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

Sun 2nd Nov, 16:15 BST, La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau, Nantes

Luís Manuel Ferreira de Castro and Stéphane Le Mignan take on one another in the Ligue 1 on Sunday afternoon, as Nantes face Metz at the La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau. Stats power the algorithmic predictions below for 17 individual betting markets, and switching between them shows bespoke analysis, including head to head (H2H), form and unique league tables. Odds are also provided. Hit the tabs below to see it all.


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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
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Nantes
55%
--
Draw
22%
--
Metz
23%
--
Draw 1-1
10%
--
Nantes 2-1
10%
--
Nantes 1-0
9%
--
Nantes 2-0
8%
--
Nantes 3-1
6%
--
Metz 2-1
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Nantes 3-0
5%
--
Metz 1-0
5%
--
Draw 0-0
4%
--
Nantes 3-2
4%
--
Nantes 4-1
3%
--
Metz 2-0
3%
--
Nantes 4-0
3%
--
Metz 3-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
60%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
40%
--
Home 1st Goal
54%
--
Away 1st Goal
44%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
59%
--
BTTS - No
41%
--
BTTS - Home Win
29%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
13%
--
Home/draw
77%
--
Away/draw
45%
--
Home/away
78%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
82%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
18%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
38%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
62%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
20%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
80%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
10%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
90%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
--
Home DNB
71%
--
Away DNB
38%
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Nantes win to nil
26%
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Metz win to nil
10%
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Win / draw / win Ligue 1 table
 

Metz are in 18th position in the Ligue 1 on 2 points having played 8 matches so far this season. Metz are winless in the 8 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in 7 of those games. Metz have a terrible away record they have lost every game and didn't score in 2 games.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 15 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 4 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 2 and won zero. Metz have conceded 20 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 5 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Nantes
Metz
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Marseille86021418 
May 3
Jan 4
l
 
0-3A
Apr 12
2
PSG8521817 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 15
Dec 13
Feb 22
3
Strasbourg8512716 
Mar 22
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-1A
Jan 18
4
Lens8512516 
Dec 6
May 9
Oct 29
Mar 8
5
Lyon8503315 
Feb 8
Nov 30
Jan 25
l
 
3-0A
6
Lille8422614 
l
 
0-2A
Mar 1
Feb 8
Oct 26
7
Monaco8422414 
Oct 29
Feb 15
May 3
l
 
5-2F
8
Toulouse8413313 
May 16
d
 
2-2F
Mar 15
l
 
4-0A
9
Nice8323-211 
Jan 25
l
 
1-0A
Nov 9
May 16
10
Rennes8251-111 
d
 
2-2A
Apr 26
Nov 28
Mar 22
11
Paris FC8314-210 
Jan 18
Oct 24
Apr 19
l
 
3-2F
12
Brest823309 
Apr 19
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 1
Nov 23
13
Lorient8224-78 
Nov 23
Feb 1
May 9
Jan 4
14
Auxerre8215-57 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 12
Feb 15
Dec 7
15
Nantes8134-46 
-
-
Apr 5
Nov 2
16
Le Havre8134-66 
Feb 22
Nov 8
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 26
17
Angers8134-86 
Mar 8
Dec 12
d
 
