France - Ligue 1StarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Montpellier and Metz, taking place on Sunday, 18 February 2024, at Stade de la Mosson in Montpellier.
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Montpellier, Recent FormThere will be a feeling of disappointment amongst the Montpellier players having failed to take any points away from their recent 2-1 home defeat at the hands of Lyon. Their share of possession in that meeting was 45%, while racking up 15 shots along the way, 8 of which were on target, in contrast to Lyon, who had 19 shots on goal with 5 on target.
Manager Michel Der Zakarian will be reasonably pleased with his team's attacking displays in recent matches, having managed to score 4 goals in their last 6 games, but he will have work to do defensively after they conceded 7 goals in those games and dropped some valuable points along the way. They have only kept 2 clean sheets in their last 6 home games.
A home win for Montpellier is just a distant memory, having not won at Stade de la Mosson in 7 games.
Metz, Recent FormMetz will have been reasonably pleased with their 1-1 draw against Marseille, not least because of the valuable point gained. In that game they had 34% possession and managed 7 attempts on goal, with 3 on target, compared to Marseille who had 18 attempts and 6 on target.
Having scored just 3 goals in their last 6 games, it will be glaringly obvious to their manager László 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 9 in the same period. They have scored in 4 of their last 6 away games, but they have failed to record a clean sheet in their last 11 games overall.
A win for Metz is just a distant memory, having not won a single match in 8 games.
Didier Lamkel Zé will be keen to add his name to the scoresheet and build on his current scoring record of 3 goals in the last 6 league games for Metz.
Metz suffered the disappointment of a 0-1 defeat at the hands of Montpellier the last time they met in the league.
The Montpellier defence has struggled in front of its own fans when Les Grenats have come to town, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 5 meetings at Stade de la Mosson.
In the league, Montpellier has had a poor run at home against Metz, being unable to secure a win from any of their last 5 meetings at Stade de la Mosson.
With only Khalil Fayad (Foot) and Christopher Jullien (Foot) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Michel Der Zakarian will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
László Bölöni has a number of injury concerns in his Metz squad to contend with: Ablie Jallow (Hamstring), Kévin N'Doram (Thigh) and Jean N'Guessan (Knee)
Montpellier Playing at home | Metz Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.9 | Goals scored | 0.9 |
| 1.1 | Goals conceded | 1.8 |
| 42' | Time first goal scored | 43' |
| 28' | Time first goal conceded | 46' |
| 1.8 | Yellow cards | 1.1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3.6 | Subs used | 4.4 |
| 3-0 | Biggest victory | 3-2 |
| 3-1 | Biggest defeat | 5-1 |
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