Match Report
17 points for Metz (18th), 23 for Nantes (17th): a 6-point gap. Per game in the league, Metz were scoring 0.94 and conceding 2.24, Nantes 0.88 and 1.58, against a competition average of 1.41 goals per team per game.
Metz had gone 12 games without a win. Three consecutive defeats weighed on Nantes.
The head-to-head ledger counts 15 games: 6 Metz wins, 2 for Nantes, 7 draws, at 1.67 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 33% of the wins in this fixture. Historically tight: 13% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
The venue was Stade Saint-Symphorien, with room for 26,661 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.
Key stats
Possession: Metz 66% · Nantes 34% · Total shots: 19-6 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 6-3