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- Metz have the most scored goals (13) in Ligue 2
- Metz have scored more than double the goals of Annecy.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Metz form and stats
Metz must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three Ligue 2 games here at Stade Saint-Symphorien.
Happy days for Metz in their previous game, a fixture away at Rodez (placed 18th) that ended with a 4-1 victory. Midfielder Mikautadze was the best player on the team with a rating of 9.02 (out of ten) in that game. Mikautadze scored two goals, served one assist, hit three key passes and had 25 successful passes (of 28 total).
Before that game, the home loss against Dijon with the scoreline 1-2.Metz are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade Saint-Symphorien in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.
Annecy form and stats
Annecy 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).
Annecy have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Florian Escales. It's been 180 minutes since they last conceded in Ligue 2.
Two away matches in a row for Annecy, whose coach Guyot could celebrate last time after the win against Dijon. That victory felt sweet as this team had gone five league games without victory. Midfielder Pajot was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.74. Pajot had 36 successful passes (of 43 total).
A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Grenoble Foot 38.Annecy are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 4 away goals from 3 games (in the league).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  G. Mikautadze 4 goals |  M. Udol 2 goals |  I. Niane 2 goals |
Metz missing players
Annecy missing players
| Metz | Annecy | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 83% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 50% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 33% | 67% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 50% |
| 4.5 | 6.3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2 | 3.5 |
| 4.5 | 5.3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
| 3.5 | 3.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 6.5 | 5.3 | 3.3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 11.5 | 11.3 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 3.7 | 6.3 |
| 4.5 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
| 48% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 80% | 36% |
| 8.5 | 7 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.5 | 7.7 | 6.3 |
| 3.7 | 2.3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 4 | 3.5 |
- All of Metz's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Annecy have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Metz have scored more than double the goals of Annecy.
- Metz have the most scored goals (13) in Ligue 2
- Metz have the most scored goals in the first half (9) in Ligue 2
- Metz have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Metz 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 | Caen | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | Bordeaux | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| 3 | Dijon | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 4 | Amiens SC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 5 | Metz | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | Sochaux | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | Guingamp | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | Le Havre | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 9 | Valenciennes | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| 11 | Paris | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Laval | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 7 |
| 13 | Nîmes | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 14 | Quevilly Rouen | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 15 | Bastia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 6 |
| 16 | Niort | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 6 |
| 17 | Annecy | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 18 | Rodez | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -5 | 5 |
| 19 | Saint-Etienne | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
| 20 | Pau | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 3 |
