An important duel in the bottom section of the Ligue 1, with both Metz and Saint-Étienne experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic “six-pointer” with the home team placed 17th and the visitors in 15th place.
Metz and Saint-Étienne 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
When playing at home in the Ligue 1, Metz have managed 3 wins, 4 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 10 games.
A nice win for Metz last time playing, versus Strasbourg. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with John Boye scoring for the victors. Heartbreak before that as Metz lost 0-3 at Rouen's place.
The Metz fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 10 matches. Metz's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Saint-Étienne form and stats
4 wins, 0 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Saint-Étienne playing as the away team in the Ligue 1 this season. With the Saint-Étienne losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on C. Puel, the Saint-Étienne manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Two travels in a row for Saint-Étienne, whose manager C. Puel could celebrate last time after the Coupe de France win against Paris. A loss against Nantes was the result prior to that, in a Ligue 1 home game.
Saint-Étienne find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 11 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Saint-Étienne have conceded 18 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Saint-Étienne - Metz 0-1 entered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 2 Metz victories, 2 draws and 6 Saint-Étienne wins. 4 of these games ended with three goals or more, 6 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Diallo 10 goals |   D. Bouanga 7 goals |  R. Hamouma 5 goals |
Metz missing players
Saint-Étienne missing players
| Metz | Saint-Étienne | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 18 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 28 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 18 | 31 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 75% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 70% | 65% |
| 35% | 40% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 70% | 55% |
| 20% | 20% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 30% | 35% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 15% |
| 45% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 50% |
| 25% | 30% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 20% | 25% |
| 35% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 4 | 4.1 | 3.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| 5 | 5.5 | 6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 12.5 | 5.8 | 4.5 |
| 1.9 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 227 | 120 | 29 | Total Shots | T S | 17 | 88 | 212 |
| 75 | 42 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 31 | 60 |
| 24% | 29% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 35% | 37% |
- Metz have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Metz haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Saint-Étienne have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Saint-Étienne 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 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 36 | 49 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 41 |
| 3 | Rennes | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 36 |
| 4 | Nantes | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 32 |
| 5 | Lille | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 31 |
| 6 | Montpellier | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 30 |
| 7 | Olympique Lyonnais | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 29 |
| 8 | Reims | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 29 |
| 9 | Monaco | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 29 |
| 10 | Angers SCO | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -2 | 29 |
| 11 | Nice | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 28 |
| 12 | Strasbourg | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 | -2 | 27 |
| 13 | Bordeaux | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 26 |
| 14 | Brest | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 25 |
| 15 | Saint-Étienne | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -9 | 25 |
| 16 | Dijon | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -7 | 21 |
| 17 | Metz | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -10 | 20 |
| 18 | Amiens SC | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -16 | 18 |
| 19 | Nîmes | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 22 | -18 | 15 |
| 20 | Toulouse | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -23 | 12 |