Metz will be biding to escape relegation from the French Ligue 1 this Sunday when they host second placed Marseille at Stade Saint-Symphorien (Longeville-les-Metz). Kickoffs at 22:45 EAT.
Metz is currently struggling in the 18th position in the table with 20 points after 23 matches, just two points above the rock-bottomed Saint-Etienne. The hosts certainly aren’t enjoying home comforts as they possess the worst record on home soil than any other team in Ligue 1. In their last five games they have two draws two loses and a win. Both teams scored in only one of those games and Metz scored only two goals.
Les Grenats’s prepares for this match off the back of a 0-0 Ligue 1 stalemate versus Troyes. In that game, Metz had 53% possession and seven shots with none of them on target. Troyes got nine shots with two of them on target.
Marseille took advantage of Nice’s slip-up against Clermont in the previous round to break into the second position in the Ligue 1 standings after the mentioned victory over Angers last Friday. They have won five of the last six away fixtures across all competitions. In their last game Marseille scored 10 goals and three of the five games ended with both teams scoring.
Les Olympiens will be aiming to make amends here following the 4-1 Coupe De France loss to Nice in their last fixture. In that game, Marseille managed 60% possession, 13 shots with two of them on target. Nice got 14 shots with seven of them on target and goals by Melvin Bard (3′ Own goal), Amine Gouiri (10′), Justin Kluivert (29′, 49′) and Andy Delort (61′).
Metz vs Marseille head to head
Marseille holds the upper hand in the head to head history of this fixture since 1993 having won 17 times while Metz has won nine times and eight matches ended in ties.
- Marseille 0-0 Metz 07/11/21
- Metz 1-1 Marseille 23/05/21
- Marseille 1-1 Metz 26/09/20
- Metz 1-1 Marseille 14/12/19
- Marseille 6-3 Metz 02/02/18
Home
- Troyes 0-0 Metz
- Metz 0-2 Nice
- Reims 0-1 Metz
- Metz 0-2 Strasbourg Alsace
- Lyon 1-1 Metz
Away
- Nice 4-1 Marseille
- Marseille 5-2 Angers
- Lyon 2-1 Marseille
- Marseille 5-4 Montpellier
- Lens 0-2 Mars
Metz team news
Frédéric Antonetti’s come into this game without Sofiane Alakouch, Nicolas De Preville, Fabien Centonze, Kevin N’Doram, Matthieu Udol and Manuel Cabit through injuries.
Marseille team news
The visitor is the obvious horse to place a bet on in this fixture being unbeaten in four of the last five games while Nice is winless in four of the last five games.
Prediction and odds
- Marseille Win
- Goals over 2.5
- Both teams to score (No)
