Newly-promoted Metz will start with Yeni Ngbakoto and Juan Manuel Falcon Jimenez in attack when they take on Nantes in Ligue 1 this evening.
The two strikers will be supported by a four-man midfield featuring the likes of Guirane N'Daw and Bouna Sarr.
Nantes will feature a more adventurous formation, which will see Fernando Aristeguiet, Serge Gakpe and Johan Audel all starting up top.
The visitors midfield is to be comprised of Issa Cissokho, Lucas Deaux and Jordan Veretout.
Metz: Carrasso; Marchal, Metanire, Choplin, Bussmann, Rocchi, Sarr, Lejeune, Ngbakoto, N'Daw, Falcon Jimenez
Nantes: Dupe; Hansen, Djilobodi, Vizcarrondo, Veigneau, Cissokho, Deaux, Veretout, Aristeguieta, Gakpe, Audel