Grenoble vs Metz Prediction & Betting Tips (18 October)

Often present at the top of the table during the first part of the exercise in recent seasons, Grenoble does not change its good habits. The Isère club is in fact in 6th place in the ranking after the first 7 days with only 3 units behind on the 3rd step of the podium. Oswald Tanchot's players are still struggling a little on the road with defeats against Ajaccio 2-0 and Rodez 2-1 before the international break . That said, the Grenoblois are practically untouchable at home where they have won 3 of their first 4 matches. They also remain on 2 successes at the Stade des Alpes obtained against Caen 3-1 and against Clermont 3-0.

FC Metz, for its part, is once again there in this Ligue 2 championship where it is a regular at the top of the list. Considered as one of the candidates for an immediate rise to the elite, the Moselle club is currently at the foot of the podium with 3 points behind the leader, Paris FC. Intractable against Martigues 6-0, the Grenats were surprised on the field of a Trojan team which was in agony 2-1. But they recovered by dominating Amiens quite logically during the last day 3-2.

In Grenoble, midfielder Touray, central defender Nestor, replacement striker Jabbary as well as young replacement defender Zahui are all forced to withdraw from this poster. Otherwise, the Isère coach will be able to rely on a complete group in terms of his captains, particularly on the offensive level with summer recruit Kerouédan (1 goal, 1 assist) and the Senegalese striker Pape Meïssa Ba who is the 2nd top scorer in this championship with 7 goals to his credit. Lenny Joseph (2 goals, 2 assists) will also be present. A priori, the former holder Van den Kerkhof and the least important Soumad Abbad should remain excluded, those who do not fit into the plans of Stéphane Le Mignan at the start of the season .

The Lorraine coach will on the other hand recover the excellent captain Udol (3 goals, 1 assist decisive) which was suspended during the last day. Offensively, we should undoubtedly find the excellent scorer Sabaly who leads the dances in the ranking of championship scorers with 8 goals to his active. Also note that summer recruit Hein scored a doubled against Amiens on the last day.