Match Report
10 points for Metz (5th), 7 for Rodez (14th): a 3-point gap. On recent form Metz sat only 10th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Metz 1.43 scored and 1 conceded per game, Rodez 2 and 2.29, with the league averaging 1.29.
Metz had drawn their last three.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 2 Metz wins, 0 for Rodez, 2 draws, at 4.25 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 0% of meetings won. Goals tend to flow: 75% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 100%.
The venue was Stade Saint-Symphorien, with room for 28,786 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Metz led 3-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 4-1.
Goal scorers
Metz: Pape Moussa Fall (8'), Jessy Deminguet (39'), Pape Moussa Fall (42'), Pape Moussa Fall (58') · Rodez: Corentin Issanchou (35')
Key stats
Possession: Metz 58% · Rodez 42% · Total shots: 18-18 · On target: 8-6 · Corners: 7-7