Can Marseille end a four-match winless streak in Ligue 1 against Metz?

Olympique Marseille vs FC Metz - 09/02/2024

08/02/24 1824

Marseille are on another wretched run of form in Ligue 1, with four straight matches without a victory. Will our algorithm predict a Marseille win to end their poor run of form against relegation-threatened Metz?

Metz will travel to the Stade Velodrome on Friday night to kick off round No. 21 in Ligue 1. The Maroons are 16th in the standings and occupy the relegation playoff place.

Manager Laszlo Boloni watched his team lose their last seven matches in Ligue 1. This is a team low on confidence ahead of the weekend fixture with Marseille.

OM, on the other hand, are eighth in the standings and six points off the top five. After a poor start to the campaign, Gennaro Gattuso has given Marseille some stability.

Despite their four-game winless streak, Marseille took nine points from the last 18 points on offer. It isn’t great, but it isn’t as bad as the run of form Metz are experiencing.

Marseille are an animal playing at the Stade Velodrome. A remarkable 22 of their 29 points came playing at home.

Olympique scored 17 times and conceded five goals at the Stade Velodrome in 10 matches. However, on the road, Marseille are one of Ligue 1’s worst teams.

Metz lost their last three road matches in Ligue 1. They were outscored 6-1 across those six matches, losing to Lille, Paris Saint-Germain, and Nice – three of Ligue 1’s top teams.

The Maroons scored a mere nine goals and conceded 19 times playing away from the Stade Saint-Symphorien. Last season, Metz finished 16th in the division, when Ligue 1 had 20 teams.

Currently, they are in the same place, only this season, 16th is one of the relegation places, due to Ligue 1 having two fewer clubs. Relegation is a possibility.

For a team of Marseille’s size, their goal scoring stats are rather weak this season. OM scored just 28 goals in their 20 Ligue 1 matches.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang leads the team in scoring stats, with six goals. No player has added more than three goals.

Metz have scored the second-fewest goals this season, with only 17. Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly and Ablie Jallow are tied for the team lead in goals, with only three scores each.

So, can Marseille end their four-match winless streak against Metz? Our AI football score prediction is for a Marseille win by a score of 2-1. Metz should struggle again in front of goal, as Marseille play well at home once more.

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Fr1

Olympique Marseille FC Metz 09/02/2024 21:00

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12-1

2 - 1

2.68

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1.33

1.33 4.50 11.00 no no no

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1 - 1(0 - 0)

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