Metz hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 17 points and a 17th position in the Ligue 1 table. Visiting Strasbourg holds 11th place with 27 pts.
It's no vacation for neither Metz nor Strasbourg as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Metz form and stats
When playing at home in the Ligue 1, Metz have managed 2 wins, 4 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 9 games.
Metz's last game was hosting Strasbourg (placed 11th) and winning 1-0. A Coupe de France defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Rouen.
The Metz fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 9 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.
Strasbourg form and stats
Strasbourg have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Ligue 1, after 2-1-6 (9 played).
It might be tough going out on the road again for Strasbourg, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Metz (placed 17th). Before that, Strasbourg travelled to Reims and returned home with a draw after the Coupe de la Ligue game finished 0-0.
The attacking power of Strasbourg when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 9 league matches away. Strasbourg have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Metz - Strasbourg 1-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 6 - 4 - 0 (Metz wins - draws - Strasbourg wins). As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Diallo 10 goals |   L. Ajorque 7 goals |  A. Thomasson 5 goals |
Metz missing players
Strasbourg missing players
| Metz | Strasbourg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 18 | 12 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 5 | 23 |
| 28 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 13 | 25 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 75% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 40% | 60% |
| 35% | 40% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 20% | 40% |
| 20% | 20% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 20% | 25% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 10% | 15% |
| 45% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 35% |
| 25% | 30% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 30% | 25% |
| 35% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 80% | 45% |
| 4 | 4.1 | 5.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 7 | 5.7 | 4.8 |
| 5 | 5.5 | 3.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 1.9 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 227 | 120 | 30 | Total Shots | T S | 38 | 92 | 237 |
| 75 | 42 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 30 | 75 |
| 24% | 29% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 17% | 31% |
- Metz have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Metz have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Strasbourg have scored away.
- Metz haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Strasbourg have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored 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 | Paris Saint Germain | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 33 | 45 |
| 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 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 33 |
| 4 | Lille | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 31 |
| 5 | Nantes | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 29 |
| 6 | Reims | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 28 |
| 7 | Monaco | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 28 |
| 8 | Angers SCO | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -2 | 28 |
| 9 | Montpellier | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 27 |
| 10 | Nice | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 27 |
| 11 | Strasbourg | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -1 | 27 |
| 12 | Olympique Lyonnais | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 26 |
| 13 | Bordeaux | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 26 |
| 14 | Saint-Étienne | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 25 |
| 15 | Brest | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -3 | 22 |
| 16 | Dijon | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 18 |
| 17 | Metz | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 17 |
| 18 | Amiens SC | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -15 | 17 |
| 19 | Nîmes | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 22 | -19 | 12 |
| 20 | Toulouse | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -20 | 12 |