On Sun Dec 12th, Metz and Lorient will play a match in Longeville-lès-Metz in a clash of the Ligue 1. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Metz recorded a 0-4 loss against Monaco. Sofiane Diop struck first for Monaco in the 2nd minute, then Kevin Volland added another in the 44th minute on a penalty kick At the end of 90 a dissapointed Metz couldn’t manage to score, and Monaco took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while lorient is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Nantes. Wylan Cyprien scored the first goal for Nantes in the 83rd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Lorient was frustrated by Nantes’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Nantes ended the match with the shutout victory. Lorient looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 3 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each. For Metz, their top scorers are Opa Nguette and Nicolas de Préville, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches
Frédéric Antonetti’s Metz squad will be without Farid Boulaya, Manuel Cabit, Digbo Maiga, Matthieu Udol and Kévin N’Doram, while Jérémy Morel, Fabien Lemoine and Moritz Jenz are unavailable to play for Lorient.