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Le Havre vs Metz Prediction & Preview

Preview

This Sunday at Stade Océane, an intriguing Ligue 1 clash unfolds as Le Havre welcomes Metz for the 30th round of the season. Both teams are perilously close on the league table, with Le Havre slightly ahead, sitting in 15th place with 28 points while Metz trails just behind in 16th position holding 26 points. The stakes are high as both teams fight to distance themselves from the relegation zone.

Historically, when these two sides meet, it's been a tight affair with Le Havre having a slight edge. In their last five head-to-head encounters, Le Havre has secured two wins compared to none for Metz, and three matches have ended in draws including their most recent matchup which was a goalless draw on October 29th last year.

Looking at recent form shows that both teams have struggled to find consistency. Le Havre has managed just one win in their last five games (1W-3L-1D), suffering a narrow defeat to Nantes (0-1) in their latest outing at home. On the other hand, Metz seems slightly more upbeat after a morale-boosting win against Lens (2-1) but still shares similar form over five matches with two wins and three losses.

In terms of goalscoring prowess this season at home and away respectively; whilst Le Havre has found it tough scoring only an average of 0.4 goals per game at Stade Océane and conceding around 1.2 goals; Metz averages better offensively on travels scoring about 1.4 goals but defensively they’ve been vulnerable conceding approximately two goals per game when away.

Bet

Given both team's current form and historical match outcomes between them leaning towards low-scoring affairs coupled with underwhelming offensive stats particularly from Le Havre at home this season; betting 'Under 2.5' goals might be prudent here considering its odds stand reasonably attractive too at odds @ of of /`. This option also aligns well given that previous encounters have generally not been high-scoring games.