Metz vs PSG: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Metz played PSG in Ligue 1 (France). The match was played on 13 December 2025. Final score: 2:3.

Current form

Metz: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match. PSG: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Metz scores 1.00 and concedes 2.27 goals per match. PSG scores 2.13 and concedes 0.80. League average: 2.86 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Metz 47%, PSG 33%. Over 2.5: Metz 60%, PSG 40%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 52%.

xG, shots and style

PSG has higher xG: 2.13 vs 1.02. Metz: 8.9 shots per match, PSG: 17.9.

Match halves

Metz: half-time lead 7%, second-half goals 0.67. PSG: half-time lead 47%, second-half goals 1.20.

Goals by minute

Metz: 76-90+ (7 goals). PSG: 76-90+ (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ligue 1: 2.86 goals per match, BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 52%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

1 : 2
1st half
1 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

41Possession (%)59
MetzPSG
9Shots14
MetzPSG
5Shots on target9
MetzPSG
1.2xG1.82
MetzPSG
4Corners4
MetzPSG
38Dangerous attacks41
MetzPSG
10Fouls10
MetzPSG
2Cards1
MetzPSG

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1Goals scored / match2.13
MetzPSG
2.27Goals conceded / match0.8
MetzPSG
49%Average possession70%
MetzPSG
3.07Shots on target / match6.73
MetzPSG

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

8.93Shots per match17.93
MetzPSG
3.07Shots on target6.73
MetzPSG
11.2%Shot conversion11.9%
MetzPSG
49%Possession70%
MetzPSG
1.02xG for2.13
MetzPSG
1.68xG against0.95
MetzPSG

Shooting quality

Metz: BalancedPSG: Dominant
MetzPSG
Accuracy (shots on target)34%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.32

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

PSG is 100% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / match - Metz · 2.4 pts / match - PSG

Metz
WWLLL
Season result split
20% W13% D67% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-2-10
0.73 pts / match · goal difference -19
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-2-3
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
DLWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.16Opponent xG: 1.52BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
PSG
WWWLW
Season result split
67% W20% D13% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-3-2
2.20 pts / match · goal difference +20
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-2-2
Last 5 away
2-2-1
DWDWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 2.31Opponent xG: 0.95BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

PSG is 113% better for: goals scored per match.

1 goals / match - Metz · 2.13 goals / match - PSG

PSG is 184% better for: goals conceded per match.

2.27 goals / match - Metz · 0.8 goals / match - PSG

Metz scoring profile: mixed

Metz scores in 60% of matches (9 of 15 matches), while PSG keeps a clean sheet in 53% (8 of 15 matches).

PSG scoring profile: very strong

PSG scores in 87% of matches (13 of 15 matches), while Metz keeps a clean sheet in 20% (3 of 15 matches).

15Goals scored (season)32
MetzPSG
34Goals conceded (season)12
MetzPSG
3.27Average goals in match2.93
MetzPSG
7Goals scored (last 5)12
MetzPSG
8Goals conceded (last 5)3
MetzPSG

How often they score at least...

60%1 goal87%
MetzPSG
40%2 goals53%
MetzPSG
0%3 goals40%
MetzPSG
0%4 goals13%
MetzPSG

How often they concede at least...

80%1 goal47%
MetzPSG
53%2 goals20%
MetzPSG
53%3 goals13%
MetzPSG
20%4 goals0%
MetzPSG

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

27%BTTS at half-time20%
MetzPSG
20%BTTS in both halves20%
MetzPSG
20%Scored in both halves53%
MetzPSG

BTTS and goal count

40%Min. 3 goals and BTTS20%
MetzPSG
20%Min. 3 goals without BTTS20%
MetzPSG
60%BTTS - last 520%
MetzPSG

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time60%
MetzPSG
47%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
MetzPSG
7%Min. 3 goals before half-time20%
MetzPSG

2nd half

87%Min. 1 goal after half-time93%
MetzPSG
60%Min. 2 goals after half-time47%
MetzPSG
33%Min. 3 goals after half-time20%
MetzPSG

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

PSG is 147% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.73 pts / match - Metz · 1.8 pts / match - PSG

Metz - half-time state
7% leading53% draw40% trailing
PSG - half-time state
47% leading40% draw13% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.73Points per match (1st half)1.8
MetzPSG
0.33Goals scored (1st half)0.93
MetzPSG
0.87Goals conceded (1st half)0.33
MetzPSG
1.2Average goals (1st half)1.27
MetzPSG
40%Clean sheet before half-time73%
MetzPSG
67%No goal before half-time47%
MetzPSG

After half-time (2nd half)

0.73Points per match (2nd half)2.13
MetzPSG
0.67Goals scored (2nd half)1.2
MetzPSG
1.4Goals conceded (2nd half)0.47
MetzPSG
2.07Average goals (2nd half)1.67
MetzPSG
33%Clean sheet after half-time60%
MetzPSG
53%No goal after half-time13%
MetzPSG

Metz - second-half results

20% W13% D67% L
11
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-8
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
-11
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.73
PPG before half-time
Lead holding286%

Leads at half-time in 7% of matches and wins 20%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

PSG - second-half results

60% W33% D7% L
27
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
+9
Goal difference (1st half)
32
Second-half points
+11
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.80
PPG before half-time
Lead holding143%

Leads at half-time in 47% of matches and wins 67%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Metz - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.401.40
Goals scored / match0.41.0
Goals conceded / match1.00.6
Average goals in match1.41.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-3+2
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2
PSG - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.202.00
Goals scored / match1.01.4
Goals conceded / match0.20.4
Average goals in match1.21.8
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+4+5
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Metz
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
1
5
16-30
1
5
31-45
2
5
46-60
1
3
61-75
7
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -6 - late phases are a weakness.

PSG
ScoredConceded
5
1
0-15
4
2
16-30
5
2
31-45
6
3
46-60
4
1
61-75
8
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.10
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.9 : 2.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
108%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
40%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
52%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Metz

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.66
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.61
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.02
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.59
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
57%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
203%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.47
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
47% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
47%

PSG

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.18
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.15
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
0.00
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.15
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
190%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
46%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.20
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Ligue 1).

Teams vs league

MetzLigaPSG
Average goals in match 3.272.86 2.93
Both teams scored 47%50% 33%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 60%52% 40%
Clean sheets 20%28% 53%
Goal before half-time 67%70% 60%
Goal after half-time 87%80% 93%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.86
Average goals per match
50%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.74
Home goals / match
1.12
Away goals / match
+55%
Home attack advantage
+36%
Home defence advantage
+26%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
27%
3 goals
12%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. MetzYellow cardMalick Mbaye
  2. PSGSubstitutionOn: Désiré DouéOff: Fabián Ruiz Peña
  3. MetzSubstitutionOn: Sadibou SanéOff: Terry Yegbe
  4. PSGYellow cardWarren Zaïre-Emery
  5. MetzSubstitutionOn: Cheikh Tidiane SabalyOff: Malick Mbaye
  6. PSGSubstitutionOn: Lucas Lopes BeraldoOff: Ibrahim Mbaye
  7. MetzYellow cardKoffi Franck Kouao

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Romain LissorgueMatches officiated: 8
4.38Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 225%Home wins25%Draws50%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Metz vs PSG?

The Ligue 1 match finished Metz 2:3 PSG. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Metz vs PSG?

Metz score 1.00 goals per game on average and PSG 2.13. The Ligue 1 average is 2.86 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 47% of Metz's matches and 33% of PSG's.

What form are Metz and PSG in?

Over the last 5 games Metz have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and PSG 4-0-1 (2.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Metz vs PSG?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Metz vs PSG: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.