	C	3	7	19
72%	67%	50%	Over 0.5	O 0.5	100%	56%	67%
36%	39%	0%	Over 1.5	O 1.5	50%	33%	31%
19%	22%	0%	Over 2.5	O 2.5	0%	6%	3%
0%	0%	0%	Over 3.5	O 3.5	0%	0%	0%
0%	0%	0%	Over 4.5	O 4.5	0%	0%	0%
28%	28%	0%	BTTS	BTTS	33%	22%	22%
44%	56%	67%	Clean Sheets	C S	50%	67%	53%
56%	50%	83%	Failed to Score	F T	17%	56%	58%

Lorient			Second Half	Metz
Total	Home	vs mid	Statistics	Stat	vs low	Away	Total
36	18	6	Played	P	6	18	36
11	7	3	Won	W	3	6	12
9	5	1	Drew	D	2	6	12
16	6	2	Lost	L	1	6	12
28	17	5	Scored	S	9	14	25
39	17	4	Conceded	C	4	13	26
89%	94%	100%	Over 0.5	O 0.5	67%	72%	75%
61%	67%	50%	Over 1.5	O 1.5	67%	39%	39%
22%	17%	0%	Over 2.5	O 2.5	50%	22%	19%
8%	6%	0%	Over 3.5	O 3.5	33%	17%	8%
6%	6%	0%	Over 4.5	O 4.5	0%	0%	0%
28%	33%	17%	BTTS	BTTS	50%	22%	22%
39%	39%	50%	Clean Sheets	C S	50%	50%	53%
44%	33%	33%	Failed to Score	F T	33%	56%	50%

Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:

Lorient have the most conceded goals in the second half (39) in Ligue 1
Lorient haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

		Total						Home						Away
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	F	A	MP	W	D	L	F	A	MP	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	P
1	Lille	36	23	10	3	62	22	18	10	6	2	28	11	18	13	4	1	34	11	40	79
2	PSG	36	24	4	8	80	28	18	12	1	5	40	14	18	12	3	3	40	14	52	76
3	Monaco	36	23	5	8	74	41	18	11	5	2	41	20	18	12	0	6	33	21	33	74
4	Olympique Lyonnais	36	21	10	5	74	38	18	11	3	4	40	20	18	10	7	1	34	18	36	73
5	Olympique Marseille	36	15	11	10	50	44	18	9	5	4	29	21	18	6	6	6	21	23	6	56
6	Lens	36	15	11	10	55	51	18	7	6	5	28	26	18	8	5	5	27	25	4	56
7	Rennes	36	15	10	11	49	38	18	8	4	6	24	21	18	7	6	5	25	17	11	55
8	Montpellier	36	13	11	12	58	61	18	7	3	8	34	35	18	6	8	4	24	26	-3	50
9	Nice	36	14	7	15	47	49	18	7	3	8	25	28	18	7	4	7	22	21	-2	49
10	Metz	36	12	10	14	42	45	18	5	4	9	18	25	18	7	6	5	24	20	-3	46
11	Saint-Étienne	36	12	9	15	42	53	18	5	6	7	20	28	18	7	3	8	22	25	-11	45
12	Angers SCO	36	12	8	16	37	53	18	6	3	9	19	25	18	6	5	7	18	28	-16	44
13	Reims	36	9	15	12	41	44	18	4	8	6	15	19	18	5	7	6	26	25	-3	42
14	Brest	36	11	7	18	50	64	18	8	4	6	32	31	18	3	3	12	18	33	-14	40
15	Bordeaux	36	11	6	19	37	55	18	6	4	8	16	21	18	5	2	11	21	34	-18	39
16	Strasbourg	36	10	8	18	46	57	18	4	4	10	20	28	18	6	4	8	26	29	-11	38
17	Lorient	36	10	8	18	47	66	18	9	2	7	29	28	18	1	6	11	18	38	-19	38
18	Nantes	36	8	13	15	42	53	18	3	8	7	20	27	18	5	5	8	22	26	-11	37
19	Nîmes	36	9	8	19	38	64	18	3	5	10	20	34	18	6	3	9	18	30	-26	35
20	Dijon	36	3	9	24	24	69	18	1	6	11	8	27	18	2	3	13	16	42	-45	18

Metz:

FC 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	Lille	36	23	10	3	62	22	18	10	6	2	28	11	18	13	4	1	34	11	40	79
2	PSG	36	24	4	8	80	28	18	12	1	5	40	14	18	12	3	3	40	14	52	76
3	Monaco	36	23	5	8	74	41	18	11	5	2	41	20	18	12	0	6	33	21	33	74
4	Olympique Lyonnais	36	21	10	5	74	38	18	11	3	4	40	20	18	10	7	1	34	18	36	73
5	Olympique Marseille	36	15	11	10	50	44	18	9	5	4	29	21	18	6	6	6	21	23	6	56
6	Lens	36	15	11	10	55	51	18	7	6	5	28	26	18	8	5	5	27	25	4	56
7	Rennes	36	15	10	11	49	38	18	8	4	6	24	21	18	7	6	5	25	17	11	55
8	Montpellier	36	13	11	12	58	61	18	7	3	8	34	35	18	6	8	4	24	26	-3	50
9	Nice	36	14	7	15	47	49	18	7	3	8	25	28	18	7	4	7	22	21	-2	49
10	Metz	36	12	10	14	42	45	18	5	4	9	18	25	18	7	6	5	24	20	-3	46
11	Saint-Étienne	36	12	9	15	42	53	18	5	6	7	20	28	18	7	3	8	22	25	-11	45
12	Angers SCO	36	12	8	16	37	53	18	6	3	9	19	25	18	6	5	7	18	28	-16	44
13	Reims	36	9	15	12	41	44	18	4	8	6	15	19	18	5	7	6	26	25	-3	42
14	Brest	36	11	7	18	50	64	18	8	4	6	32	31	18	3	3	12	18	33	-14	40
15	Bordeaux	36	11	6	19	37	55	18	6	4	8	16	21	18	5	2	11	21	34	-18	39
16	Strasbourg	36	10	8	18	46	57	18	4	4	10	20	28	18	6	4	8	26	29	-11	38
17	Lorient	36	10	8	18	47	66	18	9	2	7	29	28	18	1	6	11	18	38	-19	38
18	Nantes	36	8	13	15	42	53	18	3	8	7	20	27	18	5	5	8	22	26	-11	37
19	Nîmes	36	9	8	19	38	64	18	3	5	10	20	34	18	6	3	9	18	30	-26	35
20	Dijon	36	3	9	24	24	69	18	1	6	11	8	27	18	2	3	13	16	42	-45	18