Metz – Lille. Forecast and announcement for the match of the French championship

On Friday, February 6, the match of the 21st round of the French championship between “Metz” and “Lille” will take place. The game will start at 21:45 Kyiv time.

Metz

The rookie of the French championship in the current season shows far from the best results. After 20 rounds of League 1, “Mets” has only 12 points on its balance sheet, due to which it occupies the last, 18th place in the tournament table. The distance from the safe zone is already quite noticeable – 8 points.

The club was eliminated from the French Cup at the round of 16 after losing 0:4 against Montpellier.

Lille

But Lille in the current season is actively fighting for the European Cup zone, but in the last matches the club gave up. After 20 matches of the national league, the team has 32 points on its balance sheet, which allows it to occupy the 5th step of the tournament table. The distance from the Europa League zone is already quite significant – 7 points, the same number separates the team from the 11th position. Lille also left the French Cup at the round of 16, losing to Lyon.

In the Europa League, the team collected 12 points in 8 games and took the 19th place in the overall standings, which will allow them to participate in the playoffs of the tournament.

Personal meetings

Starting from 2023, the clubs played 3 matches between themselves. Lille won each of them with a total score of 10:2.

Interesting facts

• “Mets” have lost in each of the last 4 matches.
• Metz have conceded 46 goals this season in Ligue 1, the worst of any team.
• “Lille” lost in 6/7 previous matches.

Forecast

Despite their questionable form, Lille must beat the underdog in any case, especially if they want to occupy the top places. I will bet on the victory of “Lille” (with a coefficient of 1.73 according to the BC betking line).