France - Ligue 1StarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Metz and Strasbourg, taking place on Sunday, 24 September 2023, at Stade Saint-Symphorien in Longeville-Les-Metz.
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Metz, Recent FormMetz enter this game with a comfortable 1-0 away win over Lens last time out in the league. They achieved 25% possession in that match and had 2 strikes at goal, with 2 hitting the target, up against Lens' tally of 31 efforts at goal, 10 of which were on target.
While they have been reasonably effective at circumventing their opponents defence, scoring 10 in their last 6 games, it's largely been tit for tat with their own defence proving to be equally ineffectual, conceding 11, and leading to valuable points being dropped. Their goal scoring streak now stands at 19 games in a row, but they have only kept 2 clean sheets in their last 6 home games.
There will be mixed feelings from Les Grenats, although undefeated in their last 16 league games at home, 2 of these games ended in a draw.
On an individual basis, Cheick Sabaly will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 3 goals in Metz's last 6 league games.
Strasbourg, Recent FormIt was just a point apiece for Strasbourg and Montpellier in their last match, which ended in a 2-2 draw. In that game they had 44% possession and managed 14 attempts on goal, with 7 on target, compared to Montpellier who had 11 attempts and 4 on target.
While they have shown an appetite for goals over the last 6 matches, clocking up 7, they have not had it all their own way at the back and have given away 10 goals and some valuable points in the process. They have scored in 4 of their last 6 away games, but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games overall.
They have been enduring a less than rewarding period of form away from home at the moment, during which they have lost 3 and only picked up 2 wins from their last 6 matches.
Jean-Eudès Aholou will be hoping to create problems for Metz in this one, having scored 2 goals in his last 6 outings on the road for Strasbourg.
The 0-2 victory which Strasbourg recorded last time these two sides met was no surprise to most.
The last 4 matches between Metz and Le Racing show that Metz have let in at least one goal on each occasion. In their last 2 league meetings with Le Racing, Metz have not been on scoring form, not managing a single goal.
In the last 3 league meetings between the teams, Strasbourg has taken all 3 points and has not lost to Metz in 4 games.
Metz manager László Bölöni has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Maxime Colin (Calf), Benjamin Tetteh (Thigh) and Ismaël Traoré (Thigh) are all currently out of contention for this game.
With only Mehdi Chahiri (Illness) and Karol Fila (Cruciate ligament) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Patrick Vieira will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Metz Playing at home | Strasbourg Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals scored | 0 |
| 2 | Goals conceded | 2.5 |
| 36' | Time first goal scored | - |
| 16' | Time first goal conceded | 33' |
| 1.5 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0.5 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4 | Subs used | 4.5 |
| - | Biggest victory | - |
| - | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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