Metz vs Rennes: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Metz played Rennes in Ligue 1 (France). The match was played on 28 November 2025. Final score: 0:1.

Current form

Metz: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Rennes: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Metz scores 1.08 and concedes 2.31 goals per match. Rennes scores 1.77 and concedes 1.38. League average: 2.94 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Metz 46%, Rennes 69%. Over 2.5: Metz 62%, Rennes 69%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 52%.

xG, shots and style

Rennes has higher xG: 1.52 vs 0.99. Metz: 8.7 shots per match, Rennes: 13.4.

Match halves

Metz: half-time lead 8%, second-half goals 0.77. Rennes: half-time lead 38%, second-half goals 1.08.

Goals by minute

Metz: 76-90+ (7 goals). Rennes: 46-60 (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ligue 1: 2.94 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

0 : 1
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

52Possession (%)48
MetzRennes
16Shots9
MetzRennes
5Shots on target2
MetzRennes
1.7xG0.98
MetzRennes
6Corners3
MetzRennes
47Dangerous attacks37
MetzRennes
9Fouls8
MetzRennes
0Cards0
MetzRennes

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.

1.08Goals scored / match1.77
MetzRennes
2.31Goals conceded / match1.38
MetzRennes
48%Average possession51%
MetzRennes
2.92Shots on target / match4.92
MetzRennes

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

8.69Shots per match13.38
MetzRennes
2.92Shots on target4.92
MetzRennes
12.4%Shot conversion13.2%
MetzRennes
48%Possession51%
MetzRennes
0.99xG for1.52
MetzRennes
1.73xG against1.51
MetzRennes

Shooting quality

Metz: BalancedRennes: Efficient finishing
MetzRennes
Accuracy (shots on target)34%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.36

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.

Rennes is 11% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - Metz · 2 pts / match - Rennes

Metz
LWWWL
Season result split
23% W15% D62% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-2-8
0.85 pts / match · goal difference -16
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-2-2
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
DDLWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.26Opponent xG: 1.74BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Rennes
LDWWW
Season result split
38% W46% D15% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-6-2
1.62 pts / match · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-4-1
Last 5 away
1-4-0
DDDDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.65Opponent xG: 1.52BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

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.

Rennes is 64% better for: goals scored per match.

1.08 goals / match - Metz · 1.77 goals / match - Rennes

Rennes is 67% better for: goals conceded per match.

2.31 goals / match - Metz · 1.38 goals / match - Rennes

Metz scoring profile: strong

Metz scores in 62% of matches (8 of 13 matches), while Rennes keeps a clean sheet in 23% (3 of 13 matches).

Rennes scoring profile: very strong

Rennes scores in 85% of matches (11 of 13 matches), while Metz keeps a clean sheet in 23% (3 of 13 matches).

14Goals scored (season)23
MetzRennes
30Goals conceded (season)18
MetzRennes
3.38Average goals in match3.15
MetzRennes
9Goals scored (last 5)12
MetzRennes
10Goals conceded (last 5)6
MetzRennes

How often they score at least...

62%1 goal85%
MetzRennes
46%2 goals54%
MetzRennes
0%3 goals23%
MetzRennes
0%4 goals15%
MetzRennes

How often they concede at least...

77%1 goal77%
MetzRennes
54%2 goals46%
MetzRennes
54%3 goals8%
MetzRennes
23%4 goals8%
MetzRennes

* 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

23%BTTS at half-time15%
MetzRennes
23%BTTS in both halves8%
MetzRennes
23%Scored in both halves23%
MetzRennes

BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS62%
MetzRennes
23%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
MetzRennes
60%BTTS - last 580%
MetzRennes

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

62%Min. 1 goal before half-time69%
MetzRennes
46%Min. 2 goals before half-time38%
MetzRennes
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
MetzRennes

2nd half

92%Min. 1 goal after half-time92%
MetzRennes
69%Min. 2 goals after half-time54%
MetzRennes
38%Min. 3 goals after half-time38%
MetzRennes

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.

Rennes is 81% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.85 pts / match - Metz · 1.54 pts / match - Rennes

Metz - half-time state
8% leading62% draw31% trailing
Rennes - half-time state
38% leading38% draw23% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.85Points per match (1st half)1.54
MetzRennes
0.31Goals scored (1st half)0.69
MetzRennes
0.77Goals conceded (1st half)0.46
MetzRennes
1.08Average goals (1st half)1.15
MetzRennes
46%Clean sheet before half-time62%
MetzRennes
69%No goal before half-time54%
MetzRennes

After half-time (2nd half)

0.77Points per match (2nd half)1.62
MetzRennes
0.77Goals scored (2nd half)1.08
MetzRennes
1.54Goals conceded (2nd half)0.92
MetzRennes
2.31Average goals (2nd half)2
MetzRennes
31%Clean sheet after half-time38%
MetzRennes
46%No goal after half-time38%
MetzRennes

Metz - second-half results

23% W8% D69% L
11
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
-10
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.85
PPG before half-time
Lead holding288%

Leads at half-time in 8% of matches and wins 23%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.8

Concedes 0.8 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Rennes - second-half results

46% W23% D31% L
20
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.54
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 38% of matches and wins 38%. 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.

Metz - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.80
Goals scored / match0.21.6
Goals conceded / match0.81.2
Average goals in match1.02.8
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%100%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal80%0%
Goal difference-3+2
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Rennes - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.602.60
Goals scored / match0.61.8
Goals conceded / match0.40.8
Average goals in match1.02.6
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%60%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal60%0%
Goal difference+1+5
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 20% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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
4
16-30
0
3
31-45
2
5
46-60
1
3
61-75
7
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - 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

3.27
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 2.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
111%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
58%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
53%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
2-3
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.
-0.74
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.49
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+4.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.09
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.58
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
61%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
196%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.95
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
50% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 21% come in the first quarter-hour.
50%

Rennes

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.01
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.38
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.25
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.13
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
150%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
78%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.38
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

* 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

MetzLigaRennes
Average goals in match 3.382.94 3.15
Both teams scored 46%50% 69%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 62%52% 69%
Clean sheets 23%27% 23%
Goal before half-time 62%68% 69%
Goal after half-time 92%83% 92%

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

2.94
Average goals per match
50%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.76
Home goals / match
1.18
Away goals / match
+49%
Home attack advantage
+33%
Home defence advantage
+25%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
83%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
28%
3 goals
13%
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. MetzSubstitutionOn: Joel AsoroOff: Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly
  2. MetzSubstitutionOn: Alpha TouréOff: Jessy Deminguet
  3. RennesSubstitutionOn: Mohamed Kade MeïtéOff: Esteban Lepaul
  4. MetzSubstitutionOn: Giorgi AbuashviliOff: Boubacar Traoré

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.

Jeremy StinatMatches officiated: 14
4.21Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 228%Home wins36%Draws36%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Metz vs Rennes?

The Ligue 1 match finished Metz 0:1 Rennes. 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 Rennes?

Metz score 1.08 goals per game on average and Rennes 1.77. The Ligue 1 average is 2.94 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 46% of Metz's matches and 69% of Rennes's.

What form are Metz and Rennes in?

Over the last 5 games Metz have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Rennes 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Metz vs Rennes — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.