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AJ Auxerre v Metz : Ligue 1 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 7th Dec, 16:15 BST, Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps, Auxerre

Stéphane Le Mignan guides his Metz side to the Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps in the Ligue 1 on Sunday afternoon, with Christophe Pélissier's AJ Auxerre waiting for them. We have odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers for 17 different betting markets plus predictions, stats and head to head (H2H) data for the two sides. You can access it all using the tabs below.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We're ruling out a bore-draw or a slim 1-0 win here, and instead are tipping over 1.5 goals. That means that Auxerre and Metz will score at least a couple of between them during 90 mins. It's a tip based on the recent form of the respective sides, as well as their historic head-to-heads. We give it a probability of 81%. Bookies have it priced at 1.29.

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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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Auxerre
55%
1/11/1
Draw
23%
12/55/2
Metz
22%
5/213/5
Draw 1-1
11%
11/211/2
Auxerre 2-1
10%
8/17/1
Auxerre 1-0
9%
7/16/1
Auxerre 2-0
9%
9/18/1
Auxerre 3-1
6%
16/112/1
Metz 2-1
6%
11/110/1
Metz 1-0
6%
10/117/2
Auxerre 3-0
6%
18/114/1
Draw 2-2
5%
12/111/1
Draw 0-0
5%
10/18/1
Auxerre 3-2
3%
25/118/1
Metz 2-0
3%
18/114/1
Auxerre 4-1
3%
33/122/1
Auxerre 4-0
3%
40/125/1
Metz 3-1
2%
28/120/1
Over 2.5 Goals
57%
10/115/6
Under 2.5 Goals
43%
10/1110/11
Home 1st Goal
54%
8/117/10
Away 1st Goal
43%
5/47/5
No 1st Goal
3%
10/18/1
BTTS - Yes
57%
3/48/11
BTTS - No
43%
1/11/1
BTTS - Home Win
27%
3/114/5
BTTS - Draw
17%
7/217/5
BTTS - Away Win
12%
11/25/1
Home/draw
78%
2/72/7
Away/draw
45%
4/54/5
Home/away
77%
3/102/7
Over 1.5 Goals
80%
2/72/7
Under 1.5 Goals
20%
11/412/5
Over 3.5 Goals
35%
11/52/1
Under 3.5 Goals
65%
4/117/20
Over 4.5 Goals
18%
5/119/4
Under 4.5 Goals
82%
1/81/8
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
12/110/1
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1/251/33
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/201/20
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
10/18/1
Home DNB
71%
1/24/9
Away DNB
38%
6/48/5
Auxerre win to nil
28%
5/2-
Metz win to nil
10%
11/2-
Auxerre / Auxerre
25%
9/421/10
Auxerre / Metz
3%
28/125/1
Auxerre / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Auxerre
16%
4/14/1
Draw / Metz
11%
13/213/2
Draw / Draw
15%
9/24/1
Metz / Auxerre
4%
22/118/1
Metz / Metz
14%
9/29/2
Metz / Draw
6%
14/111/1
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Win / draw / win Ligue 1 table

Auxerre have played 13 matches so far this season and are in 18th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

13 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 2 and won 2. Auxerre have conceded 19 goals, scored 7, failed to score in 7 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Auxerre have played 7 games at home, winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 4 goals, conceded 6 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Metz lay in 15th place on 11 points in the Ligue 1 league table having played 13 matches. Metz have won all their 1 games against teams below them in the table and kept 1 clean sheet in those games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 1 game against teams below them in the table, winning 1, drawing 0 and losing 0 games. They have scored 2 goals and kept 1 clean sheet against lower placed opposition. Metz have conceded 0 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Metz have played 7 away games, winning 1, drawing 0 and losing 6 games. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 3.4 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Auxerre
Metz
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSG139311630 
Jan 23
l
 
2-0A
Dec 13
Feb 22
2
Marseille139132128 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 15
l
 
0-3A
Apr 12
3
Lens139131128 
l
 
1-2A
Jan 17
w
 
2-0F
Mar 8
4
Lille137241023 
Dec 14
May 16
Feb 8
l
 
6-1A
5
Strasbourg13715722 
Mar 8
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-1A
Jan 18
6
Lyon13634321 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 26
Jan 25
l
 
3-0A
7
Rennes13562521 
Feb 22
d
 
2-2F
Nov 28
Mar 22
8
Monaco13625020 
l
 
1-2A
Apr 19
May 3
l
 
5-2F
9
Nice13526-517 
May 9
l
 
3-1A
w
 
2-1A
May 16
10
Toulouse13445116 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 1
Mar 15
l
 
4-0A
11
Angers13445-416 
May 3
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1F
Feb 1
12
Paris FC13427-514 
Feb 8
Nov 29
Apr 19
l
 
3-2F
13
Le Havre13355-714 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 5
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 26
14
Brest13346-613 
Mar 22
Jan 4
Mar 1
l
 
