Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 25 match between Lens and Metz and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
When Metz come to Stade Bollaert-Delelis for the Ligue 1 match on Sunday, Lens will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Lens are chasing the first place in the Ligue 1 after collecting 53 points from their initial 24 encounters. Metz trail them on 13 points after 24 rounds, sitting as number 18 in the table.
Team form: Lens vs Metz
Lens Form
It could have been better, it could have been worse for Lens, who have two draws to show from their last three matches. They came up short in a 2-3 defeat against Monaco, followed by a 1-1 draw against Strasbourg. They recorded yet another one in the latest round after a 2-2 match with Lyon. Lens have been in potent form at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, winning no less than five of the past six Ligue 1 matches here. They also hammered in ten goals, while letting in four as they also lost once.
Metz Form
Metz endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-3 by Auxerre, before Paris Saint-Germain ran out 3-0 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Brest, who came out 0-1 winners. Metz came through their last six away games in the Ligue 1 without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew one and lost five in which, they were outscored by 13 goals to five.
Betting stats and facts for Lens 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 Lens and Metz played across all tournaments.
- Lens have won 8 of the last 10 home matches in the Ligue 1 and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Lens home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Lens matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Lens matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Lens matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Metz have lost 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Metz have lost the last 3 away matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Metz have lost the last 3 matches in a row in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Metz have lost the last 3 away matches in a row in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 5 Metz away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Lens vs Metz
Rayan Fofana found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Habibou Mouhamadou Diallo just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Betting markets: Lens vs Metz
Full-time result
Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Lens won nine times and lost one as well. Metz won two times, drew one and lost seven of their last 10 games away from home. Metz have not lost to Lens in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Lens scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Interestingly, Metz scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Lens managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Metz have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Lens when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Lens’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.3 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Metz, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 0.8 times goals per game. Lens are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 14 matches.
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