Match Report
Metz, 18th on 17 points, faced a 42-point deficit to Rennes (6th, 59). Per game in the league, Rennes were scoring 1.74 and conceding 1.47, Metz 0.94 and 2.24, against a competition average of 1.41 goals per team per game.
Metz arrived off five straight defeats. The five-game form split read 12/15 points for Rennes against 0/15 for Metz.
The head-to-head ledger counts 14 games: 10 Rennes wins, 1 for Metz, 3 draws, at 2.64 goals per meeting. Only 36% of these meetings ended in a home win. Recent editions have opened up: 4.4 goals per game across the last five meetings against 2.64 historically.
The venue was Roazhon Park, with room for 29,778 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Rennes 68% · Metz 32% · Total shots: 25-7 · On target: 8-2 · Corners: 8-2