Monaco vs Metz

Ansu Fati scored his first Ligue 1 goal 38 seconds after making his debut, becoming the fastest player to find the net on his first appearance in the top flight since Yacine Bammou in 2014 (32 seconds with Nantes). He also became the second Monaco player in the 21st century to score twice in his very first Ligue 1 match, after Eliesse Ben Seghir in December 2022 (v Auxerre).

Monaco won 91% of their home matches in Ligue 1 in 2025 (W10 D1), the joint-highest ratio among teams from the five major European leagues already in the top flight last season (Juventus also at 91%). ASM is also unbeaten at home during this period, with only Liverpool, Chelsea and Napoli doing as well among the teams in Europe's top five leagues competing throughout the year.

Monaco have 12 points after five Ligue 1 matches in 2025-26 (W4 D1), having only done better at this stage of a season in 2016-17 and 2024-25 (13 points each time) over the last 10 years.

Monaco have won 14 of their last 15 matches against Metz in Ligue 1, only falling in August 2019 in Lorraine (0-3).

Metz are the opponent Monaco have hosted the most in Ligue 1 in the 21st century without ever losing (12 – W10 D2). In their last 10 home matches against the Grenats in the top-flight, ASM have kept eight clean sheets and conceded only two goals.

Monaco have won three of their first four matches of a Ligue 1 season (L1) for a third consecutive season, a first in their history.

Over the last four seasons (since 2022/23 – 2 in Ligue 1, 2 in Ligue 2), Metz have 21% of wins and 0.8 points per game in L1, compared to 53% of wins and 1.9 points per game in L2.

Monaco have won nine of their 10 Ligue 1 games this year (D1), as many as in 2024 (D5 L4). ASM have scored at least three goals seven times at home in the top-flight in 2025, the second highest total behind Marseille (9).