Ligue 1 duel: Close contest expected between Metz and Angers SCO

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Wed 03.March
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien (26661 seats)

5th position in the Ligue 1 table for Metz so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 10th-placed Angers SCO visits Stade Saint-Symphorien.

Insights:
  • Metz have the fewest matches over the total-line (9) in Ligue 1
  • Angers SCO have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither Metz nor Angers SCO 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.

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Metz form and stats

5-4-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 1 numbers at home for Metz so far this season.

Metz are returning here after visiting Bordeaux in a Ligue 1 game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Vagner Dias and Thomas Delaine scored the goal(s). Before that match, a win away at Nice.

Manager F. Antonetti felt very clever after Vagner Dias scored the winning goal against Bordeaux, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 66th minute. A late climax in the match against Bordeaux as the winning goal came one minutes into overtime; scored by Vagner Dias.

This is expected to be a close game, with Metz perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Metz as a small favourite), we find seven games. Metz has won five of these, drawn one and lost one.

Metz are traveling soon after this match as the Coupe de France match at Valenciennes awaits in three days.

Metz are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 13 games. On the other hand, Metz have conceded 13 goals.

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Angers SCO form and stats

5 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Angers SCO playing as the away team in the Ligue 1 this season.

There were no winners in Angers's previous match, a Ligue 1 home game that ended 2-2 vs Lens (placed 6th). A 0-0 draw at Strasbourg's stadium before that.

Drawing 2-2 against Lens after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 2-0. Their manager S. Moulin needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Angers in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Angers SCO, seven draws and four defeats.

After this away game Angers return home for a Coupe de France game against Club Franciscain. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Angers SCO are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 17 away goals from 14 games (in the league). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Angers SCO's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 23 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Angers SCO - Metz 1-1 entered in the official records. Metz-Angers SCO H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Metz three wins, Angers SCO four wins, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

MetzI. Niane
I. Niane
6 goals
MetzF. Boulaya
F. Boulaya
5 goals
Angers SCOS. Bahoken
S. Bahoken
5 goals

Metz missing players

Angers SCO missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Metz Angers SCO
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 4 14 27
11 5 1 Won W 2 5 10
8 4 3 Drew D 0 4 6
8 4 0 Lost L 2 5 11
33 16 4 Scored S 6 17 32
26 13 3 Conceded C 11 23 42
96% 92% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 79% 89%
70% 85% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 74%
30% 31% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 64% 56%
15% 15% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 29% 30%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 21% 15%
52% 54% 75% BTTS BTTS 75% 57% 52%
26% 31% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 22%
26% 23% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 36% 37%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.2 1.9 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.5 1.8
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
10.9 12.5 13.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 9.9 10.8
4.1 4.8 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.6 3.7
29% 25% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 55% 33% 32%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Angers SCO have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Metz have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Metz have the fewest matches over the total-line (9) 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 Lille 27 17 8 2 47 17 14 8 5 1 22 8 13 9 3 1 25 9 30 59
2 Paris Saint Germain 27 18 3 6 61 17 14 10 1 3 34 8 13 8 2 3 27 9 44 57
3 Olympique Lyonnais 26 16 7 3 54 24 13 8 3 2 28 12 13 8 4 1 26 12 30 55
4 Monaco 27 17 4 6 56 37 14 9 4 1 32 17 13 8 0 5 24 20 19 55
5 Metz 27 11 8 8 33 26 13 5 4 4 16 13 14 6 4 4 17 13 7 41
6 Lens 27 11 8 8 39 37 13 5 4 4 19 18 14 6 4 4 20 19 2 41
7 Montpellier 27 11 6 10 43 46 14 6 1 7 26 28 13 5 5 3 17 18 -3 39
8 Olympique Marseille 25 10 8 7 33 29 12 5 3 4 18 16 13 5 5 3 15 13 4 38
9 Rennes 26 10 8 8 33 30 14 5 3 6 16 19 12 5 5 2 17 11 3 38
10 Angers SCO 27 10 6 11 32 42 13 5 2 6 15 19 14 5 4 5 17 23 -10 36
11 Bordeaux 27 9 6 12 28 33 14 5 4 5 13 14 13 4 2 7 15 19 -5 33
12 Nice 27 9 5 13 33 39 13 3 2 8 14 24 14 6 3 5 19 15 -6 32
13 Reims 27 7 10 10 32 34 13 4 5 4 11 12 14 3 5 6 21 22 -2 31
14 Brest 27 9 4 14 39 49 13 7 1 5 26 24 14 2 3 9 13 25 -10 31
15 Strasbourg 27 8 6 13 35 41 13 3 4 6 14 17 14 5 2 7 21 24 -6 30
16 Saint-Étienne 27 7 9 11 27 39 13 3 6 4 12 18 14 4 3 7 15 21 -12 30
17 Lorient 27 7 5 15 33 51 14 6 1 7 21 26 13 1 4 8 12 25 -18 26
18 Nîmes 27 7 4 16 26 52 14 3 2 9 16 28 13 4 2 7 10 24 -26 25
19 Nantes 27 4 12 11 27 42 13 2 7 4 13 20 14 2 5 7 14 22 -15 24
20 Dijon 27 2 9 16 18 44 14 0 6 8 4 18 13 2 3 8 14 26 -26 15

