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Metz v Red Star FC : Ligue 2 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz

Home advantage is often beneficial in the Ligue 2, and Stéphane Le Mignan’s Metz will have the luxury of it on Saturday evening. Grégory Poirier’s Red Star FC are their visitors to the Stade Saint-Symphorien. You'll find statistics supporting our top of Metz to win below, but be sure to take a look at the 16 other markets we cover too. Each has been designed to give you as full a picture as possible, with Ligue 2 performances and head-to-heads included, so that you can make a smart bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds and bet smart.

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Metz's next match is v Pau at 19:00 on Saturday 26th April
Red Star FC's next match is v Clermont at 19:00 on Friday 25th April
The last French Ligue 2 meeting between Metz and Red Star was on Saturday 19th April 2025
French Ligue 2
April 19th 2025
Metz 2
2 Red Star
 
K. Van Den Kerkhof 8'32' D. Durand
I. Gueye 74'54' K. Cissé
 
MET
RED
Shots On
7
3
Shots Off
5
2
Corners
6
1
Possession
73%
27%
Fouls
9
14
Yellow/red cards
3/0
5/0
 
MetzRed Star
 
A. Bodart
U. Mboula
K. Van Den Kerkhoffootball icon
M. Udol
A. Lô
J. Deminguet (I. Sane 86')
A. Touré
M. Bokele Mputu (I. Gueye 58')
C. Sabaly
P. Diallo (A. Jallow 58')
G. Hein
R. Risser
L. Kouagba
D. Durivaux
B. Mendy
J. Escartin
R. Hachem
(H. Mananga Mbock 82') J. Eickmayer
(M. Fongain 90') S. Renel
(M. Ifnaoui 77') football iconK. Cissé
(J. Dembi 90') football iconD. Durand
A. Badji

Best Tip: Metz to win

A Ligue 2 home win for Stéphane Le Mignan's Metz team win in the win / draw / win market is what we're predicting. Statistics suggest they're in strong form across a number of key metrics, and they should be too strong for the opposition. The odds from the bookmakers suggest the same, and when that happens you've know you're not going against the market. A Metz win is the way to go, even if a tight match is possible.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Metz are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 65% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.48.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Metz
65%
12/25
2%
-
Draw
21%
10/3
3%
-
Red Star
14%
21/4
4%
-
Metz 1-0
13%
13/2-
Metz 2-0
13%
6/1-
Draw 1-1
10%
15/2-
Metz 2-1
10%
15/2-
Metz 3-0
8%
9/1-
Draw 0-0
7%
11/1
8%
-
Metz 3-1
6%
11/1-
Red Star 1-0
5%
16/1-
Metz 4-0
4%
18/1-
Red Star 2-1
4%
18/1-
Draw 2-2
4%
18/1-
Metz 4-1
3%
20/1-
Metz 3-2
2%
25/1-
Red Star 2-0
2%
33/1-
Metz 5-0
1%
33/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
8/11
2%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
43/40
1%
-
Home 1st Goal
59%
1/3-
Away 1st Goal
37%
13/5
3%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
11/1
8%
-
BTTS - Yes
45%
5/6-
BTTS - No
55%
5/6-
BTTS - Home Win
25%
9/4-
BTTS - Draw
14%
9/2
8%
-
BTTS - Away Win
6%
11/1
9%
-
Home/draw
86%
1/8-
Away/draw
35%
13/8-
Home/away
79%
1/5
2%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
2/9-
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
3/1-
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
7/4-
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
2/5-
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
9/2
10%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/7
3%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
10/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/20-
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/25-
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
12/1-
Home DNB
80%
1/6-
Away DNB
29%
4/1-
Metz win to nil
40%
6/4-
Red Star win to nil
8%
10/1-
Metz / Metz
38%
5/4-
Metz / Red Star
2%
40/1-
Metz / Draw
5%
14/1-
Draw / Metz
21%
10/3-
Draw / Red Star
6%
12/1-
Draw / Draw
13%
11/2-
Red Star / Metz
4%
20/1-
Red Star / Red Star
7%
10/1-
Red Star / Draw
4%
16/1-
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Win / draw / win Ligue 2 table

Metz have played 30 matches so far this season and lay in 3rd place in the Ligue 2 league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 26 games against teams below in the table, having won 15, drawn 7 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 9 clean sheets and have failed to score in 5 fixtures. Metz have outscored their opponents by 55 goals to 32 goals.

