📏 Form Guide

FC Metz

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Metz go into this game following on from a 0-0 Ligue 1 tied result against Rennes.

In that game, FC Metz managed 32% possession and 7 shots on goal with 2 on target. For their opponents, Rennes had 25 shots at goal with 8 of them on target.

FC Metz have not been in good attacking form in more recent games. Their ‘goals for’ figure stands at just 4 vs opposing sides over the course of their last six matches. In those meetings, FC Metz have also seen the tally of goals that have gone against them come to 14. Regardless, we must now wait to see if that trend will continue on in this next game.

Looking at the pre-match facts, FC Metz:

• are unbeaten in the league by Nantes in their previous 4 matches.
• have not won at home in their last 7 league games. That's never good.

Nantes

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Since a loss in their previous game against Strasbourg in Ligue 1 action, Nantes will be hoping to turn things around here.

In that match, Nantes had 37% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 9 on target. For Nantes, the goals were scored by Dehmaine Tabibou (6') and Matthis Abline (53'). Strasbourg had 13 attempts at goal with 9 of them on target. Maxi Oyedele (45') and Joaquín Panichelli (78', 92') scored for Strasbourg.

Looking at their form, and Nantes have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing their opponents hit 9 goals overall. Defensively, Nantes certainly have room for improvement.

Going into this contest, Nantes have not registered a win against FC Metz in away games against them for the last 7 matches in the league. Not the best of away records.

👥 Head to head

Looking over their past head-to-head clashes stretching back to 24/01/2021 shows that Metz have won 4 of these games & Nantes 1, with the tally of drawn results being 1.

A sum of 12 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 9 from Les Grenats and 3 created by Les Canaris. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.

The previous league game between these sides was Ligue 1 match day 11 on 02/11/2025 when the final score was Nantes 0-2 FC Metz.

That time, Nantes managed 52% possession and 16 shots at goal with 4 on target.

FC Metz had 14 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. Giorgi Abuashvili (82') and Habib Diallo (89') scored.

The referee was Gaël Angoula.

🗞️ Team News: Metz

Benjamin Stambouli (Rib fracture) and Joseph Mangondo (Knee problems) aren’t available for Metz boss Benoît Tavenot. Alpha Touré is ineligible for this match because of suspension.

It’s our opinion that Les Grenats should use a 4-2-3-1 system for this game featuring Jonathan Fischer, Koffi Kouao, Sadibou Sane, Terry Yegbe, Maxime Colin, Jessy Deminguet, Jean-Philippe Gbamin, Bouna Sarr, Gauthier Hein, Giorgi Tsitaishvili and H. Mouhamadou Diallo.

📋 Team News: Nantes

There’s a good chance that Les Canaris could decide to make use of a 4-3-3 formation, starting Anthony Lopes, Fabien Centonze, Chidozie Awaziem, Tylel Tati, Nicolas Cozza, Mohamed Kaba, Ibrahima Sissoko, Johann Lepenant, Bahereba Guirassy, Ignatius Ganago and Matthis Abline.

💡 Prediction

It’s looking like Nantes and FC Metz are both capable of scoring here.

Let’s see what happens, but it could well be that we end up with scores level. We’re therefore tipping a tight encounter with a 1-1 scoreline when the referee blows the full-time whistle.

Andre Moura, 14:02 05/04/2026