About Match
In the standings it is Metz 4th on 9 points, Saint-Étienne 1st on 15 — separated by 6. In league terms the two rates read 1.6/0.8 for Metz and 3.2/0.8 for Saint-Étienne (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.3. A win would lift Metz to 12 points and up to 2nd (other results unchanged).
Metz carry a 10-game unbeaten run into this. Saint-Étienne arrive on a run of seven straight wins, having scored in 8 consecutive games. The five-game form split reads 9/15 points for Metz against 15/15 for Saint-Étienne.
15 meetings are on record — 5 won by Metz, 6 by Saint-Étienne, 4 drawn, at 2.6 goals per meeting.
Stade Saint-Symphorien in Longeville-lès-Metz, capacity 28,786, hosts the game.