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Both Teams to Score Prediction
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Yes
The Ligue 2 match at Stade Yves Allainmat on Saturday will see home side FC Lorient welcome Metz.
All of our predictions, stats and the user poll for FC Lorient v FC Metz are shown below - along with the latest match odds.
Full-Time Result Prediction
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FC Lorient to Win
📊 Form Guide
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FC Lorient
LWDWWL
FC Lorient will be hoping to return to winning ways here after a 2-0 Ligue 2 loss in their previous game against Stade Lavallois.
Owen Kouassi (67') and Malik Tchokounté (86') scored for Stade Lavallois.
Olivier Pantaloni's FC Lorient have hit the target 8 times over their past six outings. The tally of goals that have been scored against them in those games is 5.
Looking at their past form shows that FC Lorient:
- have not been beaten in the league by FC Metz in their previous 2 games.
- have not been beaten in their last 9 home league matches. They have been so resilient here.
FC Metz
WDWDLD
In their previous game, Metz drew 0-0 in the Ligue 2 tie with Pau FC.
The forward players for Metz have had real problems scoring goals over their previous 6 games, contributing the disappointing return of only 4. In those matches, Les Grenats have also seen the collective goal aggregate against them equal 4.
Leading up to this clash, FC Metz:
- are unbeaten in their previous 3 league matches away from home.
- haven’t won away from home in the past 2 league games.
🤜🤛 Head to head
Inspecting their prior head to head meetings dating back to 16/05/2021 shows that FC Lorient have won 3 of these games and Metz 2, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 1.
19 goals were produced between them in these games, with 9 of them for Les Merlus and 10 for Les Grenats. The average goals per game has been 3.17.
The last league encounter between these clubs was Ligue 2 match day 5 on 21/09/2024 which finished with the scoreline of FC Metz 1-1 FC Lorient.
The referee was Marc Bollengier.
ℹ️ Team News: FC Lorient
Mohamed Bamba (Injury to the ankle) and Bandiougou Fadiga (Adductor pain) won’t be playing for FC Lorient manager Olivier Pantaloni.
🧠 Prediction
Our feeling is that FC Metz have the capability to put one past this FC Lorient side, however that might not be enough to prevent defeat.
We think that it’s going to be a close game with a 2-1 winning score for FC Lorient by the conclusion of the game. There shouldn’t be much in it, either way.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira, 18:02 11/01/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?
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Correct Score Prediction
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2-1
⚽️ Team Focus:
FC Lorient
Formed: 1926
Stadium: Stade Yves Allainmat (18,110)
Captain: Laurent Abergel
Chairman: Loïc Féry
Manager: Olivier Pantaloni
Competitions: Ligue 2 position 1, Coupe De France (10th Round)
🔑 Star Player: Sambou Soumano
Customarily taking to the field in the Striker position, Sambou Soumano was born in Dakar, Senegal. Having made his senior debut playing for FC Lorient in the 2021 - 2022 season, the gifted Forward has managed 7 league goals in this Ligue 2 2024 - 2025 campaign so far in a total of 16 appearances.
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18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 34 | DWLLW |
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17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 33 | WDWWL |
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18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 33 | WLWDD |
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17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 30 | WDWDD |
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18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 30 | DWDWL |
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18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 29 | WWWWD |
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18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 29 | WWLDW |
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18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 25 | DDWLW |
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18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 24 | DLLWW |
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18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 24 | WLWDD |
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18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 23 | DWDLW |
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18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 23 | DLDWW |
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18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | -5 | 23 | LWLLL |
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18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 22 | LDWWD |
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18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -2 | 21 | DLWWL |
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18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 15 | DLLLL |
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18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -12 | 15 | DLLLL |
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18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -26 | 12 | LLLWL |
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| Goals scored | 2.8 |
| Goals conceded | 0.8 |
| Time first goal scored | 33 |
| Time first goal conceded | 30 |
| Yellow cards | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 |
| Subs used | 4.5 |
| Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| Biggest defeat | null |
| Goals scored | 1 |
| Goals conceded | 1 |
| Time first goal scored | 30 |
| Time first goal conceded | 37 |
| Yellow cards | 1.6 |
| Red cards | 0 |
| Subs used | 4 |
| Biggest victory | 3-1 |
| Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
| Eli Junior Kroupi | 7 |
| Sambou Soumano | 7 |
| Joel Mvuka | 3 |
| Mohamed Bamba | 2 |
| Panos Katseris | 2 |
| Cheick Tidiane Sabaly | 8 |
| Gauthier Hein | 5 |
| Papa Amadou Diallo | 3 |
| Matthieu Udol | 3 |
| Ibou Sané | 2 |
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