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

Sun 1st Feb, 16:15 BST, Stade Raymond-Kopa, Angers

Metz are away from home on Sunday afternoon, as manager Stéphane Le Mignan takes his men to visit Angers and Alexandre Dujeux at the Stade Raymond-Kopa in the Ligue 1. Statistics power the predictions below for all the markets, and switching between them will display bespoke analysis, including head to head (H2H), form and a whole lot more besides. Odds from leading bookmakers are also provided. Hit the tabs below to see it all.


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Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

KickOff's prediction and odds from the bookmakers suggest that this Ligue 1 showdown will be on for the neutrals, with at least 3 goals to scored in the fixture. As both sides are unconvincing in the WDW market given their latest form, we're going with the statistics and past head-to-head (H2H) records below, both of which point to over 2.5 goals being the best bet here.

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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 Angers are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 56% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.10.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Angers
56%
11/10
11%
11/10
2%
Draw
21%
9/4
7%
5/2
Metz
23%
13/5
10%
12/5
3%
Angers 2-1
10%
8/1
6%
7/1
Draw 1-1
10%
5/1
8%
5/1
Angers 2-0
8%
9/1
11%
15/2
6%
Angers 1-0
8%
13/2
7%
11/2
7%
Angers 3-1
7%
16/1
13%
14/1
15%
Draw 2-2
6%
14/112/1
8%
Metz 2-1
6%
12/19/1
Angers 3-0
5%
18/1
12%
14/1
Metz 1-0
5%
9/1
9%
15/2
11%
Angers 3-2
4%
28/1
12%
22/1
10%
Draw 0-0
4%
8/1
10%
15/2
6%
Angers 4-1
3%
40/1
21%
28/1
12%
Metz 2-0
3%
16/1
19%
12/1
Angers 4-0
3%
40/1
21%
28/1
Metz 3-2
2%
40/125/1
13%
Over 2.5 Goals
63%
1/11/1
8%
Under 2.5 Goals
37%
4/58/11
6%
Home 1st Goal
54%
8/11
4%
3/4
Away 1st Goal
44%
13/10
4%
11/8
3%
No 1st Goal
2%
8/1
10%
15/2
6%
BTTS - Yes
61%
4/517/20
7%
BTTS - No
39%
19/2017/20
8%
BTTS - Home Win
30%
7/2
13%
10/3
8%
BTTS - Draw
18%
10/3
9%
7/2
4%
BTTS - Away Win
13%
6/1
7%
5/1
4%
Home/draw
77%
2/7
6%
3/10
2%
Away/draw
44%
7/10
11%
7/10
Home/away
79%
1/3
3%
3/10
Over 1.5 Goals
83%
1/3
2%
1/3
3%
Under 1.5 Goals
17%
12/5
3%
21/10
9%
Over 3.5 Goals
40%
11/4
10%
5/2
13%
Under 3.5 Goals
60%
2/7
3%
1/4
6%
Over 4.5 Goals
22%
6/1
8%
6/1
17%
Under 4.5 Goals
78%
1/10
1%
1/12
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
14/112/1
8%
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
1/331/40
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/14
1%
1/18
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
8/1
10%
15/2
11%
Home DNB
71%
1/2
7%
1/2
2%
Away DNB
38%
6/4
9%
7/5
1%
Angers win to nil
26%
5/2
8%
-
Metz win to nil
9%
5/1
14%
-
Angers / Angers
24%
12/5
13%
11/5
2%
Angers / Metz
3%
33/125/1
13%
Angers / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Angers
15%
9/2
10%
17/4
Draw / Metz
11%
13/2
12%
13/2
7%
Draw / Draw
16%
4/1
9%
4/1
Metz / Angers
4%
25/1
13%
18/1
Metz / Metz
15%
9/2
15%
4/1
Metz / Draw
6%
14/111/1
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Win / draw / win Ligue 1 table

Angers have played 18 matches so far this season and lay in 11th place in the Ligue 1 league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 7 games against teams below in the table, having won 5, drawn 1 and lost 1 match. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have scored in every game. Angers have outscored their opponents by 20 goals to 19 goals.

Home League Performance

Angers have played 9 games at home winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 3 games. They have scored 14 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 12 goals at home.

Metz are in 18th position in the Ligue 1 on 12 points having played 18 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

8 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 30 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 12 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

18 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 12 games, drawn 3 and won 3. Metz have conceded 40 goals, scored 19, failed to score in 6 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Angers
Metz
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSG1914322645 
Apr 26
l
 
1-0A
l
 
2-3A
Feb 22
2
Lens1814131943 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 22
w
 
2-0F
Mar 8
3
Marseille1811252235 
l
 
2-5A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
0-3A
Apr 12
4
Lyon181035933 
Apr 5
l
 
1-0A
Jan 25
l
 
3-0A
5
Lille181026832 
Feb 22
l
 
1-0A
Feb 6
l
 
6-1A
6
Rennes18873531 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 12
l
 
0-1A
Mar 22
7
Strasbourg18837627 
May 9
l
 
5-0A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
8
Toulouse18756626 
Feb 8
w
 
0-1F
Mar 15
l
 
4-0A
9
Monaco18729-523 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 1
May 3
l
 
5-2F
10
Brest18648-522 
l
 
0-2A
May 16
Mar 1
l
 
3-2A
11
Angers18648-522 
-
-
d
 
1-1F
Feb 1
12
Lorient18576-722 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 15
May 9
d
 
1-1F
13
Paris FC18549-819 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 25
Apr 19
l
 
