Derby Lorrain

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 ;Cup ==Records==

All-time top goalscorers All-time most appearances Hat-tricks Discipline Results Biggest wins (4+ goals) Most total goals in a match Longest runs Most consecutive wins Most consecutive draws Most consecutive matches without a draw Longest undefeated runs Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal Most consecutive games scoring Honours ==References==