Metz vs Lille prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2024-04-27 11:00.
[p]Back-to-back league wins for only the second time since November mean Metz finally have Ligue 1 survival in their own hands. The Maroons scraped a 1-0 victory over Le Havre last weekend to move out of the bottom three for the first time since early-February, giving themselves a one-point cushion down to the danger zone ahead of this round.[/p]
[p]Staying up would be a huge achievement for László Bölöni’s side, who have been relegated in five of their last eight top flight seasons. Helping them edge towards safety is a sudden improvement in results at Stade Saint-Symphorien, where Metz have won two of their last three matches (L1), ending a run of five successive league defeats on home soil.[/p]
[p]Racking up another victory here won’t be easy against opponents Lille though, who are unbeaten across the last eight H2Hs (W5, D3), keeping six clean sheets in the process! The visitors will be hoping to rekindle that kind of form as they head into this fixture having suffered a disappointing 1-0 defeat to Monaco in midweek, a loss that ended a six-game unbeaten run in the top flight (W4, D2).[/p]
[p]Even after taking that hit, the Mastiffs are well-placed to qualify for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in three years, as they currently sit fourth in the table and have a four-point cushion down to Nice ahead of this round. Results on the road are a cause for concern though, with Paulo Fonseca’s side accumulating just 16 away points this season (W3, D7, L5), a total that is lower than any of the other teams currently in the top seven.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Hailed by his manager as “the Mbappé of FC Metz” after scoring the winner against Le Havre, striker Georges Mikautadze has only lost two of the last 28 games in which he has netted (W21, D5). Hoping to make that three, the scorer of the opener in the reverse fixture, Yusuf Yazıcı, has netted the game’s first goal on his last five Lille scoring appearances. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Metz are the only team in Ligue 1 to have a 100% winning record from games they have led at half time (W4).[/p]