Lineups, issues, history of confrontations, discover the essential information to remember a few hours before the match between Amiens SC and Metz counting for the 8th day of Ligue 2.
Amiens SC does not want to miss its exit
Before the second international break of the season, Amiens SC would welcome a new championship leader. After Clermont and Lorient, it is the third relegated from Ligue 1 which stands in the way of Omar Daf’s men. Problem, the match will not take place at the Licorne, but at Saint-Symphorien. However, the Picards have still not taken a single point away from home, even scoring a single goal in the defeat at Caen. To stop this negative spiral and have a positive outcome after eight days, Régis Gurtner and his teammates will have to put on their executioner costume. With the hope that the expression never two without three will be in the spotlight.
Towards a return to “normal”?
After being forced to switch to 3-4-3 during the three-match week, mainly to compensate for Sébastien Corchia’s injury, Omar Daf will be tempted to return to a four-way defeat against Metz. If this were the case, he could well take the opportunity to strengthen his midfield, by putting the Boya-Gene-Kaïboue trio back on the field. Offensively, Rayan Lutin could well pay the price of this restructuring, in order to find the Kandil-Mafouta-Leautey trio, decisive at the end of the match against Rodez.
Rayan Lutin ready for a new battle
“To talk about the first turning point is a little early. In any case, we want to be more solid away, to take points. We are capable of doing it. Before the resumption of the championship, we were undefeated away in 2024. We can win matches like we did in Bastia or Grenoble at the end of last season. It comes down to details. It doesn’t take much, it’s more concentration, gathering information, communication. We worked a lot on this. Playing Metz will be a good challenge against a team that masters Ligue 2, but we also have arguments. If we are focused, we will have a good match there. We will do everything we can to bring back three points from Metz. »
History: Metz advantage
In 12 Ligue 2 meetings between the two teams, FC Metz dominates the debates with a record of 9 victories for 2 draws and only 1 defeat, i.e. 75% victorieshighest ratio of the Lorraine club against an opponent in this championship. Conversely, Amiens has won two of the last three confrontations in Ligue 1. In all the confrontations, all competitions combined, it is still the Lorraines who are doing well with 12 wins for 3 draws and 5 defeats since 1950. adding the dynamics of the moment, with three consecutive lossesall the lights are red on the Picardy side.
The latest confrontations:
L2 – 02/06/2023, Amiens – Metz : 0-2
L2 – 07/30/2022, Metz – Amiens : 3-0
L1 – 02/29/2020, Amiens – Metz : 0-1
L1 – 09/21/2019, Metz – Amiens : 1-2 (Guirassy, Dibassy)
L1 – 12/05/2018, Amiens – Metz: 2-0 (Manzala, Selimovic csc)
METZ – AMIENS SC
8th day of Ligue 2
Saturday October 5, 8 p.m.
Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz
Photo credits: Icon Sport
