On the 9th of January, in this week 20 match, Metz hosts Strasbourg in a Ligue 1 match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Metz recorded a 1-1 draw against Olympique Lyonnais. Lukeba struck first for Olympique Lyonnais in the 56th minute on a feed from Rayan Cherki, but Boubacar Traore got the equalizer for Metz in the 59th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Metz. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while 10th placed Strasbourg is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Montpellier. Mihailo Ristić struck first for Montpellier in the 20th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Strasbourg couldn’t manage to score, and Montpellier took the shutout win. Strasbourg is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
On Fri Sep 17th, Strasbourg hosted Metz at the Stade De La Meinau in their last match together. Strasbourg won by a score of 3 to 0. Ludovic Ajorque scored the first goal for Strasbourg in the 6th minute from the penalty spot, then Habib Diallo added another in the 26th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Metz couldn’t manage to score, and Strasbourg took the shutout win.
Strasbourg’s most prolific scorer has been Ludovic Ajorque. The French attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. Nicolas de Préville and Ibrahima Niane are the top scorers for Metz in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.