Big-shot Metz come to Annecy after their 2-0-result versus Nimes. Get out our thorough preview!
- Metz have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Annecy have less rest than Metz in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Coupe de France game only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Olympique Marseille.
Annecy form and stats
6-2-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 2 numbers at home for Annecy so far this season. Annecy are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
The Annecy boss Guyot and his side return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Olympique Marseille in the Coupe de France.
Prior to that, an away loss at Sochaux in the Ligue 2.Annecy have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Metz form and stats
The visitors are W5-D3-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 2. In general it has been a productive period now for Metz as they haven't lost any of their last twelve games.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Metz goalkeeper Alexandre Oukidja is eager to challenge this, with his 371 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
The followers enjoyed Metz's previous fixture versus Nimes (placed 18th), a 2-0 win played at home. Udol, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.54. Udol hit two key passes and won 2 of 6 duels.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Dijon that ended 0-0.Few goals the story here? 9 of this club's latest 10 league rounds have contained two goals or less.
Metz has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 19 goals from 12 games. Metz have conceded 13 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have played each other already this season, with the final score Metz - Annecy 0-0 entered in the official records.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Mikautadze 12 goals |   A. Bosetti 4 goals |
Annecy missing players
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| Annecy | Metz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 25 |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 28 | 12 | 5 | Scored | S | 8 | 19 | 37 |
| 28 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 24 |
| 84% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 80% |
| 68% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 67% | 64% |
| 36% | 25% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 33% | 32% |
| 24% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 33% | 24% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 33% | 24% |
| 36% | 25% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 42% | 36% |
| 40% | 50% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 25% | 48% |
| 40% | 42% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 42% | 36% |
| 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4 | 4.9 |
| 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 8.2 | 9.4 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 10.4 | 11.1 |
| 3 | 3.2 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.1 | 4 |
| 37% | 31% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 39% | 37% |
| 9.3 | 7.8 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.6 | 8.5 | 9 |
| 4.1 | 3.1 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
- Metz have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Metz have won significantly less corners away then 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 | Le Havre | 25 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 24 | 52 |
| 2 | Bordeaux | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 45 |
| 3 | Sochaux | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 44 |
| 4 | Metz | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 41 |
| 5 | Caen | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 39 |
| 6 | Quevilly Rouen | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 38 |
| 7 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 38 |
| 8 | Bastia | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -1 | 38 |
| 9 | Amiens SC | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -1 | 33 |
| 10 | Annecy | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 32 |
| 11 | Paris | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -3 | 31 |
| 12 | Guingamp | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | -4 | 31 |
| 13 | Valenciennes | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 16 | -5 | 31 |
| 14 | Laval | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 31 |
| 15 | Saint-Etienne | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -2 | 30 |
| 16 | Pau | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 27 |
| 17 | Dijon | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 23 |
| 18 | Nimes | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -14 | 23 |
| 19 | Niort | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -18 | 23 |
| 20 | Rodez | 25 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -12 | 22 |
