Metz welcome Pau at Stade Saint Symphorien, Longeville-lès-Metz on Friday, Oct 30 at 8:00 PM in a Ligue 2 fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 2 points split them in the table.

Metz come into this fixture in mixed form (1W 2D 0L). Pau travel out of form (1W 2L recently), which may hand the initiative to the hosts.

Head-to-head records offer little separation — Metz and Pau have split their 4 meetings almost evenly (1W–2D–1W). Their last encounter ended in Metz won 1–2.

Verdict: Little separates these two on form or history. Home advantage could be the deciding factor — a narrow Metz win or a draw looks most likely.