Metz warm up for Rodez with expectations of securing all three points. Can they? Open our match guide!
- Metz have the most scored goals (32) in Ligue 2
- Rodez have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Ligue 2
These teams have little in common geographically as Rodez have to travel 800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
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.
Metz form and stats
Metz have played 10 Ligue 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).
An away draw last time out for Metz, facing Valenciennes in a game that ended 1-1. Maziz (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.62/10. Maziz hit six key passes.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Quevilly Rouen.Low-scoring affair? Looking at this team's last 12 league games, 9 have seen zero, one or two goals.
The Metz fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 10 league matches.
Rodez form and stats
3-3-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Rodez in their Ligue 2 matches away. Rodez has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Rodez failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Guingamp (placed 10th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Midfielder Boissier was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.21. Boissier hit three key passes.
Before that, 0-0 away against Grasse in the Coupe de France.
A tale of few goals? 9 of this club's most recent 12 league matches have seen two or less goals.
A quick return to home after this game, as Rodez are hosting Sochaux in the Ligue 2 only three days away.
The attacking power of Rodez when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 10 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
The teams have faced each other already this season, with the final score Rodez - Metz 1-4 entered in the official records. Mikautadze likes to meet Rodez and have scored 2 goals in these games.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Mikautadze 9 goals |   C. Dépres 5 goals |  A. Jallow 4 goals |
Metz missing players
Rodez missing players
| Metz | Rodez | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 32 | 15 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 23 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 26 |
| 85% | 70% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 90% |
| 65% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | 65% |
| 40% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 30% | 35% |
| 30% | 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| 30% | 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 40% | 30% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 30% | 45% |
| 40% | 70% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 20% |
| 35% | 30% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 45% |
| 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.7 | 4.2 |
| 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10.7 | 11 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 7.3 | 7.5 |
| 4.2 | 4.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| 39% | 36% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 36% | 30% |
| 9.4 | 10.2 | 12.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 10.4 | 8.4 |
| 3.5 | 3.2 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
- Metz have the most clean sheets (7) at home in Ligue 2
- Metz have the most scored goals (32) in Ligue 2
- Rodez have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) 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 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 43 |
| 2 | Bordeaux | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 36 |
| 3 | Sochaux | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
| 4 | Metz | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 32 |
| 5 | Bastia | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -2 | 31 |
| 6 | Amiens SC | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 30 |
| 7 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 30 |
| 8 | Caen | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 29 |
| 9 | Quevilly Rouen | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 28 |
| 10 | Guingamp | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | -2 | 27 |
| 11 | Paris | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -4 | 27 |
| 12 | Valenciennes | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | -1 | 26 |
| 13 | Annecy | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 25 |
| 14 | Laval | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 24 |
| 15 | Pau | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 23 |
| 16 | Dijon | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 21 |
| 17 | Rodez | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -9 | 19 |
| 18 | Nîmes | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 19 |
| 19 | Saint-Étienne | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -6 | 18 |
| 20 | Niort | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -15 | 17 |