3-2A
15
Metz13328-1611 
Dec 7
Feb 15
-
-
16
Nantes13256-711 
Apr 12
l
 
1-0A
Apr 5
w
 
0-2F
17
Lorient13256-1211 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 1
May 9
Jan 4
18
Auxerre13229-128 
-
-
Feb 15
Dec 7
Win / draw / win form
Auxerre 18TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Auxerre0 - 0Lyon
Auxerre0 - 1Marseille
Auxerre0 - 1Le Havre
Auxerre1 - 2Lens
Auxerre1 - 0Toulouse
Auxerre1 - 2Monaco
Auxerre1 - 0Lorient
Auxerre1 - 1Nantes
Auxerre1 - 2Le Havre
Auxerre1 - 3Lyon
Auxerre1 - 0Montpellier
Auxerre0 - 1Strasbourg
Auxerre3 - 0Marseille
Auxerre2 - 2Toulouse
Auxerre1 - 1St Etienne
Auxerre0 - 0Lille
Auxerre2 - 2Lens
Auxerre0 - 0PSG
Auxerre1 - 0Angers
Auxerre4 - 0Rennes
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
D
3
Lost
13
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HAuxerre0 - 0Lyon
AAuxerre0 - 2Angers
HAuxerre0 - 1Marseille
AAuxerre0 - 3Strasbourg
HAuxerre0 - 1Le Havre
AAuxerre2 - 2Rennes
HAuxerre1 - 2Lens
AAuxerre0 - 2PSG
HAuxerre1 - 0Toulouse
HAuxerre1 - 2Monaco
AAuxerre0 - 1Nantes
AAuxerre1 - 3Nice
HAuxerre1 - 0Lorient
AAuxerre1 - 3PSG
HAuxerre1 - 1Nantes
HAuxerre1 - 2Le Havre
AAuxerre4 - 0Lens
AAuxerre1 - 3Lille
HAuxerre1 - 3Lyon
AAuxerre1 - 0Rennes
Metz 15TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Brest3 - 2Metz
Nantes0 - 2Metz
Lille6 - 1Metz
Toulouse4 - 0Metz
Monaco5 - 2Metz
Paris FC3 - 2Metz
Lyon3 - 0Metz
Lavallois2 - 3Metz
Pau2 - 1Metz
Martigues1 - 4Metz
Caen2 - 2Metz
Dunkerque2 - 3Metz
Amiens1 - 2Metz
Guingamp0 - 3Metz
Bastia1 - 1Metz
Lorient0 - 0Metz
Annecy0 - 0Metz
Clermont1 - 1Metz
Ajaccio0 - 1Metz
Red Star1 - 0Metz
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
42
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AMetz2 - 3Brest
HMetz2 - 1Nice
AMetz2 - 0Nantes
HMetz2 - 0Lens
AMetz1 - 6Lille
AMetz0 - 4Toulouse
HMetz0 - 3Marseille
HMetz0 - 0Le Havre
AMetz2 - 5Monaco
HMetz1 - 1Angers
AMetz2 - 3Paris FC
AMetz0 - 3Lyon
HMetz0 - 1Strasbourg
HMetz1 - 0Dunkerque
AMetz3 - 2Lavallois
HMetz3 - 3Rodez
AMetz1 - 2Pau
HMetz2 - 2Red Star
AMetz4 - 1Martigues
AMetz2 - 2Caen
Goal Statistics
Auxerre 18th Metz 15th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
15%
1
29%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
12%
There is a 85% probability that Auxerre will score 1 or more goals
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Metz will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-26
Auxerre have scored 26% fewer goals at home than predicted
+27
Metz have scored 27% more goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 1 - 2025/2026 season
Auxerre
PG (predicted goals)
Metz
1.9
1.1
Attack rating
AUX
MET
29%
better
view stats
Games scored6
7
Failed to score6
5
Scored first3
5
Goals scored7
12
Avg. goals scored0.5
0.9
Avg. shots per game6
6
Avg. shots per goal12
7
Conversion rate for8
15
Avg. XG for1
1.2
KickOff rating
+29%
Defence rating
0%
better
AUX
MET
view stats
Games conceded10
9
Clean sheets2
3
Conceded first9
6
Goals conceded19
27
Avg. goals conceded1.5
2.1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
5
Conversion rate against17%
19%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.9
KickOff rating
0%

Auxerre v Metz Ligue 1 lLine ups will show here when available.

Auxerre Ligue 1 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13324
L SinayokoL SinayokoI OsmanE Owusu
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Sinayoko FWD1331
2
-
G Mensah DEF12
3
-
M Senaya DEF12
3
-
C Akpa DEF12
1
-
K Danois MID12
1
-
E Owusu MID12
4
-
I Osman FWD122
-
J Casimir FWD12
2
1
D Léon GLK11
1
D Namaso FWD112
3
-
F Oppegård DEF10
1
1
F Carvallo DEF101
2
-
R. Matondo MID10
2
-
L Coulibaly FWD9
-
S Mara FWD9
-
A. Dioussé El Hadji MID7
1
-
L Sy DEF5
-
O Azzouzi MID5
1
-
T Percin GLK3
-
S Diomandé DEF3
1
1
T. Siwe DEF3
-
R. Rodin FWD1
-
Metz Ligue 1 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13423
K KouaoG HeinC SabalyJ Deminguet
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J. Fischer GLK13
-
K Kouao DEF13
2
-
J Gbamin DEF1311
-
A. Touré MID13
2
-
G Tsitaishvili FWD1311
-
J Deminguet MID12
3
-
T Yegbe DEF111
-
I. Sane FWD1111
1
-
C Sabaly FWD112
2
-
G Hein FWD1142
2
1
B Traoré MID101
2
-
H Diallo FWD931
-
B Stambouli MID8
-
G Abuashvili FWD81
1
-
M Colin DEF7
-
M. Bokele Mputu FWD7
-
S. Sané DEF51
1
2
F Ballo-Touré  DEF4
1
-
B. Djomeni Madjo FWD4
-
J Asoro FWD4
-
U. Mboula DEF3
-
I. Guerti MID3
-
C. Mélières DEF2
1
-
P Sy GLK1
-