Metz

Metz CURSD Luck Score

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-59
CLS Score

Metz: 15 points from 28 expected, a gap of 12.8. Finishing has cost them: 4 fewer goals than their 30.5 xG should produce. Defensively, 11 more goals conceded than the 55.5 xGA opponents generated. 21 losses, 6 draws. The underlying numbers say this team is better than the table shows.

Data last updated Oct 20, 2018, 1:46 AM UTC

Key Stats

15
Points
Expected: 27.77
27
Goals Scored
xG: 30.54
66
Goals Conceded
xGA: 55.48
12.8
Points Below Expected
Unlucky gap

CLS Evolution

How the CLS has changed throughout the season

Unluckiest Match
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

Individual Games

☠ 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
MW28 · 2026-04-05 · vs Nantes · Home-1.5 pts
Drew 0-0 home despite 2.3 xG. Expected 2.5 pts, got 1.
Score: 0-0 | xG: 2.28-0.46

✦ 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

Core Contributing Factors

What's Driving the CLS

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

xPTS Gap
13 fewer points than xG simulations say they deserve
-21.5
Defensive Luck
Conceded 11 more goals than the 55.5 xGA opponents generated
-12.8
Shot Volume Gap
Outshooting opponents but not getting the results to match
-8.4
Finishing Luck
Scored 4 fewer goals than their 30.5 xG - wasting chances
-5.8
Schedule Strength
Faced stronger-than-average opponents - a tough draw
-5.6
Discipline
Receiving more cards than opponents - decisions going against them
-2.5
Injury Burden
High injury burden (149 player-games missed) - key absences hurting
-2.4
Total CLS-59

Rank Per Signal

Where Metz ranks among Ligue 1 teams on each signal. #1 = most cursed.

1
xPTS Gap
1
18
-21.5
1
Defensive Luck
1
18
-12.8
1
Shot Volume Gap
1
18
-8.4
3
Discipline
1
18
-2.5
4
Schedule Strength
1
18
-5.6
5
Finishing Luck
1
18
-5.8
7
Injury Burden
1
18
-2.4

Future Outlook

Regression Outlook
Results Expected to Improve
Last 5: declining|8 games left

Based on regression analysis - statistical tendencies, not guarantees.

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Why?

Metz are deeply cursed at -59. 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. Their next 4 opponents average 11th in the league - a favorable stretch. That eases the path to correction.

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