Balanced ball game between Caen and Metz expected

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Mon 08.August
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Michel d'Ornano (21215 seats)

With the anxious opening game done it’s time for the second Ligue 2 duel of the season. Caen are eager to welcome Metz in front of their home support.

Both participants have had a decent time to rest since their last work day in an official game. Let's agree to expect an active game!

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Caen form and stats

In the previous season, Caen's league statistics were 13 wins, 11 draws and 14 losses, leading to 7th place in the Ligue 2. Over these 38 matches they scored 51 goals and gave away 42. Appearing as the host team in the previous season Caen generated 9-3-7 (win-draw-lost) with 30 goals and 18 conceded.

Caen are returning here after visiting Nimes and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Kyeremeh scored the goal(s). The victory against Nimes came after Kyeremeh's winning goal. The Caen manager Moulin was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 78th minute. Diani (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.85/10. Diani had 29 successful passes (of 34 total).

Heartbreak before that as Caen lost 0-2 at Rodez's place.

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 Caen have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 4 and lost 4.

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Metz form and stats

Let's have a look at how Metz performed last season in the Ligue 1: They landed a 19th position in the league table after playing out 6 victories, 13 draws and 19 defeats. In total they scored 35 and conceded 69 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 6 and lost 10 with 14/38 goals scored/conceded.

Metz are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the match against Amiens SC (placed 18th). Midfield player Mikautadze was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.35/10. Mikautadze scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.

Preceding that game, the 0-5 loss visiting PSG's place.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings featuring these squads: Caen won three, Metz triumphed in three and we saw four draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

CaenG. Kyeremeh
G. Kyeremeh
1 goals
MetzM. Gueye
M. Gueye
1 goals

Caen missing players

Metz missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Caen Metz
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 3
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
6 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 6
3 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 8
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
16 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 7
3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 4
33% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 75%
 
3 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 11
3 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 1
Caen Last season Metz
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
13 9   Won W   3 6
11 3   Drew D   6 13
14 7   Lost L   10 19
51 30   Scored S   14 35
42 18   Conceded C   38 69
95% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   84% 87%
74% 79%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   63% 71%
39% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 50%
24% 21%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   42% 34%
11% 5%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   21% 21%
50% 47%   BTTS BTTS   42% 50%
26% 32%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 21%
29% 21%   Failed to Score F T   47% 42%
 
4.7 5.2   Corners for (avg) C F   4.1 3.7
4.2 3.5   Corners against (avg) C A   7.7 6.7
1.8 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.6 2.5
6 3   Red cards R C   2 9
 
9.5 10.9   Shots (avg) S (   9.4 9.9
3.7 4.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3 3.2
36% 37%   Goal Efficiency G E   25% 29%
 
8.1 7.6   Shots against (avg) S A   15.1 15.2
3.6 3.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.2 4.9

