Match Report
Monaco, 7th with 54 points, sat 37 points above Metz (18th, 17). Monaco had been under-performing their position — 13th on five-round form against 7th in the table. Against a league average of 1.41 goals per team per game, Metz ran at 0.94 scored and 2.24 conceded, Monaco at 1.76 and 1.59.
15 games without a win framed Metz's arrival.
GioScore's database holds 16 meetings between the two: 2 for Metz, 13 for Monaco and 1 drawn, at 3.5 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 69% of the meetings. Where history says 3.5 goals per meeting, the last five say 4.8.
Stade Saint-Symphorien in Longeville-lès-Metz staged the fixture, a ground that holds 26,661. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Metz: Jessy Deminguet (49') · Monaco: Folarin Balogun (61'), Ansu Fati (90')
Key stats
Possession: Metz 34% · Monaco 66% · Total shots: 13-15 · On target: 1-3 · Corners: 5-9