Metz will cross fingers that their home advantage is enough to get a good result from this demanding duel, against fiery Olympique Marseille.
- Metz have the fewest points (7) at home in Ligue 1
- Olympique Marseille have the most clean sheets (11) in Ligue 1
The visiting Olympique Marseille played their last game only four days ago, a Coupe de France match. That game, against Nice, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Olympique Marseille.
Metz form and stats
Metz's results here at Stade Saint-Symphorien in the Ligue 1 have been very modest with 1 victory, 4 draws and 6 defeats. Metz are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Stade Saint-Symphorien, having lost their two previous games here.
Stress levels are on the rise for Metz's attacking players as they have now played 209 minutes without scoring in a league game. Niane was their last goal scorer.
The Metz coach Antonetti and his pawns return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Troyes (placed 16th). Midfielder Pajot was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.72 (out of ten) in that game. Pajot hit two key passes and had 47 successful passes (of 50 total).
Preceding that match was a defeat to Nice (0-2).The Metz fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 11 matches. Metz have conceded 23 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Olympique Marseille form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 2 draws and only 2 losses in the Ligue 1.
Ünder, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.32. Ünder hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
Before that, Olympique Marseille secured a home win against Angers SCO with the score 5-2.A quick return to home after this game, as Olympique are hosting Qarabag in the Europa Conference League only four days away.
Olympique Marseille have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).
Head 2 Head
These competitors have met before this season: Olympique Marseille - Metz 0-0. Numbers for the preceeding ten meetings featuring these two squads are: one win for Metz, four draws and five wins for Olympique Marseille. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  D. Payet 8 goals |  C. Ünder 7 goals |   F. Centonze 4 goals |
Metz missing players
Olympique Marseille missing players
| Metz | Olympique Marseille | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 24 | 14 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 14 | 36 |
| 43 | 23 | 9 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 87% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 64% | 70% |
| 52% | 55% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 18% | 35% |
| 35% | 36% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 26% |
| 22% | 27% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 17% |
| 52% | 64% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 27% | 48% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 64% | 48% |
| 39% | 36% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | 17% |
| 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.8 |
| 6.3 | 5.3 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 10.8 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 11.6 | 13.4 |
| 3.3 | 3.4 | 1.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| 32% | 38% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 31% | 37% |
| 14.4 | 15.2 | 15.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 8.8 | 9.1 |
| 4.9 | 5.7 | 6.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.3 | 3.1 |
- 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.
- Olympique Marseille have the most clean sheets (11) in Ligue 1
- Olympique Marseille have the most clean sheets (7) away in Ligue 1
- Olympique Marseille have the most matches under the total-line (14) 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 | PSG | 23 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 51 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 32 | 56 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 43 |
| 3 | Nice | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 42 |
| 4 | Strasbourg | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 38 |
| 5 | Rennes | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 22 | 37 |
| 6 | Monaco | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 36 |
| 7 | Montpellier | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 34 |
| 8 | Olympique Lyonnais | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 34 |
| 9 | Lens | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 33 |
| 10 | Nantes | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| 11 | Lille | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -4 | 32 |
| 12 | Angers SCO | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 29 |
| 13 | Brest | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -7 | 28 |
| 14 | Reims | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 27 |
| 15 | Clermont | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -16 | 24 |
| 16 | Troyes | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -11 | 21 |
| 17 | Lorient | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 29 | -18 | 20 |
| 18 | Metz | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -19 | 20 |
| 19 | Bordeaux | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 58 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 34 | -24 | 20 |
| 20 | Saint-Etienne | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -22 | 18 |
