The key numbers: Paris v. Metz

Men's football•21 Feb 2026 12:00

Check out the key numbers ahead of the game between Paris Saint-Germain and FC Metz, which kicks off at 21:05 CET tonight (Matchday 23 of Ligue 1) at the Parc des Princes.

Paris Saint-Germain played their first top-flight match at the Parc des Princes against Metz on 13 August 1974. The final score was 2-2, with the capital club earning the first point in its history.

The Parisians have kept eight clean sheets in ten league matches at the Parc des Princes this season - a record only bettered on one previous occasion, with nine clean sheets in ten matches in 1993-1994. Paris Saint-Germain's record in a season is 14 clean sheets (in 19 matches), set in 2013-2014.

Kylian Mbappé is Paris Saint-Germain's top scorer against Metz, with nine goals. He is ahead of François M'Pelé (seven goals), Mustapha Dahleb and Dominique Rocheteau (six goals each) and Safet Susic (five goals).

Paris have won their last ten official matches against Metz at the Parc des Princes, a run dating back to when the two teams drew 0-0 on 17 January 2004.

Paris Saint-Germain have won 16 consecutive official matches against Metz since 18 August 2007 (0-0 in Lorraine). This is the third-longest current winning streak in the club's history after Angers (18 wins since 2015) and Nantes (17 wins, 2007-2019).

22 players have worn the colours of both teams: Albert Baning, Denis Bauda, Milan Bisevac, Jules Bocandé, François Calderaro, Eric Cubilier, Mevlüt Erding, Thomas Kokkinis, Bernard Lama, Lionel Letizi, Claude Lowitz, Patrick Mboma, Bartholomew Ogbeche, Grégory Paisley, Francis Piasecki, Alain Polaniok, Cyril Pouget, Philippe Redon, Romain Rocchi, Bruno Rodriguez, Jean-Philippe Séchet and Benjamin Stambouli. Metz's Fodé Ballo-Touré, a product of the Parisian youth academy, has never played an official match for PSG.

The Parisians have scored 32 goals against Metz at the Parc des Princes in their last ten official matches - while conceding just three - for an average of more than three goals scored per match.

With 51 defeats against Paris, Metz are the fourth-most defeated club by Les Rouge et Bleu, behind Nantes (55), Marseille and Saint-Etienne (53), tied with Lyon (51).

This is the 85th official match between Paris Saint-Germain and Metz. The historical record stands at 51 wins, 15 draws and 18 defeats for Les Rouge et Bleu.

151

Metz have conceded 151 goals against Paris. Six clubs have fared worse against Les Rouge et Bleu: Lyon (181), Saint-Etienne (175), Marseille (171), Lens (165), Nantes (164) and Lille (160).

295

It was against Metz that Angel Dí María played his 295th and final match for Paris on 21 May 2022 (final score 5-0), scoring his 92nd goal in his farewell match.

Angel Di Maria v. Metz (5-0) , 21/05/2022

The key numbers: Paris v. Metz

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