The season has been a struggle for Metz so far, and you could say the same about Saint-Étienne. These students from the school of hard knocks hope for some vital points here.
- Metz have the most conceded goals (26) in Ligue 1
- Saint-Étienne is in the worst form (0-2-4)
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
0-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 1 numbers at home for Metz, who have the most conceded goals (26) in Ligue 1, so far this season. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Metz to get some points in this home game.
Metz lost their last game at Lens (placed 2nd) after a 1-4 scoreline. Nicolas de Préville, an attacker, was the highest rated player for the side in that fixture, earning a rating of 7.21 (out of 10). Préville scored one goal and hit the woodwork once.
Ahead of that match, Metz lost 0-3 at home to Rennes.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 ten games. Metz has won five of these, drawn two and lost three.
The Metz fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 5 matches. Metz have conceded 11 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Saint-Étienne form and stats
Playing away, Saint-Étienne, who have the fewest points (1) away in Ligue 1, have won 0 games, drawn 1 and suffered 4 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Saint-Étienne are desperate to end a eleven-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Lorient fixture.
Saint-Étienne's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Angers SCO that finished 2-2. The match against Angers SCO looked like a defeat for Saint-Étienne, but they did not accept the outcome and clawed their way back to 2-2. Mickael Nade equalized in the 90th minute. As mentioned above, Saint-Étienne drew the match against Angers SCO. Manager C. Puel brought on Mickael Nade to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked. Yvan Neyou got a match rating of 8.31 in that game, top player of the team. Neyou hit two key passes and had 64 successful passes (of 75 total).
A 1-5 defeat away at Strasbourg before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Saint-Étienne playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were four Saint-Étienne wins, zero draws and five defeats.
Saint-Étienne find the net regularly in their away games. 5 goals from 5 away fixtures in the league. The Saint-Étienne defense is as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle, having conceded 15 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Data for the former ten meetings between these two sides are: four wins for Metz, two draws and four wins for Saint-Étienne. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  W. Khazri 6 goals |   F. Centonze 3 goals |  N. de Roussel de Préville 2 goals |
Metz missing players
Saint-Étienne missing players
| Metz | Saint-Étienne | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 26 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 15 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 60% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 80% | 64% |
| 36% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 80% | 45% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 9% |
| 64% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 80% | 82% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 36% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 18% |
| 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
| 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6.4 | 5 |
| 2.7 | 3.2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.2 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9.9 | 10 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9.4 | 12.5 |
| 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 30% | 36% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 31% | 26% |
- All of Metz's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Saint-Étienne's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Metz have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Metz have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Metz have the fewest points (2) at home in Ligue 1
- Metz have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in Ligue 1
- Metz have the most conceded goals (11) at home in Ligue 1
- Metz have the most conceded goals (26) in Ligue 1
- Metz have the most conceded goals in the first half (13) in Ligue 1
- Metz have the the worst goal difference (-6) at home in Ligue 1
- Metz have yet to win a game at home.
- Metz haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Saint-Étienne have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Saint-Étienne have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Saint-Étienne have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Saint-Étienne have the fewest points (1) away in Ligue 1
- Saint-Étienne have the most conceded goals in the second half (14) in Ligue 1
- Saint-Étienne have the the worst goal difference (-10) away in Ligue 1
- Saint-Étienne have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Saint-Étienne have yet to win a game.
- Saint-Étienne haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Saint-Étienne is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| 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 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 28 |
| 2 | Lens | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | Nice | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 19 |
| 4 | Olympique Marseille | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | Rennes | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
| 6 | Angers SCO | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 7 | Nantes | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 8 | Monaco | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | Olympique Lyonnais | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 16 |
| 10 | Lille | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 15 |
| 11 | Lorient | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -2 | 15 |
| 12 | Strasbourg | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 14 |
| 13 | Montpellier | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 13 |
| 14 | Clermont | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | -8 | 13 |
| 15 | Troyes | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 12 |
| 16 | Reims | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 11 |
| 17 | Bordeaux | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | -9 | 9 |
| 18 | Brest | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 6 |
| 19 | Metz | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -14 | 6 |
| 20 | Saint-Étienne | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -14 | 5 |