Metz

Metz Luck Index

2025-26 Season · View Ligue 1 standings →

-58
Luck Index Score

Metz are the definition of "we deserved more." With 14 points from 24.22 expected, they've been robbed of 10.22 points this season. 5 draws tell the story - they're dominating matches and walking away with crumbs. The worst part? They've scored 2 fewer goals than their xG suggests. The finishing is cursed. Genuinely, cosmically cursed.

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14
Points
Expected: 24.22
25
Goals Scored
xG: 26.77
60
Goals Conceded
xGA: 49.76
10.2
Points Below Expected
Unlucky gap

Luck Index Evolution

How the Luck Index has changed throughout the season

Unluckiest Match of the Season
Matchweek 24 · 2026-03-01 · vs Stade Brestois 29 · at home
0-1
Lost at home against Stade Brestois 29

A shutout loss that the numbers say should never have happened. Metz generated 1.52 xG, comfortably more than the 0.87 their opponent managed. The model valued this match at 1.8 points for Metz. They got 0. That's 1.8 points of bad luck in 90 minutes.

Match timeline
22'Daouda Guindo (Stade Brestois 29) - Red Card
69'L. Ajorque scores for Stade Brestois 29 (assist: B. Chardonnet)
1.52
xG Created
0.87
Opp. xG
-1.8
Pts Lost

☠ Unluckiest Matches

MW24 · 2026-03-01 · vs Stade Brestois 29 · Home-1.8 pts
Lost 0-1 home despite 1.5 xG. Expected 1.8 pts, got 0.
Score: 0-1 | xG: 1.52-0.87
MW14 · 2025-11-28 · vs Rennes · Home-1.5 pts
Lost 0-1 home despite 1.0 xG. Expected 1.5 pts, got 0.
Score: 0-1 | xG: 1.02-0.78
MW26 · 2026-03-15 · vs Toulouse · Home-1.4 pts
Lost 3-4 home despite 1.6 xG. Expected 1.4 pts, got 0.
Score: 3-4 | xG: 1.6-1.57

✦ Luckiest Matches

MW11 · 2025-11-02 · vs Nantes · Away+1.2 pts
Won 2-0 away from 1.3 xG. Got 3 pts vs 1.8 expected.
Score: 2-0 | xG: 1.34-0.81
MW12 · 2025-11-09 · vs Nice · Home+1.2 pts
Won 2-1 home from 1.6 xG. Got 3 pts vs 1.8 expected.
Score: 2-1 | xG: 1.58-0.95
MW10 · 2025-10-29 · vs Lens · Home+0.6 pts
Won 2-0 home. xG: 3.4-1.3.
Score: 2-0 | xG: 3.42-1.32

What's Driving the Luck Index

Each factor's contribution to the Luck Index score. These add up to the total.

xPTS Gap
10 fewer points than xG simulations say they deserve
-21
Defensive Luck
Conceded 10 more goals than the 49.8 xGA opponents generated
-14
Shot Volume Gap
Outshooting opponents but not getting the results to match
-8
Schedule Strength
Faced stronger-than-average opponents - a tough draw
-6
Finishing Luck
Scored 2 fewer goals than their 26.8 xG - wasting chances
-3
Discipline
Receiving more cards than opponents - decisions going against them
-3
Injury Burden
High injury burden (149 player-games missed) - key absences hurting
-3
Total Luck Index-58

What to Expect Next

Regression Outlook
Results Expected to Improve
Last 5: declining|11 games left

Based on regression analysis - statistical tendencies, not guarantees.

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Why?

Metz are deeply cursed at -58. This level of underperformance almost never persists. The data they're generating - the chances created, the shots taken, the defensive work - all point to a team better than their record. Regression to the mean is one of the most reliable forces in sports.

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