Ligue 1: Metz vs Brest – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 24 match between Metz and Brest and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Brest go up against Metz this coming Sunday for a Ligue 1 meeting at Stade Saint Symphorien.

Form: Metz vs Brest

Metz Form

A single point is all Metz can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 0-0 draw with Lille, before getting trounced 1-3 against Auxerre while Paris Saint-Germain won 3-0. Metz just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Ligue 1 matches at the Stade Saint Symphorien. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded 13 goals.

Brest Form

Brest look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Lorient by 2-0, before drawing 1-1 with Lille. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Marseille by a 2-0 scoreline. Brest managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Ligue 1. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring 12 time and letting in seven.

Betting stats for Metz and Brest

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 Metz and Brest played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Metz vs Brest

Having scored just once lately in the Ligue 1, Habibou Mouhamadou Diallo will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Brest hope Ludovic Ajorque can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three Ligue 1 goals in his last six Ligue 1 games.

Betting markets: Metz vs Brest

Full-time result

Metz claimed all three points two times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in six of the games in this run. Brest won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing four in this series of matches. Brest have beaten Metz in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Metz scored the first goal of the match in just one out of the last ten games at home. Brest got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games Brest played. Metz managed the first goal of the game in only two of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Brest were first on target in seven of their last 10 outings. Brest have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Metz when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Metz saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Brest’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches.