Metz vs Lille Prediction & Betting Tips (28 April)

Promoted to the elite at the very end of the season last year, FC Metz seemed a little short of succeeding in retaining its place in this Ligue 1. It must be said that the Moselle club was completely lost by the competition there. still has a few weeks left and its relegation seemed almost complete. But ultimately, Laszlo Bölöni's men managed to turn things around and they are saving their skin in this championship. If they were quite clearly dominated by good teams like Monaco 2-5 and Brest 4-3, the Grenats on the other hand won 2 very important duels against Lens 2-1 and Le Havre last week 0-1.

These two victories allowed them to leave the red zone and have a one point lead over the barrage. Opposite, Lille was eliminated from the Conference League last week, on penalties, by Aston Villa despite a big performance against the English defeat 2-1 in the first leg, victory 2-1 in the return and will therefore be able to concentrate his last efforts on the championship where he has good things to seek. Indeed, Losc is at the heart of the battle for the podium and the qualifying places for the Champions League. Solid in recent weeks, the Dogues had won 3 victories in a row against Lens 2-1, Marseille 3-1 and Strasbourg 1-0 before losing Wednesday evening in a late match against AS Monaco 1- 0.

A little tight to play last Sunday, senior defender Hérelle should this time be 100% for this poster. On the other hand, the Swedish winger Asoro (2 goals) and the disappointing striker Tetteh (1 goal) are still not operational while the young Nduquidi no longer seems to fit into his coach's plans. Otherwise, the Garnets will be able to count on the services of striker Mikautadze who is in great form. The Georgian scored his 10th goal of the season last week, his 5th in 3 matches. Among the Northerners, the usual injured Umtiti, Ilic, Miramon and Fernandes will not be traveling to Saint-Symphorien.

Out injured against ASM, captain Benjamin André is also not guaranteed to be available. Otherwise, coach Paulo Fonseca should be able to align most of his executives. We obviously think of Canadian striker Jonathan David who is having another very good season with 17 goals scored in Ligue 1 alone, which makes him the 2nd top scorer in the championship behind Mbappé. The formidable Kosovar Zhegrova (8 goals, 6 assists between L1 and C4 this season) is also available.