Ligue 1: Toulouse are 2 points behind Metz, but are driven to go full force. Let's go!
- Toulouse have not yet lost a game at home.
- Metz have scored in all their away matches so far.
These teams have little in common geographically as Metz have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
This has all the signs of an entertaining match with lots of fun and energy as both participants are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Bring it on!
Toulouse form and stats
Toulouse have less points than they have played home games in the Ligue 1 so far. Their two previous attempts here have produced 2 points.
Toulouse faced defeat in their previous match, away at Lens (1-2). Midfielder Gelabert was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.01 (out of ten) in that game. Gelabert scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
In the fixture before, 1-1 away to Union Saint-Gilloise (Europa League). The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Toulouse handle that role? We have found 9 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 6 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Europa League game versus LASK Linz in only four days. This game is also played here at Stadium de Toulouse.
Early season league goal statistics from Toulouse's 2 home games: {3 goals}, 3 conceded.
Metz form and stats
It's gone fairly well in the Ligue 1 away games so far for Metz with six points collected from three matches.
The manager Delmotte was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Stade Saint-Symphorien. Metz suffered a 0-1 loss to Strasbourg (placed 5th). That loss was their first after four consecutive league rounds winning points. Defender Candé was the best team player with a rating of 7.45. Candé hit two key passes and won 3 of 4 duels.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Lens with the score of 1-0.We have checked recent matches where Metz have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 10 games were 3 victories, 0 draws and 7 defeats.
Metz struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 5 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Toulouse have managed a streak of 5 consecutive games without losing (0-5-0) when facing Metz.Top Goalscorers
  Z. Aboukhlal 3 goals |   C. Sabaly 2 goals |  R. Nicolaisen 1 goals |
Toulouse missing players
Metz missing players
| Toulouse | Metz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 83% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 17% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 3 | 2.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
| 6.3 | 6.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9.5 | 8 | 5.8 |
| 2 | 0.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8.3 | 8.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 7 | 9.3 |
| 3 | 3.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| 33% | 43% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 30% | 35% |
| 17 | 15.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 23.5 | 25.3 | 19 |
| 4.3 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 9.3 | 6 |
- All of Toulouse's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Metz have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Metz have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Metz haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Toulouse have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Toulouse have not yet lost a game at home.
- Toulouse have yet to win a 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 | Brest | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | Nice | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Paris Saint Germain | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 4 | Monaco | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
| 5 | Strasbourg | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 10 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Olympique Marseille | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 9 |
| 8 | Rennes | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | Lille | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Metz | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 8 |
| 11 | Nantes | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 12 | Reims | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 13 | Montpellier | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Lorient | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 6 |
| 15 | Toulouse | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 16 | Lens | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 4 |
| 17 | Olympique Lyonnais | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -8 | 2 |
| 18 | Clermont | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 1 |
