Metz sit in 3rd place of the French Ligue 2 with 45 points, they host Nantes in 13th place with 34 points
Metz are on a great run of form at the moment, they are unbeaten in their last 6 games winning 4 and drawing 2
Metz's away record this season has been very poor but their amazing home record has seen them rise to 3rd place in the league, 10 points behind the leaders with this game in hand tonight
Metz have won 9 of their 13 games home games this season drawing 3 and losing just 1
Metz have the second best home record in the league and have played 2 home games less than their 2 rivals above them which will give Metz a big confidence boost
Metz have scored 20 goals at home in their 13 games and have only conceded a very impressive 8 times
Metz have had just one league defeat since April last year which was a loss to the league leaders Caen
Nantes have really struggled this season, they have gone through 3 different managers so far and if it was not for their home form early on in the season they would be in the relegation places right now as their away form has been nothing short of awful
Nantes are just 6 points clear of safety at the moment, they have won just 2 of their 13 away games losing 8
Nantes have found the net just 9 times on their travels this season whilst conceding 21
Nantes have won just twice in their past 10 games, both of these wins came at home and they have drawn 1 and lost the other 7 games
Away from home Nantes have now lost 7 games in a row, in these 7 games they have scored only 2 goals whilst conceding 15
A win for Metz today would see them with a 7 point gap away from Laval in 4th place and that last promotion place whilst also keeping the pressure on Brest and Caen above them
2 weeks ago I tipped Metz to win at home to Le Havre, a team that perform slightly better then Nantes do away from home. Metz won 2-0 and on current form I fully expect them to record another victory tonight
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