It's still early in the Ligue 1 season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Metz - Reims preview!
Metz have less rest than Reims in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Ligue 1 game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Paris Saint Germain, so at least Metz are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Metz form and stats
Metz's first Ligue 1 home game here at Stade Saint-Symphorien ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 5 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats from 14 matches. Metz has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager V. Hognon and the players.
Metz are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 279 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by J. Boye).
Metz lost their last game at Paris Saint Germain (placed 15th) after a 0-1 scoreline. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Lille.
Alexandre Oukidja had a busy but productive day in the Paris Saint Germain match. Despite making seven saves the loss could not be prevented. The defeat against Paris Saint Germain was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored three minutes into stoppage time (by J. Draxler).
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 three, drawn one and lost zero.
Metz has scored 0 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Reims form and stats
The Ligue 1 season is young and Reims have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.
Reims aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 249 league minutes without a goal. E. B. Toure was the last player to find the net.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Reims, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Angers SCO (placed 9th). A 0-1 loss hosting Lille before that.
Reims goalkeeper Predrag Rajković had a great day against Angers SCO, but despite making six saves the loss could not be avoided.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Reims playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were three Reims wins, five draws and one defeat.
2 goals so far away for Reims, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Metz, five draws and two wins for Reims. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  B. Dia 1 goals | E. Toure 1 goals |
Metz missing players
Reims missing players
| Metz | Reims | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 5 | 10 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| 5.7 | 1 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.5 | 3.7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | 15 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 18 | 22 |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 40% | 40% |
- Metz has the fewest scored goals (0) in Ligue 1
| Metz | Last season | Reims | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 28 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 28 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 11 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 27 | 18 | Scored | S | 14 | 26 | ||
| 35 | 17 | Conceded | C | 14 | 21 | ||
| 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | ||
| 71% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 57% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 14% | 14% | ||
| 18% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 7% | 7% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 4% | ||
| 46% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 36% | ||
| 29% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 43% | ||
| 32% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 36% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.1 | ||
| 5.9 | 6.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.8 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 315 | 165 | Total Shots | T S | 153 | 343 | ||
| 111 | 59 | Shots on Target | S O | 49 | 96 | ||
| 24% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 27% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rennes | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Monaco | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Lille | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Saint-Étienne | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Montpellier | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Olympique Marseille | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Lens | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Nice | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Angers SCO | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Bordeaux | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Olympique Lyonnais | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Nantes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Nimes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Lorient | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | Paris Saint Germain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 16 | Brest | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 17 | Reims | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 18 | Metz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 19 | Dijon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 0 |
| 20 | Strasbourg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 56 |
| 3 | Rennes | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 50 |
| 4 | Lille | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 49 |
| 5 | Reims | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 41 |
| 6 | Nice | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 41 |
| 7 | Olympique Lyonnais | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 40 |
| 8 | Montpellier | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 40 |
| 9 | Monaco | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 40 |
| 10 | Angers SCO | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -5 | 39 |
| 11 | Strasbourg | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 38 |
| 12 | Bordeaux | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 37 |
| 13 | Nantes | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 37 |
| 14 | Brest | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 26 | -3 | 34 |
| 15 | Metz | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -8 | 34 |
| 16 | Dijon | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 22 | -10 | 30 |
| 17 | Saint-Étienne | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 27 | -16 | 30 |
| 18 | Nimes | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 29 | -15 | 27 |
| 19 | Amiens SC | 28 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 27 | -19 | 23 |
| 20 | Toulouse | 28 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 58 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 34 | -36 | 13 |