Everything is going well for Rennes in the league. The Breton club remains on four victories in a row, including a new slap inflicted on OL. It’s much more difficult for Metz, who still haven’t won in Ligue 1 and who remain stuck in 19th place in the standings. The fight for the podium, the fight for maintenance: here is a confrontation that will count.
The stats you need to know (with Opta)
Rennes have lost only one of their last 18 matches against Metz in Ligue 1 (10 wins, 7 draws), it was April 14, 2018 (1-2). The SRFC remains on 4 successes against the Grenats in the elite.
Metz haven’t won any of their last 7 Ligue 1 matches, losing 3 times and recording 4 goalless draws. The Lorraine club have more 0-0 than any other team in the top flight in 2022 (4).
Since the arrival of Bruno Genesio in March 2021, only Paris (49) have taken more points at home than Rennes in Ligue 1 (44). Similarly, only PSG (44) scored more than the Breton club (43), and no team has a better defense than Rennes (11) at home over the period.
Metz has remained silent during each of its last 3 trips to Ligue 1, its worst drought since October-November 2019 (also 3). He has not chained 4 games without scoring away in the top flight since November 2016-January 2017 (4).
Rennes have opened the scoring 20 times in Ligue 1 this season, more than any other team, while Metz have the lowest tally in the top flight in 2021/22 (7).
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