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

Stade de Paris, Saint-Ouen

Damien Perrinelle welcomes Luc Holtz to the Stade de Paris on Monday evening, as their Red Star FC and Metz charges meet in the Ligue 2. It's our aim to give you everything you need to make a smart bet on this encounter, so we've sifted through our expansive database and pulled out the stats that are most significant. Head to head (H2H) and recent form is included, and the KickOff predictions are produced from them. Odds are there to make sure you get the best return.

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Red Star FC's next match is v Guingamp at 13:00 on Saturday 19th September
Metz's next match is v St Etienne at 19:00 on Saturday 19th September
The last French Ligue 2 meeting between Red Star and Metz was on Monday 14th September 2026
French Ligue 2
September 14th 2026
Red Star 1
0 Metz
 
J. Ikanga 58'
 
RED
MET
Shots On
7
1
Shots Off
7
5
Corners
9
2
Possession
52%
48%
Fouls
26
13
Yellow/red cards
2/0
 
Red StarMetz
 
T. Magnin
M. Huard
E. Zidane
S. Khaoui (I. Sabaly 68')
K. Cissé (G. Kyeremeh 77')
G. Poussin
D. Durivaux
S. Renel (B. Danger 67')
I. Halifa (J. Escartin 88')
J. Ikangafootball icon (D. Durand 68')
K. Cabral
J. Fischer
(F. Miguel 46') M. Colin
U. Mboula
(I. Sane 61') J. Deminguet
(N. Mendy 78') T. Savanier
(A. Ba 78') G. Abuashvili
B. Munongo
P. Fall
C. Castro
B. Sarr
(N. Mbala 61') J. Pandore

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We're ruling out a bore-draw or a slim 1-0 win here, and instead we're predicting over 1.5 goals. That means that Red Star and Metz will score a minimum of 2 between them during 90 minutes. It's a tip based on each side's recent form stats, as well as their historic head-to-heads. We give it a probability of 77%. The bookies have it available at 1.25.

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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 Red Star are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 41% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.25.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Red Star
41%
13/10-
Draw
25%
21/10
3%
-
Metz
34%
7/4
2%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
11/2
8%
-
Red Star 1-0
9%
8/1
13%
-
Red Star 2-1
9%
17/2
5%
-
Metz 1-0
8%
9/1
5%
-
Metz 2-1
8%
10/1-
Red Star 2-0
7%
11/1-
Draw 0-0
6%
10/1
16%
-
Draw 2-2
6%
12/1-
Metz 2-0
5%
14/1-
Red Star 3-1
4%
18/1
10%
-
Metz 3-1
3%
22/1-
Red Star 3-0
3%
22/1-
Red Star 3-2
3%
25/1
10%
-
Metz 3-2
3%
28/1
15%
-
Metz 3-0
2%
28/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
4/5
8%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
1/1
8%
-
Home 1st Goal
49%
5/6
4%
-
Away 1st Goal
47%
21/20
2%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
10/1
16%
-
BTTS - Yes
57%
4/6
7%
-
BTTS - No
43%
11/10
10%
-
BTTS - Home Win
20%
7/2
5%
-
BTTS - Draw
19%
3/1
8%
-
BTTS - Away Win
17%
4/1
17%
-
Home/draw
66%
4/11-
Away/draw
59%
8/15-
Home/away
75%
1/3-
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
1/4
4%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
11/4
10%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
2/1
14%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
4/11
5%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
5/1
14%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1/8
3%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
12/1
13%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/25
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/20
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
10/1
16%
-
Home DNB
58%
8/11-
Away DNB
52%
1/1-
Red Star win to nil
21%
10/3
8%
-
Metz win to nil
17%
9/2
10%
-
Red Star / Red Star
21%
3/1-
Red Star / Metz
3%
25/1
10%
-
Red Star / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Red Star
14%
5/1-
Draw / Metz
13%
11/2-
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2
10%
-
Metz / Red Star
3%
22/1
12%
-
Metz / Metz
19%
7/2
5%
-
Metz / Draw
6%
12/1
13%
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Win / draw / win Ligue 2 table
Won
Draw
Lost
Red Star
Metz
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
St Etienne65011115 
Oct 17
Mar 19
Sep 19
Feb 12
2
Reims6330612 
l
 
1-4F
Jan 22
Dec 11
Apr 16
3
Montpellier6321111 
Feb 5
Oct 24
Feb 19
Nov 7
4
Red Star6321011 
-
-
May 14
l
 
1-0A
5
Annecy6312110 
Jan 15
Apr 30
Feb 5
d
 
1-1F
6
Metz623139 
w
 
1-0F
May 14
-
-
7
Sochaux6231-19 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 9
Oct 17
Mar 5
8
Dunkerque622208 
May 7
Dec 4
Mar 12
Oct 23
9
Guingamp622208 
Feb 26
Sep 19
w
 
2-1A
May 7
10
Nancy621307 
Nov 2
Feb 12
Jan 2
May 22
11
Rodez6213-17 
Apr 23
Jan 2
w
 
4-1F
Apr 30
12
Grenoble6213-37 
Dec 11
Mar 5
Feb 26
d
 
0-00-0
13
Dijon6132-16 
Mar 12
Nov 6
Jan 22
Oct 12
14
Boulogne6051-15 
Apr 2
d
 
1-1F
Nov 20
Mar 19
15
Pau6123-25 
Nov 20
Feb 19
Oct 30
Jan 29
16
Clermont6051-25 
May 22
Oct 10
Apr 23
Dec 4
17
Nantes6114-54 
Apr 16
w
 
