Ligue 1: Metz vs Lille – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Metz and Lille who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Lille are out to consolidate their place inside the top four of the Ligue 1 table, when stepping up against Metz for a match this coming Sunday. Metz no doubt have a surprise in mind, but a win for Lille nevertheless seems the likely outcome.

Team form: Metz vs Lille

Metz Form

Metz look back on their last three matches with six points to show for their efforts. Against Brest, they were left empty-handed in a 4-3 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Lens in a 2-1 win. They followed that up with a 0-1 win against Le Havre in their most recent outing. Metz managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Ligue 1. In the remaining four, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored seven and conceded 11 goals.

Lille Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Lille. They first took out Aston Villa by 2-1 before downing Strasbourg by 1-0. The winning streak came to an end against Monaco, who ran out 1-0 winners. Lille 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 eight time and letting in four.

Betting stats for Metz and Lille

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 Lille played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Metz vs Lille

Jonathan David scored five goals in six Ligue 1 games for Lille. This took his total for the season up to 17 goals scored in Ligue 1. Georges Mikautadze is the man to point out for the home side, scoring six times in six Ligue 1 outings.

Betting markets: Metz vs Lille

Full-time result

Metz claimed two wins, drew two and lost six of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Lille won three, drew two and lost five of their last 10 games away. Lille have not lost to Metz in 8 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Metz scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Lille scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Lille managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Lille have scored in 12 consecutive meetings with Metz when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Metz’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Lille, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.6 times goals per game themselves. Metz scored at least once in their previous 8 matches.

Recommended tip: Metz vs Lille

To sum up, the upcoming match between Metz and Lille 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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