Metz vs Le Havre prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2025-09-27 15:15.
[p]Two teams with just five points between them come together here, as the team sitting bottom of Ligue 1 in Metz host Le Havre in an early-season contest between relegation candidates.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Metz have made a truly awful start to their return to Ligue 1, suffering a heavy 5-2 defeat to Monaco last week to make it four defeats and a draw in their five matches. That extends the Maroons’ winless streak in the top-flight to nine games (D1, L8), the longest such run of any current team, but perhaps returning to the comforts of the Stade Saint-Symphorien can help stop the rot, since they’ve lost just two of their last 21 home matches in all competitions (W11, D8).  [/p]
[p]Le Havre have fared slightly better, picking up four points thanks to an eye-catching 3-1 win over Nice and a 1-1 draw to Lorient last time out. Two of their three defeats have worryingly come in their only two games on the road this campaign by an aggregate score of 4-1, but perhaps this is the match to break that duck, considering that the visitors haven’t lost any of their last ten away Ligue 1 matches against promoted clubs (W6, D4).[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Metz have desperately struggled in recent H2Hs, winning just two of the last 13 encounters in all competitions (D6, L5). The last four Metz-held H2Hs have produced just four total goals.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Metz have conceded the final goal in each of their five games this season.[/p]
[p]Six of Metz’s last eight home league matches saw both teams score. [/p]
[p]Le Havre have scored in 19 of their last 20 Ligue 1 games.[/p]
[p]There have been over 2.5 goals in seven of Le Havre’s last nine away games. [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Metz’s best path to glory may be through set-pieces taken by Gauthier Hein, as seven of his last ten goals have come from either the penalty spot or direct free-kicks. Le Havre have Issa Soumaré to thank for their point against Lorient after he netted the equaliser, continuing his streak of scoring nine of his last ten goals after half-time.[/p]
[p]Metz defender Sadibou Sané will be serving the last of his three-match suspension here, while Le Havre will be sweating over the fitness of Yanis Zouaoui, who didn’t feature against Lorient.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Le Havre have kept just one clean sheet in their last 27 Ligue 1 matches, so despite Metz’s poor form, backing both teams to score and Le Havre in the double chance market offers promising returns.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]