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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 22.August
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien (26661 seats)

Metz oppose Reims for honour and football prosperity.

Metz and Reims should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Metz form and stats

A Ligue 1 draw at home so far for Metz. Last season their home statistics were 5 wins, 5 draws and 9 defeats from 19 matches.

In their previous game, the manager F. Antonetti led his Metz to a defeat in the Ligue 1 match away at Nantes. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade Saint-Symphorien. Alexandre Oukidja, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.35 out of 10 in that game. Oukidja stopped the opponent with four saves.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Lille that ended 3-3.

This is expected to be a close game, with Metz perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Metz as a small favourite), we find eight games. Metz has won five of these, drawn one and lost two.

Early season league goal statistics from Metz's 1 home game: 3 goals, 3 conceded.

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Reims form and stats

The visitors settled for one point in their first Ligue 1 away game of the season. During their previous season 19 away games resulted in 5 wins, 7 draws and 7 defeats.

Reims delivered a 3-3 draw playing at home against Montpellier (placed 13th) in their previous match; a Ligue 1 game. Midfielder Moreto Cassama was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 9.12. Cassama scored two goals and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times. A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Reims, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun? The draw against Montpellier came from a losing position. The Reims manager Ó. García Junyent brought on Ilan Kebbal as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.

A 0-0 draw at Nice's stadium before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found twelve similar matches played by Reims in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Reims, four draws and three defeats.

Reims have the goal stats of 0-0 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Metz victories, four draws and two Reims wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

MetzF. Centonze
F. Centonze
2 goals
ReimsM. Cassamã
M. Cassamã
2 goals
MetzM. Udol
M. Udol
1 goals

Metz missing players

Reims missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Metz Reims
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
2 1 0 Played P 0 1 2
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 2
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
3 3 0 Scored S 0 0 3
5 3 0 Conceded C 0 0 3
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 50%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 50%
50% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 50%
50% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 50%
50% 100% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 50%
50% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 50%
50% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 50%
 
5 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2 5
5.5 5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 5.5
0.5 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 1.5
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.5 11 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 5 12.5
5 5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 4.5
30% 60% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 33%
Metz Last season Reims
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
12 5   Won W   5 9
11 5   Drew D   7 15
15 9   Lost L   7 14
44 19   Scored S   26 42
48 26   Conceded C   29 50
95% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 84%
74% 84%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 63%
39% 37%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   63% 50%
24% 21%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   37% 32%
5% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 5%
53% 53%   BTTS BTTS   58% 53%
21% 21%   Clean Sheets C S   21% 26%
32% 32%   Failed to Score F T   26% 37%
 
4.2 5.5   Corners for (avg) C F   3.7 3.8
5.4 4.6   Corners against (avg) C A   5.5 4.8
2.2 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.9 2
4 2   Red cards R C   4 8
 
10.6 12.4   Shots (avg) S (   8.8 9.4
3.8 4.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.3 3.2
31% 24%   Goal Efficiency G E   42% 34%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Angers SCO 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 6
2 Clermont 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 6
3 Paris Saint Germain 2 2 0 0 6 3 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 6
4 Nice 2 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 4
5 Nantes 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 4
6 Olympique Marseille 2 1 1 0 5 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 4
7 Lorient 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
8 Lens 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
9 Reims 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
10 Saint-Etienne 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2
11 Brest 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
12 Rennes 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
13 Montpellier 2 0 1 1 5 6 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 -1 1
14 Monaco 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
15 Metz 2 0 1 1 3 5 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 1
16 Bordeaux 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 -2 1
17 Olympique Lyonnais 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1
18 Lille 2 0 1 1 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 3 3 -4 1
19 Troyes 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0
20 Strasbourg 2 0 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 4 -4 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 Lille 38 24 11 3 64 23 19 10 7 2 28 11 19 14 4 1 36 12 41 83
2 Paris Saint Germain 38 26 4 8 86 28 19 13 1 5 44 14 19 13 3 3 42 14 58 82
3 Monaco 38 24 6 8 76 42 19 12 5 2 43 21 19 12 1 6 33 21 34 78
4 Olympique Lyonnais 38 22 10 6 81 43 19 11 3 5 42 23 19 11 7 1 39 20 38 76
5 Olympique Marseille 38 16 12 10 54 47 19 10 5 4 32 23 19 6 7 6 22 24 7 60
6 Rennes 38 16 10 12 52 40 19 9 4 6 26 21 19 7 6 6 26 19 12 58
7 Lens 38 15 12 11 55 54 19 7 7 5 28 26 19 8 5 6 27 28 1 57
8 Montpellier 38 14 12 12 60 62 19 7 4 8 34 35 19 7 8 4 26 27 -2 54
9 Nice 38 15 7 16 50 53 19 7 3 9 25 30 19 8 4 7 25 23 -3 52
10 Metz 38 12 11 15 44 48 19 5 5 9 19 26 19 7 6 6 25 22 -4 47
11 Saint-Etienne 38 12 10 16 42 54 19 5 6 8 20 29 19 7 4 8 22 25 -12 46
12 Bordeaux 38 13 6 19 42 56 19 7 4 8 19 21 19 6 2 11 23 35 -14 45
13 Angers SCO 38 12 8 18 40 58 19 6 3 10 20 27 19 6 5 8 20 31 -18 44
14 Reims 38 9 15 14 42 50 19 4 8 7 16 21 19 5 7 7 26 29 -8 42
15 Strasbourg 38 11 9 18 49 58 19 4 5 10 21 29 19 7 4 8 28 29 -9 42
16 Lorient 38 11 9 18 50 68 19 10 2 7 31 29 19 1 7 11 19 39 -18 42
17 Brest 38 11 8 19 50 66 19 8 4 7 32 33 19 3 4 12 18 33 -16 41
18 Nantes 38 9 13 16 47 55 19 3 8 8 21 29 19 6 5 8 26 26 -8 40
19 Nîmes 38 9 8 21 40 71 19 3 5 11 22 39 19 6 3 10 18 32 -31 35
20 Dijon 38 4 9 25 25 73 19 1 6 12 8 31 19 3 3 13 17 42 -48 21

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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 Angers SCO 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 6
2 Clermont 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 6
3 Paris Saint Germain 2 2 0 0 6 3 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 6
4 Nice 2 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 4
5 Nantes 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 4
6 Olympique Marseille 2 1 1 0 5 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 4
7 Lorient 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
8 Lens 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
9 Reims 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
10 Saint-Etienne 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2
11 Brest 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
12 Rennes 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
13 Montpellier 2 0 1 1 5 6 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 -1 1
14 Monaco 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
15 Metz 2 0 1 1 3 5 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 1
16 Bordeaux 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 -2 1
17 Olympique Lyonnais 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1
18 Lille 2 0 1 1 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 3 3 -4 1
19 Troyes 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0
20 Strasbourg 2 0 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 4 -4 0

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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.