About Match
11 points for Montpellier (3rd), 9 for Metz (6th): a 2-point gap. Against a league average of 1.23 goals per team per game, Montpellier run at 0.83 scored and 0.67 conceded, Metz at 1.33 and 0.83. Victory would move Montpellier to 14 points and up to 2nd, with other results unchanged.
The head-to-head ledger counts 16 games: 7 Montpellier wins, 5 for Metz, 4 draws, at 2.63 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 25% of the meetings went to the host.
The match takes place at Stade de la Mosson in Montpellier (capacity 22,000).