Match Report
Laval (14th, 4 pts) visited Metz (7th, 6 pts) with 2 points between them. The last five rounds placed Laval 10th in the league for form — higher than their 14th in the standings. Per game in the league, Metz were scoring 1 and conceding 0.75, Laval 1 and 2, against a competition average of 1.24 goals per team per game.
7 matches unbeaten backed Metz's arrival. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for Metz against 7/15 for Laval.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 3 Metz wins, 0 for Laval, 2 draws, at 2.6 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 40% of the wins in this fixture.
G. Angoula took charge of the match — our records show 75 games refereed with an average of 1.4 yellow cards per game. Stade Saint-Symphorien staged the fixture, a ground that holds 28,786. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Metz: Pape Moussa Fall (78') · Laval: Julien Maggiotti (49')
Key stats
Possession: Metz 44% · Laval 56% · Total shots: 18-11 · On target: 8-3 · Corners: 4-7