Home League Performance

Metz have played 15 games at home winning 10, drawing 4 and losing 1 game. They have scored 32 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and conceded 10 goals at home.

Red Star are in 15th position in the Ligue 2 on 34 points having played 30 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

8 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 26 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 15 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

26 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 14 games, drawn 5 and won 7. Red Star have conceded 43 goals, scored 27, failed to score in 9 fixtures and have kept 6 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Metz
Red Star
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Lorient3120563065 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-1A
2
Paris FC3120472064 
w
 
3-1F
w
 
1-2F
l
 
1-3A
l
 
4-1A
3
Metz Home31171043061 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2A
4
Dunkerque3117311854 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
2-3F
May 10
l
 
2-0A
5
Guingamp3115313948 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-3F
w
 
3-1A
w
 
3-4F
6
Lavallois3113711646 
d
 
1-1A
May 10
l
 
0-3A
d
 
1-1A
7
Annecy3112910-445 
w
 
5-1F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
8
Bastia3110147644 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
9
Grenoble3111713-240 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
3-1F
d
 
0-00-0
10
Amiens3112415-1240 
w
 
3-2F
w
 
1-2A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-0A
11
Ajaccio3111614-939 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1F
12
Pau3191210-1139 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 26
l
 
1-3A
l
 
4-1A
13
Troyes3111515238 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-3A
d
 
2-2A
14
Rodez319913236 
May 2
w
 
1-3F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-2F
15
Red Star Away319814-1435 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
1-0A
-
-
16
Martigues319418-2231 
w
 
6-0F
w
 
1-4F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
17
Clermont3161015-1728 
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
d
 
1-1A
18
Caen315620-2221 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2F
d
 
2-2A
May 2
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Metz 3RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Metz2 - 1Troyes
Metz5 - 1Annecy
Metz0 - 1Ajaccio
Metz3 - 1Clermont
Metz3 - 0Grenoble
Metz3 - 1Paris FC
Metz0 - 0Pau
Metz2 - 0Dunkerque
Metz1 - 0Caen
Metz1 - 0Guingamp
Metz3 - 2Amiens
Metz6 - 0Martigues
Metz1 - 1Lorient
Metz1 - 1Lavallois
Metz1 - 1Bastia
Metz0 - 2PSG
Metz2 - 3Rennes
Metz1 - 2Lille
Metz2 - 1Lens
Metz2 - 5Monaco
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
12
Draw
6
L
2
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AMetz4 - 1Martigues
AMetz2 - 2Caen
HMetz2 - 1Troyes
AMetz3 - 2Dunkerque
HMetz5 - 1Annecy
AMetz2 - 1Amiens
HMetz0 - 1Ajaccio
AMetz3 - 0Guingamp
HMetz3 - 1Clermont
AMetz1 - 1Bastia
HMetz3 - 0Grenoble
HMetz3 - 1Paris FC
AMetz0 - 0Lorient
HMetz0 - 0Pau
AMetz0 - 0Annecy
HMetz2 - 0Dunkerque
AMetz1 - 1Clermont
HMetz1 - 0Caen
AMetz1 - 0Ajaccio
AMetz0 - 1Red Star
Red Star 15TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Troyes2 - 2Red Star
Ajaccio2 - 1Red Star
Bastia1 - 0Red Star
Grenoble0 - 0Red Star
Paris FC4 - 1Red Star
Lavallois1 - 1Red Star
Rodez0 - 2Red Star
Pau4 - 1Red Star
Martigues0 - 1Red Star
Dunkerque2 - 0Red Star
Annecy1 - 0Red Star
Clermont1 - 1Red Star
Lorient2 - 1Red Star
Guingamp3 - 4Red Star
Amiens3 - 0Red Star
Niort1 - 0Red Star
Sochaux1 - 2Red Star
Troyes2 - 0Red Star
Beziers1 - 3Red Star
US Orleans2 - 2Red Star
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HRed Star0 - 1Annecy
ARed Star2 - 2Troyes
HRed Star1 - 1Rodez
ARed Star1 - 2Ajaccio
HRed Star2 - 0Amiens
HRed Star3 - 1Guingamp
ARed Star0 - 1Bastia
HRed Star1 - 0Martigues
ARed Star0 - 0Grenoble
HRed Star1 - 2Lorient
ARed Star1 - 4Paris FC
HRed Star1 - 3Pau
ARed Star1 - 1Lavallois
ARed Star2 - 0Rodez
HRed Star3 - 1Grenoble
HRed Star0 - 0Bastia
ARed Star1 - 4Pau
HRed Star0 - 3Troyes
ARed Star1 - 0Martigues
HRed Star1 - 0Metz
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Metz since 2016
Metz
Red Star
Goals: Scored
4
0
Games: Scored
2 / 2
0 / 2
Clean sheets
2 / 2
0 / 2
MET
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Metz
Metz2 - 0
Metz2 - 0
League games at Red Star since 2015
Red Star
Metz
Goals: Scored
5
3
Games: Scored
3 / 3
2 / 3
Clean sheets
1 / 3
0 / 3
MET
1
RED
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Red Star
Red Star1 - 0
1 - 2Metz
Red Star3 - 1
Goal Statistics

