France - Ligue 1StarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Metz and Lyon, taking place on Friday, 23 February 2024, at Stade Saint-Symphorien in Longeville-Les-Metz.
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Metz, Recent FormMetz boss László Bölöni will need to instil positive feelings within his team after they endured a 3-0 away mauling from Montpellier. Their share of possession in that meeting was 46%, while racking up 14 shots along the way, 4 of which were on target, in contrast to Montpellier, who had 21 shots on goal with 7 on target.
Having scored just 3 goals in their last 6 games, it will be glaringly obvious to Bölöni where he needs to focus his attentions if they are going to get more points on the table. However, he will still have one eye on his defence which has shipped 11 in the same period. They have been unable to score at home in 4 of their last 6 games, and they have also failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 12 games overall.
Metz will not be enjoying their recent run of poor form at Stade Saint-Symphorien, they've lost their last 4 league games in a row there and not had a home win in 4 games.
Having scored 3 goals in his last 6 league games for Metz, Didier Lamkel Zé will be looking to keep his tally up with a goal in their next outing.
Lyon, Recent FormHaving taken all 3 points, with a crucial 1-0 home win over Nice in their last league game, Lyon will undoubtedly be very satisfied with their work. In that game they had 48% possession and managed 9 attempts on goal, with 1 on target, compared to Nice who had 20 attempts and 6 on target.
Manager Pierre Sage will be reasonably pleased with his team's performances in front of goal, having scored 8 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 7 goals conceded in the same period. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 away games.
They have had a good run of form recently, winning 4 out of their last 6 games.
On an individual basis, Alexandre Lacazette will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 5 goals in Lyon's last 6 league games.
In the most recent meeting between these teams, they both managed to find the net, but the game finished in a 1-1 draw.
From their past 10 away matches in the league against Metz, Les Gones have managed to find the net with at least 1 goal and will be aiming to keep that streak going. Goals come easy for Lyon when they travel to Les Grenats, having recorded 7 goals in their past 3 visits and an impressive average of 2.33 goals per match.
Lyon have failed to manage a victory in their last 4 encounters in the league against Metz.
With only Ablie Jallow (Hamstring) and Kévin N'Doram (Thigh) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, László Bölöni will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Pierre Sage has a number of injury concerns in his Lyon squad to contend with: Johann Lepenant (Sprained knee), Dejan Lovren (Unknown), Henrique Silva Milagres (Unknown) and Corentin Tolisso (Hamstring)
Metz Playing at home | Lyon Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.8 | Goals scored | 0.8 |
| 1.2 | Goals conceded | 1.5 |
| 24' | Time first goal scored | 64' |
| 28' | Time first goal conceded | 40' |
| 1.8 | Yellow cards | 1.5 |
| 0.2 | Red cards | 0.2 |
| 4.4 | Subs used | 4.3 |
| 3-1 | Biggest victory | 2-1 |
| 2-1 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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