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

Allianz Riviera, Nice

Stéphane Le Mignan takes his Metz charges to the Allianz Riviera in the Ligue 1 on Sunday night, with Claude Puel's Nice their challengers. Below we've got predictions for all the biggest betting markets, supporting stats including head-to-heads, and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers. Access it all using the tabs below.

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The last French Ligue 1 meeting between Nice and Metz was on Sunday 17th May 2026
French Ligue 1
May 17th 2026
Nice 0
0 Metz
 
NIC
MET
Shots On
4
4
Shots Off
11
6
Corners
10
4
Possession
49%
51%
Fouls
11
15
Yellow/red cards
2/0
1/0
 
NiceMetz
 
D. da Costa Santos
A. Abdi
M. Sanson (T. Louchet 87')
C. Vanhoutte (H. Boudaoui 46')
S. Diop (I. Jansson 72')
S. Wahi
Y. Diouf
A. Mendy
K. Peprah Oppong
J. Clauss (K. Omoruyi Benjamin 78')
K. Boudache (M. Cho 46')
J. Fischer
M. Colin
T. Yegbe
(U. Mboula 85') A. Touré
(J. Pandore 75') G. Abuashvili
G. Hein
G. Kvilitaia
S. Sané
B. Sarr
(B. Traore 65') B. Stambouli
(J. Gbamin 65') B. Munongo

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Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

KickOff's prediction and odds from the bookies suggest that this Ligue 1 tie will be on for the neutrals, with at least 3 goals to scored in the game. As both sides are unconvincing in the WDW market given their latest form, we're going with the stats and past head-to-head (H2H) records below, both of which point firmly in the direction of a tip of over 2.5 goals.

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 Nice are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 51% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.35.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Nice
51%
27/10012/1
Draw
22%
19/41/25
Metz
27%
9/133/1
Draw 1-1
10%
10/118/1
Nice 2-1
9%
8/160/1
Nice 1-0
7%
8/116/5
Nice 2-0
7%
6/118/1
Metz 2-1
7%
28/1100/1
Draw 2-2
6%
20/190/1
Nice 3-1
6%
9/1200/1
Metz 1-0
5%
28/19/1
Nice 3-0
5%
15/270/1
Nice 3-2
4%
22/1250/1
Draw 0-0
4%
18/14/9
Metz 2-0
3%
50/155/1
Metz 3-1
3%
66/1200/1
Nice 4-1
3%
14/1250/1
Metz 3-2
3%
50/1250/1
Over 2.5 Goals
64%
1/240/1
Under 2.5 Goals
36%
13/81/500
Home 1st Goal
52%
3/1011/1
Away 1st Goal
46%
12/528/1
No 1st Goal
2%
18/11/25
BTTS - Yes
63%
10/1116/1
BTTS - No
37%
10/111/200
BTTS - Home Win
29%
7/450/1
BTTS - Draw
18%
6/118/1
BTTS - Away Win
16%
16/180/1
Home/draw
73%
1/161/25
Away/draw
49%
11/41/4
Home/away
78%
1/715/8
Over 1.5 Goals
84%
1/79/1
Under 1.5 Goals
16%
9/21/25
Over 3.5 Goals
42%
6/5125/1
Under 3.5 Goals
58%
4/61/1000
Over 4.5 Goals
23%
11/41/50
Under 4.5 Goals
77%
2/71/50
Over 5.5 Goals
12%
11/21/50
Under 5.5 Goals
88%
1/91/50
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/5013/8
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
18/14/9
Home DNB
67%
1/141/4
Away DNB
42%
8/113/5
Nice win to nil
22%
6/5-
Metz win to nil
11%
18/1-
Nice / Nice
45%
8/119/2
Nice / Metz
2%
50/140/1
Nice / Draw
5%
18/122/1
Draw / Nice
19%
3/121/20
Draw / Metz
5%
20/16/1
Draw / Draw
10%
8/13/1
Metz / Nice
5%
16/125/1
Metz / Metz
6%
18/118/1
Metz / Draw
4%
20/125/1
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Win / draw / win Ligue 1 table

Nice have played 33 matches so far this season and lay in 16th place in the Ligue 1 league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 3 games against teams below in the table, having won 2, drawn 0 and lost 1 match. They have kept 1 clean sheet and have scored in every game. Nice have outscored their opponents by 37 goals to 32 goals.

