Metz vs Angers Prediction & Tips
With a six-point gap to climb out of the relegation zone and only six points to play for, Metz’s battle to escape the bottom three appears to be over, despite cutting a 14-game league winless streak with a surprising 3-2 win over Lyon with a last-minute goal (E6, P8). They now face an Angers team that is off the hook — coming off a 4-1 win over Bordeaux the previous matchday.
Alarmingly for Metz, they remain the worst performing home team in Ligue 1 (G2, E7, P9) and recent “no comment” responses from controversial coach Frédéric Antonetti have led to speculation about his future at the club. His men also have a league-low 13% win rate as betting favorites when playing at home (G1, E4, P3), painting a very bleak picture ahead of this clash.
Unfortunately for Antonetti, Angers is also the team he has faced the most times during his coaching career without registering a single win (E4, P5). However, while Angers may be safe and carefree for this trip to Metz, it would not be surprising to see them play like a team now firmly focused on next season.
It would be reasonable to have doubts about Angers’ performance for this clash, as only two teams in the division have lost more games than them since the turn of the year (G3, E4, P10). This has done much to fuel their status as an “unreliable” team prior to this match, something perhaps only countered by an unbeaten streak of six games against this opponent (G5, E1) — which includes four wins by a one-goal margin.
Players to watch: Farid Boulaya scored in the previous match between these two sides, but each of his five goals since then has come in home matches (G3, A2). For Angers, 18-year-old Mohamed-Ali Cho scored his second top-flight goal in the previous meeting this season, and has three goal contributions in his last two appearances (G2, A1).
Key stat: Angers have failed to win six of eight away league games in which they have opened the scoring (E4, P2).
Metz – Angers FREE TIPS
Metz – Win @ 2.25
