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

Sun 18th Jan, 14:00 BST, Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg

the Stade de la Meinau masses welcome Metz's fans on Sunday afternoon, as Liam Rosenior's Strasbourg go head to head with Stéphane Le Mignan's troops in the Ligue 1. All of the important statistics for the tie, including head to heads (H2Hs), predictions and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers across 17 markets are covered in this betting preview. It's all brought together specifically to help you make a smart bet.


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Best Tip: Strasbourg to win

We are predicting Strasbourg will come out on top after 90 mins on Sunday in the win / draw / win market. The latest form stats and historical head-to-head (H2H) data below all suggest that they are more than capable of getting the job done and, as favourites with the bookmakers, the odds back that up too. There could be wild scenes among the home fans when the game draws to a close at Stade de la Meinau.

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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 Strasbourg are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 69% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.57.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Strasbourg
69%
11/204/7
Draw
18%
3/1
3%
18/5
Metz
13%
19/44/1
Strasbourg 2-0
10%
15/213/2
Strasbourg 2-1
10%
15/213/2
Strasbourg 1-0
9%
8/1
6%
13/2
Draw 1-1
8%
7/17/1
Strasbourg 3-0
8%
11/19/1
Strasbourg 3-1
8%
11/19/1
Strasbourg 4-0
5%
20/116/1
Draw 2-2
5%
12/112/1
Strasbourg 4-1
4%
20/1
10%
16/1
Metz 2-1
4%
16/112/1
Draw 0-0
4%
14/1
13%
12/1
Metz 1-0
4%
18/112/1
Strasbourg 3-2
4%
20/116/1
Strasbourg 5-0
2%
40/125/1
Strasbourg 4-2
2%
33/125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
63%
8/13
3%
4/7
Under 2.5 Goals
37%
13/10
3%
5/4
Home 1st Goal
59%
1/24/9
Away 1st Goal
39%
13/8
5%
15/8
No 1st Goal
2%
14/1
13%
12/1
BTTS - Yes
55%
4/67/10
BTTS - No
45%
11/1021/20
BTTS - Home Win
33%
2/1
4%
2/1
BTTS - Draw
14%
4/1
10%
17/4
BTTS - Away Win
8%
17/213/2
Home/draw
87%
1/71/6
Away/draw
31%
11/811/8
Home/away
82%
2/9
2%
1/5
Over 1.5 Goals
84%
1/6
3%
2/11
Under 1.5 Goals
16%
4/1
11%
7/2
Over 3.5 Goals
41%
11/8
5%
7/5
Under 3.5 Goals
59%
4/7
3%
1/2
Over 4.5 Goals
23%
10/3
4%
16/5
Under 4.5 Goals
77%
2/9
2%
1/5
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
7/17/1
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
1/121/14
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/331/50
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
14/112/1
Home DNB
81%
1/52/9
Away DNB
26%
10/314/5
Strasbourg win to nil
36%
2/1-
Metz win to nil
6%
10/1-
Strasbourg / Strasbourg
36%
13/106/5
Strasbourg / Metz
3%
33/128/1
Strasbourg / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Strasbourg
18%
7/218/5
Draw / Metz
7%
11/110/1
Draw / Draw
11%
6/16/1
Metz / Strasbourg
4%
18/116/1
Metz / Metz
10%
8/1
10%
6/1
Metz / Draw
5%
16/112/1
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Win / draw / win Ligue 1 table

Strasbourg have played 17 matches so far this season and lay in 7th place in the Ligue 1 league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below in the table, having won 6, drawn 2 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 6 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Strasbourg have outscored their opponents by 26 goals to 18 goals.

Home League Performance

Strasbourg have played 8 games at home winning 5, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored 14 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and conceded 4 goals at home.

Metz are in 18th position in the Ligue 1 on 12 points having played 17 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

7 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 28 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 11 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

17 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 11 games, drawn 3 and won 3. Metz have conceded 38 goals, scored 18, failed to score in 6 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Strasbourg
Metz
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Lens1713131840 
Mar 1
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-0F
Mar 8
2
PSG1712322239 
Feb 1
d
 
3-3A
l
 
2-3A
Feb 22
3
Marseille1710251932 
l
 
1-2F
Feb 15
l
 
0-3A
Apr 12
4
Lille1710251132 
w
 
2-0F
Jan 25
Feb 8
l
 
6-1A
5
Lyon17935830 
Feb 22
l
 
2-1F
Jan 25
l
 
3-0A
6
Rennes17863530 
Apr 19
l
 
4-1A
l
 
0-1A
Mar 22
7
Strasbourg17737524 
-
-
l
 
0-1A
Jan 18
8
Toulouse17656223 
May 3
l
 
1-0A
Mar 15
l
 
4-0A
9
Monaco17728-323 
May 16
l
 
3-2A
May 3
l
 
5-2F
10
Angers17647-222 
w
 
5-0F
May 9
d
 
1-1F
Feb 1
11
Brest17647-422 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 12
Mar 1
l
 
3-2A
12
Lorient17476-919 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 26
May 9
d
 
1-1F
13
Le Havre17467-818 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 8
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 26
14
Nice17539-1018 
Apr 5
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-1A
May 16
15
Paris FC17449-916 
Mar 15
w
 
2-3F
Apr 19
l
 
3-2F
16
Nantes17359-1214 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 22
Apr 5
w
 
