Life has been a bit difficult for Lorient so far, and you could say the same about Metz. These brave battlers would do anything for some much needed points here.
- Metz have the fewest scored goals (29) in Ligue 1
It's quite the trip for Metz when visiting Lorient as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
It's no vacation for neither Lorient nor Metz as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Lorient form and stats
5-5-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 1 numbers at home for Lorient so far this season.
In their previous game, the manager Pélissier led his Lorient to a defeat away at Nice. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir. Lauriente (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.03/10. Lauriente scored one goal.
Ahead of that match, Lorient won a home game hosting Saint-Étienne (6-2).The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Lorient have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found five games) they have won four times, drawn one and lost zero.
There will be little rest for Lorient after this match as they are travelling to Rennes for a Ligue 1 game in only four days.
The Lorient fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 15 matches. Lorient have conceded 16 in these home matches. Lorient has at home met teams with this table position (low), four times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.
Metz form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Metz so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 3-5-8 (win-draw-lose). Metz are desperate to end a eleven-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Reims fixture.
Metz delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Clermont (placed 18th) in their previous fixture. Kouyaté was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.11. The defender Kouyaté won 7 of 9 duels.
Prior to that match, the Metz manager Antonetti faced defeat when travelling to Bordeaux and losing 1-3.Metz are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is five wins, four draws and five defeats. From a total of 14 matches.
A quick return to home after this game, as Metz are hosting Brest in the Ligue 1 only four days away.
The attacking power of Metz when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 16 league matches away. Metz's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 30 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Here's the final score when the participants met previously this season; Metz - Lorient 4-1. Last ten meetings involving these squads: Lorient won five, Metz triumphed in three and we saw two draws. nine games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Moffi 7 goals |  A. Lauriente 5 goals |  I. Koné 5 goals |
Lorient missing players
Metz missing players
| Lorient | Metz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 32 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 15 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 32 | 17 | 8 | Scored | S | 5 | 12 | 29 |
| 52 | 16 | 4 | Conceded | C | 9 | 30 | 58 |
| 88% | 87% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 81% | 84% |
| 69% | 60% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 62% | 75% |
| 41% | 27% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 50% | 50% |
| 31% | 13% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 38% | 31% |
| 19% | 13% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 19% | 19% |
| 53% | 47% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 44% | 53% |
| 28% | 33% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 31% | 22% |
| 31% | 33% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 44% | 41% |
| 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
| 5.1 | 4.4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.2 | 7.8 | 6.7 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 11.3 | 12.2 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.6 | 8.5 | 9.4 |
| 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| 26% | 29% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 27% | 30% |
| 12.6 | 11.1 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.4 | 13.9 | 14.5 |
| 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
- Metz have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Metz have the fewest scored goals (12) away in Ligue 1
- Metz have the fewest scored goals (29) in Ligue 1
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | 32 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 72 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 42 | 74 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 52 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 21 | 59 |
| 3 | Rennes | 32 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 69 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 35 | 56 |
| 4 | Nice | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 54 |
| 5 | Strasbourg | 32 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 53 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 53 |
| 6 | Monaco | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 50 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 53 |
| 7 | Lens | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 50 | 41 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 9 | 50 |
| 8 | Olympique Lyonnais | 32 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 50 | 41 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 49 |
| 9 | Lille | 32 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 40 | 38 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 48 |
| 10 | Nantes | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 47 |
| 11 | Montpellier | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 44 | 44 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 0 | 42 |
| 12 | Brest | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 47 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 24 | -7 | 39 |
| 13 | Reims | 32 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 34 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -1 | 37 |
| 14 | Angers SCO | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 27 | -10 | 34 |
| 15 | Troyes | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 30 | -15 | 33 |
| 16 | Lorient | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 52 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 36 | -20 | 31 |
| 17 | Saint-Étienne | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 62 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 30 | -27 | 30 |
| 18 | Clermont | 32 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 61 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 33 | -29 | 29 |
| 19 | Bordeaux | 32 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 42 | 77 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 47 | -35 | 26 |
| 20 | Metz | 32 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 29 | 58 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 30 | -29 | 24 |
