Metz are welcoming Brest for another important game after their 2-1 result against 18th-placed Nimes.
Metz and Brest 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.
These teams have little in common geographically as Brest have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Metz form and stats
5 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Metz have to build on here at Stade Saint-Symphorien in the Ligue 1.
A nice win for Metz last time playing, versus Nimes. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with John Boye scoring for the victors. In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Amiens SC.
Metz goalkeeper Alexandre Oukidja did an outstanding job against Nimes with six saves, so vital to securing the victory.
Metz has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Metz's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Brest form and stats
Brest have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Ligue 1, after 2-4-8 (14 played).
Dante (own goal) was the last player to score for the away team. Brest haven't scored a league goal in the last 217 minutes.
Two away games in a row for Brest, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Reims in the Ligue 1. A 0-1 loss hosting Angers SCO before that.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Brest as they have only managed to score 13 times from 14 away games in the league. As for defending, Brest rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 26 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Brest - Metz 2-0 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Metz won four games, four matches ended with a draw and Brest has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eightTop Goalscorers
  H. Diallo 12 goals |  I. Cardona 6 goals |  G. Charbonnier 4 goals |
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| Metz | Brest | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 10 |
| 27 | 18 | 8 | Scored | S | 6 | 13 | 34 |
| 35 | 17 | 6 | Conceded | C | 10 | 26 | 37 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 89% |
| 71% | 79% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 64% | 68% |
| 36% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 57% | 46% |
| 18% | 21% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 36% | 29% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| 46% | 57% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 43% | 46% |
| 29% | 21% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 29% |
| 32% | 21% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 50% | 36% |
| 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 6.4 | 5.9 |
| 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 315 | 165 | 56 | Total Shots | T S | 64 | 146 | 330 |
| 111 | 59 | 22 | Shots on Target | S O | 24 | 49 | 112 |
| 24% | 31% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 27% | 30% |
- Brest have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Metz have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Metz 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 | PSG | 27 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 75 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 51 | 68 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 56 |
| 3 | Rennes | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 50 |
| 4 | Lille | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 49 |
| 5 | Reims | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 41 |
| 6 | Nice | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 41 |
| 7 | Olympique Lyonnais | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 40 |
| 8 | Montpellier | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 40 |
| 9 | Monaco | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 40 |
| 10 | Angers SCO | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -5 | 39 |
| 11 | Strasbourg | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 38 |
| 12 | Bordeaux | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 37 |
| 13 | Nantes | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 37 |
| 14 | Brest | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 26 | -3 | 34 |
| 15 | Metz | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -8 | 34 |
| 16 | Dijon | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 22 | -10 | 30 |
| 17 | Saint-Etienne | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 27 | -16 | 30 |
| 18 | Nimes | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 29 | -15 | 27 |
| 19 | Amiens SC | 28 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 27 | -19 | 23 |
| 20 | Toulouse | 28 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 58 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 34 | -36 | 13 |