Ligue 2: Metz - Paris game guide and all the data

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 29.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien (26661 seats)

The standings shows that 15 points divide the pair of opponents in this Ligue 2 fixture. Metz hold both the points- and home ground advantage.

Insights:
  • Metz have the most clean sheets (11) at home in Ligue 2

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

The story so far in the Ligue 2 for Metz at their home stadium (Stade Saint-Symphorien) is 8 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats. The Metz fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Stade Saint-Symphorien and will expect new points from this game. Metz has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat.

Happy days for Metz in their previous game, a fixture away at Saint-Étienne (placed 10th) that ended with a 3-1 victory. Mikautadze, who plays in attack, was the top performer for the team in that match, earning a rating of 8.12 (out of 10). Mikautadze scored two goals and hit two key passes.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Bordeaux in a game that was won 3-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Metz handle that role? We have found 6 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

The Metz fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 23 in 16 matches. Metz have only conceded 12 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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Paris form and stats

7 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Paris playing as the away team in the Ligue 2 this season.

Paris go into this game after a win, the home game against Nîmes that ended 3-0. Kebbal, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 9.85. Kebbal scored two goals, served one assist, hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Caen wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.

We have checked recent matches where Paris have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 5 games were 3 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat.

Observe that 9 of this team's 10 most recent league matches have ended with at least three goals.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Paris have scored 19 goals in 16 league games away. 19 goals have been conceded by Paris in these games.

Head 2 Head

The fixture lists shows this result when the squads faced each other previously this campaign; Paris - Metz 1-4. H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Metz seven wins, one draw and Paris one victory. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

MetzG. Mikautadze
G. Mikautadze
19 goals
ParisM. Guilavogui
M. Guilavogui
13 goals
MetzY. Maziz
Y. Maziz
5 goals

Metz missing players

Paris missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Metz Paris
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 5 16 32
16 8 3 Won W 1 7 12
10 6 1 Drew D 2 4 7
6 2 1 Lost L 2 5 13
51 23 10 Scored S 3 19 39
28 12 9 Conceded C 5 19 40
84% 75% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 81% 84%
69% 62% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 62% 66%
38% 31% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 44% 53%
22% 12% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 19% 19%
19% 12% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 9%
41% 31% 60% BTTS BTTS 40% 50% 50%
47% 69% 40% Clean Sheets C S 60% 44% 38%
28% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 25% 28%
 
4.8 5.6 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 2.4 3.8 4.3
4.1 4.8 5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 4.2 4.8
1.8 1.4 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 1.9 1.6
7 4 3 Red cards R C 2 4 6
 
11.2 12.1 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 8.4 9.4 9.9
4.1 4.1 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.8 4.1
39% 35% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 32% 30%
 
