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FC Metz vs FC Lorient, 2017

Ligue 2 2017/18 · 2017
FC Metz
1 – 3
Full Time
FC Lorient
Fri 25 Aug 2017 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

FC Metz vs FC Lorient — Ligue 2 .

Match Details

Closing Odds (1X2)

FC Metz 2.30
Draw 3.00
FC Lorient 3.40

Head-to-Head

5
6
9
FC Metz 20 games · Avg 2.6 goals FC Lorient
Last 5 meetings
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 2015-08-28 FC Lorient 1–2 FC Metz

Recent Form

FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug FC Lorient H 1–3 L
18 Aug Racing Club de Lens A 1–2 L
11 Aug SSV Ulm 1846 H 0–1 L
04 Aug SG Dynamo Dresden A 0–2 L
28 Jul 1. FC Magdeburg H 0–3 L
19 May FC Lorient A 2–3 L
FC Lorient
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug FC Metz A 3–1 W
18 Aug Marlow FC H 2–0 W
11 Aug SV Darmstadt 98 A 0–0 D
04 Aug Eintracht Frankfurt H 2–1 W
28 Jul Racing Club de Lens A 0–0 D
28 Jul Racing Club de Lens A 0–0 D

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . FC Metz are looking to make home advantage count against FC Lorient.
  • FC Lorient celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

FC Lorient Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ibrahima Niane 4
Jerome Hergault 2
Cheikh Sabaly 2
Mohamed Bamba 2
Nicolas de Preville 1
Noah Cadiou 1
Pierre-Yves Hamel 1
Romain Faivre 1

Head to Head

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 2015-08-28 FC Lorient 1–2 FC Metz

FC Metz Form

2017-08-25 FC Metz 1–3 FC Lorient L 2017-08-18 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 FC Metz L 2017-08-11 FC Metz 0–1 SSV Ulm 1846 L 2017-08-04 SG Dynamo Dresden 2–0 FC Metz L 2017-07-28 FC Metz 0–3 1. FC Magdeburg L 2017-05-19 FC Lorient 3–2 FC Metz L

FC Lorient Form

2017-08-25 FC Metz 1–3 FC Lorient W 2017-08-18 FC Lorient 2–0 Marlow FC W 2017-08-11 SV Darmstadt 98 0–0 FC Lorient D 2017-08-04 FC Lorient 2–1 Eintracht Frankfurt W 2017-07-28 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 FC Lorient D 2017-07-28 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 FC Lorient D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.02 FC Metz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 FC Lorient xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Metz26% Draw29% FC Lorient45%
Actual: FC Lorient win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

FC Metz or Draw
55%
Draw or FC Lorient
74%
FC Metz or FC Lorient
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Metz20% Draw49% FC Lorient31%
Actual: FC Lorient win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 1
11.4%
0 – 0
11.1%
1 – 2
8.6%
0 – 2
8.5%
1 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
6.2%
2 – 0
4.5%
2 – 2
4.4%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 3
3.9%
2 – 3
2.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Metz

Handicap FC Metz covers Push FC Lorient covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 16% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 22% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

FC Metz keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
FC Lorient keeps clean sheet
37% ✓

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