Home League Performance

Nice have played 16 games at home winning 4, drawing 7 and losing 5 games. They have scored 19 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 27 goals at home.

Metz are in 18th position in the Ligue 1 on 16 points having played 33 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

12 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 44 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 17 goals in total and failed to score in 6 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

33 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 23 games, drawn 7 and won 3. Metz have conceded 76 goals, scored 32, failed to score in 14 fixtures and have kept 6 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Nice
Metz
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSG3324454676 
l
 
0-4A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
2-3A
l
 
3-0A
2
Lens3321482767 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-0A
3
Lille3318781761 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
6-1A
4
Lyon3318691760 
w
 
3-2F
l
 
2-0A
l
 
2-5A
l
 
3-0A
5
Rennes3317881159 
l
 
0-4A
w
 
1-2F
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
6
Marseille33175111656 
l
 
1-5A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-3A
l
 
3-1A
7
Monaco3316611754 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
2-2F
l
 
1-2F
l
 
5-2F
8
Strasbourg33148111050 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-1A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
9
Lorient33111210-145 
d
 
3-3F
l
 
3-1F
l
 
0-4A
d
 
1-1F
10
Toulouse3312813144 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
5-1A
l
 
3-4A
l
 
4-0A
11
Paris FC33101112-441 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-3A
l
 
3-2F
12
Brest3310815-1238 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
4-1A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-2A
13
Angers339816-1935 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-2F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
14
Le Havre3361413-1432 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-1A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
4-4A
15
Auxerre3371016-1231 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
2-1F
l
 
1-3A
l
 
3-1A
16
Nice3371016-2331 
-
-
w
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
17
Nantes335820-2323 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-4F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
18
Metz333723-4416 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1F
-
-
Win / draw / win form
10
Nice have not won in 10 consecutive home league games
21
Metz have not won in 21 consecutive league games
Nice 16TH
20 league games
Home
10
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Nice1 - 1Lens
Nice1 - 1Le Havre
Nice0 - 4PSG
Nice0 - 4Rennes
Nice3 - 3Lorient
Nice0 - 0Monaco
Nice2 - 2Brest
Nice1 - 1Strasbourg
Nice0 - 1Angers
Nice1 - 5Marseille
Nice2 - 0Lille
Nice3 - 2Lyon
Nice1 - 1Paris FC
Nice1 - 0Nantes
Nice3 - 1Auxerre
Nice0 - 1Toulouse
Nice6 - 0Brest
Nice1 - 0Reims
Nice2 - 1Angers
Nice1 - 2Nantes
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
2
Draw
8
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ANice1 - 2Auxerre
HNice1 - 1Lens
ANice1 - 1Marseille
ANice0 - 0Lille
HNice1 - 1Le Havre
ANice1 - 3Strasbourg
HNice0 - 4PSG
ANice2 - 0Angers
HNice0 - 4Rennes
ANice0 - 1Paris FC
HNice3 - 3Lorient
ANice0 - 2Lyon
HNice0 - 0Monaco
HNice2 - 2Brest
ANice4 - 1Nantes
ANice1 - 5Toulouse
HNice1 - 1Strasbourg
ANice0 - 2Lens
HNice0 - 1Angers
ANice1 - 3Lorient
Metz 18TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
21
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
51
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
3
D
4
Lost
13
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Le Havre4 - 4Metz
Marseille3 - 1Metz
Rennes0 - 0Metz
Lens3 - 0Metz
PSG3 - 0Metz
Angers1 - 0Metz
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
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
46
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Draw
5
Lost
15
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HMetz0 - 4Lorient
HMetz1 - 2Monaco
AMetz4 - 4Le Havre
HMetz1 - 3Paris FC
AMetz1 - 3Marseille
HMetz0 - 0Nantes
AMetz0 - 0Rennes
HMetz3 - 4Toulouse
AMetz0 - 3Lens
HMetz0 - 1Brest
AMetz0 - 3PSG
HMetz1 - 3Auxerre
HMetz0 - 0Lille
AMetz0 - 1Angers
HMetz2 - 5Lyon
AMetz1 - 2Strasbourg
AMetz1 - 1Lorient
HMetz2 - 3PSG
AMetz1 - 3Auxerre
HMetz0 - 1Rennes
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Nice since 2014
Nice
Metz
Goals: Scored
10
5
Games: Scored
5 / 7
4 / 7
Clean sheets
3 / 7
2 / 7
NIC
4
D
1
MET
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Nice
Nice1 - 0
0 - 1Metz
1 - 2Metz
Nice4 - 1
Nice3 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Nice1 - 0
League games at Metz since 2015
Metz
Nice
Goals: Scored
7
10
Games: Scored
4 / 7
6 / 7
Clean sheets
1 / 7
3 / 7
NIC
3
D
2
MET
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Metz
Metz2 - 1
0 - 1Nice
0 - 2Nice
Draw1 - 1Draw
Metz2 - 1
2 - 4Nice
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics