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Guingamp 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Metz 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Laval 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
4 Dijon 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Niort 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
6 Caen 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Bordeaux 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Grenoble Foot 38 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
9 Le Havre 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Paris 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
11 Quevilly Rouen 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Rodez 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 Sochaux 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Valenciennes 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
15 Annecy 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Nimes 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Bastia 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
18 Amiens SC 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
19 Pau 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0
20 Saint-Etienne 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 -3
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Toulouse 38 23 10 5 82 33 19 14 4 1 52 14 19 9 6 4 30 19 49 79
2 Ajaccio 38 22 9 7 39 19 19 13 3 3 21 8 19 9 6 4 18 11 20 75
3 Auxerre 38 21 11 6 61 39 19 11 4 4 33 19 19 10 7 2 28 20 22 74
4 Paris 38 20 10 8 54 35 19 11 7 1 30 13 19 9 3 7 24 22 19 70
5 Sochaux 38 19 11 8 47 34 19 10 6 3 22 14 19 9 5 5 25 20 13 68
6 Guingamp 38 15 13 10 52 48 19 9 6 4 31 24 19 6 7 6 21 24 4 58
7 Caen 38 13 11 14 51 42 19 9 3 7 30 18 19 4 8 7 21 24 9 50
8 Le Havre 38 13 11 14 38 41 19 6 5 8 17 20 19 7 6 6 21 21 -3 50
9 Nimes 38 14 7 17 44 51 19 6 4 9 22 28 19 8 3 8 22 23 -7 49
10 Pau 38 14 7 17 41 49 19 10 2 7 25 20 19 4 5 10 16 29 -8 49
11 Dijon 38 13 8 17 48 53 19 8 3 8 25 26 19 5 5 9 23 27 -5 47
12 Bastia 38 10 16 12 38 36 19 5 12 2 19 12 19 5 4 10 19 24 2 46
13 Niort 38 12 10 16 39 42 19 7 5 7 21 17 19 5 5 9 18 25 -3 46
14 Amiens SC 38 9 17 12 43 41 19 7 6 6 26 16 19 2 11 6 17 25 2 44
15 Grenoble Foot 38 38 12 8 18 32 44 19 7 5 7 21 21 19 5 3 11 11 23 -12 44
16 Valenciennes 38 10 14 14 34 47 19 5 5 9 19 28 19 5 9 5 15 19 -13 44
17 Rodez 38 10 13 15 32 42 19 5 9 5 16 16 19 5 4 10 16 26 -10 43
18 Quevilly Rouen 38 10 10 18 33 50 19 5 7 7 18 22 19 5 3 11 15 28 -17 40
19 Dunkerque 38 8 7 23 28 53 19 5 6 8 14 21 19 3 1 15 14 32 -25 31
20 Nancy 38 6 9 23 32 69 19 4 4 11 16 33 19 2 5 12 16 36 -37 27
Last season 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 38 26 8 4 90 36 19 16 3 0 49 12 19 10 5 4 41 24 54 86
2 Olympique Marseille 38 21 8 9 63 38 19 9 5 5 33 22 19 12 3 4 30 16 25 71
3 Monaco 38 20 9 9 65 40 19 12 4 3 38 16 19 8 5 6 27 24 25 69
4 Rennes 38 20 6 12 82 40 19 14 1 4 50 13 19 6 5 8 32 27 42 66
5 Nice 38 20 7 11 52 36 19 10 4 5 27 21 19 10 3 6 25 15 16 66
6 Strasbourg 38 17 12 9 60 43 19 11 5 3 36 18 19 6 7 6 24 25 17 63
7 Lens 38 17 11 10 62 48 19 9 7 3 35 20 19 8 4 7 27 28 14 62
8 Olympique Lyonnais 38 17 11 10 66 51 19 11 5 3 42 25 19 6 6 7 24 26 15 61
9 Nantes 38 15 10 13 55 48 19 11 4 4 33 20 19 4 6 9 22 28 7 55
10 Lille 38 14 13 11 48 48 19 7 8 4 24 22 19 7 5 7 24 26 0 55
11 Brest 38 13 9 16 49 57 19 7 4 8 28 29 19 6 5 8 21 28 -8 48
12 Reims 38 11 13 14 43 44 19 5 6 8 25 23 19 6 7 6 18 21 -1 46
13 Montpellier 38 12 7 19 49 61 19 7 5 7 27 26 19 5 2 12 22 35 -12 43
14 Angers SCO 38 10 11 17 44 55 19 8 2 9 23 23 19 2 9 8 21 32 -11 41
15 Troyes 38 9 11 18 37 53 19 5 7 7 19 19 19 4 4 11 18 34 -16 38
16 Lorient 38 8 12 18 35 63 19 6 6 7 20 22 19 2 6 11 15 41 -28 36
17 Clermont 38 9 9 20 38 69 19 4 6 9 22 33 19 5 3 11 16 36 -31 36
18 Saint-Etienne 38 7 11 20 42 77 19 4 6 9 24 38 19 3 5 11 18 39 -35 32
19 Metz 38 6 13 19 35 69 19 3 7 9 21 31 19 3 6 10 14 38 -34 31
20 Bordeaux 38 6 13 19 52 91 19 3 7 9 25 33 19 3 6 10 27 58 -39 31

Metz:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Guingamp 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Metz 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Laval 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
4 Dijon 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Niort 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
6 Caen 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Bordeaux 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Grenoble Foot 38 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
9 Le Havre 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Paris 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
11 Quevilly Rouen 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Rodez 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 Sochaux 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Valenciennes 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
15 Annecy 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Nimes 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Bastia 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
18 Amiens SC 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
19 Pau 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0
20 Saint-Etienne 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 -3

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