Lyon vs Metz Prediction & Tips
Lyon and Metz meet at the Groupama OL Academy Décines-Charpieu, in a match on matchday 11 of Ligue 1. The record of head-to-head matches played at this stadium favors the home side, who have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 4 matches. In fact, in their last meeting at this stadium, for the Coupe de France, on 07-01-2023, Olympique Lyonnais won 2-1. The goals were scored by Fali Candé (77′ Autogolo) and Bradley Barcola (60′ ) for Lyon and by Ablie Jallow (63′ ) for Metz. The home/away condition deserves special attention, as although this is a match between 18th and 16th in the standings, this is actually a clash between the 17th-placed team at home and the 8th-placed team away.
The home side are currently in 18th place with 3 points after 3 draws and 6 defeats. In their penultimate match, they drew 3-3 at home to Lorient. In their last match, they lost at home to Clermont (1-2). This is a team that is stronger in their home stadium, where they have picked up 2 points compared to just 1 in their away games. In the league, Lyon have taken 2 points out of a possible 15, after 2 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 games at home.
In this competition, they haven’t won any of their last 9 games. The team has conceded goals to its opponents in 7 of its last 9 games in this competition, so it hasn’t been very strong defensively. In their home games there is a tendency for goals, as 17 out of 24 have ended with more than 2.5 goals on the scoreboard. The team has had problems scoring first. In fact, they haven’t managed t
o score first in any of their last 9 Ligue 1 games, and in 9 games in the competition, they’ve never managed to turn the game around in the 7 games in which they’ve conceded the first goal.
Olympique Lyon come into this game on the back of a 1-2 defeat at Clermont Foot: their only goal was scored by Florent Ogier (own goal). The home side usually play in a 4-3-3 tactical system, giving more importance to a counter-attacking style, attacking through the side corridors. In this design, the three most advanced players will be Jeffinho, Alexandre Lacazette and Rayan Cherki, with the latter being one of the top scorers with 3 goals to his name. All the players are available for this game.
After 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats, the away team are in 16th place with 9 points. In their last match, they drew 0-0 at home to Le Havre, after losing 2-1 away to Monaco in their previous match. Curiously, this is a team that has achieved better results away than at home, having picked up 6 points on the road and just 3 at home. In the league, Metz have taken 6 points out of a possible 15, after 2 wins and 3 defeats in their last 5 away games.
For this competition, they haven’t won in 5 games. The team has allowed goals to their opponents in 7 of their last 10 games in this competition, so they haven’t been very strong defensively. In 10 games in this competition, they have conceded the first goal 5 times and have never managed to turn the game around.
Metz go into this game on the back of a 0-0 draw at Le Havre. The visiting club play a 4-3-3 tactical system, favoring a more attacking style of play, placing many players in the central area of the pitch. In this design, the three men furthest forward, responsible for endangering the “enemy” defense, should be Cheikh Salaby, Kevin Van Den Kerkhof and Benjamin Tetteh, with the latter being one of the top scorers with 2 goals to his name. Óscar Estupiñán, Kevin N’Doram and Habib Maïga are all out with fitness problems.
Lyon – Metz FREE TIPS
OVER 2.5 GOALS @ 2.25
