French Ligue 1
2024-04-28 - Metz vs Lille
A Sports Betting Pick by ArmchairPunter
Football : France: Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Sunday 28th April 2024, 1200hrs
Metz will be chasing a third league win on the trot in the French top flight when they play host to Lille at their Stade Saint-Symphorien on Sunday lunchtime following recent welcome wins against Lens and Le Havre respectively which have helped the hosts up into 15th place in the Ligue 1 table.
Metz now sit one place and one point above third from bottom outfit Le Havre who occupy the relegation play-off spot but although Metz hold home advantage this Sunday, the hosts are expected to be up against it when high-flying Lille visit.
The bigger picture shows Metz have managed to collect just four wins out of their last 17 matches overall which include home wins recorded against Clermont and Lens but this dismal sequence of results also include losing no fewer than 12 defeats as well.
Lille currently occupy 4th place in the Ligue 1 standings but the visitors head inot this Sunday’s clash with lowly Metz on the back of a 1-0 defeat away from home at Monaco which ended a previously promising six-match unbeaten run in the French top flight.
Within these six unbeaten games, Lille had captured four wins in the process, recording wins against the likes of Reims, Lens, Marseille and Strasbourg respectively so these results should still give Lille plenty of confidence in returning to winning ways at the Stade Saint-Symphorien.
The wider picture shows Lille have lost just four of their last 24 matches overall in Ligue 1 but with just one win from their last eight outings on the road, the visitors should perhaps be backed with the handicap in mind in this upcoming clash.
The Betting Verdict
Lille have won three of the last five meetings against Metz and the visitors look the more likely for the three points here.
The Pick :
Metz 0-1 Lille
