Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Metz and Le Havre who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Le Havre come to Stade Saint Symphorien for the Ligue 1 match on Sunday, Metz will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Looking at the Ligue 1 standings, the current difference between the sides is three points and three places.
Team form: Metz vs Le Havre
Metz Form
In their last three matches, Metz lost 3-2 against Paris FC, drew 1-1 with Angers, before losing to Monaco by 5-2. Metz claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Ligue 1, which also saw them drawing one and losing four matches, in which they scored six and conceded ten goals.
Le Havre Form
Le Havre achieved a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, starting off beating Nice 3-1. A 1-0 defeat against Strasbourg followed, before drawing with Lorient in a match resulting 1-1. Le Havre won half their previous six away matches in the Ligue 1, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored nine goals whilst conceding nine.
Betting stats for Metz and Le Havre
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Metz and Le Havre. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 10 of the last 12 Metz home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Metz have lost 4 of the last 5 matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Metz have lost 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Metz have lost 3 of the last 4 matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 8 Metz matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Le Havre matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Le Havre away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Le Havre matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Le Havre away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Le Havre matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: Metz vs Le Havre
Having scored just once lately in the Ligue 1, Jean-Philippe Gbamin will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Le Havre hope Abdoulaye Toure can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Ligue 1 goals in his last six Ligue 1 games.
Betting markets: Metz vs Le Havre
Full-time result
Metz claimed four wins, drew four and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Le Havre won three, drew two and lost five of their last 10 games away. Somehow Le Havre failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 11 matches. Le Havre have not lost to Metz in 4 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Metz only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Curiously, Le Havre only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the 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, Le Havre kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Metz, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Le Havre’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches. Amazingly, Metz failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 9 matches. Le Havre conceded a goal in their last 11 matches.
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