In this week 4 match, on Saturday Aug 20th, Laval hosts Metz at Stade Francis Le Basser in a meeting of these two Ligue 2 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Laval is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Annecy. Maggiotti struck first for Laval in the 14th minute on a feed from N’Chobi, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Annecy couldn’t muster any offence and Laval ran away with the shutout win. Laval is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Metz recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Valenciennes. Ablie Jallow struck first for Metz in the 15th minute, then Georges Mikautadze added another in the 86th minute on a feed from Mamadou Gueye In the end, Valenciennes was frustrated by Metz’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Metz ended the match with the shutout victory. Metz is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Both Georges Mikautadze and Ablie Jallow have been the hottest scorers for Metz in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Zakaria Naidji has been the most prolific scorer on Laval in the last 5 matches with 2 goals.