On the 13th of March, in this week 27 match, Metz will play host to Le Havre in a meeting of these two Ligue 2 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 4th placed Metz, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Annecy. Georges Mikautadze scored the first goal for Metz in the 27th minute, then Youssef Maziz added another in the 50th minute on a feed from Georges Mikautadze In the end, Annecy couldn’t muster any offence and Metz ran away with the shutout win. Metz is on a hot streak lately, with only 0 loss in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Le Havre recorded a 2-1 win against Laval. Jordan Adeoti struck first for Laval in the 10th minute, then Antoine Joujou tied it up for Le Havre in the 16th minute on a feed from Thiare Finally they completed the comback in the 79th minute on a goal by Sangante to cap off a wild match. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Le Havre should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Metz and Le Havre last played eachother at the Stade Océane on Mon Oct 24th. Le Havre was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Gautier Lloris struck first for Le Havre in the 10th minute on a feed from Nabil Alioui, then Nabil Alioui added another in the 53rd minute In the end, Metz was frustrated by Le Havre’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Le Havre ended the match with the shutout victory.
Arouna Sangante has been the most prolific scorer on Le Havre in the last 5 matches with two goals. Metz is glad to have Georges Mikautadze in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals.