Season ticket holders at Stade Saint-Symphorien haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Metz languishing in the 15th position so far. The guesting Olympique Lyonnais will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Metz form and stats
4 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Metz have to build on here at Stade Saint-Symphorien in the Ligue 1.
An away draw last time out for Metz, facing Nantes in a game that ended 0-0. Ahead of that match, Metz lost 1-2 at home to Bordeaux.
The Metz goalkeeper Alexandre Oukidja was crucial in the match against Nantes last time out, making seven saves.
The Metz fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 12 matches. Metz's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Olympique Lyonnais form and stats
As the visiting team in Ligue 1 matches, Olympique Lyonnais have produced an overall stat of 5-3-5 so far. Olympique Lyonnais has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Olympique Lyonnais played 1-1 against Strasbourg in their previous match. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Olympique Marseille in the Coupe de France.
Olympique Lyonnais has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 23 goals from 13 games. As opposed to that, Olympique Lyonnais have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Olympique Lyonnais - Metz 2-0. Last ten meetings between the teams: Metz won two, Olympique Lyonnais won eight and zero draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Dembélé 13 goals |   H. Diallo 12 goals |  M. Depay 9 goals |
Metz missing players
Olympique Lyonnais missing players
| Metz | Olympique Lyonnais | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 25 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 24 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 9 | 23 | 38 |
| 32 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 19 | 26 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 72% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 85% | 68% |
| 36% | 50% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 77% | 52% |
| 20% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 38% | 24% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 15% | 12% |
| 48% | 58% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 69% | 48% |
| 28% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 15% | 28% |
| 32% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 15% | 32% |
| 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
| 6 | 6.3 | 6.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 279 | 142 | 40 | Total Shots | T S | 57 | 166 | 314 |
| 99 | 53 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 24 | 63 | 121 |
| 24% | 30% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 37% | 31% |
- Metz have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Metz haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Olympique Lyonnais have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Olympique Lyonnais 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 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 67 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 46 | 62 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 52 |
| 3 | Rennes | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 41 |
| 4 | Lille | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 40 |
| 5 | Monaco | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 40 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 38 |
| 6 | Montpellier | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 37 |
| 7 | Strasbourg | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 37 |
| 8 | Reims | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 36 |
| 9 | Nice | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 36 |
| 10 | Bordeaux | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 35 |
| 11 | Olympique Lyonnais | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 34 |
| 12 | Nantes | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | -2 | 34 |
| 13 | Brest | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -1 | 33 |
| 14 | Angers SCO | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -9 | 30 |
| 15 | Metz | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -8 | 28 |
| 16 | Saint-Étienne | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 25 | -14 | 28 |
| 17 | Nîmes | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -12 | 27 |
| 18 | Dijon | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 18 | -7 | 26 |
| 19 | Amiens SC | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 47 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25 | -18 | 21 |
| 20 | Toulouse | 25 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 51 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 29 | -30 | 13 |