Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Metz welcomes Grenoble Foot 38

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Date: Tue 23.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien (25636 seats)

It's advantage Metz so far with their 1st position in the Ligue 2 table, welcoming Grenoble Foot 38 who are placed 10th.

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.

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Metz form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stade Saint-Symphorien as Metz, who have the fewest conceded goals (20) in Ligue 2, have scored 29 goals to get 35 points from 16 games. The overall stats are 11-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). Metz haven’t lost a game in ten attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Orleans. Two home wins in a row for Metz bring valid hopes of a third.

A good away victory last time out for Metz, who won 2-0 against Gazelec Ajaccio. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Chateauroux.

There will be little rest for Metz after this match as they are travelling to Red Star for a Ligue 2 game in only three days.

Metz have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Saint-Symphorien with 29 goals in 16 matches. Metz have only conceded 10 in these games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Grenoble Foot 38 form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 5 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats.

Grenoble Foot 38 failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Lens that ended with defeat 0-2. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Ajaccio at their stadium, the result 2-1.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Beziers in just three days.

Grenoble Foot 38 have scored 22 goals on their travels this season, 16 away games. In the opposite end, Grenoble Foot 38 have conceded 24 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Metz and Grenoble Foot 38 have met before this season: Grenoble Foot 38 - Metz 1-1. Last six meetings between the teams: Metz won 1, Grenoble Foot 38 won 3 and 2 draws.

Top Goalscorers

H. Diallo
22 goals / 6 assists
F. Sotoca
10 goals / 7 assists
I. Niane
9 goals / 1 assists

Metz missing players

Grenoble Foot 38 missing players

Metz Grenoble Foot 38
Total Home Statistic Away Total
33 16 Played 16 33
53 29 Scored 22 37
20 10 Conceded 24 40
88% 100% Over 0.5 94% 91%
67% 75% Over 1.5 88% 70%
42% 44% Over 2.5 62% 39%
15% 12% Over 3.5 31% 21%
6% 6% Over 4.5 12% 9%
42% 44% Both teams to score 62% 42%
52% 44% Clean Sheet 19% 33%
18% 12% Failed To Score 25% 33%
 
5 5.8 Corners For (avg) 4.9 5.1
4.1 3.9 Corners Against (avg) 4.2 4.5
1.8 1.8 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.6 1.5
3 2 Red Cards (total) 1 1
Key stats this season:
  • Metz hasn't played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Grenoble Foot 38 is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
  • Metz is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Metz 33 21 8 4 53 20 16 11 2 3 29 10 17 10 6 1 24 10 33 71
2 Brest 33 18 11 4 57 33 17 11 4 2 33 16 16 7 7 2 24 17 24 65
3 Troyes 33 17 7 9 42 25 16 10 0 6 21 14 17 7 7 3 21 11 17 58
4 Lens 33 15 9 9 41 23 16 9 5 2 24 6 17 6 4 7 17 17 18 54
5 Paris 33 14 12 7 32 21 16 8 7 1 20 6 17 6 5 6 12 15 11 54
6 Lorient 33 15 9 9 43 35 17 8 6 3 23 17 16 7 3 6 20 18 8 54
7 Orléans 33 15 6 12 49 45 17 7 4 6 21 20 16 8 2 6 28 25 4 51
8 Le Havre 33 12 14 7 40 33 17 8 7 2 28 21 16 4 7 5 12 12 7 50
9 Clermont 33 11 12 10 38 28 17 5 8 4 19 14 16 6 4 6 19 14 10 45
10 Grenoble Foot 38 33 12 9 12 37 40 17 7 4 6 15 16 16 5 5 6 22 24 -3 45
11 Niort 33 9 12 12 28 34 16 5 7 4 15 14 17 4 5 8 13 20 -6 39
12 Auxerre 33 10 8 15 30 30 16 6 5 5 15 11 17 4 3 10 15 19 0 38
13 Valenciennes 33 10 8 15 49 55 17 6 4 7 29 30 16 4 4 8 20 25 -6 38
14 Châteauroux 33 8 13 12 30 38 17 4 7 6 17 20 16 4 6 6 13 18 -8 37
15 Gazélec Ajaccio 33 9 10 14 26 46 17 5 4 8 12 22 16 4 6 6 14 24 -20 37
16 Ajaccio 33 8 12 13 28 40 16 5 7 4 17 15 17 3 5 9 11 25 -12 36
17 Nancy 33 9 6 18 32 45 16 4 2 10 13 22 17 5 4 8 19 23 -13 33
18 Sochaux 33 9 6 18 21 40 16 6 2 8 12 20 17 3 4 10 9 20 -19 33
19 Béziers 33 7 9 17 26 45 16 1 8 7 8 18 17 6 1 10 18 27 -19 30
20 Red Star 33 6 9 18 25 51 17 5 2 10 14 30 16 1 7 8 11 21 -26 27

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