Lorient vs Metz Predictions, Lineups & Betting Tips

Lorient vs Metz Predictions, Lineups & Betting Tips

Match Details: 4th January | Stade du Moustoir | Ligue 1 | 16:15

Metz travel to Lorient in what is a tough battle down the bottom of the table. Both sides have struggled this season and are both under threat of relegation in the summer.

Lorient are the better of the two as they have breathing room between themselves and the relegation zone, they have been on a brilliant run of form of late as they are six games unbeaten. The run that they are on has propelled them up the table and away from the relegation zone

Metz are rock bottom of Ligue 1 and have lost four league games in a row, they'll be looking at this game as one to grab all three points to boost their relegation hopes

Key Betting Tip: Lorient to win @ 1.75 odds represents excellent value based on the tip provided by our team of in-house tipsters.

Lorient vs Metz Predicted Lineups

Lorient predicted XI: Mvogo, Yongwa, Adjei, Meite, Pagis, Abergel, Karim, Mvuka, Le Bris, Makengo, Bamba

Metz predicted XI: Fischer, Colin, Mboula, S Sane, Kouao, Traore, Deminguet, Tsitaishvili, Hein, Mbaye, I Sane

Lorient vs Metz Current League Standings

Lorient sit in 12th on 18 points after their first 16 games. They are six points above the relegation play off and seven from the automatic relegation places. They have the joint third worst defence in the league which has been a big cause for concern and will need improving if they want to stay up

Metz are rock bottom in 18th and on just 11 points. They've lost the most games with 11 and have a -20 goal difference which is also the worst in the league, they've conceded by far the most goals in the league with 37

Lorient vs Metz Head-to-Head Timeline

The last time these two sides met was back in Ligue 2 where it finished 0-0

Recent head to head results:

• January 2025 Lorient 0-0 Metz
• September 2024 Metz 1-1 Lorient
• Februaru 2024 Metz 1-2 Lorient
• November 2023 Lorient 2-3 Metz
• April 2022 Lorient 1-0 Metz

Lorient last five matches:

• Nantes 1-1 Lorient (Ligue 1)
• Lorient 3-1 Nice (Ligue 1)
• Lorient 1-0 Lyon (Ligue 1)
• Strasbourg 0-0 Lorient (Ligue 1)
• AS Gosier 0-7 Lorient (Coupe de France)

Metz last five matches:

• Brest 3-2 Metz (Ligue 1)
• Metz 0-1 Rennes (Ligue 1)
• Auxerre 3-1 Metz (Ligue 1)
• Metz 2-3 PSG (Ligue 1)
• ASC Biesheim 0-3 Metz (Coupe de France)

Lorient vs Metz Predictions

Our advanced algorithm analyses over 200 data points to generate these predictions and has confidence with Lorient getting the win

Key Players to Watch: Lorient vs Metz

Pablo Pagis (Lorient): The Frenchman has been the key to creating chances for this Lorient side, he averages 1.4 chances created per game which is the joint best for the team, he's also popped up with five goals in 13 games

Gauthier Hein (Metz): Likewise with Hein, he creates the most chances for this Metz side with 22 he's scored five times and assisted three times in 14 league matches and has helped win them games single handedly

Lorient vs Metz Match Facts

Broadcast Details: Unknwon

Stadium Information: The Stade du Moustoir is hosting, it can hold up to 18,970 fans at once, situated along the west coast of france in the town of Lorient

Referee: Guillaume Paradis