Pau scrimmages with Metz battle

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 08.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Du Hameau Idron 1 (13970 seats)

Running out at their own ground is safe and friendly for Pau, but Metz are fully intent and qualified to get all three points. What happens?

Insights:
  • Pau have the fewest scored goals (22) in Ligue 2
  • Metz have the most scored goals (24) away in Ligue 2

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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!

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Pau form and stats

Pau have played 14 Ligue 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-5-5 (wins-draws-losses).

The Pau crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Le Havre here at Stade Du Hameau Idron 1. Ruiz was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.32 out of 10. The defender Ruiz won 5 of 8 duels.

Before that match, a win away at Dijon.

It should be taken into account that a peek at the 12 most recent league matches shows that 10 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Pau here at Stade Du Hameau Idron 1 in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (11 from 14 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Pau have conceded 15 in these home matches.

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Metz form and stats

7 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Metz playing as the away team in the Ligue 2 this season. In general it has been a productive period now for Metz as they haven't lost any of their last 16 games.

The supporters enjoyed Metz's previous match versus Laval (placed 17th), a 1-0 win played at home. Oukidja was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.05. The agile goalkeeper Oukidja topped it up with a clean sheet.

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Quevilly Rouen.

Low on goals? 9 of this club's last 11 league rounds have had two goals or less.

The travelling fans enjoy Metz's attacking play in away games, having scored 24 goals in 14 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Pau and Metz have met earlier this season: Metz - Pau 1-0.

Top Goalscorers

MetzG. Mikautadze
G. Mikautadze
15 goals
PauM. Bassouamina
M. Bassouamina
5 goals
MetzY. Maziz
Y. Maziz
5 goals

Pau missing players

Metz missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Pau Metz
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 14 3 Played P 5 14 29
8 4 0 Won W 2 7 14
9 5 0 Drew D 3 3 9
12 5 3 Lost L 0 4 6
22 11 0 Scored S 11 24 44
32 15 6 Conceded C 5 14 26
93% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 93% 83%
52% 43% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 71% 66%
28% 36% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 43% 34%
14% 21% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 29% 21%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 29% 21%
34% 29% 0% BTTS BTTS 60% 43% 38%
31% 36% 0% Clean Sheets C S 40% 29% 48%
41% 50% 100% Failed to Score F T 20% 36% 31%
 
4.4 5.2 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.6 4.1 4.8
4.7 3.4 2.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 3.8 4.3
2 1.7 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.1 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 2 2 6
 
8.8 10.8 13.3 Shots (avg) S ( 11.6 10.5 11.2
3.3 3.9 2.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 4.1 4
23% 20% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 52% 42% 38%
 
