Relegation battle will see Bordeaux take on Metz this weekend at Stade Matmut-Atlantique in the 31st round of the Ligue 1. Match day is set for 10th April 2022 at 14:00 EAT.
Bordeaux is still rooted at the bottom of the table with just 23 points. In their campaign this season, they have managed four wins against 15 losses and 11 draws. The clubs downfall is majorly due to their poor defensive record, with no other team in Ligue 1 having shipped as many as the 70 goals that Les Girondins have conceded thus far.
With just eight games left to play the team is seriously in need of a turnaround, considering they head into this clash winless in eight successive Ligue 1 affairs.
Bordeaux gets into this fixture following 0-0 Ligue 1 draw versus Lille in their last game. In that match, Bordeaux had 34% possession and two shots with none of them on target. Lille on the other end got 22 shots with six of them on target.
With 23 points Metz sits next to the Sunday’s rivals (19th) place on the leader board, which leaves the red zone as well. In their campaign so far, they also have picked up four wins against 15 losses and 11 draws, they are separated by only goal difference. Since victory away at Reims in early January, Les Grenats have been unable to add another win to their tally, having now earned just four points from the last eight outings.
Metz will be hoping for improved results after they suffered 1-2 Ligue 1 defeat at the hands of AS Monaco in their most recent game. In that match, FC Metz managed 43% possession, 17 shots with four of them on target and a goal scored by Ibrahim Amadou (62′). Monaco FC got 14 shots with four of them on target and goals by Wissam Ben Yedder (46′) and Myron Boadu (72′).
Bordeaux vs Metz head to head
Bordeaux has a dominant record having won 20 times in the 39 head to head meetings between these two sides since 1993. 10 matches ended in draws while Metz has won nine times.
- Metz 3-3 Bordeaux 21/11/21
- Bordeaux 1-2 Metz 27/02/21
- Metz 0-0 Bordeaux 06/01/21
- Metz 1-2 Bordeaux 08/02/20
- Bordeaux 2-0 Metz 14/09/19
Home
- Lille 0-0 Bordeaux
- Bordeaux 2-1 Alaves
- Bordeaux 0-2 Montpellier
- PSG 3-0 Bordeaux
- Bordeaux 0-2 Troyes
Away
- Metz 1–2 Monaco
- Metz 2-0 Wiesbaden
- Rennes 6-1 Metz
- Metz 0-0 Lens
- Saint-Etienne 1-0 Metz
Bordeaux team news
Jimmy Briand is a long-term absentee with a foot injury while Alberth Ellis faces a race against time following a minor knee problem. Enock Kwateng was sent off against Lille and is out with a one-game suspension.
Metz team news
Fabien Centonze, Habib Maïga and Matthieu Udol will be unavailable for Frédéric Antonetti’s selection ahead of this fixture.
Prediction and odds
Both teams are struggling at the bottom of the standings making it difficult to pick a side between the two. We are backing a draw in this fixture unless a miracle happens.
- Draw
- Goals under 2.5
- Double chance 1 or 2
