Olympique Marseille vs Metz FC Prediction: No more excuses!

Olympique Marseille are facing tough times at the moment with their latest results looking poor for their standards. They are coming off a run of 4 games without a win after the defeat to Olympique Lyon last weekend, as they hope to steer their boat off troubled waters. There is only one way to do that and that would be to win against Metz FC in this game. And by all standards Metz FC look totally awful and Olympique Marseille should have no excuses whatsoever.

Metz FC have lost all of their last 7 games in a row with the defeat to Lorient last weekend being the most recent defeat for the french side. As a team they look disoriented and they have taken refuge at the border of the relegation zone on the table. Metz FC will have a tough task stopping Olympique Marseille, but that's the only reality that would make sense for this team or they might find themselves at the bottom of the log in no time.

Olympique Marseille

Olympique Marseille are bound to ask questions of the team's dedication after a series of below par results in recent weeks. The team has dropped a lot of valuable points in the last 4 games as they had 3 draws and a defeat in those games. First a draw against Montpellier, then another against Strasbourg and AS Monaco, before the defeat against Olympique Lyon last weekend.

Olympique Marseille were made to pay for not converting their chances after Alexandre Lacazette put Olympique Lyon in the lead in the 37th minute. Olympique Marseille were able to dominate the possession (63%), but made fewer attempts on target (1 shot on target). 

Marseille will be hungry to bounce back from the defeat and Metz FC are the perfect opposition to build confidence at the moment. And at the moment, Olympique Marseille are 8th on the league table, with 29 points in 20 matches.

Metz FC

Metz FC are gradually waking up to the reality that they might not be cut out for the tough experience of the Ligue 1 as they have gradually dropped off the table and now sit in 16th with 16 points taken from 20 matches played so far.

Metz FC have been a perfect definition of a club in disaster with such an outrageous run of games. Their last 7 games in the Ligue 1 ended in defeats, a run that began in December last year. Metz FC’s latest defeat was last weekend against Lorient while playing at home. They conceded 2 goals from Mohammed Bamba and Panos Kasteris in both halves, while Didier Lamkel Ze was able to pull one goal back in the 22nd minute. And in terms of statistics, they were dominated as they managed only 43% of the possession while taking 3 shots on target.

Metz FC coming up against Olympique Marseille away from home can only end in one result. But they will be hoping to prove the doubters wrong by coming up with a strategy to rescue at least a point.

Head to Head

Olympique Marseille have beaten Metz FC ten times in their 20 meetings against each other. Metz FC won 4 matches and they played a draw in 6 matches.

Their most recent meeting was back in August last year and both clubs played an entertaining 2-2 draw. 

Analysis and Predictions

Olympique Marseille will play to win and Metz FC can only prepare for that reality. We expect them to dominate proceedings and make efforts to break down Metz FC, while Metz FC sit back and avoid mistakes. 

Olympique Marseille have not lost in their last 8 meetings against Metz FC according to the head-to-head statistics. Both clubs scored in 6 of their last 7 matches against each other and played more than 10.5 corners in 4 of their last 5 matches.

• Olympique Marseille to Win and Over 1.5 Goals at 1.66 Odds
• Metz FC to Play More than 3 Corners at 1.8 Odds
• Olympique Marseille to Win 2-0 at 6.00 Odds