Metz vs Lorient betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Ligue 2 match on September 21st, 2024

Metz and Lorient will be playing against each other on Saturday, September 21st, 2024, at 12:30h (UTC), in a Ligue 2 football game in France, check the Metz vs Lorient betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Metz vs Lorient will occur

The game will be played in the small Stade Saint-Symphorien stadium, in the city of Saint-Symphorien, with a capacity for 26661 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting on Betarena.

Introduction to the Metz vs Lorient betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the Ligue 2 has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.39 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.46 goals per game of the last championship.

Metz last match

In the last match they played, Metz collected a win. The opposing team was Paris, and the match - which ended with the result of 1-2 - was valid for Ligue 2. Coach S. Le Mignan's disposed his team in a 4-4-2 formation.

Before the kick-off, the home win had odds of 3.20, which explains why it was considered to be a fairly close match.

Despite the victory, the team did not have a great performance in general. One of the few athletes who achieved some prominence in the match was Pape Diallo, who appeared well in the most decisive moments of the game and was a crucial player in the victory of Metz.

Lorient last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Ligue 2, Lorient, who used a 4-4-2 formation, faced the Red Star team with a final score of 2-1.

The positive result confirmed that the team's favoritism before the start of the match was certain, making the odds 1.65.

Metz vs Lorient h2h

The last time these teams played against each other was in Ligue 1, where Metz was at 15th place while Lorient occupied 18th place. Metz went in with a 4-1-4-1 formation while Lorient opened their game with a 3-4-2-1 tactic.

The last time these two teams clashed was on 04-02-2024, in a match of the 2023/2024 season of the Ligue 1, and the match ended with a 1-2 win for Lorient.

The last encounter between these two it was a close fight.

The referee M. Bollengier has been chosen to officiate the match while F. Marmion and G. Valleteau will support him from the sideline.

Metz

Ligue 2 leaderboard now

The Metz team with 8 points currently occupies the 5th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 2 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.

In the 5th round, the team is having the same score that the Bastia team, which is placed just below in 6th place. It also has the same points that the Pau team that is in the 4th place.

Metz analysis

After round number 4 in Ligue 2, Metz has 7 goals scored and 4 conceded.

In comparison to Lorient 440 attacks and 5 goals, Metz has had 518 attacks and 7 goals.

Best goalscorer from Metz

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Cheikh Sabaly. Metz owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 3 goals in this season.

Historical data Metz

With 4 titles won in the history of the tournament, one of the leading names in the competition is the Metz team. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the game and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their rivals with a win at a time when they are in poor form.

Lorient

Ligue 2 leaderboard now

The Lorient team with 9 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 3 wins, 0 draws, and 1 loss.

In the 5th round, the team has no difference in point as opposed to the Paris team who places just above in 2nd place.

Lorient analysis

Lorient after 4 days has put up 5 goals scored, and taken 2, and thus record has a positive goal difference.

As we approach the Regular Season, Lorient is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 6.75 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Ligue 2.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

Lorient has conceded 1 away goal in 2 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Lorient will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 1-2, something to take into consideration.

For those following the live game, it has been known that between 75-90 minutes is a period where most goals are scored making this a good time to bet.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Metz 1 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Lorient 0.5 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.8.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 8 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

Lorient is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 11.5 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Lorient in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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