Nice welcomes the French Ligue 1 underdogs Metz for match day at the Allianz Riviera this weekend. Nice is in excellent form currently occupying the second place in the table while Metz is struggling at the bottommost spot in the league. Kick off schedules for 27th November 2021 at 23:00 EAT.
The home side has been brilliant in the 2021-22 campaign under new management of Christophe Galtier who won Ligue 1 with Lille last season. Meanwhile, Metz are suffering and are at the bottom of the table having claimed just nine points so far, putting them four points away from the safe zone.
Nice prepares for this game following a 1-2 Ligue 1 triumph against Clermont Foot in their most recent outing. In that match, Nice had 49% possession, nine shots at goal with four of them on target and goals were scored by Amine Gouiri (76′, 82′). Clermont Foot got 18 shots with six of them on target and a goal by Florent Ogier (17′).
Metz on the other hand is coming off 3-3 Ligue 1 tie versus Girondins de Bordeaux. In that match, FC Metz had 46% possession, 20 shots with nine on target and goals scored by Nicolas De Préville (45′) and Opa Nguette (51′, 70′). Girondins de Bordeaux got 19 shots with five of them on target and goals by Alberth Elis (17′) and Rémi Oudin (39′, 65′).
Nice have been much better so far in the season and we can hardly see any other outcome but a straight home win here despite Metz’s run of three consecutive draws in the previous three league matches.
Nice vs Metz head to head
These two sides have 27 matches against each other in which Nice has 11 wins, Metz nine wins and seven draws.
- Nice 1-2 Metz 21/02/21
- Metz 1-1 Nice 09/01/21
- Nice 4-1 Metz 07/12/19
- Metz 2-1 Nice 27/01/18
- Nice 3-1 Metz 02/12/17
Home
- Clermont Foot 1-2 Nice
- Nice 0-1 Montpellier
- Angers 1-2 Nice
- Nice 1-1 Marseille
- Nice 3-2 Lyon
Away
- Metz 3-3 Bordeaux
- Marseille 0-0 Metz
- Metz 1-1 Saint-Etienne
- Lens 4-1 Metz
- Metz 0-3 Stade Rennes
Nice team news
The home team will not be able to call upon the services of Youcef Atal, Evann Guessand and Robson Bambu who are recovering from injuries.
Metz team news
Manuel Cabit and Matthieu Udol will not be available for Frédéric Antonetti’s selection due to injuries. Farid Boulaya is serving suspension and will not feature in this match.
Prediction and odds
- Nice Win
- Draw
- Goals over 2.5
