The visiting Reims side should be favourites in this visit to Metz, as the away team holds a 6 point advantage from their 13 league games this season.
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.
Metz form and stats
The story so far in the Ligue 1 for Metz at their home stadium (Stade Saint Symphorien) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
Metz drew their last game, 0-0 away at Lille (placed 5th). The points were shared before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Montpellier.
Metz's goalie Alexandre Oukidja played a big part in securing one point against Lille with a stunning 6 saves.
The Metz fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 6 league matches. Metz's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Reims form and stats
Playing away, Reims, who have the fewest conceded goals (6) in Ligue 1, have won 3 games, drawn 0 and suffered 3 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season.
Reims's last game was the home draw against Angers SCO (0-0). A 0-2 defeat away at Nice before that.
The attacking power of Reims when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Metz won 3 games, 5 matches ended with a draw and Reims has 2 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 4 / 6Top Goalscorers
  H. Diallo 8 goals |   B. Dia 3 goals |  R. Cohade 1 goals |
Metz missing players
Reims missing players
| Metz | Reims | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | 9 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 18 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 69% |
| 77% | 83% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 38% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 15% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 31% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 31% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 69% |
| 46% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 54% |
| 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
| 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- Metz have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Metz haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Reims 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 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 30 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 22 |
| 3 | Angers SCO | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 21 |
| 4 | Saint-Étienne | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -2 | 21 |
| 5 | Lille | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 19 |
| 6 | Montpellier | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
| 7 | Bordeaux | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | Reims | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 |
| 9 | Nantes | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 19 |
| 10 | Rennes | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
| 11 | Monaco | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 18 |
| 12 | Brest | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 17 |
| 13 | Nice | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 17 |
| 14 | Olympique Lyonnais | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 16 |
| 15 | Amiens SC | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 16 |
| 16 | Strasbourg | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | -3 | 15 |
| 17 | Metz | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -7 | 13 |
| 18 | Dijon | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 12 |
| 19 | Toulouse | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -10 | 12 |
| 20 | Nîmes | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 11 |