Nice's fans will be hoping for goals on Sunday night, not least because Metz have conceded in each of their last 5 Ligue 1 outings. A PG of 1.9 for C. Puel's side suggests that run should continue.

Nice 16th Metz 18th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
14%
1
28%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
13%
There is a 86% probability that Nice will score 1 or more goals
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Metz will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-10
Nice’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+22
Metz have scored 22% more goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
2.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 1 - 2025/2026 season
Nice
PG (predicted goals)
Metz
1.9
1.3
Attack rating
18%
better
NIC
MET
view stats
Games scored23
19
Failed to score10
14
Scored first13
7
Goals scored37
32
Avg. goals scored1.1
1
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for14
13
Avg. XG for1.2
1
KickOff rating
+18%
Defence rating
8%
better
NIC
MET
view stats
Games conceded28
27
Clean sheets5
6
Conceded first18
22
Goals conceded60
76
Avg. goals conceded1.8
2.3
Avg. shots/game conceded11
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
5
Conversion rate against17%
20%
Avg. XG against1.7
1.8
KickOff rating
+8%

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Nice Ligue 1 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
28867
K OppongS DiopJ Clauss C Vanhoutte
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Y Diouf GLK26
1
-
A Mendy DEF251
5
-
Dante DEF121
1
-
K Oppong DEF291
4
-
J Clauss  MID3016
-
M Sanson MID312
4
-
C Vanhoutte MID262
7
-
A Abdi MID223
3
1
S Diop FWD3383
5
-
E Wahi FWD1451
5
-
K. Boudache FWD131
1
-
Subs
B. Żelazowski GLK
-
M Dupé GLK8
-
A. Juma Bah DEF26
7
-
H Boudaoui MID2512
4
-
T Louchet MID2732
1
1
T Ndombélé MID81
-
Y Ndayishimiye MID2
1
S Samed MID19
3
-
I Jansson FWD221
3
-
M Cho FWD2443
1
-
K Carlos FWD23
3
-
Metz Ligue 1 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
30879
J GbaminG HeinG HeinK Kouao
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J. Fischer GLK27
-
B Sarr DEF12
1
-
S. Sané DEF2321
5
2
T Yegbe DEF241
3
-
M Colin DEF22
1
-
B. Munongo MID11
1
-
A. Touré MID301
4
-
G Hein MID2987
2
1
B Stambouli MID19
-
G Abuashvili MID232
1
-
G Kvilitaia FWD102
1
-
Subs
R. Jean-Baptiste GLK
-
U. Mboula DEF14
2
-
K Kouao DEF2721
9
-
F Ballo-Touré  DEF13
2
-
J Gbamin MID3111
2
1
B Traoré MID201
4
-
I. Guerti MID3
-
H Diallo FWD2541
-
J. Pandore FWD41
-
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