Match Report
Laval (18th, 4 pts) visited Metz (5th, 9 pts) with 5 points between them. The last five rounds placed Laval 14th in the league for form — higher than their 18th in the standings. Per game in the league, Metz were scoring 1.6 and conceding 0.8, Laval 1.17 and 2.17, against a competition average of 1.25 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.
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