Montpellier vs Metz Preview & Prediction | 2023-24 French Ligue 1
THE FACTS
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When is Montpellier vs Metz on and what time does it start? Montpellier vs Metz will take place on Sunday 18th February, 2024 – 14:00 (UK)
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THE LOWDOWN
MONTPELLIER
Armenian coach Michel Der Zakarian is in charge of a Montpellier Herault side that begin the 22nd match day of the 2023/24 Ligue 1 campaign sitting just above the relegation playoff place on goal difference. They come into this on the back of yet another defeat and the pressure is mounting on the aforementioned Der Zakarian.
The home team come into this one on the back of a 2-1 defeat at home to Olympique Lyonnais in their most recent outing, last weekend, with Lyon scoring two late goals to turn that game around via Alexandre Lacazette and Maxence Caqueret. Montpellier are now winless in their last five matches in France’s top-flight.
METZ
Metz boss Laszlo Boloni is under major pressure. Following promotion last season, avoiding relegation would have been viewed as a successful season and we are into the second-half of the campaign firmly involved in the relegation battle with a real chance of survival but their recent form has been absolutely awful.
The visitors did earn a much-needed point away at Olympique de Marseille in their most recent outing, last weekend, sharing a 1-1 draw with L’OM at Stade Velodrome, albeit Marseille were down to ten men for 60 minutes of that match. Prior to that draw, Metz had suffered eight successive defeats across all competitions.
THE TEAM NEWS
MONTPELLIER
Axel Guegin recently suffered an ACL injury and he will be unavailable for this weekend, whilst both Christophe Jullien and Khalid Fayad are also missing.
PREDICTED XI (3-5-2): Lecomte; Omeragic, Kouyate, Sagnan; Chotard; Hefti, Sylla, Ferri, Savanier; Nordin, Adams
UNAVAILABLE: Guegin (Injured), Fayad (Injured), Jullien (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
METZ
The visitors have two key injury absentees as both Kevin N’Doram and Albie Jallow will be missing this weekend as a result of injuries.
PREDICTED XI (4-1-4-1): Oukidja; Colin, Traore, Cande, Udol; N’Guessan; Van Den Kerkhof, Jacques, Camara, Ze; Mikautadze
UNAVAILABLE: N’Doram (Injured), Jallow (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
THE PREDICTION
These are two sides that are really struggling down at the bottom end of the table and both sides have collapsed in form in recent weeks with both managers, Michel Der Zakarian and Laszlo Boloni, coming under increasing pressure. The two teams have combined for 39 goals in their 21 matches so far this season and a miserable encounter between two really underperforming outfits appears very likely for this one as neither side have either the quality to win or the inclination to allow space for the other side to stretch away from them in the table.
TIP: UNDER 2.5 GOALS
