About Match
Saint-Étienne go into the game 1st in the table on 15 points; Metz sit 6th on 9 — a 6-point gap. Against a league average of 1.23 goals per team per game, Saint-Étienne run at 2.83 scored and 1 conceded, Metz at 1.33 and 0.83. A win here leaves Metz on 12 points and up to 2nd, other results permitting.
Recent form is uneven: 12/15 points for Saint-Étienne, 6/15 for Metz.
The head-to-head ledger counts 15 games: 6 Saint-Étienne wins, 5 for Metz, 4 draws, at 2.6 goals per meeting.
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-etienne stages the fixture, a ground that holds 41,965.