Football match contested between French clubs Metz and Nancy
The Derby Lorrain or Derby de la Lorraine is a football match contested between French clubs Metz and Nancy .[ 1] The name of the derby derives from the fact that Metz and Nancy are the two major clubs located in the former region of Lorraine (now Grand Est ).
Metz play at the Stade Saint-Symphorien in Longeville-lès-Metz , near Metz , while Nancy play at the Stade Marcel Picot in Tomblaine , near Nancy ; the two grounds are separated by approximately 34 miles (55 km). The teams have played 57 matches in all competitions; Metz winning 24, Nancy winning 16, and the remaining 17 have been drawn.[ 2] They have won a combined 15 honours; 8 for Metz and 7 for Nancy.
The roots of the rivalry are the social reasons, with Metz being an industrial city while Nancy a more cultural city. The first meeting between two teams occurred on 3 October 1970, when Nancy hosted Metz to a 1–1 draw. The first win in a derby came on 28 August 1971, as Nancy won 1–0 away at Metz.[ 3] Since then a total of 57 competitive matches have been played between both sides, 56 of which were in the league and 1 was Coupe de France match.[ 2]
The derby has been contested the most in top division , with 48 matches played in French Division 1/Ligue 1 , Metz won 18 matches, Nancy 15 and remaining 15 were drawn, in Ligue 2 , Metz won 5, Nancy won 1 and 2 were drawn, while the only derby in a cup game was in Coupe de France , which was won by Metz.[ 2]
Competition Played Metz wins Draws Nancy wins Metz goals Nancy goals Ligue 1 48 18 15 15 67 57 Ligue 2 8 5 2 1 15 4 Coupe de France 1 1 0 0 1 0 Total 57 24 17 16 83 61
League # Season Date Competition Stadium Home Team Result Away Team Attendance H2H 1 1970–71 3 October 1970 French Division 1 Stade Marcel Picot Nancy 1–1 Metz 16,956 0 2 3 April 1971 Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz 1–1 Nancy 15,484 0 3 1971–72 28 August 1971 French Division 1 Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz 0–1 Nancy 20,067 +1 4 30 January 1972 Stade Marcel Picot Nancy 1–1 Metz 12,741 +1 5 1972–73 4 October 1972 French Division 1 Stade Marcel Picot Nancy 0–2 Metz 13,357 0 6 24 March 1973 Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz 1–0 Nancy 14,405 +1 7 1973–74 25 September 1973 French Division 1 Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz 3–3 Nancy 11,293 +1 8 24 February 1974 Stade Marcel Picot Nancy 2–1 Metz 12,129 0 9 1975–76 4 October 1975 French Division 1 Stade Marcel Picot Nancy 0–0 Metz 16,282 0 10 16 March 1976 Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz 4–1 Nancy 19,766 +1 11 1976–77 2 October 1976 French Division 1 Stade Marcel Picot Nancy 4–1 Metz 22,136 0 12 5 March 1977 Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz 3–0 Nancy 21,344 +1 13 1977–78 23 September 1977 French Division 1 Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz 3–0 Nancy 20,839 +2 14 11 April 1978 Stade Marcel Picot Nancy 0–0 Metz 10,000 +2 15 1978–79 25 August 1978 French Division 1 Stade Marcel Picot Nancy 1–1 Metz 20,534 +2 16 24 April 1979 Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz 3–1 Nancy 12,710 +3 17 1979–80 10 August 1979 French Division 1 Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz 2–1 Nancy 16,818 +4 18 11 April 1980 Stade Marcel Picot Nancy 0–1 Metz 7,000 +5 19 1980–81 5 August 1980 French Division 1 Stade Marcel Picot Nancy 2–0 Metz 10,266 +4 20 6 December 1980 Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz 2–0 Nancy 6,729 +5 21 1981–82 12 September 1981 French Division 1 Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz 1–2 Nancy 11,430 +4 22 20 February 1982 Stade Marcel Picot Nancy 2–2 Metz 8,543 +4 23 1982–83 2 October 1982 French Division 1 Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz 2–3 Nancy 15,082 +3 24 9 March 1983 Stade Marcel Picot Nancy 4–0 Metz 7,560 +2 25 1983–84 1 October 1983 French Division 1 Stade Marcel Picot