Troyes - Metz: Ligue 1 dungeon dwellers desperate for points and glory. Read all the relevant numbers and facts before the game!
- Troyes have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in Ligue 1
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Troyes form and stats
Troyes's results here at Stade de l'Aube in the Ligue 1 have been very modest with 2 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats.
In their previous game, the manager Irles led his Troyes to a defeat away at Angers SCO. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade de l'Aube. Tardieu (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.12/10. Tardieu hit five key passes and had 70 successful passes (of 79 total).
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Montpellier.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Troyes handle that role? We have found eight games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, one draw and two defeats.
Troyes have conceded 13 in these home matches. Troyes has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Metz form and stats
As the visiting team in Ligue 1 matches, Metz have produced an overall stat of 3-3-5 so far.
Metz might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Nice proved too strong as Metz slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Stade Saint-Symphorien. Delaine got a match rating of 7.13 in that game, top player of the team. Delaine hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 4 of 6 times.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Reims at their stadium, the result 1-0.Metz are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is five wins, five draws and three defeats. From a total of 13 matches.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Metz as they have only managed to score 10 times from 11 away games in the league. Metz struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 20 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent logged meeting between these contenders is the Metz - Troyes 0-2 played not long ago this season. Troyes-Metz H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Troyes three wins, Metz five wins, two draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  X. Chavalerin 5 goals |   F. Centonze 4 goals |  N. de Roussel de Préville 4 goals |
Troyes missing players
Metz missing players
| Troyes | Metz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 20 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 24 |
| 31 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 20 | 43 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 95% |
| 77% | 73% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 73% | 86% |
| 41% | 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 55% | 55% |
| 14% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | 36% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 23% |
| 55% | 64% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 45% | 55% |
| 18% | 18% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 27% | 14% |
| 27% | 18% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 36% | 36% |
| 4.1 | 5.1 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4 |
| 5.2 | 4.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 7.5 | 6.4 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10.5 | 11.8 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 9.5 | 10.1 |
| 3.8 | 4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 24% | 25% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 26% | 32% |
| 12.9 | 11.3 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 14.1 | 14.6 |
| 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.3 | 5 |
- Troyes have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Ligue 1
- Troyes have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in Ligue 1
- Troyes have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Troyes 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 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 28 | 53 |
| 2 | Nice | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 18 | 42 |
| 3 | Olympique Marseille | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 40 |
| 4 | Strasbourg | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 35 |
| 5 | Rennes | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 20 | 34 |
| 6 | Montpellier | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 34 |
| 7 | Monaco | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 33 |
| 8 | Lens | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 33 |
| 9 | Nantes | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 32 |
| 10 | Lille | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 32 |
| 11 | Olympique Lyonnais | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 31 |
| 12 | Angers SCO | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 29 |
| 13 | Brest | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -5 | 28 |
| 14 | Reims | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 24 |
| 15 | Clermont | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -17 | 21 |
| 16 | Troyes | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -11 | 20 |
| 17 | Bordeaux | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 53 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 29 | -19 | 20 |
| 18 | Metz | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -19 | 19 |
| 19 | Lorient | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 29 | -20 | 17 |
| 20 | Saint-Etienne | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -24 | 15 |
