LiontipsMetz vs Dunkerque. Prediction and bets on the match of the French championship
Command Analysis
Current form
In the national championship, Metz has not lost for three matches in a row (two wins and a draw). This allowed them to climb to fifth place in the standings, which already allows them to play playoff matches for promotion to Ligue 1. First and second place guarantees direct entry. The gap to second place is five points, but there is a game in hand. The team plays well at home and has not lost yet this season (three draws and five wins).
Disqualifications and injuries
There are no injured players on the team.
Interesting trends for betting
- Metz have won their last five home games
- The hosts have kept a clean sheet in three of the last four matches.
Estimated line-up: Ukijau - Kouao, Sane, Traore, Oudol - Diallo, Touré, Stambouli, Jalou - Sabaly, Ein.
Current form
In the previous match, Dunkerque won against Ajaccio with a score of 1:0, thus continuing a series of three successful games in a row. After 14 matches, the team has 28 points and occupies the third place in the standings.
Dunkerque has shown good results in attack: the team has scored 23 goals. However, the game in defense leaves much to be desired: the goalkeeper has pulled the ball out of his net 18 times. If they manage to improve their game in defense, the results will be even better, and their position in the ranking will rise. Moreover, in case of victory in the upcoming match, the guests will already rise to second place, since they will be equal in points with the leader, Paris.
Disqualifications and injuries
There are no injured players on the team.
Interesting trends for betting
- Dunkirk have won their last three matches
- The hosts have scored in 13 consecutive matches
Estimated line-up: Ortollo - Georges, Sargante, Sacco, Abner - Ragouber - Tejan, Skita, Bardelli, Riviera - Banmu.
Trends
Bet Exact score 2:1
The hosts won their last two home matches by a minimal margin.
7.20Dunkirk to score in the second half
In four of the last five meetings the bet was successful
1.80Bet: Metz to score in the second half
In their last five games in front of home fans, Metz have scored after the break
1.62Tip and bets
Both teams are in excellent playing form. The hosts have scored in five games in a row, while the visitors have failed to hit the opponents' goal in only one of the last ten encounters. The teams have played each other only once, and then two teams scored, and the total number of goals was six. We are inclined to think that there will be no zeros on the scoreboard in this confrontation either.
Our prediction is both teams to score with odds of 1.90
Bet on the outcome
Metz are excellent at home, but Dunkerque are not so good away. If we take into account the last three away matches in Ligue 1, the visitors lost to Laval (2:3) and Lorient (2:4), and suffered a victory in the confrontation with Grenoble (1:0). The upcoming opponent plays better in front of local fans than the previous opponents, so we are inclined to think that Metz will win at home in the sixth match in a row.
Our prediction is a Metz victory with odds of 1.70
Bet on corners
From our description it is clear that hardly anyone will play closed football. We expect a real fight, in which the two teams will make quite a few passes from the corner flag.
Our prediction is total over 9.5 corners with odds of 1.72
