On Fri Jan 13th, in week 19, Metz plays host to Quevilly Rouen in a clash of these two evenly matched Ligue 2 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Metz recorded a 1-2 loss against Olympique Lyonnais. Bradley Barcola struck first for Olympique Lyonnais in the 60th minute, but Ablie Jallow got the equalizer for Metz in the 63rd minute. Metz should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while 8th placed Quevilly Rouen is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Guingamp. Mamady Bangré scored the first goal for Quevilly Rouen in the 31st minute, then Louis Mafouta added another in the 48th minute on a feed from Kalidou Sidibe At the end of 90 a dissapointed Guingamp couldn’t manage to score, and Quevilly Rouen took the shutout win. Quevilly Rouen should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Quevilly Rouen is fortunate enough to have Louis Mafouta in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Anthony Musaba and Youssef Maziz are the top scorers for Metz in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.