Metz have fought quite a few losing battles for points this season. Will the team get a victory when Nice stop by Stade Saint-Symphorien?
- Metz have yet to win a game at home.
- Nice have the fewest conceded goals (4) in Ligue 1
It's quite the trip for Nice when visiting Metz as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.
Both contenders have had ample time to rest since their previous work day in an official game. Let's trust this will be an in-your-face fixture!
Metz form and stats
Metz have played three Ligue 1 home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 2 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
Metz are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 233 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Asoro).
In their previous game, the manager Delmotte led his Metz to a defeat away at Toulouse. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade Saint-Symphorien. Metz's goalkeeper Oukidja was extremely busy against Toulouse, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning seven saves.
Preceding that match was the home game against Strasbourg that was lost 0-1.Metz has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Metz defense is not exactly impregnable. 5 goals conceded from 3 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Nice form and stats
Nice are happy with their away performances in the Ligue 1 so far, having secured two victories and one draw from their first three travels.
The Nice goalkeeper Marcin Bulka is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 183 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Nice's last game was the home draw against Brest (0-0). Bard, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.52. Bard won 7 of 8 duels.
Prior to that result Nice won their away game at Monaco. The scoreline was 1-0.Nice has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 5 goals from 3 games.
Head 2 Head
Data for the last ten meetings between these two participants are: three wins for Metz, three draws and four wins for Nice. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Moffi 3 goals |   C. Sabaly 2 goals |  G. Laborde 2 goals |
Metz missing players
Nice missing players
| Metz | Nice | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 71% |
| 57% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 57% |
| 57% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 43% | 67% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 43% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 43% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 57% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 3.1 | 3 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9 | 4.7 | 5 |
| 5.6 | 3.7 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3 | 2.9 |
| 1.4 | 1.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.1 | 11.7 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 21 | 16 | 15 |
| 3.3 | 3.3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8 | 7.7 | 5.3 |
| 30% | 40% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 22% | 22% |
| 18.4 | 12.7 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 10 | 8.4 |
| 6.6 | 2.7 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
- Metz have yet to win a game at home.
- Metz haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Nice have not yet lost a game.
- Nice have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Nice have the fewest conceded goals (4) in Ligue 1
- Nice have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Ligue 1
- Nice have the most clean sheets (4) in Ligue 1
- Nice have the most matches under the total-line (6) 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 | Monaco | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 14 |
| 2 | Brest | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 3 | Reims | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | Nice | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | PSG | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 6 | Rennes | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | Lille | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | Strasbourg | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 10 |
| 9 | Montpellier | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 10 | Le Havre | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 11 | Toulouse | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 12 | Olympique Marseille | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 9 |
| 13 | Nantes | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 14 | Metz | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 8 |
| 15 | Lens | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 7 |
| 16 | Lorient | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 6 |
| 17 | Clermont | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 2 |
| 18 | Olympique Lyonnais | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -10 | 2 |
