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Metz vs Guingamp Prediction & Betting tips
Metz and Guingamp face at Stade Saint-Symphorien in a match for Day 1 of League 1. The record of direct matches of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, who in the last 4 games won 2, tied 1 And lost 1. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 20-05-2017, ended with the victory of Guingamp by (1-0). Particular attention is needed for the home / off condition, as both teams present significantly different results at home and away.
Metz :
This is the first game in this edition of the competition of the home team, which finished the previous edition in 14th place. This is a stronger team with the support of his fans, since in the last 30 games he has 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses as a visitor; Against 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses in his stadium. The team comes to this game after a home draw with Crystal Palace for (1-1). In the last 10 matches at home for all competitions, Metz won 3, drew 4 and lost 3. Their defense has not been very solid, having conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their attack has marked Regularity, as he scored goals in 9 of the last 10 games. In their home games there is a tendency to have goals, as 20 of their last 23 matches have ended with over 1.5 goals.
Metz make their debut in this edition of the French Championship in their stadium and hopes to get a better performance than they had in the last season, which ended only in the fourteenth place, with the weakest defense of the championship. Last season, one of the team’s biggest highlights was striker Diabaté, who is no longer part of the group. Metz have yet to make any major hirings for this new season, but have already made good deals, such as the sale of midfielder Sarr to Rennes. In preparation, the team played six friendlies, in which it obtained three victories, two ties and one defeat.
Guingamp :
The visiting team makes its debut in this edition of the test after finishing last season in 10th place. This is a stronger team with the support of his fans, since in the last 30 games he has 2 wins, 2 draws and 11 defeats as a visitor, with 10 goals scored and 34 conceded; Against 10 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats in his stadium, with 24 goals scored and 13 suffered. The team arrives at this match after a defeat at home with Torino by (0-2). In the last 10 matches played as a visitor for all competitions, the Guingamp won 2, tied 1 and lost 7. His defense has not been very solid, having suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches.
Guingamp enters the field for their first game in the French Championship, after having done a pretty good campaign in the last season, which finished in the tenth position, but with the same points that the eighth classified. In the last edition of the championship, his attack showed a good performance, especially striker Briand, who was the scorer of the team in the competition and is still part of the squad this season. The club made five preparation matches in July, in which it obtained three defeats and two victories, having suffered seven goals, while only five. In addition to striker Briand, the highlight is also for midfielder Salibur, who was the best scorer of the team in the last edition of the French Championship.
Metz vs Guingamp head to head matches
20.05.17 L1 Guingamp Metz 1 : 0
21.12.16 L1 Metz Guingamp 2 : 2
15.02.15 L1 Metz Guingamp 0 : 2
24.09.14 L1 Guingamp Metz 0 : 1
04.05.12 L2 Metz Guingamp 2 : 5