Ligue 1: Tipsway are previewing an appealing and very important match starring Saint-Étienne and Metz at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. Both are in need of a good run!
- Saint-Étienne have the most conceded goals (26) at home in Ligue 1
- Metz have the fewest scored goals (10) away in Ligue 1
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.
Saint-Étienne form and stats
With 2 Ligue 1 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Saint-Étienne are certainly not brimming with confidence.
No payout for Saint-Étienne in their previous match, an away game at PSG that ended in defeat 1-3. Attacking player Boudebouz outdid all the other players in that match and was awarded a match rating of 7.02 out of 10. Boudebouz hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 6 times and had 56 successful passes (of 65 total).
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Strasbourg.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 Saint-Étienne have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found seven games) they have won two times, drawn three and lost two.
Saint-Étienne has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches.
Metz form and stats
Playing away, Metz have won 3 games, drawn 5 and suffered 5 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Metz has drawn their two previous away games.
Metz aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 218 league minutes without a goal. Maiga was the last player to find the net. 188 minutes! That's how long the Metz goalkeeper Marc-Aurele Caillard and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Metz's last game was the home draw against Nantes (0-0). Jemerson was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.1. The defender Jemerson won 9 of 13 duels.
Before that, Metz travelled to Lille and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.We have checked recent matches where Metz have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 13 games were five victories, five draws and three defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Metz as they have only managed to score 10 times from 13 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Metz rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 20 goals from these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches. When Metz is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Troyes, Angers SCO, Lorient, Bordeaux, Clermont and Metz.
Head 2 Head
The squads have played each other before in this season, with the final score Metz - Saint-Étienne 1-1 registered in the official records. Saint-Étienne-Metz H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Saint-Étienne three wins, Metz four wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  W. Khazri 9 goals |  D. Bouanga 4 goals |   F. Centonze 4 goals |
Saint-Étienne missing players
Metz missing players
| Saint-Étienne | Metz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 27 | 16 | 7 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 25 |
| 50 | 26 | 7 | Conceded | C | 5 | 20 | 45 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 77% | 85% |
| 81% | 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 62% | 77% |
| 58% | 69% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 46% | 50% |
| 42% | 46% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 31% | 31% |
| 12% | 15% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 15% | 19% |
| 65% | 77% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 38% | 50% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 38% | 23% |
| 27% | 23% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 46% | 42% |
| 5.1 | 6.2 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
| 4.6 | 3.5 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 7.5 | 6.5 |
| 2 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 11.8 | 14.4 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 9 | 9.8 |
| 3.9 | 4.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3 | 3.1 |
| 27% | 28% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 26% | 31% |
| 12.3 | 11 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.7 | 13.5 | 14.1 |
| 5 | 4.9 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
- Metz have the fewest scored goals (10) away in Ligue 1
- Saint-Étienne have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Saint-Étienne have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Saint-Étienne have the most conceded goals (26) at home in Ligue 1
- Saint-Étienne have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- 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 | PSG | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 56 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 33 | 62 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 47 |
| 3 | Nice | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 16 | 46 |
| 4 | Rennes | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 51 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 26 | 43 |
| 5 | Strasbourg | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 48 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 43 |
| 6 | Lens | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 5 | 40 |
| 7 | Nantes | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 39 |
| 8 | Lille | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | -2 | 39 |
| 9 | Monaco | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 38 |
| 10 | Olympique Lyonnais | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 38 |
| 11 | Montpellier | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 41 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 37 |
| 12 | Brest | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -4 | 32 |
| 13 | Reims | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 31 |
| 14 | Angers SCO | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 21 | -7 | 29 |
| 15 | Clermont | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 25 | -15 | 28 |
| 16 | Lorient | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -18 | 24 |
| 17 | Troyes | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 41 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 27 | -18 | 22 |
| 18 | Metz | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 45 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -20 | 22 |
| 19 | Saint-Étienne | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 50 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -23 | 22 |
| 20 | Bordeaux | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 38 | 63 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 38 | -25 | 22 |
