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Lille vs Metz Prediction & Betting tips
The first match in Ligue 1 on Sunday is between Lille and Metz. Both teams have only conceded one goal so far, but can we expect the necessary goals on Sunday?
Lille:
Lille opened the season with a 1-1 draw in the home game against sub-topper Stade Rennais and also remained unbeaten two weeks ago when visiting Stade Reims. A goal by Jonathan Bamba, who was already accurate for the second match in a row, was won 1-0. With four points from two games, les Dogues are back in the top of the rankings early in the season. With an average of two points per game, Christophe Galtier’s team is doing even better than last season for the time being, because then an average of 1.75 points was taken per game.
With Gabriel Magalhães, Galtier saw a basic player from last season leave earlier this month. The 22-year-old Brazilian has left for Arsenal for 26 million, but the question is whether part of this income will be used to get a replacement. With Sven Botman, who was taken over from Ajax earlier this summer, les Dogues have already added a defender to the selection this summer. So far, however, Liller has had a positive transfer result of more than 60 million, so the opportunity to invest is there.
Metz:
At the start of the new season, Metz immediately went down against AS Monaco two weeks ago. At half time the team of coach Vincent Hognon was 1-0 behind and after half time les Grenats were lord and master on the field due to a red card for AS Monaco. However, the surplus situation did not lead to goals, so Hognon and his players started the season with a 1-0 defeat. This defeat is in sharp contrast to the preparation, in which Hognon’s team lost only one of the seven exhibition games.
However, the form of les Grenats seems to be going well. With AS Monaco, Hognon’s team immediately met an opponent who is stronger on paper and that also applies to Lille this weekend. Hognon’s team is virtually the same defensively as last season, which means that defenders and goalkeeper Alexandre Oukidja are already well attuned to each other. In the front, moreover, players are walking around who generally manage to create the necessary danger, so the offensive threat is also good.
Lille vs Metz head to head matches
09.11.19 L1 Lille Metz 0 : 0
28.04.18 L1 Lille Metz 3 : 1
05.11.17 L1 Metz Lille 0 : 3
06.05.17 L1 Lille Metz 0 : 2
13.08.16 L1 Metz Lille 3 : 2