The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Nantes are in the 12th position while the guesting Metz worry at 16th.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Nantes form and stats
Overall Ligue 1 stats at home this season for Nantes are 6-1-5 (wins-draw-losses).
Nantes drew their last game, also a home match. Metz (placed 16th) was the opponent, 0-0 the score. Before that, Nantes played out a draw 3-3 when visiting Dijon.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Nantes have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 15 games) they have won seven times, drawn three and lost five.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Nantes here at Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (11 from 12 games). Nantes have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Metz form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Metz so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 2-5-5 (win-draw-lose). Metz has drawn their two previous away games.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Nantes (placed 12th) in their previous outing. The Ligue 1 match ended in a draw 0-0. A 1-2 loss hosting Bordeaux before that.
We have checked recent matches where Metz have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eleven games were four victories, five draws and two defeats.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Metz have conceded 18 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Metz - Nantes 1-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Nantes, five draws and two wins for Metz. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  H. Diallo 12 goals |   M. Simon 5 goals |  L. Blas 5 goals |
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| Nantes | Metz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 13 | 25 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 25 | 11 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 24 |
| 27 | 10 | 6 | Conceded | C | 11 | 18 | 32 |
| 92% | 85% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 85% | 92% |
| 52% | 31% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 69% | 72% |
| 36% | 31% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 23% | 36% |
| 12% | 8% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 15% | 20% |
| 12% | 8% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 8% | 4% |
| 40% | 31% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 38% | 48% |
| 40% | 54% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 31% | 28% |
| 28% | 31% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 46% | 32% |
| 5.4 | 5.5 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| 4.5 | 3.5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.8 |
| 1.7 | 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 295 | 159 | 56 | Total Shots | T S | 75 | 137 | 279 |
| 98 | 57 | 20 | Shots on Target | S O | 23 | 46 | 99 |
| 26% | 19% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 13% | 17% | 24% |
- Metz 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 | 25 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 67 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 46 | 62 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 49 |
| 3 | Rennes | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 41 |
| 4 | Lille | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 40 |
| 5 | Monaco | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 40 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 38 |
| 6 | Montpellier | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 37 |
| 7 | Strasbourg | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 36 |
| 8 | Bordeaux | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 34 |
| 9 | Olympique Lyonnais | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 33 |
| 10 | Reims | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 33 |
| 11 | Nice | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 33 |
| 12 | Nantes | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | -2 | 33 |
| 13 | Brest | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -2 | 30 |
| 14 | Angers SCO | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -8 | 30 |
| 15 | Saint-Étienne | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 22 | -13 | 28 |
| 16 | Metz | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -8 | 27 |
| 17 | Dijon | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 16 | -7 | 25 |
| 18 | Nîmes | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -13 | 24 |
| 19 | Amiens SC | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 47 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25 | -18 | 21 |
| 20 | Toulouse | 24 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 29 | -28 | 13 |