France - Ligue 1StarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Metz and Lens, taking place on Friday, 12 April 2024, at Stade Saint-Symphorien in Longeville-Les-Metz.
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Metz, Recent FormMetz will not be too troubled by their 4-3 away defeat against Brest, given the latter currently sit 15 places further up the league table than they do. They came away from that fixture with 34% of the possession and clocked up 8 attempts on goal with 6 on target. By comparison, Brest managed 24 attempts on goal, with 10 on target.
László Bölöni, their chief, will be doing some careful analysis of his defence, who have seen their goal breached 13 times in their last 6 games while somehow managing to pick up some points along the way with 10 goals scored. They have conceded at least one goal in 11 of their 13 home games this season.
They've had a dismal run of form at Stade Saint-Symphorien recently, losing all but 1 of their last 6 home games, their solitary win providing little consolation. They've shown terrible form at Stade Saint-Symphorien this season, losing 8 of their 13 home league games.
Goalscorer Georges Mikautadze will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 5 goals in his last 6 league matches for Metz.
Lens, Recent FormLens manager Franck Haise will be looking for a better result in this game following a disappointing 1-1 draw in his team's last league outing against Havre AC. They achieved 58% possession in that match and had 18 strikes at goal, with 8 hitting the target, up against Havre AC's tally of 11 efforts at goal, 3 of which were on target.
They have circumvented their opponent's defence to score 9 times in their last 6 league games but unfortunately haven't managed to lock things down at their end, conceding 9 goals in these games and, in the process, missing out on some valuable points. Their goal scoring streak now stands at 10 games in a row, and in this season's away games, they've recorded 8 clean sheets out of a possible 14.
With 3 defeats and just 2 wins from their last 6 outings, this cannot be regarded as a good run of form.
Elye Wahi will be aiming to add his name to the scoresheet again to extend his goal tally of 4 goals in the last 6 league outings for Lens.
It ended in disappointment and a 0-1 defeat for Lens last time they met Metz in the league, with Les Grenats defying the odds to take the win.
Metz will be looking to extend their current run of 4 clean sheets against Les Sang et Or at Stade Saint-Symphorien.
In the league, Metz has had a good run at home against Lens, being unbeaten in their last 5 meetings at Stade Saint-Symphorien.
Metz manager László Bölöni has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Joel Asoro (Unknown), Christophe Hérelle (Unknown) and Benjamin Tetteh (Unknown) are all currently out of contention for this game.
With only Ruben Aguilar (Foot) and Jimmy Cabot (Cruciate ligament) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Franck Haise will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Metz Playing at home | Lens Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.9 | Goals scored | 1.1 |
| 1.5 | Goals conceded | 1 |
| 31' | Time first goal scored | 43' |
| 28' | Time first goal conceded | 40' |
| 1.5 | Yellow cards | 2.9 |
| 0.2 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 4.2 | Subs used | 4.9 |
| 3-1 | Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| 5-2 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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