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FC Lorient vs FC Metz, 2017

Ligue 2 2017/18 · 2017
FC Lorient
2 – 1
Full Time
FC Metz
Sat 27 Jan 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

FC Lorient vs FC Metz — Ligue 2 .

Match Details

Closing Odds (1X2)

FC Lorient 1.70
Draw 3.60
FC Metz 5.00

Head-to-Head

9
6
5
FC Lorient 20 games · Avg 2.6 goals FC Metz
Last 5 meetings
2018-01-27 FC Lorient 2–1 FC Metz 2017-08-25 FC Metz 1–3 FC Lorient 2017-05-19 FC Lorient 3–2 FC Metz 2016-07-29 FC Metz 0–0 FC Lorient 2016-01-29 FC Metz 1–1 FC Lorient

Recent Form

FC Lorient
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jan FC Metz H 2–1 W
22 Jan Marlow FC A 1–2 L
16 Jan SV Darmstadt 98 H 1–1 D
12 Jan Eintracht Frankfurt A 3–2 W
15 Dec SV Werder Bremen H 3–1 W
09 Dec 1. FC Magdeburg H 1–0 W
FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jan FC Lorient A 1–2 L
19 Jan Racing Club de Lens H 2–1 W
16 Jan SSV Ulm 1846 A 0–1 L
12 Jan SG Dynamo Dresden H 0–0 D
18 Dec SV 07 Elversberg A 0–2 L
08 Dec SV Wehen Wiesbaden H 1–2 L

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! FC Lorient welcome FC Metz for this crunch clash at .
  • FC Metz will have plenty to reflect on. FC Lorient were simply the better side today.

Lineups

FC Lorient Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ibrahima Niane 4
Cheikh Sabaly 2
Mohamed Bamba 2
Jerome Hergault 2
Yoane Wissa 1
Ismael Traore 1
Boubacar Traore 1
Moritz Jenz 1

Head to Head

2018-01-27 FC Lorient 2–1 FC Metz 2017-08-25 FC Metz 1–3 FC Lorient 2017-05-19 FC Lorient 3–2 FC Metz 2016-07-29 FC Metz 0–0 FC Lorient 2016-01-29 FC Metz 1–1 FC Lorient

FC Lorient Form

2018-01-27 FC Lorient 2–1 FC Metz W 2018-01-22 Marlow FC 2–1 FC Lorient L 2018-01-16 FC Lorient 1–1 SV Darmstadt 98 D 2018-01-12 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–3 FC Lorient W 2017-12-15 FC Lorient 3–1 SV Werder Bremen W 2017-12-09 FC Lorient 1–0 1. FC Magdeburg W

FC Metz Form

2018-01-27 FC Lorient 2–1 FC Metz L 2018-01-19 FC Metz 2–1 Racing Club de Lens W 2018-01-16 SSV Ulm 1846 1–0 FC Metz L 2018-01-12 FC Metz 0–0 SG Dynamo Dresden D 2017-12-18 SV 07 Elversberg 2–0 FC Metz L 2017-12-08 FC Metz 1–2 SV Wehen Wiesbaden L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.56 FC Lorient xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93 FC Metz xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 55% + FC Lorient to win 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Lorient55% Draw26% FC Metz19%
Actual: FC Lorient win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

FC Lorient or Draw
81%
Draw or FC Metz
45%
FC Lorient or FC Metz
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Lorient35% Draw48% FC Metz17%
Actual: FC Lorient win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
12%
0 – 0
10.4%
2 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
5%
3 – 1
4.8%
2 – 2
4.3%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Lorient

Handicap FC Lorient covers Push FC Metz covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 24% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FC Lorient keeps clean sheet
40% ✓
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.