As part of one of the matches of the French Championship, the players of Monaco and Metz will come face to face. Which of the opponents will get the victory in this match? Our sports portal gives a forecast for this match.
"Monaco"
Monaco has not lost in 11 of the 16 meetings in the current championship, and the Monegasques have not lost on their own field for 5 meetings. In November, Monaco managed to escape from defeat in a home match against Lille. Losing 0:2 during the meeting, the "red-whites" scored 2 goals against the opponent and were able to snatch 1 points from the opponent. Then they managed to beat Real Sociedad (2-1) in the Europa League on their own field. Niko Kovac's team finished November with a home draw with Strasbourg (2:1), and in early December they managed to defeat Angers away (3:1). After 16 rounds of Ligue 1, the Monegasques are in 7th place, with 23 points.
Metz
As for Metz, it has won only 2 meetings this season, having also drawn 6 draws. In addition, the team conceded 33 goals. Only the Bordeaux defense played worse. In early November, the guests parted in peace with Marseille (0:0), after which they staged a shootout with Bordeaux (3:3). Having beaten Nice away, the team got its second victory of the season. In the last match, Metz lost to Montpellier on its own field, showing very boring football (1:3). After 16 rounds of Ligue 1 with 12 points, the guests are in 19th place.
Statistics and figures:
- Monaco is the favorite of the meeting;
- The Monegasques do not know defeat during 6 meetings;
- Metz has lost only once in 5 games;
- The last face-to-face meeting of the rivals ended with a score of 0:0 in regular time.
Forecast
Metz misses a lot in the championship, but Monaco's defense is far from sinless. I propose to bet on the result and assume that each of the opponents in this meeting will score at least one goal.