Lorient vs Metz FC Prediction: Neither team is worth the risk!

Lorient are hoping to catch a break after a string of poor performances in the last few weeks. They have been struggling for their lives in that time and they failed to win any of their last 3 league matches. Instead they lost 2 and drew 1.

Metz FC are traveling to the Stade Yves Allainmat-Le Moustoir to face Lorient and they hope to carry on their fine form which saw them beat Nantes 3-1 in their last league game. Metz FC seem to have found some lucky form after a tough couple of weeks and at the moment, they remain unbeaten in 3 league matches.

Both sides need a win, but for Lorient it's even more critical.

Lorient

Lorient are only 2 points away from the relegation zone, which sums up their season after 12 matches played. They are eager to turn things around and Metz FC is the next challenge for Lorient.

     In 12 games they played, they only managed 2 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats and they currently occupy 16th spot with 11 points in total.

     It's been a tough few weeks for Lorient according to their results. Since their 4-1 win over LOSC Lille back in August, they have won only once. That is 1 win in their last 9 league matches. Beyond doubt, they are among the poorest teams in the league.

        Lorient will be hoping for a turnaround after their last defeat against Clermont away from home. They conceded a single goal from the spot in the 69th minute. Now in this match, they hope for a better turn up in front of their own fans, who are dying for a reaction from the team.

        Lorient and Metz are familiar with each other and encounters between these two clubs have not produced a draw since the 3-3 draw in 2016. Even better for Lorient, who are unbeaten against Metz at the Stade Yves Allainmat-Le Moustoir.

Metz FC

Metz FC can look back at their recent results with relief and confidence to go into the games ahead. Their results are far from excellent, but 2 draws and 1 win in their last 3 matches, seems fair for a team that suffered 4 defeats in the games before.

       Metz FC were on a scoring spree against Nantes in their last game and won the game by 3 goals to 1. Kevin Ven Den Kerkhof gave Metz FC an early lead in just 3 minutes and Nantes got the equalizer in the 12th minute. Metz FC got ahead once more in the 28th minute through Simon Elisor and Joel Asoro scored the third goal in the 85th minute. Metz FC played a friendly game against Elversberg during the international break and they lost 1-0.

      At the moment, Metz FC are in 11th position, having 13 points from 12 games. They won 3 matches, drew 4 and lost 5 this season.

         Metz FC have played against Lorient at the Stade Yves Allainmat-Le Moustoir 9 times in the past and have failed to win any. With the current form of the Lorient team, Metz FC will hope they can finally open their account against Lorient on that ground.

Head to Head

In 17 matches played between these two clubs, Lorient won 9 matches, while Metz FC won 4 matches and 4 matches ended in a draw.

Streaks

Lorient:

No wins in the last 3 matches.

No goals scored in the last 3 matches.

Less than 10.5 corners in 4/5 matches.

Metz FC:

No clean sheet in the last 3 matches.

Less than 4.5 cards in the last 10 matches.

Analysis and Predictions

Besides the advantage of playing at home, Lorient have nothing else to guarantee a good result against Metz FC here. Both sides are poor in both attack and defense, so this could go either way.

         By analysis, there were more than 2.5 goals in 8 of their last 10 matches against each other and both clubs scored in 4 of their last 5 matches. And 8 of their last 10 ended with less than 4.5 cards.

• Lorient Over 0.5 Goals in 60 minutes at 1.64 Odds
• Under 9.5 Corners at 1.63 Odds
• Correct Score 1-0 at 6.50 Odds