Ligue 2 preview and numbers: Metz - Bastia at Stade Saint-Symphorien

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Fri 02.June
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien (26661 seats)

A lot at stake in this game, with Metz at 2nd and Bastia at 4th. Here's a full preview!

Insights:
  • Metz is in the best form (4-2-0) in Ligue 2
  • Bastia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

The season is still full of potential for Metz as they can still win the whole Ligue 2. For Bastia most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

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 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.

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Metz form and stats

Metz have collected 34 points from their Ligue 2 home games so far after 9-7-2. days ago.

Metz are returning here after visiting Sochaux and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Sabaly scored the goal(s). Midfield player Sabaly got a match rating of 8.1 in that game, the max score being 10. Sabaly scored one goal, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 6 of 6 times and had 23 successful passes (of 28 total).

Preceding that game was the away draw at Guingamp that finished 1-1.

Metz has scored 25 league goals at home this season, in 18 matches. Metz have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Bastia form and stats

6 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Bastia playing as the away team in the Ligue 2 this season.

Bastia's last game was the home draw against Le Havre (1-1). Guidi, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.21. Guidi scored one goal and won 7 of 12 duels.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Pau at their stadium, the result 6-2.

Take note! Both teams have scored at least one goal in 9 of this club's last 12 league fixtures.

Bastia have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 18 league away games 24 goals have been scored. In the opposite end, Bastia have conceded 27 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent reported match between these squads is the Bastia - Metz 1-0 played previously this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - zero - seven (Metz wins - draws - Bastia wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

MetzG. Mikautadze
G. Mikautadze
23 goals
BastiaF. Magri
F. Magri
13 goals
MetzY. Maziz
Y. Maziz
6 goals

Metz missing players

Bastia missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Metz Bastia
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
37 18 4 Played P 4 18 37
19 9 1 Won W 0 6 17
12 7 3 Drew D 0 5 9
6 2 0 Lost L 4 7 11
58 25 4 Scored S 1 24 50
31 13 1 Conceded C 9 27 42
86% 78% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
68% 61% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 78% 70%
35% 28% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 44% 35%
22% 11% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 33% 22%
16% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 14%
43% 33% 25% BTTS BTTS 25% 50% 43%
46% 67% 75% Clean Sheets C S 0% 28% 35%
24% 22% 50% Failed to Score F T 75% 28% 24%
 
4.8 5.4 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.4 5.3
3.9 4.3 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 4.2 3.7
1.6 1.3 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.6 2.6
7 4 0 Red cards R C 1 5 8
 
11.8 12.7 13.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9.2 9.8 11.2
4.4 4.3 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.9 4.4
36% 32% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 8% 34% 31%
 
9.4 8.7 7.2 Shots against (avg) S A 11.8 10.3 8.6
3.1 2.8 2.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.2 3.5
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Bastia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Metz have the most clean sheets (12) at home in Ligue 2
  • Metz have the the best goal difference (+27) in Ligue 2
  • Metz is in the best form (4-2-0) in Ligue 2

