Can Metz outdo Dijon in Stade Saint-Symphorien clash?

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 27.August
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien (26661 seats)

This might well be yet another intriguing run-in at Stade Saint-Symphorien in the Ligue 2. Metz is in 4th place and welcome Dijon in 3rd place. Read all about the match here!

Insights:
  • Metz have the the best goal difference (+5) at home in Ligue 2

This promises to be an exciting fixture with lots of spark and bustle as both teams are well renewed since they last played a game. Game on!

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Metz form and stats

Perfect Ligue 2 season at home so far for Metz 2 wins from 2 appearances. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Stade Saint-Symphorien.

Metz shared the glory with Laval in their last match, an away game that ended all square 3-3. Opportunity lost for Metz in the Laval match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw. Mikelbrencis, defender, was given a rating of 8.42/10 in that game, top of the team. Mikelbrencis scored one goal and won 6 of 7 duels.

Before that, Metz had a home game versus Valenciennes which ended with a victory 2-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Metz handle that role? We have found 4 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Metz as they are travelling to their away game against Rodez in the Ligue 2. That match is three days after this one.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Metz at home in the league. 5 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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Dijon form and stats

The visitors settled for one point in their first Ligue 2 away game of the season. During their previous season 19 away games resulted in 5 wins, 5 draws and 9 defeats.

The fans enjoyed Dijon's previous match versus Nîmes (placed 14th), a 2-1 win played at home. Midfield player Silva was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.82/10. Silva signed up for two assists and hit two key passes.

Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Caen.

We have checked recent matches where Dijon have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 8 games were 1 victory, 3 draws and 4 defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Dijon are hosting Annecy in the Ligue 2 only three days away.

It's early days yet, but Dijon has scored 0 and conceded 0 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

Metz have pulled off a sequence of 4 consecutive games without defeat (1-3-0) when facing Dijon.

The matches between these sides have had a tendency to be a bit wild, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

MetzI. Niane
I. Niane
2 goals
MetzG. Mikautadze
G. Mikautadze
2 goals

Metz missing players

Dijon missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Metz Dijon
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 2 1 Played P 0 1 4
2 2 1 Won W 0 0 2
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 2
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
8 5 3 Scored S 0 0 6
4 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 4
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 75%
75% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 75%
50% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 75%
25% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 25%
25% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 75%
50% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 25%
25% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 25%
 
5 6.5 6 Corners for (avg) C F 0 5 4.8
5.2 6 8 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 4.8
3 2.5 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 2.8
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.5 10 7 Shots (avg) S ( 0 11 11.5
4.5 4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 5 4.5
44% 62% 75% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 33%
 
9.8 7.5 11 Shots against (avg) S A 0 6 9.5
3.8 1.5 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 2 4.5
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Metz have the the best goal difference (+5) at home in Ligue 2
Metz Last season Dijon
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
6 3   Won W   5 13
13 7   Drew D   5 8
19 9   Lost L   9 17
35 21   Scored S   23 48
69 31   Conceded C   27 53
87% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   89% 95%
71% 79%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   79% 71%
50% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   58% 53%
34% 26%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   26% 29%
21% 21%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 13%
50% 58%   BTTS BTTS   58% 53%
21% 16%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 29%
42% 37%   Failed to Score F T   26% 24%
 
3.7 3.4   Corners for (avg) C F   3.6 5.2
6.7 5.6   Corners against (avg) C A   5 4.3
2.5 2.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.7
9 7   Red cards R C   2 3
 
9.9 10.3   Shots (avg) S (   8.4 9.4
3.2 3.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.4 3.7
29% 32%   Goal Efficiency G E   35% 34%
 
15.2 15.2   Shots against (avg) S A   9.4 8.9
4.9 4.7   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.8 3.6

  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 4 3 1 0 8 3 2 2 0 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 5 10
2 Amiens SC 4 3 0 1 5 4 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 3 1 9
3 Dijon 4 2 2 0 6 4 3 2 1 0 6 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 8
4 Metz 4 2 1 1 8 4 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 0 1 1 3 4 4 7
5 Bordeaux 3 2 1 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 4 7
6 Guingamp 4 2 1 1 7 5 2 1 1 0 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 5 2 7
7 Laval 4 2 1 1 7 5 2 0 1 1 4 5 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 7
8 Bastia 4 2 0 2 8 6 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 5 4 2 6
9 Niort 4 2 0 2 5 7 2 1 0 1 3 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 -2 6
10 Le Havre 4 1 2 1 7 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 6 1 5 5
11 Paris 4 1 2 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 2 1 1 2 0 5
12 Valenciennes 4 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 -1 5
13 Sochaux 4 1 1 2 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 4
14 Nîmes 4 1 1 2 3 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 4
15 Grenoble Foot 38 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 -2 4
16 Quevilly Rouen 4 0 3 1 3 4 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 3
17 Rodez 4 0 2 2 2 6 2 0 1 1 2 5 2 0 1 1 0 1 -4 2
18 Pau 4 0 2 2 1 8 2 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 1 5 -7 2
19 Annecy 4 0 1 3 3 6 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 -3 1
20 Saint-Étienne 4 0 2 2 4 11 2 0 1 1 1 7 2 0 1 1 3 4 -7 -1
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-Étienne 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
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 Nîmes 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

Metz:
Dijon:
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 Caen 4 3 1 0 8 3 2 2 0 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 5 10
2 Amiens SC 4 3 0 1 5 4 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 3 1 9
3 Dijon 4 2 2 0 6 4 3 2 1 0 6 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 8
4 Metz 4 2 1 1 8 4 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 0 1 1 3 4 4 7
5 Bordeaux 3 2 1 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 4 7
6 Guingamp 4 2 1 1 7 5 2 1 1 0 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 5 2 7
7 Laval 4 2 1 1 7 5 2 0 1 1 4 5 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 7
8 Bastia 4 2 0 2 8 6 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 5 4 2 6
9 Niort 4 2 0 2 5 7 2 1 0 1 3 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 -2 6
10 Le Havre 4 1 2 1 7 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 6 1 5 5
11 Paris 4 1 2 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 2 1 1 2 0 5
12 Valenciennes 4 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 -1 5
13 Sochaux 4 1 1 2 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 4
14 Nîmes 4 1 1 2 3 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 4
15 Grenoble Foot 38 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 -2 4
16 Quevilly Rouen 4 0 3 1 3 4 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 3
17 Rodez 4 0 2 2 2 6 2 0 1 1 2 5 2 0 1 1 0 1 -4 2
18 Pau 4 0 2 2 1 8 2 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 1 5 -7 2
19 Annecy 4 0 1 3 3 6 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 -3 1
20 Saint-Étienne 4 0 2 2 4 11 2 0 1 1 1 7 2 0 1 1 3 4 -7 -1

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