1-1F
Feb 1
18
Metz8026-152 
Nov 2
Apr 5
-
-
Win / draw / win form
Nantes 15TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Nantes0 - 2Lille
Nantes2 - 2Rennes
Nantes1 - 0Auxerre
Nantes0 - 1PSG
Nantes3 - 0Montpellier
Nantes0 - 1Angers
Nantes0 - 0Toulouse
Nantes1 - 1PSG
Nantes1 - 0Lille
Nantes0 - 1Strasbourg
Nantes3 - 1Lens
Nantes0 - 2Brest
Nantes1 - 1Lyon
Nantes2 - 2Monaco
Nantes1 - 0Rennes
Nantes0 - 2Le Havre
Nantes1 - 2Marseille
Nantes1 - 1Nice
Nantes2 - 2St Etienne
Nantes1 - 2Reims
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HNantes0 - 2Lille
ANantes0 - 0Brest
ANantes2 - 2Toulouse
HNantes2 - 2Rennes
ANantes0 - 1Nice
HNantes1 - 0Auxerre
ANantes0 - 1Strasbourg
HNantes0 - 1PSG
HNantes3 - 0Montpellier
ANantes1 - 1Auxerre
HNantes0 - 1Angers
HNantes0 - 0Toulouse
HNantes1 - 1PSG
ANantes1 - 2Rennes
ANantes2 - 1Nice
ANantes2 - 3Le Havre
HNantes1 - 0Lille
HNantes0 - 1Strasbourg
ANantes0 - 2Marseille
HNantes3 - 1Lens
Metz 18TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Grenoble2 - 0Metz
Troyes2 - 1Metz
Paris FC1 - 2Metz
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
HMetz2 - 1Troyes
AMetz3 - 2Dunkerque
HMetz5 - 1Annecy
AMetz2 - 1Amiens
HMetz0 - 1Ajaccio
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Nantes since 2015
Nantes
Metz
Goals: Scored
4
6
Games: Scored
3 / 7
3 / 7
Clean sheets
4 / 7
4 / 7
NAN
2
D
3
MET
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Nantes
0 - 2Metz
Nantes2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Nantes1 - 0
0 - 3Metz
Draw0 - 0Draw
League games at Metz since 2014
Metz
Nantes
Goals: Scored
9
4
Games: Scored
6 / 7
4 / 7
Clean sheets
3 / 7
1 / 7
D
4
MET
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Metz
Metz3 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Metz2 - 0
Metz1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics
Nantes 15th Metz 18th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
14%
1
28%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
13%
There is a 86% probability that Nantes will score 1 or more goals
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Metz will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-20
Nantes have scored 20% fewer goals at home than predicted
+16
Metz have scored 16% more goals when away than predicted
1.0
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 1 - 2025/2026 season
Nantes
PG (predicted goals)
Metz
1.9
1.2
Attack rating
NAN
MET
11%
better
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Games scored3
3
Failed to score5
5
Scored first2
3
Goals scored5
5
Avg. goals scored0.6
0.6
Avg. shots per game6
5
Avg. shots per goal10
7
Conversion rate for10
14
Avg. XG for0.8
1
KickOff rating
+11%
Defence rating
29%
better
NAN
MET
view stats
Games conceded6
7
Clean sheets2
1
Conceded first5
4
Goals conceded9
20
Avg. goals conceded1.1
2.5
Avg. shots/game conceded12
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded10
5
Conversion rate against10%
21%
Avg. XG against1.6
2
KickOff rating
+29%

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

Nantes Ligue 1 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8114
A LopesL. LerouxM AblineC Awaziem
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Lopes GLK8
1
-
C Awaziem DEF8
4
-
K Amian DEF8
2
-
D. Assoumani MID8
-
L. Leroux MID81
1
-
M Abline FWD81
-
M Mohamed FWD71
1
-
Y Benhattab FWD71
-
N Cozza DEF6
-
H Hyun-seok MID6
-
K Hyeok-Kyu MID6
-
J Lepenant MID61
-
B. Guirassy FWD61
-
Y Arabi FWD61
-
J Mwanga MID51
-
A. Camara FWD5
-
F Coquelin MID4
1
-
M. Lahdo FWD41
1
-
U Radakovic DEF2
-
B. Deuff MID2
-
Metz Ligue 1 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8123
J. FischerJ GbaminG HeinS. Sané
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J. Fischer GLK8
-
K Kouao DEF8
2
-
J Gbamin MID81
-
A. Touré MID8
-
G Tsitaishvili FWD81
-
B Traore MID71
2
-
J Deminguet MID7
2
-
G Hein FWD712
-
T Yegbe DEF6
-
I. Sane FWD6
-
C Sabaly FWD61
-
S. Sané DEF51
1
2
B Stambouli MID5
-
H Diallo FWD51
-
G Abuashvili FWD5
1
-
B. Djomeni Madjo FWD4
-
M. Bokele Mputu FWD4
-
F Ballo-Touré  DEF3
-
U. Mboula DEF3
-
M Colin DEF3
-
I. Guerti MID1
-
J Asoro FWD1
-