Derby Lorrain


The Derby Lorrain or Derby de la Lorraine is a football match contested between French clubs Metz and Nancy. 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.
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. The teams have played 57 matches in all competitions; Metz winning 24, Nancy winning 16, and the remaining 17 have been drawn. They have won a combined 15 honours; 8 for Metz and 7 for Nancy.

History

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. 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.

Head-to-head

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.

Statistics

List of matches

;League
#SeasonDateCompetitionStadiumHome TeamResultAway TeamAttendanceH2H
11970–713 October 1970French Division 1Stade Marcel PicotNancy1–1Metz16,9560
21970–713 April 1971French Division 1Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz1–1Nancy15,4840
31971–7228 August 1971French Division 1Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz0–1Nancy20,067+1
41971–7230 January 1972French Division 1Stade Marcel PicotNancy1–1Metz12,741+1
51972–734 October 1972French Division 1Stade Marcel PicotNancy0–2Metz13,3570
61972–7324 March 1973French Division 1Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz1–0Nancy14,405+1
71973–7425 September 1973French Division 1Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz3–3Nancy11,293+1
81973–7424 February 1974French Division 1Stade Marcel PicotNancy2–1Metz12,1290
91975–764 October 1975French Division 1Stade Marcel PicotNancy0–0Metz16,2820
101975–7616 March 1976French Division 1Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz4–1Nancy19,766+1
111976–772 October 1976French Division 1Stade Marcel PicotNancy4–1Metz22,1360
121976–775 March 1977French Division 1Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz3–0Nancy21,344+1
131977–7823 September 1977French Division 1Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz3–0Nancy20,839+2
141977–7811 April 1978French Division 1Stade Marcel PicotNancy0–0Metz10,000+2
151978–7925 August 1978French Division 1Stade Marcel PicotNancy1–1Metz20,534+2
161978–7924 April 1979French Division 1Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz3–1Nancy12,710+3
171979–8010 August 1979French Division 1Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz2–1Nancy16,818+4
181979–8011 April 1980French Division 1Stade Marcel PicotNancy0–1Metz7,000+5
191980–815 August 1980French Division 1Stade Marcel PicotNancy2–0Metz10,266+4
201980–816 December 1980French Division 1Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz2–0Nancy6,729+5
211981–8212 September 1981French Division 1Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz1–2Nancy11,430+4
221981–8220 February 1982French Division 1Stade Marcel PicotNancy2–2Metz8,543+4
231982–832 October 1982French Division 1Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz2–3Nancy15,082+3
241982–839 March 1983French Division 1Stade Marcel PicotNancy4–0Metz7,560+2
251983–841 October 1983French Division 1Stade Marcel PicotNancy2–1Metz10,576+1
261983–8410 March 1984French Division 1Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz1–2Nancy9,0120
271984–857 September 1984French Division 1Stade Marcel PicotNancy2–1Metz11,548+1
281984–853 February 1985French Division 1Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz2–2Nancy17,000+1
291985–862 November 1985French Division 1Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz3–1Nancy17,6780
301985–8611 April 1986French Division 1Stade Marcel PicotNancy0–2Metz10,398+1
311986–8713 September 1986French Division 1Stade Marcel PicotNancy0–0Metz13,846+1
321986–8714 March 1987French Division 1Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz2–0Nancy11,791+2
331990–916 October 1990French Division 1Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz4–0Nancy23,673+3
341990–9115 March 1991French Division 1Stade Marcel PicotNancy0–1Metz10,579+4
351991–9210 August 1991French Division 1Stade Marcel PicotNancy1–2Metz17,310+5
361991–923 March 1992French Division 1Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz0–1Nancy11,491+4
371996–976 September 1996French Division 1Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz1–0Nancy23,846+5
381996–9715 March 1991French Division 1Stade Marcel PicotNancy2–3Metz14,658+6
391998–994 October 1998French Division 1Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz2–3Nancy21,307+5
401998–999 April 1999French Division 1Stade Marcel PicotNancy1–0Metz15,667+4
411999–200013 October 1999French Division 1Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz2–2Nancy24,402+4
421999–200016 February 2000French Division 1Stade Marcel PicotNancy0–0Metz13,219+4
432002–033 November 2002Ligue 2Stade Marcel PicotNancy1–2Metz12,969+5
442002–034 April 2003Ligue 2Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz4–0Nancy21,081+6
452005–0617 September 2005Ligue 1Stade Marcel PicotNancy1–1Metz20,052+6
462005–067 March 2006Ligue 1Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz0–0Nancy18,324+6
472007–0827 October 2007Ligue 1Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz0–0Nancy19,585+6
482007–0822 March 2008Ligue 1Stade Marcel PicotNancy2–1Metz18,768+5
492013–1424 September 2013Ligue 2Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz3–0Nancy23,506+6
502013–141 March 2014Ligue 2Stade Marcel PicotNancy0–1Metz19,028+7
512015–1618 September 2015Ligue 2Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz0–0Nancy24,071+7
522015–165 February 2016Ligue 2Stade Marcel PicotNancy2–2Metz19,152+7
532016–1730 November 2016Ligue 1Stade Marcel PicotNancy4–0Metz19,085+6
542016–1729 April 2017Ligue 1Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz2–1Nancy20,009+7
552018–1929 January 2019Ligue 2Stade Saint-SymphorienMetz3–0Nancy18,274+8
562018–1910 May 2019Ligue 2Stade Marcel PicotNancy1–0Metz16,094+7

;Cup
#SeasonDateCompetitionStadiumHome TeamResultAway TeamAttendanceRound
12002–033 October 1970Coupe de FranceStade Marcel PicotNancy0–1Metz9,419Round of 32