Round 27 - Ligue 1
Stade Rennais VS FC Metz
Roazhon Park
22 March, 2026
Overview:
Ligue 1 Round 27 fixture between Stade Rennais (7th place, 12 pts) and FC Metz (18th place, 5 pts) at Roazhon Park on March 22, 2026. Rennes are strong home performers while Metz struggle significantly on the road, having lost 11 of their last 13 away matches.
Recent H2H results: Rennes 8W-0D vs Metz in last 8 meetings; historically 14W-1L-7D all-time
Prediction:
Based on current form and stats, we expect a close contest with a final score of 3-0 in favor of Stade Rennais.
Rennes should dominate through possession-based attacking play, exploiting Metz's defensive fragility particularly on set pieces and through their key attacking players. Metz's best chance lies in defensive discipline and potential counter-attacking opportunities, though their away form suggests this is unlikely to succeed.
Overwhelming statistical evidence favors Rennes: superior home form, exceptional recent attacking output, dominant head-to-head record, and Metz's severe away-match struggles create a highly asymmetric matchup.
Last Update: 19-03-2026
Stats:
| Stade Rennais | FC Metz |
|---|---|
| Expected Possession | |
| 0.62 | 0.38 |
| Average Goals Per Match | |
| 2.4 | 0.2 |
| Win Probability | |
| 0.87 | 0.04 |
| Position | Team | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSG | 20 | 3 | 4 | 63 |
| 2 | RC Lens | 19 | 2 | 7 | 59 |
| 3 | Lille | 16 | 5 | 8 | 53 |
| 4 | Marseille | 16 | 4 | 9 | 52 |
| 5 | Olympique Lyon | 15 | 6 | 8 | 51 |
| 6 | Stade Rennais | 14 | 8 | 7 | 50 |
| 7 | Monaco | 15 | 4 | 10 | 49 |
| 8 | Strasbourg | 12 | 7 | 9 | 43 |
| 9 | Lorient | 9 | 11 | 9 | 38 |
| 10 | Toulouse | 10 | 7 | 12 | 37 |
| 11 | Brest | 10 | 6 | 12 | 36 |
| 12 | Paris FC | 8 | 11 | 10 | 35 |
| 13 | Angers SCO | 9 | 6 | 14 | 33 |
| 14 | Le Havre | 6 | 11 | 12 | 29 |
| 15 | Nice | 7 | 7 | 15 | 28 |
| 16 | Auxerre | 5 | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| 17 | Nantes | 4 | 7 | 17 | 19 |
| 18 | FC Metz | 3 | 6 | 20 | 15 |
| Name | Club | Country | Matches | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Panichelli | RC | ARG | 27 | 16 | 1 |
| E. Lepaul | REN | FRA | 29 | 16 | 3 |
| M. Greenwood | MAR | ENG | 28 | 15 | 7 |
| O. Edouard | RCL | FRA | 24 | 12 | 3 |