All you need to know about Metz vs Paris Saint-Germain!
Here's everything Paris Saint-Germain fans need to impress their friends ahead of tonight's match away to Metz!
A little history...
Tonight's match will be the 77th official meeting between the two sides. Paris have 43 wins, 15 draws and 18 losses.
With 43 losses at the hands of Les Rouge et Bleu, Metz are the fourth 'most-losing side' against Paris, behind Nantes, Saint-Etienne and Sochaux (45 losses).
Paris Saint-Germain have won their last eight consecutive matches against Metz since a scoreless draw in Lorraine in August 2007 and another ninth win in a row tonight at the Stade Saint-Symphorien, would see it become one of the Top 5 best current runs in club history.
21 players have played for the two sides: Albert Baning, Denis Bauda, Milan Bisevac, Jules Bocandé, François Calderaro, Eric Cubilier, Mevlut Erding, Thomas Kokkinis, Bernard Lama, Lionel Letizi, Claude Lowitz, Patrick Mboma, Bartholomew Ogbeche, Grégory Paisley, Francis Piasecki, Alain Polaniok, Cyril Pouget, Philippe Redon, Romain Rocchi, Bruno Rodriguez and Jean-Philippe Séchet.
François M’Pelé is Paris Saint-Germain's top scorer against Metz with seven goals. Next comes Mustapha Dahleb, Dominique Rocheteau (6) and Safet Susic (5). All six of Mustapha Dahleb's goals against Metz came in Lorraine.
The stakes...
Les Rouge et Bleu will be looking to bounce back after their last away game ended in defeat against Rennes. The capital club has lost five of its last six on the road in Ligue 1. Paris Saint-Germain have also scored in its last 41 Ligue 1 matches and last 59 matches in all competitions, since 19 May 2018 and the scoreless draw against Caen.
The keys to victory...
Les Parisiens have an excellent recent record against promoted sides in Ligue 1, with just one away defeat in their last 15; it came in Strasbourg (1-2) on 2 December 2017.