Ligue 2: Top level vs not good enough, at least according to the table. Metz - Nîmes. Home victory or a surprise?
- Nîmes have the most conceded goals (22) away in Ligue 2
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Metz form and stats
The story so far in the Ligue 2 for Metz at their home stadium (Stade Saint-Symphorien) is 5 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats. days ago.
Atta was the last player to score a league goal for Metz and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Metz haven't scored in 192 minutes. Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Alexandre Oukidja not having conceded a league goal in 281 minutes.
Metz travelled for their previous game, a trip to Dijon that ended 0-0. Oukidja, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.45 out of 10 in that game. Oukidja topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that, Metz drew at home versus Caen.Trouble hitting the net? In this team's last 16 league games, 13 have contained less than three goals (under 2.5).
Metz has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. Metz have only conceded 11 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.
Nîmes form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Nîmes so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-7 (win-draw-lose).
The manager Bompard was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Stade des Costières. Nîmes suffered a 1-2 loss to Saint-Étienne (placed 15th). de Gevigney, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.44. Gevigney hit one key pass and won 5 of 8 duels.
Before that, Nîmes travelled to Rodez and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.Take note! Both sides have scored goal(s) in 8 of this club's latest 10 league fixtures.
Nîmes have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. Nîmes have conceded 22 goals in these games. Nîmes has visited these top teams three times, and 3 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Nîmes - Metz 1-4 was the story when this pair of participants previously met, some time ago this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Metz victories, three draws and three Nîmes wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Mikautadze 11 goals |   M. Tchokounté 9 goals |  A. Jallow 4 goals |
Metz missing players
Nîmes missing players
| Metz | Nîmes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 35 | 16 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 13 | 24 |
| 24 | 11 | 5 | Conceded | C | 9 | 22 | 36 |
| 79% | 67% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 62% | 58% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 67% |
| 33% | 33% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 58% | 46% |
| 25% | 17% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 42% | 29% |
| 25% | 17% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 17% | 17% |
| 38% | 33% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 83% | 58% |
| 46% | 67% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 25% |
| 38% | 33% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 25% |
| 4.8 | 5.7 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| 4.3 | 5 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | 11.7 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 9.8 | 9.7 |
| 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| 37% | 35% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 31% | 28% |
| 9.2 | 9.9 | 12.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 11.1 | 11 |
| 3.3 | 3.2 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
- Nîmes have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Nîmes have the fewest clean sheets (1) away in Ligue 2
- Nîmes have the most conceded goals (22) away 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 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 24 | 51 |
| 2 | Bordeaux | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 42 |
| 3 | Sochaux | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 41 |
| 4 | Metz | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 38 |
| 5 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 37 |
| 6 | Caen | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 36 |
| 7 | Quevilly Rouen | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 35 |
| 8 | Bastia | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -3 | 35 |
| 9 | Amiens SC | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 33 |
| 10 | Annecy | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 32 |
| 11 | Guingamp | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | -3 | 31 |
| 12 | Laval | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -6 | 31 |
| 13 | Valenciennes | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 16 | -5 | 30 |
| 14 | Paris | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -6 | 28 |
| 15 | Saint-Étienne | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 27 |
| 16 | Pau | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -8 | 27 |
| 17 | Nîmes | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -12 | 23 |
| 18 | Niort | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -15 | 23 |
| 19 | Dijon | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 22 |
| 20 | Rodez | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -10 | 22 |
