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Metz v Rennes, Ligue 1, Sat, 20 Mar 2021: statistics and head to head

2020-21. Sat, 20 Mar 2021

MetzHome
13Full time, half-time 0–2
RennesAway

Rennes won by 2 goals.

LWLLDLeague form, oldest to newestWLDLW

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Metz have 14 scored home results and Rennes 14 scored away results stored in 2020-21. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Metz at home: 1.36 points per match (14 measured matches); Rennes away: 1.43 points per match (14 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Metz scored 1.14 per home match (14 measured matches); Rennes scored 1.21 away (14). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.34 per club appearance across 582 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 13 of 28 pooled club appearances (46.4%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 4. Metz: 1 wins; Rennes: 2 wins; draws: 1.

Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half02
Second half11

The match in numbers

MetzRennes
  • 14Shots9
  • 2Shots on target5
  • 4Corners3
  • 11Fouls12
  • 0Yellow cards2
  • 0Red cards1

From shots to goals

Metz

  • Shots14
  • On target2
  • Goals1

14% of shots on target, 50% of those scored.

Rennes

  • Shots9
  • On target5
  • Goals3

56% of shots on target, 60% of those scored.

Counts only. Shot positions are not stored, so no shot map is drawn.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start.

4 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

1
Metz wins
1
Draws
2
Rennes wins
Goals / meeting
1.75
7 goals in 4 meetings
Both scored
50%
2 of 4 meetings
Over 1.5
50%
2 of 4 meetings
Over 2.5
25%
1 of 4 meetings
Over 3.5
0%
0 of 4 meetings
Metz clean sheets
0%
0 of 4 meetings
Rennes clean sheets
50%
2 of 4 meetings
Corners / meeting
12.00
4 with corner data
Cards / meeting
3.75
4 with card data
  1. Rennes v MetzWed, 23 Dec 2020 · Ligue 1 2020-211–0HT 0–0
  2. Metz v RennesWed, 4 Dec 2019 · Ligue 1 2019-200–1HT 0–1
  3. Rennes v MetzSat, 14 Apr 2018 · Ligue 1 2017-181–2HT 1–0
  4. Metz v RennesSat, 9 Dec 2017 · Ligue 1 2017-181–1HT 1–0

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Metz at home, Rennes away
  • 50%
    Both teams scored
    League 54%
    19 + 19 matches
  • 92%
    Over 0.5 goals
    League 93%
    19 + 19 matches
  • 76%
    Over 1.5 goals
    League 78%
    19 + 19 matches
  • 45%
    Over 2.5 goals
    League 54%
    19 + 19 matches
  • 18%
    Over 3.5 goals
    League 31%
    19 + 19 matches
  • 3%
    Over 4.5 goals
    League 14%
    19 + 19 matches
  • 2.4
    Avg total goals
    League 2.76
    19 + 19 matches
  • 74%
    1st half over 0.5
    League 74%
    19 + 19 matches
  • 29%
    1st half over 1.5
    League 35%
    19 + 19 matches
  • 9.1
    Corners per match
    League 9.52
    19 + 19 matches
  • 55%
    Corners over 8.5
    League 62%
    19 + 19 matches
  • 42%
    Corners over 9.5
    League 48%
    19 + 19 matches
  • 29%
    Corners over 10.5
    League 34%
    19 + 19 matches
  • 4.1
    Cards per match
    League 4.15
    19 + 19 matches
  • 50%
    Cards over 3.5
    League 58%
    19 + 19 matches
  • 37%
    Cards over 4.5
    League 37%
    19 + 19 matches

Stored season context, 2020-21

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2020-21

Metz at home, Rennes away
Metz (home)Rennes (away)
10Position6
LLLLDLast 5, oldest to newestWDWLL
19Played19
1.05Points per match1.42
26%Win %37%
1.00Scored / match1.37
1.37Conceded / match1.00
2.37Avg total goals2.37
53%Both scored47%
21%Clean sheets32%
32%Failed to score32%
–xG for–
–xG against–

Half by half

MetzRennes
  • 0.371st half scored / match0.53
  • 0.631st half conceded / match0.58
  • 0.632nd half scored / match0.84
  • 0.742nd half conceded / match0.42
  • 16%Leading at half-time37%
  • 74%1st half over 0.574%
  • 26%1st half over 1.532%
  • 79%2nd half over 0.579%
  • 42%2nd half over 1.532%
  • 26%Scored in both halves32%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Metz at home, Rennes away, this season.

Goals

MetzRennes
  • 1.00Scored / match1.37
  • 1.37Conceded / match1.00
  • 2.37Match total / match2.37
  • 68%Scored 1+68%
  • 26%Scored 2+37%
  • 79%Conceded 1+68%
  • 37%Conceded 2+26%
  • 84%Match over 1.568%
  • 37%Match over 2.553%
  • 21%Match over 3.516%

Shots and xG

MetzRennes
  • 13.11Shots for12.21
  • 11.26Shots against10.37
  • 4.05On target for3.74
  • 3.68On target against3.84
  • 8%Shot conversion11%

Corners

MetzRennes
  • 5.47Corners for4.32
  • 4.63Corners against3.68
  • 10.11Match total8.00
  • 68%Over 7.563%
  • 63%Over 8.547%
  • 63%Over 9.521%
  • 53%Over 10.55%
  • 32%Over 11.55%

Cards

MetzRennes
  • 1.89Cards for2.16
  • 2.21Cards against1.89
  • 4.11Match total4.05
  • 95%Over 2.579%
  • 53%Over 3.547%
  • 37%Over 4.537%
  • 21%Over 5.532%
  • 13.84Fouls committed12.58

The table, 2020-21

#ClubPGDPts
4Lyon383876
5Marseille38760
6Rennes381258
7Lens38157
8Montpellier38-254
9Nice38-352
10Metz38-447
11St Etienne38-1246
12Bordeaux38-1445
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