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- Bastia have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Ligue 2
- Metz have the most scored goals (16) in Ligue 2
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Both contenders have had plenty of rest since their last work day in an official game. Let's look for an active match!
Bastia form and stats
Bastia have collected 6 points from their Ligue 2 home games so far after 2-0-2.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Bastia, as their goalkeeper Zacharie Boucher has completely shut out the opponents for 209 minutes in the Ligue 2.
Bastia drew their last game, 0-0 away at Nimes (placed 14th). Defender Kaiboue got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.05/10. Kaiboue won 11 of 13 duels.
Ahead of that match, Bastia won a home game hosting Dijon (1-0).This is expected to be a close game, with Bastia perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Bastia as a small favourite), we find 6 games. Bastia has won 2 of these, drawn 3 and lost 1.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Bastia at home in the league. 4 on target and 4 scored by the opposition; from 4 matches.
Metz form and stats
Metz are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Ligue 2, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).
This match can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus Guingamp with 3-6 on the scoreboard. A huge disappointment for Metz in their last match (vs Guingamp). Leading 3-1 the victory seemed almost certain, but a fascinating collapse turned everything around and in the end all was lost in a 3-6 defeat. Midfielder Jallow was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.13. Jallow scored two goals, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 17 successful passes (of 21 total).
A draw for Metz before that, at their own venue hosting Annecy (0-0).As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 5 similar matches played by Metz in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Metz, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
Metz have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 7 goals from 3 away matches. Metz's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 5 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings featuring these two squads are: six wins for Bastia, zero draws and four wins for Metz. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Mikautadze 4 goals |   F. Magri 3 goals |  A. Jallow 3 goals |
Bastia missing players
Metz missing players
| Bastia | Metz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 13 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 88% |
| 75% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 75% |
| 50% | 25% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 62% |
| 38% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 67% | 38% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 67% | 38% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 38% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 38% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 4.6 | 5.2 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2.7 | 4.5 |
| 4.2 | 3 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
| 3 | 3.5 | 4.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.7 | 3.1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 9.9 | 11 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 11.7 | 10.9 |
| 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 4.2 |
| 26% | 22% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 47% | 47% |
| 8.1 | 5.5 | 2.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 10 | 9.1 |
| 4.4 | 3 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 3.8 |
- Bastia have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Ligue 2
- Bastia haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Metz have the most scored goals (16) in Ligue 2
- Metz have the most scored goals in the first half (12) in Ligue 2
- 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 | Sochaux | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| 2 | Le Havre | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| 3 | Caen | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | Bordeaux | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | Amiens SC | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 6 | Guingamp | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 7 | Valenciennes | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Metz | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 9 | Dijon | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 11 |
| 10 | Paris | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 10 |
| 11 | Bastia | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 10 |
| 12 | Annecy | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 13 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 9 |
| 14 | Nimes | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 8 |
| 15 | Saint-Étienne | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | Laval | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 7 |
| 17 | Quevilly Rouen | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 18 | Niort | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -7 | 7 |
| 19 | Pau | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 7 |
| 20 | Rodez | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -5 | 6 |
