Ligue 1 – Match-day 30 Sees FC Metz take on AS Mónaco

Next Sunday at 3:00pm GMT, on matchday 30 of the Ligue 1, we will see Metz play Monaco at the Stade Saint Symphorien.

Currently sitting in seventh place, Monaco will travel to Metz, who are 12 places lower in the League and sit in nineteenth place.

FC Metz require a positive result, as AS Mónaco go to the Stade Saint Symphorien

Metz need a positive result from this game, if they are to move their season forward. Their last match resulted in a loss to Rennes, before that they drew away to RC Lens, 0-0.

Also, Metz need to produce the kind of form they have not been displaying that has brought eight games without a win, if they are to consider finishing the season outside of the relegation zone. With 23 points (4W, 14L and 11D), they are established in nineteenth position in the League having won four games, drawn 11 matches, and lost 14 games.

When Metz host Monaco, they will do so on the back of one win, six darts, and seven defeats on their own ground.

FC Metz will have 26 points if they manage to secure a victory.

It is likely that seven key players will miss Sunday’s fixture, which is something of a concern for Frederic Antonetti and his Metz team.

AS Mónaco’s campaign so far has seen them accrue 44 points this season

Monaco come to this match on the back of a victory, having beaten Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 at the Stade Louis II.

Also, Monaco keep finding ways to win, having secured seven victories in their last 14 meetings is astonishing this season. With a seventh position in the league and 12 wins, 9 losses and 8 draws, they currently have 44 points in the League having won 12 games, drawn eight fixtures, and lost nine games.

Monaco’s away record is remarkable and poses a significant threat to Metz. In the 14 games they’ve played on the road this season, they have so far won four meetings, drawn four fixtures, and lost six matches.

Winning this fixture will see AS Mónaco on 47 points.

Monaco may have to resort to second choice players, given the number of first choice players that are now unavailable through injury, illness or suspension.

FC Metz v AS Mónaco – Head-to-Heads.

Regarding their historical duels historically, it is a fixture that has seen a win for Monaco who’ve recorded 19 wins and 10 draws.

Players to watch

For Metz, Ibrahima Niane is a top performing player who has scoredone goal in 29 League matches this Ligue 1 Season, while Wissam Ben Yedder, one of their best scorers, has nettedseven goals in 29 League fixtures so far for Monaco.

Other players of note for Metz are Habib Maiga and Louis Mafouta with one goal and one goal respectively and for Monaco are Wissam Ben Yedder and Kevin Volland with seven goals both.