It's early days in the Ligue 1 and both Metz and Lorient are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
20-6-13 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Lorient when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 39 matches are 52-40 (scored/conceded).
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Metz form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Metz's two home games in the Ligue 1 so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Stade Saint-Symphorien.
Metz travelled for their previous game, a trip to Olympique Marseille that ended 1-1. Ahead of that match, Metz won a home game hosting Reims (2-1).
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Metz have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found four matches with the results: Won four, drawn zero and lost zero.
Early season league goal statistics from Metz's 2 home games: 2 goals, 2 conceded.
Lorient form and stats
It's not happening yet for Lorient on their Ligue 1 travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different? Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Lorient's last three away games as they have all been lost. Three has not been a lucky number for Lorient as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Strasbourg match.
Two away games in a row for Lorient, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 2-3 versus Brest in the Ligue 1. A 2-3 loss hosting Lens before that.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by Lorient in our archives, and the results are: one win for Lorient, three draws and three defeats.
Lorient have the goal stats of 2-5 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Metz won two, Lorient won six and two draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Metz missing players
Lorient missing players
| Metz | Lorient | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 40% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 20% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 40% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 0.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | 30 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 16 | 31 |
| 14 | 9 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 21% | 22% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 67% | 58% |
- Lorient has the most conceded goals in the first half (6) in Ligue 1
| Metz | Last season | Lorient | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 28 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 28 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 8 | 17 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 27 | 18 | Scored | S | 23 | 45 | ||
| 35 | 17 | Conceded | C | 13 | 25 | ||
| 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 71% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 57% | ||
| 18% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 21% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | ||
| 46% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 46% | ||
| 29% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 25% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.6 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 315 | 165 | Total Shots | T S | 135 | 298 | ||
| 111 | 59 | Shots on Target | S O | 59 | 128 | ||
| 24% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 35% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rennes | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | Lille | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Saint-Étienne | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Montpellier | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | Lens | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Olympique Marseille | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Monaco | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Paris Saint Germain | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Brest | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 10 | Nice | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 11 | Angers SCO | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 12 | Olympique Lyonnais | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | Bordeaux | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 14 | Nantes | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 15 | Nîmes | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | Metz | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 17 | Lorient | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 18 | Strasbourg | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 3 |
| 19 | Reims | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
| 20 | Dijon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 0 |