Our betting analysts at Ace Football preview the Ligue 1 round 11 game between Lyon and Metz and offer team news, stats, facts and the best betting suggestions for the match.
Lyon and Metz will be desperate for points this coming Sunday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?
Lyon are 18th in the rankings with three points after nine matches played, whereas Metz rank 16th in Ligue 1 with nine points.
Form: Lyon vs Metz
Lyon Form
A draw is the best Lyon can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 2-0 defeat against Reims. A 3-3 draw with Lorient followed before they were defeated 1-2 by Clermont Foot. In their last six Ligue 1 matches at home, Lyon have one win, while they’ve drawn two and lost three.
Metz Form
Metz came away from their previous three games with just one point, as they lost 0-1 against Nice. A 2-1 defeat against Monaco followed, before a 0-0 draw with Le Havre. Metz, meanwhile, won twice, while they’ve drawn zero and lost four in their last six away in the Ligue 1.
Betting stats and facts for Lyon and Metz
Here are some fun facts that could come in handy when betting on the upcoming match between Lyon and Metz. The facts are based on the data from matches played across all tournaments.
- In 9 of the last 11 home matches Lyon played, both teams scored
- In 9 of the last 10 Lyon home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Lyon have not won 12 of the last 13 matches
- In 4 of the last 5 Lyon home matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- Lyon have scored in 13 of the last 15 home matches
- Metz have scored in 20 of the last 22 away matches
- Metz have not lost 15 of the last 17 away matches
- Metz have lost 3 of the last 4 matches without scoring a goal
- Metz have lost 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 6 Metz matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players under the radar: Lyon vs Metz
Alexandre Lacazette found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Joel Asoro just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Popular betting markets: Lyon vs Metz
Full-time result
Lyon claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Metz won six of their last 10 games away, drawing one and losing three in this series of matches.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Lyon scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Metz scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games.
Total goals
In Lyon’s last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in six of them. They managed to average one goal per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Metz, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.
Betting tip: Lyon vs Metz
To sum up, the upcoming match between Lyon and Metz seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Ligue 1 game.
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