Metz can achieve promotion to Ligue 1 on Friday night with a win over Bastia. The final day of the Ligue 2 season will provide plenty of drama.
The Maroons can still win the division. Metz are three points behind Le Havre, who are struggling for wins. The Maroons have a stronger goal difference, which could help them overcome Le Havre.
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Bastia are unable to achieve promotion this season due to only two teams being promoted from Ligue 2. The Blues are fourth in the league standings and nine points off Metz. Bastia will hope the team can bounce back and earn promotion next term.
The Blues can still cause chaos on the final day of the season, however. They go into the match unbeaten in three straight matches. Bastia took only nine points from the last 18 points on offer in the league. They outscored their last six opponents 12-8.
Metz, on the other hand, are top of the Ligue 2 form table. They went unbeaten in their last six matches, picking up 14 points from the last 18 points on offer. The Maroons outscored their last six opponents 10-4.
The reverse fixture between Bastia and Metz finished 1-0 in favour of the former. Bastia’s Sebastien Salles-Lamonge scored in the 10th minute of the match and the team held on to win the match.
The last six matches between these teams saw the home team go unbeaten. Bastia posted a record of four wins and two losses against Metz in their last six matches in all competitions.
Metz manager Laszlo Boloni has no fresh injury issues going into the final day. Striker Georges Mikautadze leads the team with 23 goals. He also leads Ligue 2 in scoring and has contributed 40% of Metz’s scoring.
Mikautadze could move to the Premier League in the offseason. Newly-promoted Burnley are tracking the striker following his brilliant season in Ligue 2.
Bastia manager Regis Brouard also has no new injuries. The Blues are led in goals by Frank Magri, with 13 goals this term. No other Bastia player has scored double-digit goals.
Metz are unbeaten in six straight matches at home in Ligue 2. They have a record of 9W-7D-2L, with a goal difference of +12. Bastia have been hot and cold on the road, posting a record of 6W-5D-7L. The Blues have an away goal difference of –3.
Metz need a result, preferably a win, to ensure promotion. However, Bastia should get a result against Metz for a second time this season.
The match should finish 1-1, with Metz relying on results elsewhere to win promotion.