Key numbers: Metz v. Paris
The history, the stakes and the keys to the game! Check out all the key facts and figures before the 34th and final matchday of the Ligue 1 season, which sees FC Metz and Paris Saint-Germain do battle at the Stade Saint-Symphorien at 21:00 on Sunday 19 May.
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Only one Parisian has scored a hat-trick against Metz: Brazilian striker Christian, during the 1999-2000 season (the capital club won 3-1 in Lorraine on 12/12/1999).
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Paris are on a run of six league wins in Lorraine and could equal their record for consecutive away wins over a single side, which Brest (7 Ligue 1 wins since 2011 and counting).
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Kylian Mbappé is Paris' top scorer against Metz, with nine goals. He is ahead of François M'Pelé (seven goals), the Mustapha Dahleb-Dominique Rocheteau duo (six goals) and Safet Susic (five goals).
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Paris Saint-Germain have won 14 official matches against Metz since 18 August 2007 (0-0 in Lorraine). It is the third-best run in the club's history after Nantes (17 wins, 2007-2019), Angers (16 wins, since 2015) and Brest (14 wins, 2013-2021).
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21 players have worn the colours of both teams: Albert Baning, Denis Bauda, Milan Bisevac, Jules Bocandé, François Calderaro, Eric Cubilier, Mevlüt 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.
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Paris have now gone 23 matches without defeat away from home in the league (Marseille 3-0, Brest 2-1, Nice 2-0, Angers 2-1, Troyes 3-1, Auxerre 2-1, Strasbourg 1-1, Toulouse 1-1, Lyon 4-1, Clermont 0-0, Rennes 3-1, Brest 3-2, Reims 3-0, Le Havre 2-0, Lille 1-1, Lens 2-0, Strasbourg 2-1, Nantes 2-0, Monaco 0-0, Montpellier 6-2, Marseille 2-0, Lorient 4-1, Nice 2-1). It's a record both across France and in the club's history.
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With 49 defeats against Paris, Metz are the fourth-most defeated club by the Rouge et Bleu behind Nantes (54), Saint-Etienne (51) and Marseille (50).
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It will be the 83rd official match between Paris Saint-Germain and Metz, with 49 wins, 15 draws and 18 defeats for Paris.
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Les Messins have conceded 146 goals against Paris. Seven clubs have shipped more goals against Les Rouge et Bleu: Lyon (170), Saint-Etienne (167), Nantes (161), Lens (159), Marseille (158), Lille (149) and Bordeaux (148).
Kylian Mbappé v Metz (5-1), 08/09/2017
