Ligue 1: Monaco vs Metz – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 5 match between Monaco and Metz and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Metz come to Stade Louis II, Monaco for the Ligue 1 match on Sunday, Monaco will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

The current difference in the Ligue 1 standings between the two teams clashing at Stade Louis II, Monaco on Sunday is eight points.

Team form: Monaco vs Metz

Monaco Form

Monaco are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Strasbourg by 3-2, before beating Auxerre by 1-2. The winning streak came to an end against Club Brugge, who ran out 4-1 winners. Monaco showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Stade Louis II, Monaco, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 13 times, while letting in four themselves.

Metz Form

Metz came away from their previous three games with just one draw, as they lost 3-0 against Lyon. A 3-2 defeat against Paris FC followed, before a 1-1 draw with Angers. Metz claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Ligue 1. They also drew zero and were defeated five times, as they were outscored by 14 goals to eight.

Betting facts for Monaco 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 Monaco and Metz played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Monaco vs Metz

Takumi Minamino found the target three times in his previous six matches, whereas Jean-Philippe Gbamin just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Betting markets: Monaco vs Metz

Full-time result

Monaco won eight of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing one as well. Metz won six from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew zero and lost four in this run. Monaco are on a fine streak of 10 matches without defeat at home. Metz conceded a goal in their 8 most recent matches. Monaco have beaten Metz in impressive 7 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Monaco 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. Metz managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Monaco have scored in 7 consecutive league meetings with Metz.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of Monaco’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.1 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 1.5 times goals per game. Metz conceded a goal in their last 8 matches.