9.4 9.2 13.4 Shots against (avg) S A 8.8 7.9 8.6
3.2 2.9 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.8 3.1 3.6
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Metz have the most clean sheets (11) at home 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 32 17 14 1 41 14 16 9 7 0 21 7 16 8 7 1 20 7 27 65
2 Metz 32 16 10 6 51 28 16 8 6 2 23 12 16 8 4 4 28 16 23 58
3 Bordeaux 31 16 8 7 42 26 15 9 4 2 21 9 16 7 4 5 21 17 16 56
4 Sochaux 32 15 7 10 52 31 16 9 4 3 31 14 16 6 3 7 21 17 21 52
5 Caen 32 14 10 8 42 34 16 10 5 1 26 11 16 4 5 7 16 23 8 52
6 Bastia 32 15 7 10 39 35 16 10 2 4 22 12 16 5 5 6 17 23 4 52
7 Grenoble Foot 38 31 13 8 10 30 27 16 8 4 4 16 13 15 5 4 6 14 14 3 47
8 Quevilly Rouen 32 11 11 10 35 34 16 6 7 3 25 19 16 5 4 7 10 15 1 44
9 Paris 32 12 7 13 39 40 16 5 3 8 20 21 16 7 4 5 19 19 -1 43
10 Saint-Étienne 32 12 9 11 50 48 16 7 4 5 25 23 16 5 5 6 25 25 2 42
11 Guingamp 32 11 9 12 40 41 16 5 3 8 20 22 16 6 6 4 20 19 -1 42
12 Rodez 32 10 10 12 34 38 16 4 5 7 15 23 16 6 5 5 19 15 -4 40
13 Pau 32 10 10 12 28 36 16 5 6 5 14 17 16 5 4 7 14 19 -8 40
14 Amiens SC 32 11 7 14 33 42 16 7 3 6 17 17 16 4 4 8 16 25 -9 40
15 Valenciennes 32 8 13 11 35 41 16 5 10 1 25 20 16 3 3 10 10 21 -6 37
16 Annecy 32 9 9 14 32 45 16 7 3 6 15 17 16 2 6 8 17 28 -13 36
17 Laval 32 10 4 18 35 47 16 6 2 8 21 22 16 4 2 10 14 25 -12 34
18 Dijon 32 7 10 15 29 39 17 6 6 5 17 16 15 1 4 10 12 23 -10 31
19 Nîmes 32 8 5 19 32 48 15 7 1 7 17 15 17 1 4 12 15 33 -16 29
20 Niort 32 7 6 19 28 53 16 5 2 9 18 28 16 2 4 10 10 25 -25 27

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 32 17 14 1 41 14 16 9 7 0 21 7 16 8 7 1 20 7 27 65
2 Metz 32 16 10 6 51 28 16 8 6 2 23 12 16 8 4 4 28 16 23 58
3 Bordeaux 31 16 8 7 42 26 15 9 4 2 21 9 16 7 4 5 21 17 16 56
4 Sochaux 32 15 7 10 52 31 16 9 4 3 31 14 16 6 3 7 21 17 21 52
5 Caen 32 14 10 8 42 34 16 10 5 1 26 11 16 4 5 7 16 23 8 52
6 Bastia 32 15 7 10 39 35 16 10 2 4 22 12 16 5 5 6 17 23 4 52
7 Grenoble Foot 38 31 13 8 10 30 27 16 8 4 4 16 13 15 5 4 6 14 14 3 47
8 Quevilly Rouen 32 11 11 10 35 34 16 6 7 3 25 19 16 5 4 7 10 15 1 44
9 Paris 32 12 7 13 39 40 16 5 3 8 20 21 16 7 4 5 19 19 -1 43
10 Saint-Étienne 32 12 9 11 50 48 16 7 4 5 25 23 16 5 5 6 25 25 2 42
11 Guingamp 32 11 9 12 40 41 16 5 3 8 20 22 16 6 6 4 20 19 -1 42
12 Rodez 32 10 10 12 34 38 16 4 5 7 15 23 16 6 5 5 19 15 -4 40
13 Pau 32 10 10 12 28 36 16 5 6 5 14 17 16 5 4 7 14 19 -8 40
14 Amiens SC 32 11 7 14 33 42 16 7 3 6 17 17 16 4 4 8 16 25 -9 40
15 Valenciennes 32 8 13 11 35 41 16 5 10 1 25 20 16 3 3 10 10 21 -6 37
16 Annecy 32 9 9 14 32 45 16 7 3 6 15 17 16 2 6 8 17 28 -13 36
17 Laval 32 10 4 18 35 47 16 6 2 8 21 22 16 4 2 10 14 25 -12 34
18 Dijon 32 7 10 15 29 39 17 6 6 5 17 16 15 1 4 10 12 23 -10 31
19 Nîmes 32 8 5 19 32 48 15 7 1 7 17 15 17 1 4 12 15 33 -16 29
20 Niort 32 7 6 19 28 53 16 5 2 9 18 28 16 2 4 10 10 25 -25 27

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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.