About Match
Laval go into the game 18th in the table on 5 points; Metz sit 5th on 10 — a 5-point gap. Metz's recent output lags their position: 10th on form over five rounds while 5th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.14/2 for Laval and 1.43/1 for Metz (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.29. Victory would move Laval to 8 points and up to 10th, with other results unchanged.
5 games without a win frame Laval's arrival.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 0 Laval wins, 3 for Metz, 3 draws, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host. Historically tight: 33% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Stade Francis Le Basser in Laval, capacity 11,000, hosts the game.