Metz 1-1 Laval result, stats and report

Pape Moussa Fall scored three times as Metz dismantled Rodez 4-1 at home in Ligue 2, delivering the kind of dominant, competitive performance their previous four matches had failed to produce.

Red Star came from a man-down situation to hold on for a 2-1 victory at Laval in Ligue 2, with Samuel Renel and Damien Durand scoring before the break to hand the visitors three points they deserved.

Metz came from behind to earn a 1-1 draw against Laval at home in Ligue 2, with a substitute's headed goal in the 78th minute cancelling out a Laval penalty. The game told a more complicated story than the scoreline suggests.

Saint-Étienne arrive in Moselle as the most clinical side in Ligue 2 this season, but a trip to Stade Saint-Symphorien offers a very different kind of examination from the one they have faced so far.

Laval carry a perfect home record into this Friday night Ligue 2 fixture, but Sochaux arrive with a defensive away pattern that could make this a tighter contest than the standings suggest.

Red Star host Metz on Monday evening with both sides sitting level on five points, but the patterns behind those numbers tell very different stories about how this match is likely to unfold.

Two sides carrying defensive concerns meet in Dijon on Friday evening, with the hosts needing a home win to arrest a worrying overall run and Laval arriving with the worst defensive record of their two teams over the last five games.

Metz have not won at home in their last five attempts and conceded thirteen goals in the process. Rodez arrive in form and with nothing to fear.