A total of 15 games are played and Metz are 9 points on top of Niort. Who will win?
- Metz have the most scored goals in the first half (17) in Ligue 2
- Niort have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Ligue 2
Metz form and stats
4 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Metz have to build on here at Stade Saint-Symphorien in the Ligue 2.
Metz are returning here after guesting Epinal in a Coupe de France match and winning with a 1-0 scoreline.
Before that, a fine away victory at Epinal. A Coupe de France match.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Metz as they are travelling to their away game against Grenoble Foot 38 in the Ligue 2. That match is four days after this one.
Metz have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Saint-Symphorien with 13 goals in 8 league matches. Metz's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Niort form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Niort so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-5 (win-draw-lose). Three consecutive losses in away matches means Niort are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Bergerac in their previous outing. The Coupe de France fixture ended 0-0.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Nimes in the Ligue 2.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Niort when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 4 matches with the visitors losing 1 time, drawing 2 and winning 1 game.
After this away game Niort return home for a Ligue 2 game against Pau. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The attacking power of Niort when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 7 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Metz have not lost in the last 4 games (3-1-0) facing Niort.Top Goalscorers
  G. Mikautadze 7 goals |   B. Boutobba 6 goals |  M. Udol 3 goals |
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| Metz | Niort | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 24 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 21 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 8 | 14 | 26 |
| 87% | 75% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 67% | 62% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 67% |
| 47% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 60% |
| 33% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 14% | 13% |
| 33% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 14% | 13% |
| 40% | 38% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 43% | 47% |
| 33% | 62% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 40% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 57% | 53% |
| 4.7 | 5.1 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 4.9 | 5.8 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4 | 4.2 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.3 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.7 | 11.4 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 7.4 | 8 |
| 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| 41% | 43% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 27% | 26% |
| 9.9 | 10.8 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.7 | 10.3 | 9.7 |
| 3.8 | 3.4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
- Metz have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Metz have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Niort have scored away.
- Metz have the most scored goals in the first half (17) in Ligue 2
- Niort have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Niort have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Niort have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Niort have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Ligue 2
- Niort have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Ligue 2
- Niort have the most conceded goals in the first half (13) in Ligue 2
- Niort have the the worst goal difference (-14) in Ligue 2
- Niort haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 32 |
| 2 | Bordeaux | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | Sochaux | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 27 |
| 4 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 26 |
| 5 | Caen | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 23 |
| 6 | Valenciennes | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 23 |
| 7 | Amiens SC | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 23 |
| 8 | Metz | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 21 |
| 9 | Pau | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 21 |
| 10 | Laval | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| 11 | Guingamp | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 12 | Paris | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | -2 | 20 |
| 13 | Quevilly Rouen | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 18 |
| 14 | Bastia | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 18 |
| 15 | Annecy | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | -2 | 16 |
| 16 | Nimes | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -5 | 15 |
| 17 | Dijon | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 15 |
| 18 | Rodez | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | -6 | 15 |
| 19 | Niort | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -14 | 12 |
| 20 | Saint-Etienne | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -6 | 11 |
