Ligue 1 Gameweek 1 Sun, Aug 17 · 16:15 Stade Saint-Symphorien, Longeville-lès-Metz
Metz
0–1Full time
Strasbourg
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Our take

Strasbourg were slight favourites.

Strasbourg were the stronger side on L90 Strength (46 vs 17). Metz had ? days of rest, Strasbourg ? and had to travel 132 km.

Away travel132 kmMatches / 14d0 · 0
Metz25%
Draw26%
Strasbourg49%
Expected goals 1.09 – 1.64
Metz25%
Draw26%
Strasbourg49%
Expected goals 1.09 – 1.64
Metz25%
Draw26%
Strasbourg49%
Expected goals 1.09 – 1.64
Metz19%
Draw24%
Strasbourg57%
Expected goals 0.97 – 1.83
Metz25%
Draw26%
Strasbourg49%
Expected goals 1.09 – 1.64
Over 2.5 51% Both score 54% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Longeville-lès-Metz)

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Referee · FranceMathieu Vernice
  • Cards per match 4.6
  • Penalties per match 0.33
  • Matches 45

Team strength

MetzStrasbourg
17 L90 StrengthIn forecast 46
12 Current StrengthIn forecast 45
11 AttackIn forecast 40
17 DefenceIn forecast 37
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Metz

Attack—
Defense risk—

Strasbourg

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

MetzStrasbourg
— Goals scoredVia Att/Def —
— Goals concededVia Att/Def —
— xGVia Att/Def —
— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
— Goals minus xGContext —
— Scored inContext —
— Clean sheetsContext —
— ShotsContext —
— Shots on targetVia Att/Def —
— On target shareContext —
— Shots in the boxContext —
— Box shareContext —
— ConversionContext —
— OffsidesContext —
— Shots allowedContext —
— On target allowedVia Att/Def —
— BlocksContext —
— Goalkeeper savesContext —
— Save rateContext —
— PossessionIn forecast —
— PassesContext —
— Accurate passesContext —
— Pass accuracyContext —
— Team ratingContext —
— FoulsContext —
— Fouls sufferedContext —
— Yellow cardsContext —
— Red cardsContext —
This league season, per match
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.80
2.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
— xGVia Att/Def 1.34
— xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.54
— Goals minus xGContext +0.46
90% Scored inContext 90%
20% Clean sheetsContext 30%
9.70 ShotsContext 11.00
3.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.70
37% On target shareContext 34%
6.70 Shots in the boxContext 7.33
68% Box shareContext 63%
14% ConversionContext 16%
2.00 OffsidesContext 2.17
17.20 Shots allowedContext 13.90
6.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.40
4.40 BlocksContext 4.00
4.22 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.56
66% Save rateContext 79%
32% PossessionIn forecast 52%
286 PassesContext 501
208 Accurate passesContext 440
73% Pass accuracyContext 88%
6.83 Team ratingContext 7.12
12.10 FoulsContext 11.40
11.70 Fouls sufferedContext 10.90
1.80 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.10
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Metz
Rest—since last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Strasbourg
Rest—since last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel132 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Metz Strasbourg
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match——
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km132 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 00 / 0 / 0
Next matchdays after this one6.27

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Metz Confirmed XI
5-3-2
1Jonathan Fischer(G)
7G. Tsitaishvili 4Urie-Michel Mboula 5J. Gbamin 38S. Sané 39K. Kouao
20J. Deminguet 21B. Stambouli 8B. Traoré
14C. Sabaly 24Brian Madjo
Strasbourg Confirmed XI
5-3-2
39M. Penders(G)
42A. Ouattara 23M. Sarr 24L. Høgsberg 18J. Mwanga 27S. Amo-Ameyaw
32V. Barco 29S. El Mourabet 80F. Lemaréchal
9J. Panichelli 10E. Emegha

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Metz Absences are shown before kick-off
Strasbourg Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Metz+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Strasbourg+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Metz · Home No home games yet this season.
Strasbourg · Away No away games yet this season.

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head last 4 of 4 meetings

0 Metz wins0 draws4 Strasbourg wins
Goals per game0.25 – 2.00 Over 2.550% Both scored25% Clean sheets0% · 75%
  • 12 May 2024Strasbourg2–1Metz
  • 24 Sep 2023Metz0–1Strasbourg
  • 9 Jan 2022Metz0–2Strasbourg
  • 17 Sep 2021Strasbourg3–0Metz

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Mathieu Vernice France · 45 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.18league 3.80
Red cards0.40league 0.20
Cards 5+53%league 60%
Fouls26.6league 23.4
Penalties0.33league 0.00
Home wins47%league 40%
Metz1 with this referee
Record0-1-0 Cards · opp.0.0 · 4.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D3 Sep 23H · Reims2–20
Strasbourg3 with this referee
Record1-1-1 Cards · opp.3.7 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 3 Reds1
  • W2 Mar 25A · Auxerre1–04
  • D18 Aug 24A · Montpellier1–13
  • L5 Nov 22A · Ajaccio2–44

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Metz
No complete event data.
Strasbourg
No complete event data.
Metz10 games · scored 14 · conceded 21
2 7 0-15
2 2 16-30
4 4 31-45
2 1 46-60
1 1 61-75
3 6 76-90
Strasbourg10 games · scored 18 · conceded 12
2 2 0-15
2 1 16-30
2 2 31-45
7 2 46-60
2 2 61-75
3 3 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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