Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Metz
Match Time & Date:
23/02/2024
03:00 PM
Prediction: 0-2
Lyon
Stade Saint-Symphorien will host Friday’s Ligue 1 game between Metz and Olympique Lyon. Les Grenats are low on confidence following a 3-0 loss to Montpellier and given their poor form in the French top flight, home win should not be considered. Both Kevin N’Doram and Ablie Jallow are sidelined with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the home team.
Les Gones, on the other hand, have been showing signs of improvement of late, with the team extending their winning run to three games against Nice. As Lyon are eager to keep their Conference League hopes alive, we are tempted to put our money on the in-form visitors. The good news for the visiting side is that defender Jake O’Brien is back from suspension. Piere Sage has no fresh injury worries ahead of the trip to Lorraine and the 44-year-old tactician is unlikely to make changes to the team that defeated les Aiglons.
Highlighted Player (Alexandre Lacazette):
Alexandre Lacazette is a hometown boy of Lyon, a powerful striker who went through the youth ranks of the French side to become one of the most important players for Les Gones. The 25-year-old forward was also a member of all France national team selections becoming a European champion at the age of 19 by scoring the winner in the final against Spain.
This goal gave him a reputation of a big game player, one he went on to uphold on various occasions at his club. Lacazette is a hard working forward an accomplished finisher of the ball able to score from different positions. The most prolific striker in his side and among the top ones in the Ligue 1, Alexandre Lacazette scored more than 20 league goals last two seasons on a trot.
Constantly linked with a move away from Lyon, Alexandre Lacazette refuses to speak about anything other than his football and is leaving all the talk to the football pitch.
Highlighted Team (Metz):
Thanks to amalgamation of two amateur clubs Metz were founded in 1932 and soon they became a professional team. Les Grenats are one of the oldest professional teams in France, but they have yet to win the Ligue 1 trophy. Metz finished the 1997/1998 season in second place in the standings and it has to be noted that they were level on points with champions Lens (worse goal difference).
However, les Grenats won Coupe de France on two occasions (1983/1984, 1987/1988), with the team beating Monaco and Sochaux respectively in the title games. Emmanuel Adebayor is considered one of the most famous players who whore Metz jersey and you should know that the Togolese attacker scored 15 goals in 44 appearances in the league for the club.
Metz play their home games at Stade Saint-Symphorien, the venue which was opened back in September, 1923. Les Grenats wear red shirts and white shorts when playing at home, whilst the colour of their away kits is white.
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