Metz has huge problems for this match.

Metz is sitting 18th on the table, in the relegation zone and having a difficult campaign. Only 3 victories so far and the second worst defense of Ligue 1 with 39 goals conceded after 19 games. They aren't a strong home team either (1 win, 4 draws and 4 defeats there).

For this match they will miss almost half of the squad due to injuries and the African Cup. The full list of missings includes first keeper Oukidja, Bronn, Kouyaté, Maïga, Matar Sarr, Boulaya ( second top scorer - 3 goals) are all in African Cup while Udol and Kévin N'Doram remain out injured. Co-topscorer Centonze (4 goals) is also a new miss. In this list of 9 players out we can find several starters and important players, so the coach Frederic Antonetti will be forced to put some reserves here.

The lineup will be a lot far from the ideal one, considering that among the six most used starters only the striker Niane is available. Metz will miss two of the three best scorers to play against a team like Strasbourg that has received only 12 goals far from home and seven of them in two matches against PSG and Lyon.

Strasbourg is a bit of a surprise in a run of only two defeats in the last ten and in the last match before the break they lost only against in-form Marseille. They are sitting 10th on the table and having a good campaign, scoring 34 goals in 18 games so far (2nd best attack after PSG).

They were not so badly damaged by the African Cup, having only second scorer Diallo and Dijku out in CAN, while LeMarchand ( def.7+1) is an old injured player. First keeper Sals has covid, too, but last season usual the starter Kawashima (eight clean sheets in 24 matches played) - is fully available and will have seasonal debut here.

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梅茨目前在积分榜上排名第18，处于降级区，面临着一场艰难的比赛。迄今为止只有3场胜利，19场比赛丢了39个球，是法甲第二糟糕的防守。他们也不是一支强大的主场球队(1胜4平4负)。

在这场比赛中，由于伤病和非洲杯，他们将缺席近一半的阵容。缺阵名单中包括第一门将乌基德加、波隆、Kouyaté、Maïga、萨尔、博拉亚(第二射手，进了3球)都参加了非洲杯，而乌多尔和恩多兰则因伤缺阵。最佳射手Centonze(4粒进球)也是一个新的空缺。在这9名球员名单中，我们可以找到几个首发球员和重要球员，所以教练Frederic Antonetti将被迫在这里放置一些替补球员。

考虑到六名最常用的首发中只有前锋尼安是可用的，这个阵容离理想的阵容相差甚远。在对阵斯特拉斯堡这样的球队时，梅茨将错过三名最佳射手中的两名。斯特拉斯堡在客场只打进了12个球，其中7个是在对阵巴黎圣日耳曼和里昂的两场比赛中打进的。

斯特拉斯堡在过去的十场比赛中只输了两场，在中场休息前的最后一场比赛中，他们只输给了状态良好的马赛。他们目前在积分榜上排名第10，并且有一个很好的赛季，到目前为止18场比赛进了34个球(仅次于巴黎圣日耳曼)。

在非洲杯上，他们的伤势并没有那么严重，只有第二射手迪亚洛和迪杰库在CAN队，而勒马尔昌德(def.7+1)是一名老伤球员。第一门将萨尔斯也感染了新冠病毒，但上个赛季通常的首发川岛(在24场比赛中8场没有失球)已经完全可以上场，并将在这里进行赛季首发。