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Ligue 1 | Gameweek 29
Apr 12, 2024 at 8pm UK
Stade Saint-Symphorien
Lens logo

Metz
2 - 1
Lens

Mikautadze (34', 45+3')
Van Den Kerkhof (20'), Traore (44')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Sotoca (13' pen.)
Gradit (44'), Diouf (45+1'), Machado (46'), Chavez (74'), Frankowski (78')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Ligue 1 clash between Metz and Lens, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Brest 4-3 Metz
Sunday, April 7 at 12pm in Ligue 1
Last Game: Lens 1-1 Le Havre
Saturday, April 6 at 4pm in Ligue 1

We said: Metz 0-1 Lens

Both teams have a lot to play for, so we expect to see a tight defensive showdown, which should favour the visitors, who have only gone pointless twice this year in domestic fixtures decided by a goal or fewer. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Lens win with a probability of 48.86%. A draw had a probability of 26.5% and a win for Metz had a probability of 24.63%.

The most likely scoreline for a Lens win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.1%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.55%) and 1-2 (9.09%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.46%), while for a Metz win it was 1-0 (8.56%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 5.9% likelihood.

Result
MetzDrawLens
24.63% (0.0010000000000012 0) 26.51%48.86%
Both teams to score 47.09%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
43.26%56.74% (0.00099999999999767 0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
22.31%77.69% (0.00099999999999056 0)
Metz Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.38% (0.0010000000000048 0)38.62%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.64%75.36% (0.0010000000000048 0)
Lens Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.72%23.28% (0.00099999999999767 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
42.78%57.22% (0.00099999999999767 0)
Score Analysis
    Metz 24.63%
    Lens 48.86%
    Draw 26.5%
MetzDrawLens
1-0 @ 8.56% (0.00099999999999945 0)
2-1 @ 5.93%
2-0 @ 4.07%
3-1 @ 1.88%
3-2 @ 1.37%
3-0 @ 1.29%
Other @ 1.53%
Total : 24.63%
1-1 @ 12.46%
0-0 @ 8.99%
2-2 @ 4.32%
Other @ 0.73%
Total : 26.5%
0-1 @ 13.1%
0-2 @ 9.55%
1-2 @ 9.09%
0-3 @ 4.64%
1-3 @ 4.41%
2-3 @ 2.1%
0-4 @ 1.69%
1-4 @ 1.61%
Other @ 2.67%
Total : 48.86%

How you voted: Metz vs Lens

Metz
22.5%
Draw
12.5%
Lens
65.0%
40
Head to Head
Sep 16, 2023 8pm
Gameweek 5
Lens
0-1
Metz

Wahi (64')
Asoro (37')
Asoro (33'), Cande (64')
Mar 13, 2022 2pm
Gameweek 28
Metz
0-0
Lens
Boulaya (15'), de Preville (19'), Sarr (43'), Kouyate (78'), N'Doram (89')
Sotoca (58'), Danso (64')
Oct 24, 2021 2pm
Gameweek 11
Lens
4-1
Metz
Said (14', 37'), Ganago (83'), Frankowski (90')
Leca (65'), Ganago (87')
De Preville (33')
Pajot (20'), Maiga (39'), N'Doram (53')
Mar 14, 2021 2pm
Gameweek 29
Lens
2-2
Metz
Clauss (13'), Cahuzac (36')
Gradit (8'), Haidara (19'), Medina (37'), Fofana (86')
Goncalves (27' pen.), Delaine (57')
Goncalves (37'), Boye (50'), Sarr (82')
Dec 19, 2020 4pm
Gameweek 16
Metz
2-0
Lens
Nguette (30'), Boulaya (90+3')
Boulaya (49')

Sotoca (90+2')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CParis Saint-GermainPSG312010176294770
2MonacoMonaco32187762422061
3Brest32169749331657
4Lille311510645271855
5Nice31149836251151
6Lens32147114234849
7Rennes32129115143845
8Marseille31111194738944
9Lyon31135134251-944
10Montpellier HSCMontpellier321011114144-340
11Toulouse321010123942-340
12Reims31117133845-740
13StrasbourgStrasbourg3299143547-1236
14NantesNantes3296172949-2033
15Le HavreLe Havre32711143342-932
16Metz3285193454-2029
17Lorient3268183763-2626
18Clermont32510172654-2825


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