Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Lille and Metz who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Metz go up against Lille this coming Sunday for a Ligue 1 meeting at Decathlon Arena-Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
Lille are number 6 in the table on 14 points after eight matches. Metz rank as number 18 with two points after eight matches played.
Form: Lille vs Metz
Lille Form
Lille have seen it all in their last three matches, which added four points to their account. They first shared the points in a 1-1 draw with Paris Saint-Germain, before claiming 3 points in a 0-2 win against Nantes. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 3-4 defeat at the hands of PAOK Thessaloniki FC. Lille claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Ligue 1. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored seven and conceded five goals.
Metz Form
Metz recorded a single draw in their previous three games, and they claimed it in a 0-0 match against Le Havre. Then Marseille proved too strong in a 0-3 defeat, just like Toulouse who won 4-0. Metz claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Ligue 1. They also drew zero and were defeated five times, as they were outscored by 17 goals to six.
Betting facts for Lille and Metz
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Lille and Metz played across all tournaments.
- In 14 of the last 16 Lille home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Lille home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 7 Lille matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Lille matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Lille matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 16 of the last 18 Metz away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Metz have lost 7 of the last 8 away matches in the Ligue 1 and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Metz have lost the last 5 away matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Metz away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Metz have lost the last 3 away matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 3.5
Players in form: Lille vs Metz
Hamza Igamane found the target three times in his previous six matches, whereas Jean-Philippe Gbamin just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Popular betting markets: Lille vs Metz
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Decathlon Arena-Stade Pierre-Mauroy across all tournaments Lille won seven times, drew one and lost two times. Metz claimed four wins, zero draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Lille have not lost to Metz in 9 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Lille scored first in six of their last ten home games. Interestingly, Metz scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Metz have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Lille managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Lille’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Metz, who scored 0.6 times on average in these matches. Metz did not score a single goal in 3 consecutive games
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