Ligue 1: Nice vs Metz – Betting preview

Our betting experts at Ace Football preview the Ligue 1 match between Nice and Metz. Keep reading to get the latest team news, stats and betting tips.

Prices from the bookmakers reflect how much they expect Nice to pull away with the spoils of victory on Saturday. They face Metz in the Ligue 1 and the latter could be in for a whacking, as Nice look to add three valuable points.

The second-placed Nice are chasing the top spot in the Ligue 1 standings after collecting 35 points from their initial 18 encounters. Metz trail them with 16 points after 18 rounds, sitting as number 15 on the table.

Form: Nice vs Metz

Nice Form

Nice hope for some consistency, as their last three matches added four points to their account. A meeting with Auxerre resulted in a 0-0 draw, followed by a 2-0 defeat against Rennes, before beating Bordeaux by 2-3. Nice showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Allianz Riviera, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target eight times, while letting in one themselves.

Metz Form

Metz were only able to take one point from their past three games. They came up short in a 3-1 defeat against Paris Saint-Germain before drawing 1-1 with Clermont Foot. They were defeated once again when Toulouse ran out 0-1 winners. Metz managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Ligue 1. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring 13 times and letting in six.

Betting stats and facts for Nice and Metz

Here are some fun facts that could come in handy when betting on the upcoming match between Nice and Metz. The facts are based on the data from matches played across all tournaments.

Players under the radar: Nice vs Metz

Terem Moffi has found the target three times in his previous six Ligue 1 matches, whereas Ismael Traore just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Popular betting markets: Nice vs Metz

Full-time result

Amazingly, Nice are on a streak of 12 home matches without defeat in Ligue 1. The Allianz Riviera witnessed Nice winning six times in their last 10 home matches, whilst drawing four and losing zero as well. Metz claimed four wins, one draw, and five defeats in their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Nice scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Metz scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Nice will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet this coming Saturday, as Metz have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to five clean sheets in their last 10 games. Metz have scored in four consecutive meetings with Nice at the Allianz Riviera.

Total goals

In Nice’s last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in three of them. They managed to average 1.1 goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Metz’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches. Metz conceded a goal in their last eight Ligue 1 matches.

Recommended tip: Nice vs Metz

Here we present a free betting tip for this Ligue 1 match. The prediction is formed as a conclusion based on the abovementioned stats and facts for Nice and Metz.

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