3-2F
14
Le Havre18477-819 
Apr 19
l
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 26
15
Nice185310-1418 
Mar 15
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-1A
May 16
16
Nantes183510-1314 
w
 
4-1F
Mar 8
Apr 5
w
 
0-2F
17
Auxerre193313-1512 
w
 
2-0F
May 3
Feb 15
l
 
3-1A
18
Metz183312-2112 
Feb 1
d
 
1-1A
-
-
Win / draw / win form
Angers 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Angers2 - 5Marseille
Angers4 - 1Nantes
Angers1 - 2Lens
Angers2 - 0Auxerre
Angers2 - 0Lorient
Angers1 - 1Monaco
Angers0 - 2Brest
Angers1 - 1Rennes
Angers1 - 0Paris FC
Angers2 - 1Strasbourg
Angers0 - 2Lille
Angers2 - 0Montpellier
Angers0 - 3Rennes
Angers0 - 2Monaco
Angers0 - 4Toulouse
Angers0 - 2Marseille
Angers1 - 1Le Havre
Angers2 - 0Auxerre
Angers2 - 0Brest
Angers0 - 3Lyon
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HAngers2 - 5Marseille
AAngers1 - 2Le Havre
HAngers4 - 1Nantes
AAngers1 - 0Nice
HAngers1 - 2Lens
AAngers1 - 0Toulouse
HAngers2 - 0Auxerre
AAngers0 - 1Lille
AAngers2 - 2Marseille
HAngers2 - 0Lorient
HAngers1 - 1Monaco
AAngers0 - 5Strasbourg
HAngers0 - 2Brest
AAngers0 - 1Lyon
AAngers1 - 1Metz
HAngers1 - 1Rennes
AAngers0 - 1PSG
HAngers1 - 0Paris FC
AAngers0 - 2Lyon
HAngers2 - 1Strasbourg
Metz 18TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
41
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Strasbourg2 - 1Metz
Lorient1 - 1Metz
Auxerre3 - 1Metz
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
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
42
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
D
3
Lost
12
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AMetz1 - 2Strasbourg
AMetz1 - 1Lorient
HMetz2 - 3PSG
AMetz1 - 3Auxerre
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
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Angers since 2017
Angers
Metz
Goals: Scored
9
5
Games: Scored
4 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
1 / 5
ANR
3
D
1
MET
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Angers
Angers3 - 2
Draw1 - 1Draw
Angers3 - 0
0 - 1Metz
Angers2 - 1
League games at Metz since 2016
Metz
Angers
Goals: Scored
5
4
Games: Scored
4 / 5
3 / 5
Clean sheets
2 / 5
1 / 5
ANR
2
D
1
MET
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Metz
Draw1 - 1Draw
Metz1 - 0
0 - 1Angers
1 - 2Angers
Metz2 - 0
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.0 is decent for Angers in their meeting with Metz, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 52 consecutive Ligue 1 outings.

Angers 10th Metz 18th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
13%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
15%
There is a 60% probability that Angers will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Metz will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-8
Angers’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+35
Metz have scored 35% more goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
2.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 1 - 2025/2026 season
Angers
PG (predicted goals)
Metz
2
1.2
Attack rating
7%
better
ANR
MET
view stats
Games scored13
12
Failed to score5
6
Scored first7
6
Goals scored20
19
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.1
Avg. shots per game7
7
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for17
16
Avg. XG for1.1
1
KickOff rating
+7%
Defence rating
25%
better
ANR
MET
view stats
Games conceded13
15
Clean sheets5
3
Conceded first11
11
Goals conceded25
40
Avg. goals conceded1.4
2.2
Avg. shots/game conceded12
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
5
Conversion rate against12%
19%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.8
KickOff rating
+25%

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Angers Ligue 1 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18426
J LefortS. CherifY BelkhdimH Belkebla
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Lefort DEF181
2
-
J Ekomié DEF18
2
-
Y Belkhdim MID1822
2
-
H Belkebla MID18
6
-
S. Cherif FWD184
3
-
C Arcus DEF172
4
-
O Camara DEF171
1
-
L Mouton MID1711
1
H Koffi GLK16
-
L Rao-Lisoa DEF1611
1
-
P. Peter FWD163
-
M. Courcoul DEF14
-
H Abdelli MID132
1
-
F Hanin DEF12
-
A Sbaï FWD1111
1
-
L. Machine FWD11
-
J Allevinah FWD51
-
P Capelle MID4
-
J Kalumba FWD4
-
E Bayiha DEF3
-
M Zinga GLK2
-
A Bamba DEF2
-
Metz Ligue 1 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17644
J. FischerG HeinG HeinJ Deminguet
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J. Fischer GLK18
-
A. Touré MID18
2
-
G Tsitaishvili FWD1821
1
-
J Gbamin DEF1711
-
J Deminguet MID171
4
-
G Hein FWD1664
2
1
K Kouao DEF15
4
-
I. Sane FWD1511
2
-
T Yegbe DEF141
1
-
B Traoré MID141
2
-
C Sabaly FWD142
2
-
M Colin DEF12
-
B Stambouli MID11
-
H Diallo FWD1131
-
G Abuashvili FWD111
1
-
M. Bokele Mputu FWD10
-
S. Sané DEF92
2
2
J Asoro FWD8
-
F Ballo-Touré  DEF7
1
-
B. Djomeni Madjo FWD5
-
M Mbaye FWD5
1
-
U. Mboula DEF4
-
I. Guerti MID3
-
C. Mélières DEF2
1
-
P Sy GLK1
-