Metz have been consistent in attack of late, finding the net in 6 consecutive Ligue 2 matches. Their PG of 1.9 against Red Star FC on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Metz 3rd Red Star 15th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
15%
1
28%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
13%
There is a 85% probability that Metz will score 1 or more goals
0
47%
1
36%
2
13%
3
4+
There is a 83% probability of Red Star scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+27
Metz have scored 27% more goals at home than predicted
-6
Red Star’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.0
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 2 - 2024/2025 season
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Metz
PG (predicted goals)
Red Star
1.9
0.8
Attack rating
30%
better
MET
RED
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Games scored24
21
Failed to score6
9
Scored first18
10
Goals scored55
32
Avg. goals scored1.8
1.1
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal5
8
Conversion rate for18
12
Avg. XG for0.9
0.9
KickOff rating
+30%
Defence rating
32%
better
MET
RED
view stats
Games conceded20
22
Clean sheets10
8
Conceded first9
18
Goals conceded25
46
Avg. goals conceded0.8
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded8
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded10
6
Conversion rate against10%
16%
Avg. XG against0.7
1.4
KickOff rating
+32%

Metz v Red Star Ligue 2 lLine ups will show here when available.

Metz Ligue 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
301367
G HeinC SabalyG HeinM Udol
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Bodart GLK13
-
K Kerkhof DEF1112
2
-
A Lô DEF12
1
-
U. Mboula DEF7
1
-
M Udol DEF2845
7
-
G Hein MID30116
4
-
J Deminguet MID2911
3
-
A. Touré MID13
1
-
P Diallo MID2363
-
C Sabaly FWD29132
1
-
M. Bokele Mputu FWD2421
2
-
Subs
A Oukidja GLK16
-
M Colin DEF15
3
-
I Traoré DEF1721
1
-
J N'Duquidi MID4
-
A Jallow MID2641
1
-
I. Sane FWD1821
2
-
I. Gueye FWD1331
2
-
Red Star Ligue 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
28656
L KouagbaA BadjiM. IfnaouiR. Hachem
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Risser GLK15
2
-
J Escartin DEF25
4
-
B Mendy DEF8
2
-
L Kouagba DEF281
3
-
D Durivaux MID231
1
-
S Renel MID2613
-
J Eickmayer MID1921
1
-
R. Hachem MID2812
6
-
K. Cissé FWD213
1
-
D. Durand FWD2943
4
-
A Badji FWD2561
4
-
Subs
Q Beunardeau GLK14
-
M Fongain DEF9
1
-
V. Kany DEF1
-
H Mbock MID221
5
1
F Dembi MID26
1
-
M. Ifnaoui MID2925
3
-