France - Ligue 1Data current as of 17 July 2026

PSG vs Metz: match statistics

PSG crest
PSG
3 : 0half-time 2:0
Metz crest
Metz
185%(1.08)
X10%(7.50)
25%(15.00)

PSG are the clear favourites for this match, sitting in 2nd place in the table with an impressive record of 16 wins this season and a 90% win rate at home. The hosts display dominant home form with a +23 goal difference, averaging 2.7 goals per match while conceding just 0.4, and keeping 80% clean sheets. Metz are in 18th position with disastrous away form - 82% losses, just 9% wins, and a -19 goal difference on the road. The visitors have lost their last 5 matches in a row, scoring just 4 goals while conceding 11 during this period. The vast difference in quality, possession (69% vs 50%), and offensive efficiency (xG 2.35 vs 0.94) clearly points to a certain PSG victory, who should control this match from the first to the final whistle.

PSG vs Metz: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

PSG play Metz in Ligue 1 (France). The match date is 21 February 2026 at 21:05. Final score: 3:0.

Current form

PSG: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Metz: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

PSG scores 2.18 and concedes 0.85 goals per match. Metz scores 0.94 and concedes 2.24. League average: 2.83 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: PSG 41%, Metz 50%. Over 2.5: PSG 62%, Metz 62%. League level: BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 53%.

xG, shots and style

PSG has higher xG: 2.07 vs 1.13. PSG: 17.7 shots per match, Metz: 10.1.

Match halves

PSG: half-time lead 53%, second-half goals 1.21. Metz: half-time lead 6%, second-half goals 0.53.

Goals by minute

PSG: 76-90+ (18 goals). Metz: 76-90+ (11 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ligue 1: 2.83 goals per match, BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 53%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 5.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

PSG are the clear favourites for this match, sitting in 2nd place in the table with an impressive record of 16 wins this season and a 90% win rate at home. The hosts display dominant home form with a +23 goal difference, averaging 2.7 goals per match while conceding just 0.4, and keeping 80% clean sheets. Metz are in 18th position with disastrous away form - 82% losses, just 9% wins, and a -19 goal difference on the road. The visitors have lost their last 5 matches in a row, scoring just 4 goals while conceding 11 during this period. The vast difference in quality, possession (69% vs 50%), and offensive efficiency (xG 2.35 vs 0.94) clearly points to a certain PSG victory, who should control this match from the first to the final whistle.

Half-by-half

2 : 0
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

67Possession (%)33
PSGMetz
17Shots3
PSGMetz
7Shots on target0
PSGMetz
2.03xG0.4
PSGMetz
4Corners1
PSGMetz
63Dangerous attacks27
PSGMetz
9Fouls15
PSGMetz
0Cards2
PSGMetz

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

2.18Goals scored / match0.94
PSGMetz
0.85Goals conceded / match2.24
PSGMetz
69%Average possession49%
PSGMetz
6.68Shots on target / match3.18
PSGMetz

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

17.71Shots per match10.06
PSGMetz
6.68Shots on target3.18
PSGMetz
12.3%Shot conversion9.4%
PSGMetz
69%Possession49%
PSGMetz
2.07xG for1.13
PSGMetz
1xG against1.7
PSGMetz

Shooting quality

PSG: DominantMetz: Balanced
PSGMetz
Accuracy (shots on target)38%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.30

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

PSG is 400% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - PSG · 0.4 pts / match - Metz

PSG
WDWWL
Season result split
71% W12% R18% P
Season (W-D-L)
24-4-6
2.24 pts / match · goal difference +45
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
13-2-2
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WLWDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.86Opponent xG: 1.31BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Metz
LDLLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
9% W24% R68% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-8-23
0.50 pts / match · goal difference -44
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-4-12
Last 5 away
0-3-2
LDLDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 2.6xG: 1.36Opponent xG: 1.70BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

PSG is 132% better for: goals scored per match.

2.18 goals / match - PSG · 0.94 goals / match - Metz

PSG is 164% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.85 goals / match - PSG · 2.24 goals / match - Metz

PSG scoring profile: very strong

PSG scores in 94% of matches (32 of 34 matches), while Metz keeps a clean sheet in 21% (7 of 34 matches).

Metz scoring profile: mixed

Metz scores in 56% of matches (19 of 34 matches), while PSG keeps a clean sheet in 53% (18 of 34 matches).

