Metz FC vs Strasbourg Prediction: Ignore the bookies; Strasbourg have no chance here!

Metz FC found their way back to winning despite falling to a 5-1 defeat on opening day against Stade Rennes. Since then they have gone unbeaten in their last 4 matches and in this game they will face Strasbourg at the Stade Saint Symphorien.

Strasbourg have failed to win their last 2 games in a row, and their last game ended in a 2-2 draw against Montpellier FC at home. Strasbourg need a win against Metz FC here. The last time they faced Metz on this ground, they lost 2-0 at full time.

Metz are performing really well at the moment, even though they would have hoped for a better start to the campaign. They lost 1, drew 2 and lost 2 of their last 5 league matches this season. They lost the fist game against Stade Rennes, then they played a draw with Olympique Marseille in the next game. After that, they won against Clermont Foot before playing another draw against Stade Reims and then they won their last match against RC Lens. Of the 5 matches played, 2 were played on home ground and they played a draw in both matches.

Metz FC beat RC Lens by a single goal last weekend. The goal was scored by Joel Asoro in the 33rd minute and it was enough to give Metz FC all 3 points at full time.

Metz FC occupy 7th spot on the league table, with 8 points and a goal aggregate of -2 goals.

• Metz FC have not lost their last 4 matches.
• 8/9 of their matches ended with less than 4.5 cards.
• 5/7 of their matches ended with less than 10.5 corners.

Strasbourg are still trying to find a stable form in the new season and a win here would help improve the team. They have played 5 matches so far this season and they recorded 2 wins, 2 defeats and 1 draw. They started off to a bright start, beating Lyon 2-1 on opening day, then they lost 3-0 against AS Monaco. They recovered from the defeat by beating Toulouse 2-0, but then again they fell to another defeat against OGC Nice. And in their last match they played a draw with Montpellier.

Strasbourg and Montpellier played a 2-2 draw last weekend. Montpellier got ahead with 2 goals from Wahbi Khazri and Arnaud Nordin in the 35th and 40th minutes. But Strasbourg found their way back late in the game. Benjamin Lacomte scored an own goal in the 63rd minute and Lebo Mothiba scored Strasbourg’s second goal in the 69th minute to end the game as a draw at full time.

Strasbourg are 10th on the league table, having 7 points from 5 matches and a goal ratio of -2 goals.

• They scored more than 2.5 goals in 8/9 of their matches.
• 9/10 matches ended with less than 4.5 cards.
• 8/8 matches ended with less than 10.5 corners.

According to the head-to-head history, both clubs have played 20 matches in the past.

Metz FC won 8 matches, while Strasbourg won 6 matches and 6 matches ended in a draw.

• Strasbourg won the last 3 matches
• Strasbourg have not lost the last 4 matches.
• 4/5 matches ended with more than 2.5 goals
• 5/7 matches ended with less than 4.5 cards
• 6/7 matches ended with less than 10.5 corners.

FC Metz scored 7 goals and conceded 9 goals. They scored an average of 1.4 goals per game and they had a conversion rate of 16%. They created an average of 0.8 chances per game and missed an average of 0.4 chances per game. They took an average of 3.8 shots on target per game and an average of 3.0 corners per game. They conceded an average of 1.8 goals per game and they kept 2 clean sheets.

Strasbourg scored 6 goals and conceded 8 goals. They scored an average of 1.2 goals per game and they had a conversion rate of 15%. They created an average of 2.0 chances per game and missed an average of 1.2 chances per game. They took an average of 2.6 shots on target per game and an average of 2.2 corners per game. They conceded an average of 1.6 goals per game and they kept 1 clean sheet.

• Over 0.5 Corners in 10 Minutes at 1.72 Odds
• Home DNB at 2.00 Odds
• HT/FT 1X/1X at 1.61 Odds