Metz fights Nimes in Ligue 1 battle

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sat 07.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien (26661 seats)

Metz are welcoming Nimes for another important game after their 1-0 result against 19th-placed Amiens SC.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Metz form and stats

When playing at home in the Ligue 1, Metz have managed 4 wins, 4 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 13 games. The Metz manager V. Hognon might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.

Happy days for Metz in their previous game, a Ligue 1 match away at Amiens SC (placed 19th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Before that game, the home loss against Olympique Lyonnais with the scoreline 0-2.

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 two, drawn two and lost zero.

The Metz fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 13 matches. Metz have conceded 16 in these home matches.

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Nîmes form and stats

Nîmes have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Ligue 1, after 1-4-8 (13 played).

Nîmes's previous game was their home loss versus Olympique Marseille (2-3). A 1-2 defeat away at Rennes before that.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Nîmes playing away and similar expectations, we found five relevant matches. Results were one Nîmes win, one draw and three defeats.

The attacking power of Nîmes when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 13 league matches away. The Nîmes manager B. Blaquart has some worries about the defense as 27 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Nîmes - Metz 1-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Metz victories, five draws and three Nîmes wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Metz
H. Diallo
12 goals
NîmesR. Philippoteaux
R. Philippoteaux
5 goals
Nîmes
R. Ripart
4 goals

Metz missing players

Nîmes missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Metz Nîmes
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 3 Played P 2 13 27
7 4 1 Won W 0 1 7
10 4 1 Drew D 1 4 6
10 5 1 Lost L 1 8 14
25 16 6 Scored S 1 11 28
34 16 5 Conceded C 2 27 42
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 85% 93%
70% 77% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 69% 67%
33% 46% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 69% 52%
19% 23% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 46% 33%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 15% 11%
44% 54% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 54% 44%
30% 23% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 15% 26%
33% 23% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 46% 37%
 
4.1 4.2 3.3 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 4.6 5.1
5.9 6.2 6.7 Corners against (avg) C A 6 4.5 4.3
1.7 1.5 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.6 1.7
4 2 0 Red cards R C 0 2 6
 
300 150 41 Total Shots T S 19 136 342
105 53 16 Shots on Target S O 6 39 105
24% 30% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 28% 27%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Metz have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Metz haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Nîmes have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Nîmes have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 Paris Saint Germain 27 22 2 3 75 24 14 12 1 1 44 11 13 10 1 2 31 13 51 68
2 Olympique Marseille 27 16 7 4 39 27 13 8 3 2 19 12 14 8 4 2 20 15 12 55
3 Rennes 27 14 5 8 33 24 13 8 2 3 20 14 14 6 3 5 13 10 9 47
4 Lille 27 14 4 9 34 27 14 10 2 2 23 9 13 4 2 7 11 18 7 46
5 Olympique Lyonnais 27 11 7 9 42 26 13 5 4 4 17 7 14 6 3 5 25 19 16 40
6 Montpellier 27 11 7 9 35 29 14 10 2 2 26 10 13 1 5 7 9 19 6 40
7 Monaco 27 11 7 9 43 42 14 8 2 4 29 22 13 3 5 5 14 20 1 40
8 Reims 27 9 11 7 25 21 13 4 7 2 11 7 14 5 4 5 14 14 4 38
9 Nice 27 10 8 9 39 37 14 7 4 3 26 19 13 3 4 6 13 18 2 38
10 Strasbourg 27 11 5 11 32 32 13 7 3 3 22 14 14 4 2 8 10 18 0 38
11 Nantes 27 11 4 12 28 29 14 6 2 6 11 11 13 5 2 6 17 18 -1 37
12 Bordeaux 27 9 9 9 39 33 13 4 5 4 19 12 14 5 4 5 20 21 6 36
13 Angers SCO 27 10 6 11 26 33 14 7 3 4 18 13 13 3 3 7 8 20 -7 36
14 Brest 27 8 10 9 34 36 14 6 6 2 21 11 13 2 4 7 13 25 -2 34
15 Metz 27 7 10 10 25 34 13 4 4 5 16 16 14 3 6 5 9 18 -9 31
16 Saint-Étienne 27 8 5 14 28 44 13 4 5 4 14 17 14 4 0 10 14 27 -16 29
17 Dijon 27 6 9 12 25 36 13 5 6 2 18 14 14 1 3 10 7 22 -11 27
18 Nîmes 27 7 6 14 28 42 14 6 2 6 17 15 13 1 4 8 11 27 -14 27
19 Amiens SC 27 4 10 13 29 48 14 3 5 6 17 23 13 1 5 7 12 25 -19 22
20 Toulouse 27 3 4 20 21 56 13 3 0 10 11 24 14 0 4 10 10 32 -35 13

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris Saint Germain 27 22 2 3 75 24 14 12 1 1 44 11 13 10 1 2 31 13 51 68
2 Olympique Marseille 27 16 7 4 39 27 13 8 3 2 19 12 14 8 4 2 20 15 12 55
3 Rennes 27 14 5 8 33 24 13 8 2 3 20 14 14 6 3 5 13 10 9 47
4 Lille 27 14 4 9 34 27 14 10 2 2 23 9 13 4 2 7 11 18 7 46
5 Olympique Lyonnais 27 11 7 9 42 26 13 5 4 4 17 7 14 6 3 5 25 19 16 40
6 Montpellier 27 11 7 9 35 29 14 10 2 2 26 10 13 1 5 7 9 19 6 40
7 Monaco 27 11 7 9 43 42 14 8 2 4 29 22 13 3 5 5 14 20 1 40
8 Reims 27 9 11 7 25 21 13 4 7 2 11 7 14 5 4 5 14 14 4 38
9 Nice 27 10 8 9 39 37 14 7 4 3 26 19 13 3 4 6 13 18 2 38
10 Strasbourg 27 11 5 11 32 32 13 7 3 3 22 14 14 4 2 8 10 18 0 38
11 Nantes 27 11 4 12 28 29 14 6 2 6 11 11 13 5 2 6 17 18 -1 37
12 Bordeaux 27 9 9 9 39 33 13 4 5 4 19 12 14 5 4 5 20 21 6 36
13 Angers SCO 27 10 6 11 26 33 14 7 3 4 18 13 13 3 3 7 8 20 -7 36
14 Brest 27 8 10 9 34 36 14 6 6 2 21 11 13 2 4 7 13 25 -2 34
15 Metz 27 7 10 10 25 34 13 4 4 5 16 16 14 3 6 5 9 18 -9 31
16 Saint-Étienne 27 8 5 14 28 44 13 4 5 4 14 17 14 4 0 10 14 27 -16 29
17 Dijon 27 6 9 12 25 36 13 5 6 2 18 14 14 1 3 10 7 22 -11 27
18 Nîmes 27 7 6 14 28 42 14 6 2 6 17 15 13 1 4 8 11 27 -14 27
19 Amiens SC 27 4 10 13 29 48 14 3 5 6 17 23 13 1 5 7 12 25 -19 22
20 Toulouse 27 3 4 20 21 56 13 3 0 10 11 24 14 0 4 10 10 32 -35 13

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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.