Finished 0 0 Metz - Le Havre France Ligue 1 - Stade Saint Symphorien 
* Betting odds were correct at the time of publication but are subject to change.
Metz vs Le Havre top two betting tips
Metz head into Sunday's French Ligue 1 game against Le Havre on the back of 4 consecutive defeats. This clash sees the two newly promoted teams face each other. To find out more about this game and other French Ligue 1 predictions check our dedicated Ligue 1 betting tips page.
Le Havre or Draw
- Le Havre are unbeaten in the last 6 H2Hs – W3 D3.
- Metz lost 4 in a row heading into this match.
- Le Havre are yet to win on the road but they lost only 1 of their 4 away matches so far D3.
Under 2.5 Goals
- In 5 of the last 6 H2Hs, there were no more than 2 total goals scored.
- Le Havre saw 4 of their last 6 games stay under 2.5 goals.
- Metz also saw 3 of their last 5 matches produce no more than 2 goals.
Metz vs Le Havre: Bookmakers & odds
Let's take a look at the latest markets and odds ahead of Metz vs Le Havre.
24/10/22 France Ligue 2 LI2 Le Havre Metz 2 0 04/03/19 France Ligue 2 LI2 Le Havre Metz 2 2 29/09/18 France Ligue 2 LI2 Metz Le Havre 0 1 13/02/16 France Ligue 2 LI2 Metz Le Havre 0 1 22/09/15 France Ligue 2 LI2 Le Havre Metz 1 1 03/12/23 France Ligue 1 LI1 Lille Metz 2 0 L 26/11/23 France Ligue 1 LI1 Lorient Metz 2 3 W 17/11/23 Europe Friendlies Europe Elversberg Metz 1 0 L 12/11/23 France Ligue 1 LI1 Nantes Metz 1 3 W 05/11/23 France Ligue 1 LI1 Lyon Metz 1 1 D 03/12/23 France Ligue 1 LI1 PSG Le Havre 2 0 L 26/11/23 France Ligue 1 LI1 Nantes Le Havre 0 0 D 11/11/23 France Ligue 1 LI1 Monaco Le Havre 0 0 D 05/11/23 France Ligue 1 LI1 Toulouse Le Havre 1 2 W 29/10/23 France Ligue 1 LI1 Metz Le Havre 0 0 D Head to Head
Last Five - Metz
Last Five - Le Havre
Metz odds: 13/8 (2.63) – 38.1%
Draw odds: 23/10 (3.30) – 30.3%
Le Havre odds: 2/1 (3.00) – 33.3%
*all odds provided are the best price at the time of publication and come from various bookmakers and therefore the probabilities won't always add up to 100%.
The bookies don’t have expected winners of this game with the win probability for both teams pretty similar – 38.1% for Metz and 33.3% for Le Havre. For more of our football betting tips, you should check out the BTTS – No market with its 54.50% probability.
Metz vs Le Havre lineups and latest team news
Metz
After making a decent start to the season on their return to the top flight Metz seems to have lost their way lately. Last weekend they suffered their fourth consecutive defeat despite taking a very early lead on their visit to Monaco. Lost the match 1-2 but can get a lot of courage from the display as on another day Metz could have easily walked away with an away point against the leaders.
At home, Metz still wait for their first win this season – D2 L2. They are also without a win in the last 6 H2Hs – D3 L3.
Continue to be missing 3 players due to injury issues but none of them are important so can't hide behind excuses.
Predicted Lineup – Oukidja (GK), Kouao, Traore, Cande, Udol, N'Duquidi, Atta, Asoro, Camara, Diallo & Estupinan
Le Havre
Champions of Ligue 2 last season Le Havre are playing in their first top-flight campaign in 16 years and they are doing well so far. Making themselves hard to score against has brought enough points so far to keep the Dragons 2 points above Metz and the relegation zone.
The forward actions remain an area of grave concern though. Le Havre failed to score in 4 of the last 5 rounds and they can’t keep relying on clean sheets.
Important playmaker Ndiaye is back from a ban and should start. His return is timely as Confais and Targhalline remain sidelined. Striker Bayo also threatens to miss but Grandsir is the preferred starter up front anyway.
Predicted Lineup – Desmas (GK), El Hajjam, Sangante, Lloris, Operi, Toure, Nego, Ndiaye, Kuzyaev, Alioui & Grandsir
Starting Lineups
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*Lineups are usually announced 1hr before kick-off
Player to Watch: Fali Cande
Metz have been having major issues scoring goals so far. This makes the role of their defenders even more important as Metz can't afford to concede many goals. Fali Cande has been arguably the leader of the back line this season.
Cande already had two Player of the Match displays and he is capable of impacting a match by doing all the dirty work very well. One of the most dominating players in the air is also one of the best tacklers in the league.
