Nancy and Metz meet at Stade Marcel Picot, in a match for the 37 th round of League 2. Metz won at home by (3-0) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 29-01 -2019. The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 5 matches won 2, drew 2 and lost 1. Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and outside.
Nancy:
The home team is currently in the 15 th position of the league, with 39 points won, after 11 wins, 6 draws and 19 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Ajaccio, by (1-0). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Troyes, by (2-1). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 21 goals scored and 16 conceded; against 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 16 goals scored and 16 suffered. In the last 10 home matches for the championship Nancy won 5, tied 1 and lost 4, for which she won 16 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (8 out of 18 matches). The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 9 of the last 18 matches for this competition have ended with Under 1,5 goals. In 36 matches in this competition, he only managed 2 comebacks in the 19 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The Nancy managed to evolve a little and that’s a very good thing, but he needs to keep evolving so as not to be subdivided. It is clear that you must continue to improve, either individually or collectively, because only then can you improve and achieve your goals. Therefore, it is important that in this round you conquer some points, because there are no more margins for mistakes. Currently only good results interest the owners of the house and does not want to give margins to stumble. In this match the best players that are available will go to the field.
Metz:
After 23 wins, 9 draws and 4 losses, the away team is currently in the 1 st position, with 78 points won. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Red Star, by (1-2). In the last match, they won in a home match against Valenciennes, by (3-0). This is a team that, oddly enough, was better outside than at home, as in the last 30 matches they register 8 wins and 7 draws as a visitor; against 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses at their stadium.
For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 13 away matches. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (8 out of 18 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 36 matches in this competition, they only got 2 comebacks in the 7 games in which they suffered the first goal.
Throughout the season the Metz has proven its quality and reaches the penultimate round with guaranteed access and title. Of course it will not be accommodated, because it still aims to improve its campaign, therefore, it wants good results. In the current round only the three points interest him and he will fight in all ways to add them. The idea is to have regularity in the games that are still to be played, so as not to have setbacks and have even better numbers in the championship. In this match the best players that are available will go to the field.
