Metz hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 8 points and a 14th position in the Ligue 1 table. Visiting Saint-Étienne holds 10th place with 10 pts.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Metz form and stats
Metz have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the Ligue 1. A decent catch, still with room for improvement. Two home wins in a row for Metz bring valid hopes of a third.
Metz drew their last game, 1-1 away at Angers SCO (placed 11th). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Lorient in a game that was won 3-1.
Metz have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Saint-Symphorien with 5 goals in 3 league matches. Metz's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 3 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Saint-Étienne form and stats
Saint-Étienne are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Ligue 1, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss). Three has not been a lucky number for Saint-Étienne as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Nantes match.
Saint-Étienne failed to get anything from their last game, a Ligue 1 home match vs Nice (placed 5th) that ended with defeat 1-3. Prior to that match, the Saint-Étienne manager C. Puel faced defeat when travelling to Lens and losing 0-2.
Saint-Étienne are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 4 away goals from 3 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Saint-Étienne have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Metz-Saint-Étienne H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Metz three wins, Saint-Étienne five wins, two draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  I. Niane 6 goals |   R. Hamouma 3 goals | D. Bouanga 2 goals |
Metz missing players
Saint-Étienne missing players
| Metz | Saint-Étienne | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 57% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 29% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 33% | 43% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 33% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 57% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 33% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 43% | 33% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 0.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 78 | 45 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 6 | 19 | 56 |
| 25 | 17 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 8 | 23 |
| 28% | 29% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 50% | 39% |
- All of Saint-Étienne's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Metz have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Metz haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Saint-Étienne haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 15 |
| 2 | Rennes | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | Lille | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Lens | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Nice | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Olympique Marseille | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 7 | Montpellier | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | Monaco | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 9 | Olympique Lyonnais | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | Saint-Étienne | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 10 |
| 11 | Angers SCO | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 10 |
| 12 | Bordeaux | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 13 | Brest | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 9 |
| 14 | Metz | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Nantes | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 8 |
| 16 | Nîmes | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 8 |
| 17 | Lorient | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 7 |
| 18 | Strasbourg | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 3 |
| 19 | Reims | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -7 | 2 |
| 20 | Dijon | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -10 | 2 |