0-1F
Apr 9
Jan 15
18
Lavallois6114-64 
Jan 29
w
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1A
Apr 2
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
4
Metz have drawn 4 consecutive away league games
Red Star 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
8
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Red Star1 - 4Reims
Red Star0 - 0Sochaux
Red Star2 - 3Rodez
Red Star1 - 1Montpellier
Red Star3 - 2Guingamp
Red Star4 - 3Bastia
Red Star0 - 0Lavallois
Red Star1 - 0Dunkerque
Red Star0 - 0Le Mans
Red Star2 - 1Nancy
Red Star0 - 3Pau
Red Star2 - 2Boulogne
Red Star0 - 0Reims
Red Star2 - 2Clermont
Red Star2 - 1St Etienne
Red Star1 - 0Grenoble
Red Star1 - 1Rodez
Red Star1 - 3Troyes
Red Star1 - 0Annecy
Red Star1 - 3Amiens
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ARed Star2 - 1Lavallois
HRed Star1 - 4Reims
ARed Star1 - 1Boulogne
HRed Star0 - 0Sochaux
ARed Star1 - 0Nantes
HRed Star2 - 3Rodez
HRed Star1 - 1Montpellier
ARed Star3 - 1Amiens
HRed Star3 - 2Guingamp
ARed Star2 - 3Reims
HRed Star4 - 3Bastia
HRed Star0 - 0Lavallois
ARed Star1 - 0Clermont
HRed Star1 - 0Dunkerque
ARed Star0 - 2St Etienne
HRed Star0 - 0Le Mans
ARed Star1 - 2Annecy
HRed Star2 - 1Nancy
HRed Star0 - 3Pau
ARed Star1 - 1Rodez
Metz 6TH
20 league games
Away
4
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
47
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
2
Draw
6
Lost
12
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Annecy1 - 1Metz
Grenoble0 - 0Metz
Nice0 - 0Metz
Le Havre4 - 4Metz
Marseille3 - 1Metz
Rennes0 - 0Metz
Lens3 - 0Metz
PSG3 - 0Metz
Angers1 - 0Metz
Strasbourg2 - 1Metz
Lorient1 - 1Metz
Auxerre3 - 1Metz
Brest3 - 2Metz
Nantes0 - 2Metz
Lille6 - 1Metz
Toulouse4 - 0Metz
Monaco5 - 2Metz
Paris FC3 - 2Metz
Lyon3 - 0Metz
Lavallois2 - 3Metz
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
2
Draw
8
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HMetz4 - 1Rodez
AMetz1 - 1Annecy
HMetz1 - 1Lavallois
AMetz0 - 0Grenoble
HMetz2 - 1Guingamp
AMetz0 - 0Nice
HMetz0 - 4Lorient
HMetz1 - 2Monaco
AMetz4 - 4Le Havre
HMetz1 - 3Paris FC
AMetz1 - 3Marseille
HMetz0 - 0Nantes
AMetz0 - 0Rennes
HMetz3 - 4Toulouse
AMetz0 - 3Lens
HMetz0 - 1Brest
AMetz0 - 3PSG
HMetz1 - 3Auxerre
HMetz0 - 0Lille
AMetz0 - 1Angers
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
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
RED
2
MET
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Red Star
Red Star1 - 0
1 - 2Metz
Red Star3 - 1
League games at Metz since 2016
Metz
Red Star
Goals: Scored
6
2
Games: Scored
3 / 3
1 / 3
Clean sheets
2 / 3
0 / 3
D
1
MET
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Metz
Draw2 - 2Draw
Metz2 - 0
Metz2 - 0
Goal Statistics
Red Star 4th Metz 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Red Star will score 1 or more goals
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Metz will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-10
Red Star’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-3
Metz’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
2.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 2 - 2026/2027 season
Red Star
PG (predicted goals)
Metz
1.5
1.3
Attack rating
RED
MET
8%
better
view stats
Games scored4
4
Failed to score1
1
Scored first4
2
Goals scored5
8
Avg. goals scored1
1.6
Avg. shots per game11
10
Avg. shots per goal11
7
Conversion rate for9
15
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+8%
Defence rating
12%
better
RED
MET
view stats
Games conceded3
4
Clean sheets2
1
Conceded first0
2
Goals conceded6
4
Avg. goals conceded1.2
0.8
Avg. shots/game conceded9
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
12
Conversion rate against13%
8%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+12%

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

Red Star Ligue 2 squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
6222
G PoussinD. DurandK CabralG Poussin
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Poussin GLK6
2
-
T Magnin DEF61
1
-
D Durivaux DEF6
-
E. Zidane DEF61
2
-
M Huard DEF6
1
-
I. Halifa MID6
1
-
S Renel MID41
1
-
K. Cissé MID6
1
-
S Khaoui MID611
1
-
J. Ikanga MID61
1
-
K Cabral FWD612
1
-
Subs
Y. Benchaouch Marty GLK
-
J Escartin DEF1
-
B Danger DEF3
-
L Buta DEF1
-
G Trani MID2
-
I. Sabaly MID2
1
-
C. Mory Konaté MID5
1
-
D. Durand FWD62
-
G Kyeremeh FWD2
-
Metz Ligue 2 squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
6521
C CastroP. FallJ DeminguetB Sarr
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J. Fischer GLK5
-
B Sarr DEF4
1
-
C Castro DEF6
-
U. Mboula DEF3
-
M Colin DEF41
-
J Deminguet MID612
1
-
B. Munongo MID6
-
G Abuashvili MID61
1
-
T Savanier MID412
-
J. Pandore MID4
-
P. Fall FWD65
1
-
Subs
P Sy GLK1
-
F Miguel DEF61
1
-
J Ruiz DEF4
1
-
B. Song Bahanag DEF
-
N Mendy MID6
1
-
I. Sane FWD4
-
N. Mbala FWD5
-
A. Mbodji FWD
-
A. Ba FWD3
-