Metz:
Angers SCO:
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 27 17 8 2 47 17 14 8 5 1 22 8 13 9 3 1 25 9 30 59
2 Paris Saint Germain 27 18 3 6 61 17 14 10 1 3 34 8 13 8 2 3 27 9 44 57
3 Olympique Lyonnais 26 16 7 3 54 24 13 8 3 2 28 12 13 8 4 1 26 12 30 55
4 Monaco 27 17 4 6 56 37 14 9 4 1 32 17 13 8 0 5 24 20 19 55
5 Metz 27 11 8 8 33 26 13 5 4 4 16 13 14 6 4 4 17 13 7 41
6 Lens 27 11 8 8 39 37 13 5 4 4 19 18 14 6 4 4 20 19 2 41
7 Montpellier 27 11 6 10 43 46 14 6 1 7 26 28 13 5 5 3 17 18 -3 39
8 Olympique Marseille 25 10 8 7 33 29 12 5 3 4 18 16 13 5 5 3 15 13 4 38
9 Rennes 26 10 8 8 33 30 14 5 3 6 16 19 12 5 5 2 17 11 3 38
10 Angers SCO 27 10 6 11 32 42 13 5 2 6 15 19 14 5 4 5 17 23 -10 36
11 Bordeaux 27 9 6 12 28 33 14 5 4 5 13 14 13 4 2 7 15 19 -5 33
12 Nice 27 9 5 13 33 39 13 3 2 8 14 24 14 6 3 5 19 15 -6 32
13 Reims 27 7 10 10 32 34 13 4 5 4 11 12 14 3 5 6 21 22 -2 31
14 Brest 27 9 4 14 39 49 13 7 1 5 26 24 14 2 3 9 13 25 -10 31
15 Strasbourg 27 8 6 13 35 41 13 3 4 6 14 17 14 5 2 7 21 24 -6 30
16 Saint-Étienne 27 7 9 11 27 39 13 3 6 4 12 18 14 4 3 7 15 21 -12 30
17 Lorient 27 7 5 15 33 51 14 6 1 7 21 26 13 1 4 8 12 25 -18 26
18 Nîmes 27 7 4 16 26 52 14 3 2 9 16 28 13 4 2 7 10 24 -26 25
19 Nantes 27 4 12 11 27 42 13 2 7 4 13 20 14 2 5 7 14 22 -15 24
20 Dijon 27 2 9 16 18 44 14 0 6 8 4 18 13 2 3 8 14 26 -26 15

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