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

Sun 17th May, 20:00 BST, Allianz Riviera, Nice

Claude Puel's Nice side will have home backing in the Ligue 1 on Sunday night, as Stéphane Le Mignan's Metz visit the Allianz Riviera. Below there are predictions for all the biggest betting markets, supporting statistics including head to heads (H2Hs), and odds from leading bookmakers. All is accessible via the tabs below.


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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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Nice
43%
--
Draw
23%
--
Metz
34%
--
Draw 1-1
10%
--
Nice 2-1
9%
--
Metz 2-1
8%
--
Draw 2-2
7%
--
Nice 1-0
7%
--
Metz 1-0
6%
--
Nice 2-0
6%
--
Nice 3-1
5%
--
Metz 2-0
4%
--
Metz 3-1
4%
--
Nice 3-2
4%
--
Draw 0-0
4%
--
Metz 3-2
3%
--
Nice 3-0
3%
--
Metz 3-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
64%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
36%
--
Home 1st Goal
50%
--
Away 1st Goal
48%
--
No 1st Goal
2%
--
BTTS - Yes
65%
--
BTTS - No
35%
--
BTTS - Home Win
25%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
21%
--
Home/draw
66%
--
Away/draw
57%
--
Home/away
77%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
84%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
16%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
41%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
59%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
23%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
77%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
--
Home DNB
59%
--
Away DNB
51%
--
Nice win to nil
18%
--
Metz win to nil
14%
--
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Win / draw / win Ligue 1 table

Nice have played 32 matches so far this season and lay in 15th place in the Ligue 1 league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 4 games against teams below in the table, having won 3, drawn 0 and lost 1 match. They have kept 1 clean sheet and have scored in every game. Nice have outscored their opponents by 36 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 32 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

32 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 22 games, drawn 7 and won 3. Metz have conceded 72 goals, scored 32, failed to score in 13 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
PSG3122454370 
l
 
0-4A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
2-3A
l
 
3-0A
2
Lens3120472864 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-0A
3
Lyon3218681860 
w
 
3-2F
l
 
2-0A
l
 
2-5A
l
 
3-0A
4
Lille3217781658 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
6-1A
5
Rennes3216881056 
l
 
0-4A
w
 
1-2F
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
6
Monaco3216610854 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
2-2F
l
 
1-2F
l
 
5-2F
7
Marseille32165111553 
l
 
1-5A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-3A
l
 
3-1A
8
Strasbourg3113711946 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-1A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
9
Lorient32101210-542 
d
 
3-3F
l
 
3-1F
May 10
d
 
1-1F
10
Toulouse3211813041 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
5-1A
l
 
3-4A
l
 
4-0A
11
Paris FC32101111-341 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-3A
l
 
3-2F
12
Brest3110813-1038 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
4-1A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-2A
13
Angers329716-1934 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-2F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
14
Le Havre3261412-1332 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-1A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
4-4A
15
Nice3271015-2231 
-
-
w
 
2-1A
May 17
16
Auxerre3261016-1328 
w
 
3-1F
May 10
l
 
1-3A
l
 
3-1A
17
Nantes325819-2223 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-4F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
18
Metz323722-4016 
May 17
l
 
2-1F
-
-
Win / draw / win form
10
Nice have not won in 10 consecutive home league games
10
Metz have not won in 10 consecutive away league games
Nice 15TH
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
40
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
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
HNice1 - 5Marseille
Metz 18TH
20 league games
Away
10
Overall
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
20
Conceded
45
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Draw
5
Lost
15
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
AMetz2 - 3Brest
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

Metz's fans will be hoping for goals on Sunday night, not least because Nice have conceded in each of their last 17 Ligue 1 outings. A PG of 1.5 for S. Le Mignan's side suggests that run should continue.

Nice 15th Metz 18th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
18%
1
31%
2
27%
3
15%
4+
10%
There is a 82% probability that Nice will score 1 or more goals
0
21%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
7%
There is a 79% probability that Metz will score 1 or more goals
 
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
1.7
1.5
Attack rating
15%
better
NIC
MET
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Games scored22
19
Failed to score10
13
Scored first12
7
Goals scored36
32
Avg. goals scored1.1
1
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for14
14
Avg. XG for1.2
1
KickOff rating
+15%
Defence rating
7%
better
NIC
MET
view stats
Games conceded27
26
Clean sheets5
6
Conceded first18
21
Goals conceded58
72
Avg. goals conceded1.8
2.3
Avg. shots/game conceded11
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
5
Conversion rate against17%
19%
Avg. XG against1.8
1.8
KickOff rating
+7%

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

Nice Ligue 1 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
26767
J Clauss S DiopJ Clauss A. Juma Bah
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Diop FWD3173
5
-
M Sanson MID292
4
-
J Clauss  DEF2816
-
M Bard DEF2821
4
-
K Oppong DEF271
3
-
A. Juma Bah DEF25
7
-
C Vanhoutte MID252
7
-
T Louchet MID2532
1
1
Y Diouf GLK24
1
-
A Mendy DEF231
5
-
H Boudaoui MID2312
4
-
M Cho FWD2243
1
-
K Carlos FWD21
3
-
A Abdi DEF203
3
1
I Jansson FWD201
3
-
S Samed MID18
3
-
T Gouveia FWD15
3
-
J Boga FWD1422
-
Dante DEF111
1
-
T Moffi FWD102
-
M Dupé GLK8
-
T Ndombélé MID81
-
B. Nguene FWD6
1
-
G. Bernardeau MID4
-
Y Ndayishimiye DEF2
1
M Bombito DEF2
1
-
D. Coulibaly MID2
-
Metz Ligue 1 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
29879
J GbaminG HeinG HeinK Kouao
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Tsitaishvili FWD3232
2
-
J Deminguet MID302
4
-
J Gbamin DEF2911
2
1
A. Touré MID291
4
-
G Hein FWD2787
2
1
J. Fischer GLK26
-
K Kouao DEF2621
9
-
H Diallo FWD2441
-
T Yegbe DEF221
3
-
S. Sané DEF2121
4
2
M Colin DEF21
1
-
G Abuashvili FWD212
1
-
B Traoré MID191
3
-
B Stambouli MID17
-
I. Sane FWD1611
2
-
C Sabaly FWD142
2
-
F Ballo-Touré  DEF13
2
-
U. Mboula DEF13
2
-
M. Bokele Mputu FWD10
-
J Asoro FWD8
-
P Sy GLK7
-
B. Djomeni Madjo FWD5
-
M Mbaye FWD5
1
-
I. Guerti MID3
-
C. Mélières DEF2
1
-