Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
St Etienne
Match Time & Date:
25/09/2019
01:00 PM
Prediction: 2-0
Metz
Saint-Etienne play host to Metz at their Stade Geoffroy-Guichard on day 7 of the new Ligue 1 campaign. Les Verts experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 4-1 loss at Angers in their last league match and there is every chance Wahbi Khazri will return to the starting XI against les Grenats. Over the years Saint-Etienne have turned their stadium into a real fortress and we predict that they are going to return to winning ways in the French elite division on Wednesday evening.
The newcomers, on the other hand, are on a four-game losing run in the French elite division and we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Saint-Etienne’s party at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. Metz aim to put an end to their four-game losing run in the French top flight, but beating les Verts on the road is easier said than done.
St Etienne vs Metz H2H
St Etienne
42%
Curent Form
Position
vs
Position
25%
Curent Form
Metz
Last 6 Matches
League Statistics
Average Goals Per Match
Last 6 Matches
League Statistics
Average Goals Per Match
St Etienne vs Metz H2H Last Matches
17/01/18
Metz
St Etienne
14/10/17
St Etienne
Metz
Total Score
St Etienne
Metz
St Etienne vs Metz H2H
STE
42%
Curent Form
Position
vs
Position
25%
Curent Form
MET
Last 6 Matches
League Statistics
Avg Goals/Match
Last 6 Matches
League Statistics
Avg Goals/Match
St Etienne vs Metz H2H Last Matches
17/01/18
MET
STE
14/10/17
STE
MET
Total Score
STE
MET
Highlighted Player (Wahbi Khazri):
After spending his youth career at JS Ajaccio and Bastia, Wahbi Khazri continued playing for les Bleus at senior level. The attacking midfielder, who is capable of playing as a winger as well, netted 31 goals in 171 league games for Bastia and in 2014 he moved to fellow Ligue 1 team Bordeaux. Khazri was producing fine performances with les Girondins from 2014 to 2016 and, as a result, Sunderland chiefs decided to sign him on 30 January, 2016.
The Tunisian international, who was born on 8 February, 1991 in Ajaccio, Corsica, France made one appearances for the France U21 team, but he decided to represent Tunisia senior team on the international stage. Khazri played for Tunisia at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, but the Eagles of Carthage failed to make it to the knockout stages of the tournament.
It has to be noted that the Tunisian international scored two goals in 14 appearances for Sunderland in the 2015/2016 Premier League campaign and he certainly helped the Black Cats secure yet another top flight survival.
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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