0-2F
17
Auxerre173311-1312 
w
 
3-0F
Mar 8
Feb 15
l
 
3-1A
18
Metz173311-2012 
Jan 18
w
 
0-1F
-
-
Win / draw / win form
5
Strasbourg have not won in 5 consecutive league games
Strasbourg 7TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
5
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
12
D
4
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Strasbourg0 - 0Lorient
Strasbourg1 - 2Brest
Strasbourg2 - 0Lille
Strasbourg3 - 0Auxerre
Strasbourg5 - 0Angers
Strasbourg1 - 2Marseille
Strasbourg1 - 0Le Havre
Strasbourg1 - 0Nantes
Strasbourg2 - 3Le Havre
Strasbourg2 - 1PSG
Strasbourg3 - 1St Etienne
Strasbourg2 - 2Nice
Strasbourg4 - 2Lyon
Strasbourg2 - 1Toulouse
Strasbourg0 - 0Brest
Strasbourg2 - 0Montpellier
Strasbourg2 - 1Lille
Strasbourg3 - 1Auxerre
Strasbourg0 - 0Reims
Strasbourg1 - 3Monaco
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AStrasbourg1 - 1Nice
HStrasbourg0 - 0Lorient
AStrasbourg0 - 1Toulouse
HStrasbourg1 - 2Brest
AStrasbourg0 - 1Lens
HStrasbourg2 - 0Lille
AStrasbourg1 - 4Rennes
HStrasbourg3 - 0Auxerre
AStrasbourg1 - 2Lyon
AStrasbourg3 - 3PSG
HStrasbourg5 - 0Angers
HStrasbourg1 - 2Marseille
AStrasbourg3 - 2Paris FC
HStrasbourg1 - 0Le Havre
AStrasbourg2 - 3Monaco
HStrasbourg1 - 0Nantes
AStrasbourg1 - 0Metz
HStrasbourg2 - 3Le Havre
AStrasbourg1 - 2Angers
HStrasbourg2 - 1PSG
Metz 18TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
40
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Clermont1 - 1Metz
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
43
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
HMetz3 - 3Rodez
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
Strasbourg have beaten Metz in 6 consecutive league meetings
7
Strasbourg have not lost to Metz in 7 consecutive league meetings
League games at Strasbourg since 2018
Strasbourg
Metz
Goals: Scored
10
6
Games: Scored
5 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
0 / 5
SBG
2
D
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Strasbourg
Strasbourg2 - 1
Strasbourg3 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
League games at Metz since 2017
Metz
Strasbourg
Goals: Scored
5
6
Games: Scored
3 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
3 / 6
SBG
4
MET
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Metz
0 - 1Strasbourg
0 - 1Strasbourg
0 - 2Strasbourg
1 - 2Strasbourg
Metz1 - 0
Metz3 - 0
Goal Statistics
Strasbourg 7th Metz 18th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.3
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
10%
1
23%
2
26%
3
21%
4+
21%
There is a 67% probability that Strasbourg will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
40%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 77% probability of Metz scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+8
Strasbourg’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+33
Metz have scored 33% more goals when away than predicted
1.9
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
2.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 1 - 2025/2026 season
Strasbourg
PG (predicted goals)
Metz
2.3
0.9
Attack rating
27%
better
SBG
MET
view stats
Games scored14
11
Failed to score3
6
Scored first11
6
Goals scored26
18
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.1
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for18
16
Avg. XG for1.3
1
KickOff rating
+27%
Defence rating
38%
better
SBG
MET
view stats
Games conceded10
14
Clean sheets7
3
Conceded first5
10
Goals conceded21
38
Avg. goals conceded1.2
2.2
Avg. shots/game conceded8
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
5
Conversion rate against15%
19%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.9
KickOff rating
+38%

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

Strasbourg Ligue 1 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
161044
J PanichelliJ PanichelliV BarcoI Doukouré
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S. El Mourabet MID17
2
-
J Panichelli FWD1710
2
-
M Penders GLK16
3
-
D Moreira MID1613
3
-
V Barco MID1514
2
1
R Andrade MID141
-
G Ouattara MID142
1
-
M Sarr DEF13
3
-
A Omobamidele DEF12
1
-
G Doué DEF1213
2
-
I Doukouré DEF121
3
1
M Godo FWD122
2
-
S. Amo-Ameyaw FWD1211
1
-
B Chilwell  DEF111
3
-
L Hogsberg DEF11
1
1
F Lemaréchal MID102
1
-
J Enciso MID10
1
-
M. Amougou MID9
1
-
S Nanasi MID721
-
E Emegha FWD742
3
-
R. Gonçalves Soares Luís MID6
-
R. Nzingoula MID4
1
K Johnsson GLK1
-
A Sylla DEF1
-
Metz Ligue 1 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16544
J. FischerG HeinG HeinJ Deminguet
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J. Fischer GLK17
-
A. Touré MID17
2
-
G Tsitaishvili FWD1721
-
J Gbamin DEF1611
-
J Deminguet MID161
4
-
K Kouao DEF15
4
-
G Hein FWD1554
2
1
B Traoré MID141
2
-
I. Sane FWD1411
2
-
C Sabaly FWD142
2
-
T Yegbe DEF131
-
M Colin DEF11
-
H Diallo FWD1131
-
B Stambouli MID10
-
G Abuashvili FWD101
1
-
M. Bokele Mputu FWD9
-
S. Sané DEF82
1
2
J Asoro FWD7
-
F Ballo-Touré  DEF6
1
-
B. Djomeni Madjo FWD5
-
U. Mboula DEF4
-
M Mbaye FWD4
1
-
I. Guerti MID3
-
C. Mélières DEF2
1
-
P Sy GLK1
-