The club from “Stade Saint-Symphorien” spent last season in the second division but returned after winning playoff matches against Dunkerque and Reims. However, things are tough now and points are being won with difficulty. They also lost 1-3 to Auxerre.
The Parisian giants not only collected every domestic trophy last season, but finally won the Champions League. This season, they have added the UEFA Super Cup, though only after a tough penalty shootout win over Tottenham. In the Champions League, they look quite confident, only losing to Bayern.
However, on Wednesday they managed only a goalless draw with Athletic. Domestically, they’ve had a surprisingly high number of setbacks, ending autumn with a defeat to Monaco. On the bright side, they thrashed Rennes 5-0 in the last round.
The newcomer scores about a goal per game while conceding 2.27. For the champions, things are almost the opposite: 2.13 goals scored per match and 0.8 conceded.
Metz has lost three in a row
47% of Metz’s matches end with goals from both teams and the average total goals per match is 3.27
PSG has lost two of their last six games
33% of PSG’s matches end with goals from both teams and the average total goals per match is 2.93.
Metz (expected lineup): Fischer – Yegbe, Gbamin, Colin – Ballo-Touré, Sabaly, N’Guessan, Traore, Demenge, Tsitaishvili – I. Sane.
PSG (expected lineup): Chevalier – Lucas Hernandez, Pacho, Zabarnyi, Zaïre-Emery – Fabián Ruiz, Vitinha, João Neves – Kvaratskhelia, Meyulu, Lee Kang-in.
Since 2008, the capital giants have won fifteen consecutive encounters.
