Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Metz
Match Time & Date:
09/01/2022
15:00
Prediction: 0-1
Strasbourg
Metz and Strasbourg face each other at Stade Municipal Saint-Symphorien on day 20 of the 2021/2022 Ligue 1 campaign. Metz are determined to escape the relegation zone, and we are positive that they will leave their hearts on the field in the first game of the year. However, home win should not be considered as all Alakouch, Boulaya, Oukidja, Maiga, Kouyate, Sarr, and Bronn have joined their respective national teams for the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations.
The likes of Joseph, Nguette, and Yade have been tested positive for coronavirus. Le Racing, on the other hand, aim to bounce back from a 2-0 loss to Marseille, and we predict that they will take advantage of the absentees in the home team. Speaking of the visitors, Aholou is quarantined, while both Kandil and Le Marchand are sidelined through injuries.
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 (Strasbourg):
Founded back in 1906, Strasbourg is a professional football team that compete in French Ligue 1. Le Racing did remarkably well to win the 1979 Ligue 1 trophy and that is considered the biggest success in the history of the club. Strasbourg won Coupe de France on three occasions (1951, 1966, 2001) and they have three Coupe de la Ligue trophies as well (1964, 1997, 2005). Strasbourg’s main rivals are Metz and the two teams face each other in the Derby de l’Est (The Eastern derby).
Le Racing recorded their biggest victory over Valenciennes (10-0) in the 1937-1938 season, whilst they suffered their biggest loss to Limoges (0-8) in the 1959/1960 season. Paraguayan goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert, who is well known for his free-kick abilities, played for the club from 2000 to 2003, but he failed to score in a league match during his spell with the Stade de la Meinau outfit. Speaking of Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg’s home ground was opened back in 1914 and the capacity of the venue is 29,320.
