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Olympique Lyonnais Metz betting prediction


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Looking at the markets offered it is possible to note that Olympique Lyon is the favorite to win this match. The home team has all the conditions to achieve a positive result, since they play at home and have a superior squad. It should be noted that Metz has shown many difficulties in the offensive sector. That said, and taking these factors into account, risking in favor of Olympique Lyon's comfortable win is a good option.
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Preview
Olympique Lyonnais and Metz meet at Groupama Stadium, in a match for the 20th round of the Ligue 1. Olympique Lyonnais got an away win by (1‑3), in the last league head‑to‑head, played in 06‑12‑2020. At this stadium, the head‑to‑head history favours the home team, since they have a record of 3 wins in the last 3 matches. Sure enough, the last time these teams met at this stadium, on 26‑10‑2019, in a match for the Ligue 1, Olympique Lyonnais won by (2‑0). The goals of the match were scored by M. Dembélé (33' ) and M. Depay (28' ) for Olympique Lyonnais.

Analysis Lyon

The home team is currently in the 1st position of the league, with 40 points won, after 11 wins, 7 draws and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Lens, by (3‑2). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Rennes, by (2‑2).

In this competition, they haven’t lost any of the last 9 home matches. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in all of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their home matches, since 7 of the last 9 for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. They have conceded the first goal in 8 of their 19 matches for this competition, and have only turned the score around in 2. there is 1 period that stands out in the last 11 home matches for all competitions: they have scored 9 of their 22 goals between minutes (31'‑45').

Olympique Lyon enters this match with a draw, 2-2, in the trip to the Rennes ground, making it the sixteenth consecutive encounter without losing in this Ligue 1: the goals of the team were signed by Memphis Depay and Jason Denayer. Now, in this match against Metz, mister Rudi Garcia should return to align his pupils in 4-3-3, privileging the maintenance of possession of the ball and the paused attacks, however, in some moments of the encounter the team should act only in the counterattack . Memphis Depay is the highlight of this Olympique Lyon with 11 goals scored. All players are available for this match.

Confirmed Lineup: Anthony Lopes, Léo Dubois, Mattia De Sciglio, Jason Denayer, Marcelo, Lucas Paquetá, Maxence Caqueret, Thiago Mendes, Karl Toko Ekambi, Memphis Depay.
Coach: P. Bosz.

Analysis Metz

The away team is currently in the 12th position of the league, with 25 points won, after 6 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Bordeaux, by (0‑0). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Nice, by (1‑1). In the last 9 away league matches Metz has a record of 2 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses, so they have won 10 points out of 27 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (5 out of 9 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 8 of the last 9 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 19 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 11 times and have only turned the score around in 1. In the last 10 away matches for all competitions there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (31'‑45'); they have conceded 4 of their 8 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Metz enters this match after a draw, 1-1, against Nice, making it the third consecutive match without winning in this French championship: the only goal of the team was signed by John Boye. In this trip to Olympique Lyon, coach Frédéric Antonetti should play in 5-4-1 favoring defensive organization and successive counterattacks, exploring the space in the opponent's back in the best way. Striker Aaron Leya Iseka is one of the team's highlights with 2 goals scored. For this match the coach can't count on Manuel Cabit, Matthieu Udol, Vincent Pajot, Ibrahima Niane, Opa Nguette and Farid Boulaya, all with physical problems.

Confirmed Lineup: Alexandre Oukidja, Thomas Delaine, John Boye, Dylan Bronn, Fabien Centonze, Boubakar Kouyate, Farid Boulaya, Victorien Angban, Digbo Maiga, Vagner Dias, Mamadou Gueye.
Coach: F. Antonetti.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Lyon vs Metz match, on 17 January 2021, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Asian Handicap, Lyon -1.5 ⇒ bet available on betfair.

The Lyon vs Metz on 17 January 2021 will be played at Lyon, Groupama OL Academy Décines-Charpieu.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Online Betting Academy, for the Lyon Metz match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Lyon at with 99% of the tips.

 

Ligue 1 - 2020/2021

  • 100% 380 / 380 Games

  • Home team wins 37.37%
  • Draws 25%
  • Away team wins 37.63%
  • Over 1.5 78.16%
  • Over 2.5 54.21%
  • Over 3.5 30.53%
  • Goals 1049
  • Goals /match 2.76
  • Goals /match home 1.4
  • Goals /match away 1.36
  • Both teams score 54.21%
  • Goals after 80' 16.4%
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