Ligue 1: Metz vs Nantes – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 28 match between Metz and Nantes and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Both Metz and Nantes need points to escape their current position at the relegation-end of the Ligue 1 table. The match takes place at Stade Saint Symphorien and could be labelled a serious six-pointer.

Form: Metz vs Nantes

Metz Form

In their last three matches, Metz lost 3-0 against Lens, 3-4 against Toulouse and drew 0-0 with Rennes. Metz did not win any of their last six Ligue 1 matches at the Stade Saint Symphorien. They came through these matches with a record of one draws and five defeats, in which they conceded 17 and scored six goals.

Nantes Form

Nantes endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-0 by Lille, before Angers ran out 0-1 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Strasbourg, who came out 2-3 winners. Nantes only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Ligue 1. In these six matches they drew zero and lost five as well as being outscored by 13 goals to five.

Betting stats for Metz and Nantes

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Metz and Nantes. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Metz vs Nantes

Nathan Mbala found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Fabien Centonze just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Popular betting markets: Metz vs Nantes

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Stade Saint Symphorien across all tournaments Metz won two times, drew one and lost seven times. Nantes claimed three wins, two draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Metz only scored the first goal of the match in zero out of their last ten games. Nantes got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Metz managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Nantes kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Metz saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Nantes’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches.