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

Sun 15th Feb, 16:15 BST, Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz

Stéphane Le Mignan's Metz side are on home soil in the Ligue 1 on Sunday afternoon, as Christophe Pélissier's AJ Auxerre travel to the Stade Saint-Symphorien. We provide predictions based on in-depth statistical analysis of both teams, across 17 of the biggest betting markets. Data shown and the odds is designed to fit each market, and head to head (H2H) stats are included for all.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

There is 74% chance of Metz and Auxerre 3 goals or less combined during this Ligue 1 fixture according to our predictive algorithm and, with no strong favourite in the win draw win market, we think that's a great tip here. Our calculations are made based on latest form, historical head-to-head (H2H) stats and the view of the betting market, and you can go with it at a best price of 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 Metz are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 42% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.60.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Metz
43%
-8/5
6%
Draw
27%
-21/10
6%
Auxerre
31%
-15/8
Draw 1-1
13%
-19/4
4%
Metz 1-0
11%
-13/2
Auxerre 1-0
9%
-7/1
Metz 2-1
9%
-15/2
Draw 0-0
8%
-7/1
6%
Metz 2-0
8%
-10/1
10%
Auxerre 2-1
7%
-17/2
Auxerre 2-0
5%
-11/1
Draw 2-2
5%
-10/1
8%
Metz 3-1
4%
-16/1
Metz 3-0
4%
-20/1
11%
Auxerre 3-1
3%
-16/1
Metz 3-2
2%
-22/1
Auxerre 3-0
2%
-22/1
Auxerre 3-2
2%
-22/1
Over 2.5 Goals
45%
-1/1
3%
Under 2.5 Goals
55%
-3/4
Home 1st Goal
50%
-19/20
2%
Away 1st Goal
45%
-11/10
No 1st Goal
5%
-7/1
6%
BTTS - Yes
50%
-3/4
BTTS - No
50%
-1/1
3%
BTTS - Home Win
18%
-19/5
4%
BTTS - Draw
19%
-3/1
5%
BTTS - Away Win
13%
-17/4
Home/draw
69%
-2/5
Away/draw
57%
-1/2
2%
Home/away
73%
-4/11
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
-1/3
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
-11/5
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
-12/5
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
-2/7
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
-11/2
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
-1/11
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
-12/1
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
-1/50
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
-1/18
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
-7/1
6%
Home DNB
61%
-3/4
1%
Away DNB
49%
-19/20
3%
Metz win to nil
24%
--
Auxerre win to nil
17%
--
Metz / Metz
19%
-3/1
7%
Metz / Auxerre
3%
-22/1
Metz / Draw
7%
-10/1
Draw / Metz
13%
-19/4
Draw / Auxerre
12%
-11/2
Draw / Draw
17%
-17/5
8%
Auxerre / Metz
4%
-20/1
Auxerre / Auxerre
17%
-17/5
Auxerre / Draw
7%
-10/1
8%
Win / draw / win Ligue 1 table

Metz have played 20 matches so far this season and are in 18th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

20 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 14 games, drawn 3 and won 3. Metz have conceded 46 goals, scored 21, failed to score in 7 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Metz have played 9 games at home, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 9 goals, conceded 15 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Auxerre lay in 17th place on 13 points in the Ligue 1 league table having played 20 matches. Auxerre have won all their 1 games against teams below them in the table and kept zero clean sheets in those games. Auxerre are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 7 of 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 3 goals and kept 0 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Auxerre have conceded 1 goal and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Auxerre have played 10 away games, winning 0, drawing 3 and losing 7 games. They have scored an average of 0.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.7 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Metz
Auxerre
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSG2015322748 
l
 
2-3A
Feb 21
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
2
Lens2015141846 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 8
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
3
Marseille2012352439 
l
 
0-3A
Apr 12
l
 
0-1A
Mar 15
4
Lyon2012351339 
l
 
2-5A
l
 
3-0A
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 26
5
Lille201028432 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
6-1A
l
 
3-4A
May 16
6
Rennes20875-131 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 22
Feb 22
d
 
2-2F
7
Strasbourg20938830 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
Mar 8
l
 
3-0A
8
Toulouse20866830 
Mar 15
l
 
4-0A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
9
Lorient20776-428 
May 9
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
Mar 1
10
Monaco20839-127 
May 3
l
 
5-2F
l
 
1-2A
Apr 19
11
Angers20758-426 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
May 3
l
 
2-0A
12
Brest20659-723 
Mar 1
l
 
3-2A
Mar 22
l
 
2-0A
13
Nice206410-1122 
w
 
2-1A
May 16
May 9
l
 
3-1A
14
Paris FC20569-821 
Apr 19
l
 
3-2F
Feb 8
d
 
1-1A
15
Le Havre20488-920 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 26
l
 
0-1A
Apr 5
16
Nantes203512-1714 
Apr 5
w
 
0-2F
Apr 12
l
 
1-0A
17
Auxerre203413-1513 
Feb 15
l
 
3-1A
-
-
18
Metz203314-2512 
-
-
w
 
3-1F
Feb 15
Win / draw / win form
Metz 18TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
46
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
3
D
3
Lost
14
Auxerre 16TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
3
Draw
5
Lost
12
Goals: Scored
14
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
W
3
D
4
Lost
13
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Auxerre have not lost to Metz in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at Metz since 2015
Metz
Auxerre
Goals: Scored
0
2
Games: Scored
0 / 2
2 / 2
Clean sheets
0 / 2
2 / 2
AUX
2
League games at Auxerre since 2016
Auxerre
Metz
Goals: Scored
7
1
Games: Scored
2 / 3
1 / 3
Clean sheets
2 / 3
1 / 3
D
1
AUX
2
Goal Statistics
Metz 18th Auxerre 16th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Metz will score no more than 1 goal
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Auxerre will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+11
Metz have scored 11% more goals at home than predicted
-13
Auxerre have scored 13% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.7
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 1 - 2025/2026 season
Metz
PG (predicted goals)
Auxerre
1.4
1.1
Attack rating
30%
better
MET
AUX
view stats
Games scored13
9
Failed to score7
11
Scored first6
4
Goals scored21
14
Avg. goals scored1.1
0.7
Avg. shots per game7
7
Avg. shots per goal6
10
Conversion rate for16
10
Avg. XG for1
1.2
KickOff rating
+30%
Defence rating
MET
AUX
18%
better
view stats
Games conceded17
16
Clean sheets3
4
Conceded first13
14
Goals conceded46
29
Avg. goals conceded2.3
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded12
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
6
Conversion rate against20%
16%
Avg. XG against1.8
1.4
KickOff rating
+18%

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

Metz Ligue 1 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19645
J. FischerG HeinG HeinK Kouao
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J. Fischer GLK20
-
A. Touré MID20
2
-
G Tsitaishvili FWD2021
1
-
J Gbamin DEF1911
1
J Deminguet MID191
4
-
G Hein FWD1864
2
1
K Kouao DEF1711
5
-
T Yegbe DEF161
2
-
B Traoré MID161
2
-
I. Sane FWD1611
2
-
M Colin DEF14
-
C Sabaly FWD142
2
-
B Stambouli MID13
-
H Diallo FWD1341
-
G Abuashvili FWD131
1
-
M. Bokele Mputu FWD10
-
S. Sané DEF92
2
2
F Ballo-Touré  DEF8
2
-
J Asoro FWD8
-
U. Mboula DEF5
-
B. Djomeni Madjo FWD5
-
M Mbaye FWD5
1
-
I. Guerti MID3
-
C. Mélières DEF2
1
-
P Sy GLK1
-
Auxerre Ligue 1 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19625
L SinayokoL SinayokoL SinayokoG Mensah
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Danois MID1911
3
-
L Sinayoko FWD1962
3
-
D Léon GLK18
1
C Akpa DEF18
3
1
G Mensah DEF18
5
-
J Casimir FWD18
3
1
D Namaso FWD1721
5
-
R. Matondo MID16
3
-
S Mara FWD161
-
M Senaya DEF15
4
-
E Owusu MID15
5
-
F Oppegård DEF14
1
1
I Osman FWD142
-
A. Dioussé El Hadji MID13
2
-
L Sy DEF12
-
L Coulibaly FWD12
1
-
O Azzouzi MID111
1
1
F Carvallo DEF101
2
-
S Diomandé DEF101
2
1
T Percin GLK3
-
T. Siwe DEF3
-
R. Rodin FWD2
-
T. Devernois MID1
-