The Derby Lorrain or Derby de la Lorraine is a

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match contested between French clubs

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and Nancy. The name of the derby derives from the fact that Metz and Nancy are the two major clubs located in the former

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(now

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). Metz play at the Stade Saint-Symphorien in Longeville-lès-Metz, near

, while Nancy play at the Stade Marcel Picot in

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, 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

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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

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, Metz won 5, Nancy won 1 and 2 were drawn, while the only derby in a cup game was in

, 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

External links

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Metz Official Site
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Nancy Official Site
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