Open game expected at Stade Saint-Symphorien: Metz vs Nantes preview

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 27.February
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien (26661 seats)

Metz - Nantes : Numbers, team sheets, fixtures, tendencies and headlines. Read our full guide!

Insights:
  • Metz have the fewest points (7) at home in Ligue 1
  • Nantes haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Metz form and stats

Metz's struggle is real here at Stade Saint-Symphorien with only 7 points collected from 12 Ligue 1 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-4-7. With Metz having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager Antonetti.

Metz travelled for their previous game, a trip to Lille that ended 0-0. Amadou, defender, was given a rating of 7.75/10 in that game, top of the team. Amadou won 8 of 10 duels.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Olympique Marseille (1-2).

Metz has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 12 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. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Metz with 25 goals conceded in these matches.

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Nantes form and stats

Nantes have only collected 12 points from their away games in the Ligue 1, after 3-3-6 (12 played). Nantes seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Nantes won their last game, 3-1 versus PSG played at home. Goalkeeper Lafont got the top player rating of the team with 9.35/10. Lafont saved a penalty.

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Reims.

After this away game Nantes return home for a Coupe de France game against Monaco. That game is only three sleeps after this.

As opposed to that, Nantes have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Metz and Nantes have played each other earlier this season: Nantes - Metz 2-0. Statistics for the prior ten meetings involving these two participants are: three wins for Metz, five draws and two wins for Nantes. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: nine games.

Top Goalscorers

NantesR. Kolo Muani
R. Kolo Muani
9 goals
NantesL. Blas
L. Blas
8 goals
NantesA. Girotto
A. Girotto
5 goals

Metz missing players

Nantes missing players

Metz Nantes
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 12 2 Played P 4 12 25
4 1 0 Won W 2 3 11
9 4 1 Drew D 1 3 5
12 7 1 Lost L 1 6 9
25 15 4 Scored S 4 12 34
45 25 6 Conceded C 4 16 29
88% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
80% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 68%
52% 58% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 33% 40%
32% 33% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 25% 32%
20% 25% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 12%
52% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 58% 52%
20% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 17% 24%
40% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 28%
 
3.9 3.8 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 4.2 4.9
6.6 5.5 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 5.8 5.3
2.5 2.3 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.1 2
4 3 1 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
9.9 10.8 16 Shots (avg) S ( 9.2 9 11
3.2 3.4 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3 4
31% 37% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 33% 34%
 
14.2 14.9 14.5 Shots against (avg) S A 11.2 12.8 11.8
4.6 5.5 5.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 4.8 4.2
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • All of Metz's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Metz have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Metz have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Metz have the fewest points (7) at home in Ligue 1
  • Metz haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Nantes haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 25 18 5 2 53 22 12 11 1 0 28 6 13 7 4 2 25 16 31 59
2 Olympique Marseille 25 13 7 5 38 23 13 5 5 3 22 15 12 8 2 2 16 8 15 46
3 Nice 25 14 4 7 37 21 13 6 3 4 17 14 12 8 1 3 20 7 16 45
4 Strasbourg 25 12 6 7 48 31 12 7 2 3 27 13 13 5 4 4 21 18 17 42
5 Rennes 25 12 4 9 47 23 13 9 1 3 31 9 12 3 3 6 16 14 24 40
6 Monaco 25 10 8 7 38 27 13 7 4 2 25 11 12 3 4 5 13 16 11 38
7 Nantes 25 11 5 9 34 29 13 8 2 3 22 13 12 3 3 6 12 16 5 38
8 Olympique Lyonnais 25 10 9 6 34 31 13 7 5 1 23 13 12 3 4 5 11 18 3 38
9 Montpellier 25 11 4 10 39 34 13 7 2 4 22 14 12 4 2 6 17 20 5 37
10 Lens 25 10 7 8 40 36 13 6 5 2 23 14 12 4 2 6 17 22 4 37
11 Lille 25 9 9 7 32 35 12 5 5 2 15 16 13 4 4 5 17 19 -3 36
12 Brest 25 8 8 9 34 37 12 5 3 4 20 17 13 3 5 5 14 20 -3 32
13 Angers SCO 25 7 8 10 30 36 12 5 1 6 14 15 13 2 7 4 16 21 -6 29
14 Reims 25 6 10 9 28 29 12 4 4 4 17 12 13 2 6 5 11 17 -1 28
15 Clermont 25 7 6 12 26 41 12 3 4 5 13 16 13 4 2 7 13 25 -15 27
16 Saint-Etienne 25 5 7 13 26 47 13 2 5 6 16 26 12 3 2 7 10 21 -21 22
17 Troyes 25 5 6 14 22 40 12 2 5 5 11 13 13 3 1 9 11 27 -18 21
18 Lorient 25 4 9 12 20 39 12 4 4 4 10 10 13 0 5 8 10 29 -19 21
19 Metz 25 4 9 12 25 45 12 1 4 7 15 25 13 3 5 5 10 20 -20 21
20 Bordeaux 25 4 9 12 37 62 13 2 5 6 20 25 12 2 4 6 17 37 -25 21

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Ligue 1 is the top league in the French football league system. Seasons run from August to May with 20 teams playing a total of 380 fixtures. The team topping the league table after the final game is the champion of France, receiving the trophy L’Hexagoal. Ligue 1 is one of the top five European leagues.