With their 6 point advantage in the league table, Monaco fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Metz.
Metz have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Monaco form and stats
When playing at home in the Ligue 1, Monaco have managed 8 wins, 2 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 14 games.
Monaco faced defeat in their previous match, away at Nice (1-2). In the match before that, Monaco hosted Reims and drew the game 1-1.
Heartbreak for Monaco in their last match as Nice's K. Dolberg scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (29 in 14 games), Monaco's attacking play is working. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 22 goals have been conceded.
Metz form and stats
Playing away, Metz have won 3 games, drawn 6 and suffered 5 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season.
Metz go into this game after a win, the home game against Nîmes that ended 2-1. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Amiens SC at their stadium, the result 1-0.
Goalkeeper Alexandre Oukidja was absolutely vital in the Metz victory against Nîmes, making six saves.
The attacking power of Metz when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 14 league matches away. As opposed to that, Metz have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Monaco and Metz have met before this season: Metz - Monaco 3-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Monaco seven wins, zero draws and Metz three victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  W. Ben Yedder 18 goals |   H. Diallo 12 goals |  I. Slimani 9 goals |
Monaco missing players
Metz missing players
| Monaco | Metz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 14 | 28 |
| 11 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 44 | 29 | 10 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 27 |
| 44 | 22 | 3 | Conceded | C | 9 | 18 | 35 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 86% | 93% |
| 75% | 79% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 64% | 71% |
| 68% | 71% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 21% | 36% |
| 43% | 57% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 18% |
| 21% | 36% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 4% |
| 64% | 64% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 36% | 46% |
| 25% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 36% | 29% |
| 18% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 43% | 32% |
| 4.7 | 4.4 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.9 |
| 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 387 | 209 | 76 | Total Shots | T S | 66 | 150 | 315 |
| 139 | 75 | 31 | Shots on Target | S O | 22 | 52 | 111 |
| 32% | 39% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 9% | 17% | 24% |
- Monaco have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Monaco have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Metz have scored away.
- Monaco haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 27 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 75 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 51 | 68 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 56 |
| 3 | Rennes | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 50 |
| 4 | Lille | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 49 |
| 5 | Reims | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 41 |
| 6 | Nice | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 41 |
| 7 | Olympique Lyonnais | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 40 |
| 8 | Montpellier | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 40 |
| 9 | Monaco | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 40 |
| 10 | Angers SCO | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -5 | 39 |
| 11 | Strasbourg | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 38 |
| 12 | Bordeaux | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 37 |
| 13 | Nantes | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 37 |
| 14 | Brest | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 26 | -3 | 34 |
| 15 | Metz | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -8 | 34 |
| 16 | Dijon | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 22 | -10 | 30 |
| 17 | Saint-Étienne | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 27 | -16 | 30 |
| 18 | Nîmes | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 29 | -15 | 27 |
| 19 | Amiens SC | 28 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 27 | -19 | 23 |
| 20 | Toulouse | 28 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 58 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 34 | -36 | 13 |