Here's the whole lot you should learn, and some more, about the Metz - Lens match!
- Metz have the fewest points (8) at home in Ligue 1
- Lens have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This promises to be an engaging game with lots of spark and energy as both sides are well recovered since they last played a game. Let's go!
Metz form and stats
Metz's struggle is real here at Stade Saint-Symphorien with only 8 points collected from 13 Ligue 1 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-5-7.
Metz haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 308 minutes ago. Maiga scored that one.
No payout for Metz in their previous match, an away game at Saint-Etienne that ended in defeat 0-1. Bronn, defender, was given a rating of 7.43/10 in that game, top of the team. Bronn won 6 of 10 duels.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Nantes.Metz has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Metz have conceded 25 from these games.
Lens form and stats
5-2-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Lens in their Ligue 1 matches away.
Home advantage was not enough for Lens in their previous game as they lost hosting Brest, 0-1. Defender Danso was the best team player with a rating of 7.34. Danso won 5 of 8 duels.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Angers SCO with the score of 2-1.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Lens have scored 19 goals in 13 league games away. Lens's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 23 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Lens - Metz 4-1 was the score in these sides' latest H2H game, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Metz wins - draws - Lens wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Fofana 7 goals |  A. Muinga 7 goals |  W. Saïd 5 goals |
Metz missing players
Lens missing players
| Metz | Lens | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 27 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 25 | 15 | 5 | Scored | S | 9 | 19 | 42 |
| 46 | 25 | 7 | Conceded | C | 8 | 23 | 38 |
| 85% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 74% | 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 81% |
| 48% | 54% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 69% | 56% |
| 30% | 31% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 38% | 41% |
| 19% | 23% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 23% | 19% |
| 48% | 62% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 69% | 59% |
| 22% | 8% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 19% |
| 44% | 38% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 23% | 22% |
| 3.9 | 3.7 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
| 6.7 | 5.4 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9.7 | 10.6 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 11.2 | 13 |
| 3 | 3.2 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.9 | 5.1 |
| 30% | 36% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 64% | 37% | 30% |
| 14.1 | 14.7 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.6 | 12.5 | 10.7 |
| 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
- Lens have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Lens haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Metz have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Metz have the fewest points (8) at home in Ligue 1
- Metz have the the worst goal difference (-10) at home 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 | PSG | 27 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 56 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 32 | 62 |
| 2 | Nice | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 49 |
| 3 | Olympique Marseille | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 47 |
| 4 | Rennes | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 53 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 28 | 46 |
| 5 | Strasbourg | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 44 |
| 6 | Nantes | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 42 |
| 7 | Lille | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 37 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 42 |
| 8 | Monaco | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 41 |
| 9 | Olympique Lyonnais | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 41 |
| 10 | Lens | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 4 | 40 |
| 11 | Montpellier | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 40 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 37 |
| 12 | Brest | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -3 | 35 |
| 13 | Reims | 27 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 32 |
| 14 | Angers SCO | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 23 | -9 | 29 |
| 15 | Clermont | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 29 | -19 | 28 |
| 16 | Troyes | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 41 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 27 | -16 | 25 |
| 17 | Saint-Etienne | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -22 | 25 |
| 18 | Lorient | 27 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -21 | 24 |
| 19 | Metz | 27 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 46 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -21 | 22 |
| 20 | Bordeaux | 27 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 65 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 38 | -27 | 22 |
