Both teams are relegated teams, and in terms of league results, they are currently on 15 points, and would have been on 14 points, but because of a 3-point penalty, they are temporarily ranked in the relegation zone. Therefore, the performance of both teams can be said to be difficult, and no one is better than the opponent. Last week played the Cup match, Metz won 2-1 to advance, while St. Etienne lost on penalties to go out. In terms of overall performance this season, St. Etienne has only 1 win in 7 away matches, which is not a good result on the road, while Metz has 3 consecutive rounds of no wins in the league and its image is starting to decline.
Before the game both teams announced the game list, Mays relatively complete, only the striker Gallo injury, the midfield and backfield personnel re-integrated outside, the team's attacking core, No. 10 player Maciez after nearly two months of rest finally returned to the list, the 24-year-old French attacker excellent skills, able to give the team offense to bring obvious changes. The 24-year-old French attacker has excellent skills and can make a significant difference to the team's offense. And with Metz playing last week, which undoubtedly gave Machiz more time to recover, this return was not rushed.
On St. Etienne's side, main defenders Brianco and Palencia are both injured, and midfielders Cafaro and Monconduit are both declared absent. After the wide open performance at the beginning of the season, St. Etienne's manager changed the team's formation to 541 single striker tactics in the recent matches, and the team's defense has been improved to a certain extent, and the team didn't concede a goal in two consecutive matches in the league and the cup, but it is obvious that the offense has been affected. In addition, St. Etienne's 8-goal arrow character Clouseau is worth paying attention to, he is the current king of scorers, this factor, I'm afraid, will also become a big pull for St. Etienne's visitors. Not to mention, St. Etienne always has the highest total price in Ligue 2.
