On the 24th of April, Metz and Brest will play a match in Longeville-lès-Metz in a meeting of these two mismatched Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Metz is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Lorient. Dango Aboubacar Faissal Ouattara struck first for Lorient in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Ibrahima Kone, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Metz couldn’t muster any offence and Lorient ran away with the shutout win. Metz looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches, while brest is fresh off their 2-1 win against Olympique Lyonnais. Steve Mounié scored the first goal for Brest in the 27th minute on a penalty kick, but Moussa Dembélé got the equalizer for Olympique Lyonnais in the 72nd minute on a penalty kick. Brest is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Stade Francis-le Ble, Metz took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Nicolas de Préville scored the first goal for Metz in the 26th minute, but Romain Faivre got the equalizer for Brest in the 68th minute.
Franck Honorat has been the most prolific scorer on Brest in the last five matches with 2 goals. Louis Mafouta and Ibrahim Amadou are the top scorers for Metz in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.
Frédéric Antonetti’s squad will be without Vincent Pajot, Manuel Cabit, Digbo Maiga, Matthieu Udol, Fabien Centonze and Fali Cande, while Brest will be without Jérémy Le Douaron.