Metz v Toulouse: relegation fight meets mid-table push | OneFootball

Metz host Toulouse in Ligue 1 at Stade Saint-Symphorien on Sunday, 15 March 2026, with the bottom side desperate for survival points and the visitors aiming to steady their mid-table campaign.

The head-to-head leaned Toulouse's way in October with a 4-0 home win, though recent meetings have often finished level. That adds jeopardy for the hosts, who need a swing in momentum on home turf.

Form points to contrasting pressures. Metz are winless in five league games, losing four of them. Toulouse have taken one point from their past three league outings, but did edge a cup tie at Marseille on penalties earlier this month.

Both squads carry absentees. Metz list Benjamin Stambouli and Boubacar Traoré among their injured players. Toulouse are without Frank Magri, Cristian Casseres and Charlie Cresswell, among others.

Season trends frame the match-up. Metz have scored 22 and conceded 56, while Toulouse have 33 for and 29 against, with eight clean sheets. The visitors have produced more attempts (240 to 163), so Gauthier Hein's creativity for Metz and Yann Gboho's scoring threat for Toulouse could prove decisive if chances arrive.

In the table picture, Metz sit on 13 points and a win would lift them to 16, keeping alive hopes of reeling in the teams above the relegation line. Toulouse are on 31 points and victory would take them to 34, which could nudge them up the standings towards the top half.