📏 Form Guide

FC Metz

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Metz will be looking for an improved result here following a 1-2 Ligue 1 defeat last time out to Lille.

In that match, FC Metz had 29% possession and 5 shots on goal with 2 on target. The only player to score for FC Metz was Georges Mikautadze (23'). On the other side, Lille got 14 shots at goal with 4 on target. Ismaily (31') and Yusuf Yazıcı (44') scored for Lille.

Matches involving FC Metz have proved to be engaging encounters of late with high scoring being a real hallmark. Over their past six games, the sum of 24 goals have been scored for both teams combined (at an average of 4 goals per game) with 10 of those accredited to FC Metz. While that may be of interest, we must now wait to see whether such a trend might persist in this next match or not.

Heading into this contest, FC Metz have not won against Rennes in their previous 6 league matches.

Rennes

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After a loss in their previous game against Brest in Ligue 1 competition, Rennes and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.

In that match, Rennes had 47% possession and 21 attempts at goal with 7 on target. For Rennes, the goalscorers were Arnaud Kalimuendo (4', 9'), Warmed Omari (47' Own goal), Arthur Theate (68') and Martin Terrier (79'). Brest got 10 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. Steve Mounié (11'), Martín Satriano (54'), Mahdi Camara (66') and Lilian Brassier (97') scored for Brest.

The stats tell the story, and Rennes have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, conceding 11 goals in total. In defence, Rennes can certainly do much better.

Going into this contest, Rennes remain unbeaten by FC Metz when they've played them away from home in the last 10 league games. An amazing record against them.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Delving into their past head to head results stretching back to 04/12/2019 shows that these fixtures have not been kind to Metz. They’ve not been able to get themselves any victories whatsoever whereas Rennes have been too good for them, finishing as winners in 100 per cent of those matches played.

There were also goals galore in those games, with 22 in total which averages out at 3.67 goals per meeting.

The previous league game between the two was Ligue 1 match day 1 on 13/08/2023 which ended up with the score at Rennes 5-1 FC Metz.

That day, Rennes managed 70% possession and 29 attempts on goal with 14 on target. Goals were scored by Arnaud Kalimuendo (20'), Amine Gouiri (51'), Jérémy Doku (67') and Ibrahim Salah (87', 94').

On the other side, FC Metz got 9 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Youssef Maziz (21') was the scorer.

The referee was Jérémy Stinat.

📋 Team News: Metz

It doesn’t get much better regarding selection, with just a single fitness concern for the Metz gaffer László Bölöni to contend with from of an almost fully healthy group. Ablie Jallow (Dead leg) will miss out.

It looks as if Les Grenats will probably use the 4-3-3 system this time with Alexandre Oukidja, Maxime Colin, Ismael Traore, Sadibou Sane, Matthieu Udol, Danley Jean Jacques, Kevin N'Doram, Arthur Atta, K. Van Den, Georges Mikautadze and Pape Diallo.

🗞️ Team News: Rennes

Out of a mainly available group, there’s only the sole fitness issue for the Rennes boss Julien Stéphan to be concerned with. Mahamadou Nagida (Knee injury) misses out for this game.

We believe Rennes appear most likely to begin the game with a 4-4-2 lineup, choosing Steve Mandanda, Guela Doue, Warmed Omari, Christopher Wooh, Jeanuel Belocian, Ludovic Blas, Baptiste Santamaria, Azor Matusiwa, Desire Doue, Martin Terrier and A. Kalimuendo-Muinga.

🔮 Prediction

Our thinking is that FC Metz may well find it hard to score goals against this Rennes side who we think will score at least once to put them ahead.

We’re therefore seeing a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 0-1 winning margin for Rennes at full-time.

Looking forward to this.

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Victor Martins, 16:06 04/05/2024