10.4 8 9.3 Shots against (avg) S A 8.8 9 9.3
4.3 3.3 4.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.4 3.4 3.2
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Metz have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Metz have scored at least twice as many goals away as Pau have scored home.
  • Metz have the most scored goals (24) away in Ligue 2
  • Pau have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Pau have the fewest scored goals (11) at home in Ligue 2
  • Pau have the fewest scored goals (22) in Ligue 2
  • Pau have the fewest scored goals in the first half (9) 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 29 16 12 1 40 14 14 9 5 0 21 7 15 7 7 1 19 7 26 60
2 Metz 29 14 9 6 44 26 15 7 6 2 20 12 14 7 3 4 24 14 18 51
3 Bordeaux 28 14 8 6 39 23 14 8 4 2 19 9 14 6 4 4 20 14 16 50
4 Sochaux 29 14 7 8 46 26 15 9 4 2 29 11 14 5 3 6 17 15 20 49
5 Bastia 29 14 6 9 35 32 15 9 2 4 19 12 14 5 4 5 16 20 3 48
6 Caen 29 12 10 7 36 30 15 9 5 1 23 10 14 3 5 6 13 20 6 46
7 Grenoble Foot 38 29 12 8 9 29 25 15 8 4 3 16 11 14 4 4 6 13 14 4 44
8 Paris 29 11 7 11 33 33 14 4 3 7 15 17 15 7 4 4 18 16 0 40
9 Quevilly Rouen 29 10 9 10 31 31 14 5 6 3 21 16 15 5 3 7 10 15 0 39
10 Guingamp 28 10 8 10 36 37 14 4 3 7 17 20 14 6 5 3 19 17 -1 38
11 Amiens SC 29 10 7 12 31 37 14 6 3 5 16 15 15 4 4 7 15 22 -6 37
12 Saint-Etienne 29 10 9 10 43 43 15 7 4 4 24 20 14 3 5 6 19 23 0 36
13 Rodez 29 8 10 11 30 37 15 3 5 7 14 23 14 5 5 4 16 14 -7 34
14 Valenciennes 29 7 12 10 32 39 15 5 9 1 25 20 14 2 3 9 7 19 -7 33
15 Annecy 29 8 9 12 30 38 14 6 3 5 13 13 15 2 6 7 17 25 -8 33
16 Pau 29 8 9 12 22 32 14 4 5 5 11 15 15 4 4 7 11 17 -10 33
17 Laval 29 9 4 16 33 44 14 5 2 7 19 20 15 4 2 9 14 24 -11 31
18 Nimes 29 8 5 16 32 43 14 7 1 6 17 14 15 1 4 10 15 29 -11 29
19 Dijon 29 6 8 15 25 36 15 5 5 5 15 15 14 1 3 10 10 21 -11 26
20 Niort 29 7 5 17 27 48 14 5 2 7 17 23 15 2 3 10 10 25 -21 26

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 29 16 12 1 40 14 14 9 5 0 21 7 15 7 7 1 19 7 26 60
2 Metz 29 14 9 6 44 26 15 7 6 2 20 12 14 7 3 4 24 14 18 51
3 Bordeaux 28 14 8 6 39 23 14 8 4 2 19 9 14 6 4 4 20 14 16 50
4 Sochaux 29 14 7 8 46 26 15 9 4 2 29 11 14 5 3 6 17 15 20 49
5 Bastia 29 14 6 9 35 32 15 9 2 4 19 12 14 5 4 5 16 20 3 48
6 Caen 29 12 10 7 36 30 15 9 5 1 23 10 14 3 5 6 13 20 6 46
7 Grenoble Foot 38 29 12 8 9 29 25 15 8 4 3 16 11 14 4 4 6 13 14 4 44
8 Paris 29 11 7 11 33 33 14 4 3 7 15 17 15 7 4 4 18 16 0 40
9 Quevilly Rouen 29 10 9 10 31 31 14 5 6 3 21 16 15 5 3 7 10 15 0 39
10 Guingamp 28 10 8 10 36 37 14 4 3 7 17 20 14 6 5 3 19 17 -1 38
11 Amiens SC 29 10 7 12 31 37 14 6 3 5 16 15 15 4 4 7 15 22 -6 37
12 Saint-Etienne 29 10 9 10 43 43 15 7 4 4 24 20 14 3 5 6 19 23 0 36
13 Rodez 29 8 10 11 30 37 15 3 5 7 14 23 14 5 5 4 16 14 -7 34
14 Valenciennes 29 7 12 10 32 39 15 5 9 1 25 20 14 2 3 9 7 19 -7 33
15 Annecy 29 8 9 12 30 38 14 6 3 5 13 13 15 2 6 7 17 25 -8 33
16 Pau 29 8 9 12 22 32 14 4 5 5 11 15 15 4 4 7 11 17 -10 33
17 Laval 29 9 4 16 33 44 14 5 2 7 19 20 15 4 2 9 14 24 -11 31
18 Nimes 29 8 5 16 32 43 14 7 1 6 17 14 15 1 4 10 15 29 -11 29
19 Dijon 29 6 8 15 25 36 15 5 5 5 15 15 14 1 3 10 10 21 -11 26
20 Niort 29 7 5 17 27 48 14 5 2 7 17 23 15 2 3 10 10 25 -21 26

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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.