Nancy 2–1 Metz 10,576 +1 26 10 March 1984 Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz 1–2 Nancy 9,012 0 27 1984–85 7 September 1984 French Division 1 Stade Marcel Picot Nancy 2–1 Metz 11,548 +1 28 3 February 1985 Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz 2–2 Nancy 17,000 +1 29 1985–86 2 November 1985 French Division 1 Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz 3–1 Nancy 17,678 0 30 11 April 1986 Stade Marcel Picot Nancy 0–2 Metz 10,398 +1 31 1986–87 13 September 1986 French Division 1 Stade Marcel Picot Nancy 0–0 Metz 13,846 +1 32 14 March 1987 Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz 2–0 Nancy 11,791 +2 33 1990–91 6 October 1990 French Division 1 Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz 4–0 Nancy 23,673 +3 34 15 March 1991 Stade Marcel Picot Nancy 0–1 Metz 10,579 +4 35 1991–92 10 August 1991 French Division 1 Stade Marcel Picot Nancy 1–2 Metz 17,310 +5 36 3 March 1992 Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz 0–1 Nancy 11,491 +4 37 1996–97 6 September 1996 French Division 1 Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz 1–0 Nancy 23,846 +5 38 15 March 1991 Stade Marcel Picot Nancy 2–3 Metz 14,658 +6 39 1998–99 4 October 1998 French Division 1 Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz 2–3 Nancy 21,307 +5 40 9 April 1999 Stade Marcel Picot Nancy 1–0 Metz 15,667 +4 41 1999–2000 13 October 1999 French Division 1 Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz 2–2 Nancy 24,402 +4 42 16 February 2000 Stade Marcel Picot Nancy 0–0 Metz 13,219 +4 43 2002–03 3 November 2002 Ligue 2 Stade Marcel Picot Nancy 1–2 Metz 12,969 +5 44 4 April 2003 Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz 4–0 Nancy 21,081 +6 45 2005–06 17 September 2005 Ligue 1 Stade Marcel Picot Nancy 1–1 Metz 20,052 +6 46 7 March 2006 Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz 0–0 Nancy 18,324 +6 47 2007–08 27 October 2007 Ligue 1 Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz 0–0 Nancy 19,585 +6 48 22 March 2008 Stade Marcel Picot Nancy 2–1 Metz 18,768 +5 49 2013–14 24 September 2013 Ligue 2 Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz 3–0 Nancy 23,506 +6 50 1 March 2014 Stade Marcel Picot Nancy 0–1 Metz 19,028 +7 51 2015–16 18 September 2015 Ligue 2 Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz 0–0 Nancy 24,071 +7 52 5 February 2016 Stade Marcel Picot Nancy 2–2 Metz 19,152 +7 53 2016–17 30 November 2016 Ligue 1 Stade Marcel Picot Nancy 4–0 Metz 19,085 +6 54 29 April 2017 Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz 2–1 Nancy 20,009 +7 55 2018–19 29 January 2019 Ligue 2 Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz 3–0 Nancy 18,274 +8 56 10 May 2019 Stade Marcel Picot Nancy 1–0 Metz 16,094 +7
Cup All-time top goalscorers [ edit ] All-time most appearances [ edit ] Biggest wins (4+ goals)[ edit ] Most total goals in a match [ edit ] Most consecutive wins [ edit ] Games Club Period 5 Nancy 2 October 1982 – 7 September 1984 4 Metz 14 March 1987 – 10 August 1991 3 Metz 24 April 1979 – 11 April 1980
Most consecutive draws [ edit ] Games Period 3 17 September 2005 – 27 October 2007
Most consecutive matches without a draw [ edit ] Games Period 9 14 March 1987 – 9 April 1999 6 24 April 1979 – 12 September 1981 5 2 October 1982 – 7 September 1984
Longest undefeated runs [ edit ] Games Club Period 8 Nancy 12 September 1981 – 3 February 1985 7 Metz 5 March 1977 – 11 April 1980 Metz 2 November 1985 – 10 August 1991 5 Metz 3 November 2002 – 27 October 2007
Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal [ edit ] Games Club Period 5 Metz 11 April 1986 – 15 March 1991 3 Metz 5 March 1977 – 11 April 1978 Metz 24 September 2013 – 18 September 2015
Most consecutive games scoring [ edit ] Games Club Period 9 Nancy 12 September 1981 – 2 November 1985 6 Metz 1 October 1983 – 11 April 1986 5 Metz 3 January 1972 – 2 February 1974
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