Evenly matched teams: Toulouse vs Metz match preview

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sat 14.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Pierre Cahuzac (33150 seats)

Toulouse are welcoming Metz for another important game after their 1-2 result against 16th-placed Dijon.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Toulouse form and stats

With {3 Ligue 1 wins}, 0 draws and 10 defeats from their home games, Toulouse, who have the most conceded goals (58) in Ligue 1, are certainly not brimming with confidence. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in 18 attempts. Toulouse are slowly digging their own grave here at Stade Pierre Cahuzac with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in eight attempts. The last victory here came in the Lille match.

The fans are hoping that Toulouse will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Ligue 1 game against Dijon (placed 16th). Before that game, the home loss against Rennes with the scoreline 0-2.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Toulouse have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won four, drawn four and lost six.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Toulouse here at Stade Pierre Cahuzac in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (11 from 13 games). With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Toulouse defense is not exactly impregnable. 24 goals conceded from 13 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Metz form and stats

3-6-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Metz in their Ligue 1 matches away.

Metz won their last game, 2-1 versus Nîmes played at home. Preceding that game was the away victory against Amiens SC with the score of 1-0.

Goalkeeper Alexandre Oukidja was absolutely vital in the Metz victory against Nîmes, making six saves.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Metz playing away and similar expectations, we found five relevant matches. Results were zero Metz wins, two draws and three defeats.

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Metz have conceded 18 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Metz - Toulouse 2-2 earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Toulouse two wins, six draws and Metz two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Metz
H. Diallo
12 goals
ToulouseE. Koulouris
E. Koulouris
4 goals
ToulouseM. Gradel
M. Gradel
3 goals

Toulouse missing players

Metz missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Toulouse Metz
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
28 13 3 Played P 5 14 28
3 3 2 Won W 2 3 8
4 0 0 Drew D 2 6 10
21 10 1 Lost L 1 5 10
22 11 5 Scored S 5 9 27
58 24 5 Conceded C 5 18 35
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 93%
79% 77% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 64% 71%
57% 38% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 21% 36%
29% 23% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 14% 18%
14% 15% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 4%
43% 38% 33% BTTS BTTS 40% 36% 46%
11% 15% 67% Clean Sheets C S 40% 36% 29%
50% 46% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 43% 32%
 
4.4 4.8 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 4.1 4.2
5.9 5.3 4.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.7 5.9
1.8 1.7 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 1.9 1.6
5 3 0 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
317 172 42 Total Shots T S 55 150 315
97 50 15 Shots on Target S O 21 52 111
23% 22% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 17% 24%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Toulouse has the fewest clean sheets (3)
  • Toulouse has the fewest points (9) at home
  • Toulouse has the fewest scored goals (22)
  • Toulouse has the fewest scored goals in the first half (9)
  • Toulouse has the most conceded goals (24) at home
  • Toulouse has the most conceded goals (58)
  • Toulouse has the most conceded goals in the first half (25)
  • Toulouse has the the worst goal difference (-13) at home
  • Toulouse has the the worst goal difference (-36)
  • Toulouse have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Toulouse haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Toulouse is in the worst form (0-0-6)

  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 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

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  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 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

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Ligue 1 is the top league in the French football league system. Seasons run from August to May with 20 teams playing a total of 380 fixtures. The team topping the league table after the final game is the champion of France, receiving the trophy L’Hexagoal. Ligue 1 is one of the top five European leagues.