Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Metz
Match Time & Date:
09/05/2021
09:00 AM
Prediction: 1-2
Nimes
Nimes will be aiming to keep their survival hopes alive when they take on Metz at Stade Municipal Saint-Symphorien. Les Crocodiles are six points behind the safe zone, meaning that this has to go down as a must-win game for the visiting team. Keep in mind, though, that Nimes failed to win the previous five league fixtures. Andres Cubas, Anthony Briancon, Pablo Martinez, and Clement Depres are all out of contention through injuries, but there are no suspended players in the away team.
Les Grenats, on the other hand, quickly bounced back from a 3-1 loss to PSG, with the team rolling over Dijon 5-1 in their last league match. Metz aim to finish the season in the top half of the table, but seeing that the visitors want this win more than the hosts, we are tempted to put our money on Pascal Plancque’s troops.
Highlighted Player (Opa Nguette):
After spending his youth career at Mantes and Valenciennes, Opa Nguette made his senior debut for Mantes in 2011. In 2012 he returned to his boyhood club Valenciennes and it has to be noted that the attacker scored 8 goals in 60 appearances for the club from 2012 to 2016.
Opa Nguette is currently playing for Metz in Ligue 1 and his contract with the club expires on June 30, 2019. The pacey footballer who is capable of playing as both left and right winger has three caps for France U20 team, but he made his senior debut with Senegal. Opa Nguette played 65 minutes in a 1-1 draw with Nigeria on his debut for the Senegal national team.
The Caen attacker, who was born in Mantes-la-Jolie on July 8, 1994, scored four goals for Metz in the 2016/2017 Ligue 1 campaign. He made three assists for his teammates as well during the season and you should bear in mind that he played 33 games in the league for les Grenats.
Highlighted Team (Nimes):
Founded on April 10, 1937 Nimes Olympique are a French club that will compete in the Ligue 1 in the 2018/2019 season. Les crocodiles were playing an important role in French football in the last 50s, with the team finishing second on four occasions (1958, 1959, 1960, 1972).
Nimes made it to the French Cup final in 1958, 1961 and 1996, but they eventually failed to lift the trophy. Nimes are well known for their red home colours, but they wear white shirts and white shorts when playing on the travels. Stade de Costieres has been the home of Nimes since 1989, when it was opened.
The venue can hold up to 18,482 spectators and the construction cost €160 million. Speaking of the club’s notable footballers, the likes of Wilson Oruma, Mehmed Bazdarevic, Aliou Cisse, Benjamin Moukandjo, Laurent Blanc, Frederic Piquionne and Eric Cantona were all part of les crocodiles in the past. Montpellier are considered their biggest rivals.
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