Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Stade Saint-Symphorien will host Friday’s football game between Metz and Lens, who face each other in the Ligue 1 round 29 opener. Les Grenats suffered yet another dip in form, with the team losing each of their last three league matches and, as a result, their elite division status is in great danger. A man to watch in the home team will be Georges Mikautadze, who scored a brace in a 4-3 loss to Brest, while all Christophe Herelle, Joel Asoro, and Benjamin Tetteh remain in the recovery room.
Les Rouges et Blancs, on the other hand, aim to keep their Champions League hopes alive and we predict that they will take advantage of Metz’s poor form in the French top flight. In the first half of the season Metz defeated Lens 1-0 at Stade Bolaert-Delelis, meaning that the visitors are hungry for revenge.
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.