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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

AJ Auxerre and their boss Christophe Pélissier will be looking to get one over on Stéphane Le Mignan and his Metz side on Sunday afternoon, as the pair clash at the Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps in the Ligue 1. We have odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers for 17 different betting markets as well as predictions, statistics and head to head (H2H) data for these two clubs. All can be selected 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.

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 Auxerre are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 56% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.00.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Auxerre
56%
1.911.95
Draw
22%
3.503.50
Metz
21%
4.003.80
Draw 1-1
11%
6.506.50
Auxerre 1-0
10%
7.507.00
Auxerre 2-1
10%
8.507.50
Auxerre 2-0
9%
9.008.50
Auxerre 3-1
6%
15.0013.00
Auxerre 3-0
6%
17.0013.00
Metz 1-0
6%
12.0010.00
Metz 2-1
6%
13.0011.00
Draw 0-0
5%
10.009.00
Draw 2-2
5%
15.0013.00
Auxerre 3-2
3%
26.0019.00
Metz 2-0
3%
21.0015.00
Auxerre 4-1
3%
34.0023.00
Auxerre 4-0
3%
34.0023.00
Metz 3-1
2%
34.0023.00
Over 2.5 Goals
56%
1.911.85
Under 2.5 Goals
44%
1.911.85
Home 1st Goal
55%
1.671.67
Away 1st Goal
42%
2.402.45
No 1st Goal
3%
10.008.50
BTTS - Yes
56%
1.801.80
BTTS - No
44%
1.951.95
BTTS - Home Win
27%
4.003.80
BTTS - Draw
17%
4.504.50
BTTS - Away Win
11%
8.006.50
Home/draw
79%
1.221.25
Away/draw
44%
1.831.83
Home/away
78%
1.291.29
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
1.291.29
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
3.753.30
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
3.203.20
Under 3.5 Goals
66%
1.361.30
Over 4.5 Goals
18%
6.006.00
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
1.131.11
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
13.0011.00
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1.041.03
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1.051.05
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
11.009.00
Home DNB
72%
1.361.40
Away DNB
37%
3.002.70
Auxerre win to nil
29%
3.25-
Metz win to nil
10%
7.00-
Auxerre / Auxerre
27%
3.003.00
Auxerre / Metz
3%
34.0026.00
Auxerre / Draw
6%
13.0013.00
Draw / Auxerre
16%
5.004.80
Draw / Metz
10%
8.508.00
Draw / Draw
15%
5.505.00
Metz / Auxerre
4%
23.0019.00
Metz / Metz
13%
6.505.75
Metz / Draw
6%
15.0012.00
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Win / draw / win Ligue 1 table

Auxerre have played 14 matches so far this season and are in 18th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

14 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 3 and won 2. Auxerre have conceded 20 goals, scored 8, 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 16th place on 11 points in the Ligue 1 league table having played 14 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
Lens1511131334 
l
 
1-2A
Jan 17
w
 
2-0F
Mar 8
2
PSG1510322033 
Jan 23
l
 
2-0A
Dec 13
Feb 22
3
Marseille159242029 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 15
l
 
0-3A
Apr 12
4
Lille159241229 
Dec 14
May 16
Feb 8
l
 
6-1A
5
Lyon14734624 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 26
Jan 25
l
 
3-0A
6
Rennes15663124 
Feb 22
d
 
2-2F
l
 
0-1A
Mar 22
7
Monaco15726023 
l
 
1-2A
Apr 19
May 3
l
 
5-2F
8
Strasbourg15717522 
Mar 8
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-1A
Jan 18
9
Toulouse15555220 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 1
Mar 15
l
 
4-0A
10
Brest15546-419 
Mar 22
Jan 4
Mar 1
l
 
3-2A
11
Nice14527-717 
May 9
l
 
3-1A
w
 
2-1A
May 16
12
Angers14446-516 
May 3
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1F
Feb 1
13
Paris FC14437-515 
Feb 8
d
 
1-1A
Apr 19
l
 
3-2F
14
Le Havre14356-814 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 5
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 26
15
Lorient14356-1014 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 1
May 9
Jan 4
16
Nantes15258-1111 
Apr 12
l
 
1-0A
Apr 5
w
 
0-2F
17
Metz14329-1711 
Dec 7
Feb 15
-
-
18
Auxerre14239-129 
-
-
Feb 15
Dec 7
Win / draw / win form
9
Auxerre have not won in 9 consecutive league games
3
Auxerre have failed to score in 3 consecutive home league games
Auxerre 18TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
9
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
32
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
3
D
4
Lost
13
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AAuxerre1 - 1Paris FC
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
Metz 17TH
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
28
Conceded
41
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HMetz0 - 1Rennes
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
Goal Statistics
Auxerre 18th Metz 17th
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
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% 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
28%
better
view stats
Games scored7
8
Failed to score7
6
Scored first3
5
Goals scored8
14
Avg. goals scored0.6
1
Avg. shots per game7
7
Avg. shots per goal12
7
Conversion rate for8
14
Avg. XG for1.1
1.1
KickOff rating
+28%
Defence rating
12%
better
AUX
MET
view stats
Games conceded11
11
Clean sheets3
3
Conceded first10
8
Goals conceded20
31
Avg. goals conceded1.4
2.2
Avg. shots/game conceded10
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
5
Conversion rate against15%
19%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.9
KickOff rating
+12%

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
14324
L SinayokoL SinayokoL SinayokoE Owusu
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Sinayoko FWD1432
2
-
C Akpa DEF13
1
-
G Mensah DEF13
3
-
K Danois MID13
1
-
I Osman FWD132
-
J Casimir FWD13
2
1
D Léon GLK12
1
M Senaya DEF12
3
-
E Owusu MID12
4
-
D Namaso FWD122
4
-
R. Matondo MID11
2
-
F Carvallo DEF101
2
-
F Oppegård DEF10
1
1
S Mara FWD10
-
L Coulibaly FWD9
-
A. Dioussé El Hadji MID8
1
-
L Sy DEF6
-
O Azzouzi MID6
1
-
S Diomandé DEF41
1
1
T Percin GLK3
-
T. Siwe DEF3
-
R. Rodin FWD1
-
Metz Ligue 1 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14423
J GbaminG HeinC SabalyJ Deminguet
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J. Fischer GLK14
-
J Gbamin DEF1411
-
A. Touré MID14
2
-
G Tsitaishvili FWD1411
-
K Kouao DEF13
2
-
J Deminguet MID13
3
-
T Yegbe DEF121
-
I. Sane FWD1211
1
-
C Sabaly FWD122
2
-
G Hein FWD1242
2
1
B Traoré MID111
2
-
H Diallo FWD931
-
G Abuashvili FWD91
1
-
M Colin DEF8
-
B Stambouli MID8
-
M. Bokele Mputu FWD8
-
F Ballo-Touré  DEF5
1
-
S. Sané DEF51
1
2
J Asoro FWD5
-
B. Djomeni Madjo FWD4
-
U. Mboula DEF3
-
I. Guerti MID3
-
C. Mélières DEF2
1
-
P Sy GLK1
-
M Mbaye FWD1
-