# 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 (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. 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

| 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 |

### List of matches
#### 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 | 1970–71 | 3 April 1971 | French Division 1 | 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 | 1971–72 | 30 January 1972 | French Division 1 | 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 | 1972–73 | 24 March 1973 | French Division 1 | 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 | 1973–74 | 24 February 1974 | French Division 1 | 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 | 1975–76 | 16 March 1976 | French Division 1 | 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 | 1976–77 | 5 March 1977 | French Division 1 | 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 | 1977–78 | 11 April 1978 | French Division 1 | 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 | 1978–79 | 24 April 1979 | French Division 1 | 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 | 1979–80 | 11 April 1980 | French Division 1 | 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 | 1980–81 | 6 December 1980 | French Division 1 | 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 | 1981–82 | 20 February 1982 | French Division 1 | 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 | 1982–83 | 9 March 1983 | French Division 1 | 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 | 1983–84 | 10 March 1984 | French Division 1 | 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 | 1984–85 | 3 February 1985 | French Division 1 | 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 | 1985–86 | 11 April 1986 | French Division 1 | 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 | 1986–87 | 14 March 1987 | French Division 1 | 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 | 1990–91 | 15 March 1991 | French Division 1 | 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 | 1991–92 | 3 March 1992 | French Division 1 | 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 | 1996–97 | 15 March 1991 | French Division 1 | 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 | 1998–99 | 9 April 1999 | French Division 1 | 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 | 1999–2000 | 16 February 2000 | French Division 1 | 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 | 2002–03 | 4 April 2003 | Ligue 2 | 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 | 2005–06 | 7 March 2006 | Ligue 1 | 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 | 2007–08 | 22 March 2008 | Ligue 1 | 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 | 2013–14 | 1 March 2014 | Ligue 2 | 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 | 2015–16 | 5 February 2016 | Ligue 2 | 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 | 2016–17 | 29 April 2017 | Ligue 1 | 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 | 2018–19 | 10 May 2019 | Ligue 2 | Stade Marcel Picot | Nancy | 1–0 | Metz | 16,094 | +7 |

#### Cup

| # | Season | Date | Competition | Stadium | Home Team | Result | Away Team | Attendance | Round |
| 1 | 2002–03 | 3 October 1970 | Coupe de France | Stade Marcel Picot | Nancy | 0–1 | Metz | 9,419 | Round of 32 |

## Records
### All-time top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Years | League | Coupe de France | Overall |
| 1 | Nico Braun | Metz | 1973–1978 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Francisco Rubio | Nancy | 1975–1983 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Bernard Zénier | Metz | 1974–1978, 1986–1991 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Bernard Zénier | Nancy | 1978–1983 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Philippe Hinschberger | Metz | 1977–1992 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Thierry Meyer | Nancy | 1982–1984 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Claude Hausknecht | Metz | 1964–1967, 1970–1977 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Marco Morgante | Metz | 1980–1985 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Marco Morgante | Nancy | 1989–1993 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Hugo Curioni | Metz | 1975–1977 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Jules Bocandé | Metz | 1984–1986 | 3 | 0 | 3 |

### All-time most appearances

| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Years | League | Coupe de France | Overall |
| 1 | Francisco Rubio | Nancy | 1975–1983 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| 1 | Philippe Hinschberger | Metz | 1977–1992 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| 1 | Jean-Michel Moutier | Nancy | 1975–1984 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| 4 | Bernard Zénier | Metz | 1974–1978, 1986–1991 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| 4 | Bernard Zénier | Nancy | 1978–1983 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 4 | Vincent Bracigliano | Metz | 1976–1985 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| 4 | Michel Ettore | Metz | 1973–1988 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | Éric Martin | Nancy | 1979–1986, 1989–1992 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Fernando Zappia | Nancy | 1980–1983, 1989–1990 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Fernando Zappia | Metz | 1983–1987 | 8 | 0 | 13 |

### Hat-tricks

| Nation | Player | For | Against | Score | Competition | Date | Ref. |
| | Francisco Rubio | Nancy | Metz | 4–1 (H) | 1976–77 French Division 1 | 2 October 1976 | |

### Discipline

| Rank | Player | Red card(s) | For | Against | Competition | Date |
| 1 | Benjamin Nicaise | 2 | Nancy | Metz | 1998–99 French Division 1 | 8 April 1999 |
| 1 | Benjamin Nicaise | 2 | Nancy | Metz | 1999–2000 French Division 1 | 15 February 2000 |
| 2 | Benjamin Nicaise | 1 | Nancy | Metz | 2002–03 Ligue 2 | 4 April 2003 |
| 2 | Benoît Assou-Ekotto | 1 | Metz | Nancy | 2016–17 Ligue 1 | 30 November 2016 |
| 2 | Jeff Louis | 1 | Nancy | Metz | 2013–14 Ligue 2 | 1 March 2014 |
| 2 | Malaly Dembélé | 1 | Nancy | Metz | 2018–19 Ligue 2 | 29 January 2019 |
| 2 | Michaël Chrétien | 1 | Nancy | Metz | 2007–08 Ligue 1 | 22 March 2008 |

### Results
#### Biggest wins (4+ goals)

| Winning margin | Result | Date | Competition |
| 4 | Nancy 4–0 Metz | 9 March 1983 | 1982–83 French Division 1 |
| 4 | Metz 4–0 Nancy | 6 October 1990 | 1990–91 French Division 1 |
| 4 | Metz 4–0 Nancy | 4 April 2003 | 2002–03 Ligue 2 |
| 4 | Nancy 4–0 Metz | 30 November 2016 | 2016–17 Ligue 1 |

#### Most total goals in a match

| Goals | Result | Date | Competition |
| 6 | Metz 3–3 Nancy | 25 September 1973 | 1973–74 French Division 1 |
| 7 | Metz 4–1 Nancy | 16 March 1976 | 1975–76 French Division 1 |
| 7 | Nancy 4–1 Metz | 2 October 1976 | 1976–77 French Division 1 |
| 7 | Metz 2–3 Nancy | 2 October 1982 | 1982–83 French Division 1 |
| 7 | Nancy 2–3 Metz | 15 March 1991 | 1990–91 French Division 1 |

#### Longest runs
##### Most consecutive wins

| 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

| Games | Period |
| 3 | 17 September 2005 – 27 October 2007 |

##### Most consecutive matches without a draw

| 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

| Games | Club | Period |
| 8 | Nancy | 12 September 1981 – 3 February 1985 |
| 7 | Metz | 5 March 1977 – 11 April 1980 |
| 7 | Metz | 2 November 1985 – 10 August 1991 |
| 5 | Metz | 3 November 2002 – 27 October 2007 |

##### Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal

| Games | Club | Period |
| 5 | Metz | 11 April 1986 – 15 March 1991 |
| 3 | Metz | 5 March 1977 – 11 April 1978 |
| 3 | Metz | 24 September 2013 – 18 September 2015 |

##### Most consecutive games scoring

| 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 |

### Honours

| Metz | Competition | Nancy |
| 4 | Ligue 2 | 5 |
| 2 | Coupe de France | 1 |
| 2 | Coupe de la Ligue | 1 |
| 8 | Total | 7 |