France - Ligue 2Stade Saint-SymphorienData current as of 01 September 2026

Metz vs Rodez: match statistics

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Metz vs Rodez: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Metz play Rodez in Ligue 2 (France). The match date is 5 September 2026. Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien.

Current form

Metz: 1-3-0, 1.50 points/match. Rodez: 2-1-1, 1.75 points/match.

Goal statistics

Metz scores 1.00 and concedes 0.75 goals per match. Rodez scores 2.50 and concedes 1.75. League average: 2.47 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Metz 75%, Rodez 75%. Over 2.5: Metz 25%, Rodez 75%. League level: BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 42%.

xG, shots and style

Rodez has higher xG: 1.80 vs 1.47. Metz: 13.8 shots per match, Rodez: 14.8.

Match halves

Metz: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.75. Rodez: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 2.00.

Goals by minute

Metz: 46-60 (2 goals). Rodez: 76-90+ (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ligue 2: 2.47 goals per match, BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 42%.

Head-to-head

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

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.10)
(3.20)
(3.10)

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 / match2.5
MetzRodez
0.75Goals conceded / match1.75
MetzRodez
49%Average possession49%
MetzRodez
4Shots on target / match5.75
MetzRodez

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

13.75Shots per match14.75
MetzRodez
4Shots on target5.75
MetzRodez
7.3%Shot conversion16.9%
MetzRodez
49%Possession49%
MetzRodez
1.47xG for1.8
MetzRodez
1.35xG against1.22
MetzRodez

Shooting quality

Metz: BalancedRodez: Attacking
MetzRodez
Accuracy (shots on target)29%39%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.250.43

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.

Rodez is 17% better for: last-5 form.

1.5 pts / match - Metz · 1.75 pts / match - Rodez

Metz
WDDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
25% W75% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-3-0
1.50 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-0
1.50 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-1-0
Last 5 at home
1-1-0
WD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.47Opponent xG: 1.35BTTS: 75%Over 2.5: 25%
Rodez
WLWD
Season result split
50% W25% R25% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-1-1
1.75 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-1
1.75 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-1
Last 5 away
1-0-1
LW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.5Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.80Opponent xG: 1.22BTTS: 75%Over 2.5: 75%

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.

Rodez is 150% better for: goals scored per match.

1 goals / match - Metz · 2.5 goals / match - Rodez

Metz is 133% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.75 goals / match - Metz · 1.75 goals / match - Rodez

Metz scoring profile: very strong

Metz scores in 75% of matches (3 of 4 matches), while Rodez keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 4 matches).

Rodez scoring profile: very strong

Rodez scores in 75% of matches (3 of 4 matches), while Metz keeps a clean sheet in 25% (1 of 4 matches).

4Goals scored (season)10
MetzRodez
3Goals conceded (season)7
MetzRodez
1.75Average goals in match4.25
MetzRodez
4Goals scored (last 5)10
MetzRodez
3Goals conceded (last 5)7
MetzRodez

How often they score at least...

75%1 goal75%
MetzRodez
25%2 goals75%
MetzRodez
0%3 goals50%
MetzRodez
0%4 goals25%
MetzRodez

How often they concede at least...

75%1 goal100%
MetzRodez
0%2 goals75%
MetzRodez
0%3 goals0%
MetzRodez
0%4 goals0%
MetzRodez

* 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

25%BTTS at half-time50%
MetzRodez
0%BTTS in both halves0%
MetzRodez
0%Scored in both halves50%
MetzRodez

BTTS and goal count

25%Min. 3 goals and BTTS75%
MetzRodez
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
MetzRodez
75%BTTS - last 575%
MetzRodez

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

25%Min. 1 goal before half-time75%
MetzRodez
25%Min. 2 goals before half-time50%
MetzRodez
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time50%
MetzRodez

2nd half

50%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
MetzRodez
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
MetzRodez
25%Min. 3 goals after half-time50%
MetzRodez

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.

Metz is 300% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / match - Metz · 0.25 pts / match - Rodez

Metz - half-time state
0% leading100% draw0% trailing
Rodez - half-time state
0% leading25% draw75% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)0.25
MetzRodez
0.25Goals scored (1st half)0.5
MetzRodez
0.25Goals conceded (1st half)1.25
MetzRodez
0.5Average goals (1st half)1.75
MetzRodez
75%Clean sheet before half-time25%
MetzRodez
75%No goal before half-time50%
MetzRodez

After half-time (2nd half)

1.5Points per match (2nd half)2.25
MetzRodez
0.75Goals scored (2nd half)2
MetzRodez
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)0.5
MetzRodez
1.25Average goals (2nd half)2.5
MetzRodez
50%Clean sheet after half-time50%
MetzRodez
50%No goal after half-time25%
MetzRodez

Metz - second-half results

25% W75% R0% P
4
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Rodez - second-half results

75% W0% R25% P
1
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.25
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time-0.8

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Metz - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.50
Goals scored / match0.30.8
Goals conceded / match0.30.5
Average goals in match0.51.3
1 goal25%50%
2 goals25%50%
3 goals0%25%
Clean sheet75%50%
No goal75%50%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 25% won - 75% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 25% - Half-time goals total: 1
Rodez - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.252.25
Goals scored / match0.52.0
Goals conceded / match1.30.5
Average goals in match1.82.5
1 goal75%100%
2 goals50%50%
3 goals50%50%
Clean sheet25%50%
No goal50%25%
Goal difference-3+6
Half-time: 0% leading - 25% draw - 75% trailing
2nd half: 75% won - 0% draw - 25% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 50% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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
0
0
0-15
1
0
16-30
0
1
31-45
2
2
46-60
0
0
61-75
1
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (2 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Rodez
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
1
1
16-30
0
2
31-45
2
0
46-60
2
2
61-75
4
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - 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

3.00
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
121%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
75%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
56%
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.
+0.12
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.13
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.47
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.60
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
80%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
61%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Rodez

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.58
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.17
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.70
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.53
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
205%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
140%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.5
Late goals
40% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
40%

* 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 2).

Teams vs league

MetzLigaRodez
Average goals in match 1.752.47 4.25
Both teams scored 75%47% 75%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 25%42% 75%
Clean sheets 25%35% 0%
Goal before half-time 25%53% 75%
Goal after half-time 50%72% 100%

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

2.47
Average goals per match
47%
Both teams scored
42%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
35%
Clean sheets
1.25
Home goals / match
1.22
Away goals / match
+2%
Home attack advantage
+2%
Home defence advantage
+0%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
53%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
11%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Metz and Rodez play?

Metz face Rodez on 5 September 2026 in Ligue 2 at Stade Saint-Symphorien. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Metz vs Rodez?

Metz score 1.00 goals per game on average and Rodez 2.50. The Ligue 2 average is 2.47 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 42% of games. Both teams score in 75% of Metz's matches and 75% of Rodez's.

What form are Metz and Rodez in?

Over the last 5 games Metz have a 1-3-0 record (1.50 points per game) and Rodez 2-1-1 (1.75 points per game).

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

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