Two sides battling relation in the Ligue 1 are set to exchange tackles this weekend as Metz take on St Etienne at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in the 28th game week of the campaign. Match day is scheduled for 6th March 2022 at 15:00 EAT.
Saint Etienne is currently 19th in the table with 22 points after 26 matches currently leveled with Bordeaux at the bottom of the table, but they have a superior goal difference. Saint-Etienne has been on a great run of form lately, winning three successive clashes against Angers, Montpellier, and Clermont. However, coming into this meeting, the hosts won only one of the last six games in all competitions.
St Etienne gets into this fixture following the 3-1 Ligue 1 defeat in their last game at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain. In that match, St Etienne managed 38% possession, 13 shots with six of them on target and a goal scored by Denis Bouanga (16′). Paris Saint-Germain got 21 shots with eight of them on target and goals by Kylian Mbappé (42′, 47′) and Danilo Pereira (52′) scored for Paris Saint-Germain.
On the other hand, Metz are level on points with their weekend hosts but sit a place above them in the table due to a better goal difference. They will now be looking to begin picking up points on Sunday to avoid an impending drop. The visitors take this trip winless in five subsequent matches in the league. Metz have a poor record in the latest games at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard as they won only two and lost seven of the previous 13 meetings with Saint-Etienne on the road
In their previous game, Metz shared spoils 0-0 Ligue 1 versus Nantes. In that match, FC Metz had 49% possession and eight shots with none of them on target. FC Nantes got 12 shots with three of them on target.
Saint-Etienne vs Metz head to head
There have been 27 meetings between Saint-Etienne and Metz since 1993. The hosts have won 13 times while the visitors have won seven times and there have been eight draws between the two teams.
- Metz 1-1 Saint-Etienne 30/10/21
- Saint-Etienne 1-0 Metz 07/02/21
- Metz 2-0 Saint-Etienne 25/10/20
- Metz 3-1 Saint-Etienne 02/02/20
- Saint-Etienne 0-1 Metz 25/09/19
Home
- PSG 3-1 Saint-Etienne
- Saint-Etienne 2-2 Strasbourg Alsace
- Clermont Foot 1-2 Saint-Etienne
- Saint-Etienne 3-1 Montpellier
- Bergerac Perigord FC 1-0 Saint-Etienne
Away
- Metz 0-0 Nantes
- Lille 0-0 Metz
- Metz 1-2 Marseille
- Troyes 0-0 Metz
- Metz 0-2 Nice
Saint-Etienne team news
The hosts will be without Romain Hamouma, Joris Gnagnon, Yvann Macon and Saidou Sow on Sunday as the quartet is all injured. Enzo Crivelli and Wahbi Khazri are both doubts for the game.
Metz team news
For the visitors, Matthieu Udol, Kevin N’Doram, Habib Maiga and Manuel Cabit are all injured while Vincent Payot has been suspended due to accumulation of yellow cards.
Prediction and odds
We predict a home win considering that; Saint-Etienne has four wins, one draw and one loss in the last five league games while Metz has had scoring challenges, only scoring one goal in their last five games and failing to record a win within that period.
- Saint-Etienne win
- Draw
- Goals under 2.5