74Goals scored (season)32
PSGMetz
29Goals conceded (season)76
PSGMetz
3.03Average goals in match3.18
PSGMetz
9Goals scored (last 5)6
PSGMetz
4Goals conceded (last 5)13
PSGMetz

How often they score at least...

94%1 goal56%
PSGMetz
59%2 goals29%
PSGMetz
41%3 goals6%
PSGMetz
12%4 goals3%
PSGMetz

How often they concede at least...

47%1 goal79%
PSGMetz
26%2 goals59%
PSGMetz
12%3 goals53%
PSGMetz
0%4 goals21%
PSGMetz

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

21%BTTS at half-time29%
PSGMetz
15%BTTS in both halves21%
PSGMetz
59%Scored in both halves21%
PSGMetz

BTTS and goal count

35%Min. 3 goals and BTTS44%
PSGMetz
26%Min. 3 goals without BTTS18%
PSGMetz
40%BTTS - last 560%
PSGMetz

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

74%Min. 1 goal before half-time68%
PSGMetz
41%Min. 2 goals before half-time41%
PSGMetz
15%Min. 3 goals before half-time18%
PSGMetz

2nd half

94%Min. 1 goal after half-time76%
PSGMetz
47%Min. 2 goals after half-time56%
PSGMetz
24%Min. 3 goals after half-time29%
PSGMetz

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

PSG is 194% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.91 pts / match - PSG · 0.65 pts / match - Metz

PSG - half-time state
53% leading32% draw15% trailing
Metz - half-time state
6% leading47% draw47% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.91Points per match (1st half)0.65
PSGMetz
0.97Goals scored (1st half)0.41
PSGMetz
0.38Goals conceded (1st half)1
PSGMetz
1.35Average goals (1st half)1.41
PSGMetz
68%Clean sheet before half-time38%
PSGMetz
38%No goal before half-time65%
PSGMetz

After half-time (2nd half)

2.12Points per match (2nd half)0.62
PSGMetz
1.21Goals scored (2nd half)0.53
PSGMetz
0.47Goals conceded (2nd half)1.24
PSGMetz
1.68Average goals (2nd half)1.76
PSGMetz
65%Clean sheet after half-time32%
PSGMetz
9%No goal after half-time59%
PSGMetz

PSG - second-half results

62% W26% R12% P
65
Half-time points
33
Half-time goals
+20
Goal difference (1st half)
72
Second-half points
+25
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.91
PPG before half-time
Lead holding134%

Leads at half-time in 53% of matches and wins 71%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Metz - second-half results

9% W35% R56% P
22
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
-20
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
-24
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.65
PPG before half-time
Lead holding150%

Leads at half-time in 6% of matches and wins 9%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

PSG - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.802.00
Goals scored / match0.81.0
Goals conceded / match0.20.6
Average goals in match1.01.6
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal40%0%
Goal difference+3+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Metz - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.800.40
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.81.8
Average goals in match1.42.4
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals20%60%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-1-6
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

PSG
ScoredConceded
11
3
0-15
7
6
16-30
15
4
31-45
11
5
46-60
12
3
61-75
18
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (18 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +10 - wins late phases.

Metz
ScoredConceded
4
12
0-15
4
9
16-30
6
13
31-45
5
9
46-60
2
9
61-75
11
24
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (11 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (24). Late-goal balance (76-90): -13 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.10
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
2.2 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
110%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
46%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+61%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
53%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

PSG

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.26
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-12.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.11
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.15
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
137%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
69%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.24
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

Metz

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.57
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.73
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.19
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.54
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
76%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
141%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.10
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
34% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
34%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Ligue 1).

Teams vs league

PSGLigaMetz
Average goals in match 3.032.83 3.18
Both teams scored 41%51% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 62%53% 62%
Clean sheets 53%28% 21%
Goal before half-time 74%70% 68%
Goal after half-time 94%79% 76%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.83
Average goals per match
51%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.59
Home goals / match
1.24
Away goals / match
+28%
Home attack advantage
+22%
Home defence advantage
+16%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: PSG 1 - 0 - 0 Metz. Average goals 5.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of PSG vs Metz?

The Ligue 1 match finished PSG 3:0 Metz. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before PSG vs Metz?

PSG score 2.18 goals per game on average and Metz 0.94. The Ligue 1 average is 2.83 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 41% of PSG's matches and 50% of Metz's.

What form are PSG and Metz in?

Over the last 5 games PSG have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Metz 0-2-3 (0.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for PSG vs Metz?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for PSG vs Metz: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.