Metz Saint-Étienne betting prediction

After 3 wins, 3 draws and 14 losses, the home team is in the 20^th position, havinf won 12 points so far. In the last match, they have tied in an away match against Dijon by (1‑1), after in the previous match they have won (3‑0) at home, against Strasbourg. This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 16 goals scored and 19 conceded; against 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses at their stadium, with 13 goals scored and 27 conceded. In the last 10 home league matches Metz has a record of 1 win, 1 draw and 8 losses, so they have won 4 points out of 30 possible. They haven't been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that has had a hard time trying to score first. They have opened up the score in only 5 of the last 20 matches for the Ligue 1, they have reached half‑time in front in 2 of those 5 matches and have held on to the lead in 2. In 20 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 14 times and have only turned the score around in 1. In the last 10 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 3 of their 7 goals between minutes (31'‑45').

Metz's season has been very complicated up to now and is currently at the bottom of the table with 12 points, with 9 points less than the first team outside the relegation zone. However, the local team has managed to recover some points: add four straight games without losing in the championship. Usually coach Frédéric Hantz uses a very defensive strategy with a low block, looking for only the counterattacks, especially through Dossevi, a very fast and competent player in the counter-attack. The experienced Nolan Roux is the top scorer of Metz so far with 5 goals scored. The home manager has a few players in doubt for this clash: Efouba, Basin, Udol, Mollet and Jallow.

Confirmed Lineup: Eiji Kawashima, Jonathan Rivierez, Julian Palmieri, Fallou Diagne, Moussa Niakhaté, Georges Mandjeck, Matthieu Dossevi, Renaud Cohade, Danijel Miličević, Nolan Roux, Emmanuel Rivière.
Coach: F. Antonetti.