  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 37 19 15 3 45 19 18 10 7 1 22 9 19 9 8 2 23 10 26 72
2 Metz 37 19 12 6 58 31 18 9 7 2 25 13 19 10 5 4 33 18 27 69
3 Bordeaux 37 20 9 8 51 27 18 12 4 2 28 9 19 8 5 6 23 18 24 69
4 Bastia 37 17 9 11 50 42 19 11 4 4 26 15 18 6 5 7 24 27 8 60
5 Caen 37 16 11 10 52 42 19 11 6 2 33 17 18 5 5 8 19 25 10 59
6 Sochaux 37 15 7 15 53 38 19 9 4 6 31 18 18 6 3 9 22 20 15 52
7 Guingamp 37 14 10 13 49 46 19 7 4 8 26 24 18 7 6 5 23 22 3 52
8 Paris 37 14 10 13 44 43 18 7 3 8 23 22 19 7 7 5 21 21 1 52
9 Grenoble Foot 38 37 14 9 14 33 34 18 9 5 4 19 14 19 5 4 10 14 20 -1 51
10 Saint-Étienne 37 14 11 12 61 57 18 9 4 5 32 27 19 5 7 7 29 30 4 50
11 Quevilly Rouen 37 12 13 12 44 46 19 6 9 4 28 24 18 6 4 8 16 22 -2 49
12 Amiens SC 37 13 8 16 39 50 18 8 3 7 19 20 19 5 5 9 20 30 -11 47
13 Valenciennes 37 10 15 12 42 47 19 6 11 2 27 23 18 4 4 10 15 24 -5 45
14 Annecy 37 11 12 14 39 50 19 9 4 6 18 18 18 2 8 8 21 32 -11 45
15 Pau 37 11 11 15 39 52 18 5 6 7 19 27 19 6 5 8 20 25 -13 44
16 Rodez 37 10 13 14 38 44 19 4 7 8 18 27 18 6 6 6 20 17 -6 43
17 Laval 37 13 4 20 42 55 19 9 2 8 27 24 18 4 2 12 15 31 -13 43
18 Dijon 37 10 12 15 38 42 19 7 7 5 21 17 18 3 5 10 17 25 -4 42
19 Nîmes 37 9 6 22 41 61 18 8 2 8 24 22 19 1 4 14 17 39 -20 33
20 Niort 37 7 7 23 32 64 18 5 3 10 21 33 19 2 4 13 11 31 -32 28

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 Le Havre 37 19 15 3 45 19 18 10 7 1 22 9 19 9 8 2 23 10 26 72
2 Metz 37 19 12 6 58 31 18 9 7 2 25 13 19 10 5 4 33 18 27 69
3 Bordeaux 37 20 9 8 51 27 18 12 4 2 28 9 19 8 5 6 23 18 24 69
4 Bastia 37 17 9 11 50 42 19 11 4 4 26 15 18 6 5 7 24 27 8 60
5 Caen 37 16 11 10 52 42 19 11 6 2 33 17 18 5 5 8 19 25 10 59
6 Sochaux 37 15 7 15 53 38 19 9 4 6 31 18 18 6 3 9 22 20 15 52
7 Guingamp 37 14 10 13 49 46 19 7 4 8 26 24 18 7 6 5 23 22 3 52
8 Paris 37 14 10 13 44 43 18 7 3 8 23 22 19 7 7 5 21 21 1 52
9 Grenoble Foot 38 37 14 9 14 33 34 18 9 5 4 19 14 19 5 4 10 14 20 -1 51
10 Saint-Étienne 37 14 11 12 61 57 18 9 4 5 32 27 19 5 7 7 29 30 4 50
11 Quevilly Rouen 37 12 13 12 44 46 19 6 9 4 28 24 18 6 4 8 16 22 -2 49
12 Amiens SC 37 13 8 16 39 50 18 8 3 7 19 20 19 5 5 9 20 30 -11 47
13 Valenciennes 37 10 15 12 42 47 19 6 11 2 27 23 18 4 4 10 15 24 -5 45
14 Annecy 37 11 12 14 39 50 19 9 4 6 18 18 18 2 8 8 21 32 -11 45
15 Pau 37 11 11 15 39 52 18 5 6 7 19 27 19 6 5 8 20 25 -13 44
16 Rodez 37 10 13 14 38 44 19 4 7 8 18 27 18 6 6 6 20 17 -6 43
17 Laval 37 13 4 20 42 55 19 9 2 8 27 24 18 4 2 12 15 31 -13 43
18 Dijon 37 10 12 15 38 42 19 7 7 5 21 17 18 3 5 10 17 25 -4 42
19 Nîmes 37 9 6 22 41 61 18 8 2 8 24 22 19 1 4 14 17 39 -20 33
20 Niort 37 7 7 23 32 64 18 5 3 10 21 33 19 2 4 13 11 31 -32 28

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Ligue 2 is the second highest division in French football. Most games are played at Fridays and Mondays, allowing the top league Ligue 1 “ownership” of the weekend days. 20 teams play 380 fixtures in total, creating a league table where the top three teams promote and the bottom three relegate.