Auxerre vs Metz Predictions

Auxerre should be backed to beat Metz at home in Ligue 1 on Sunday. The visitors have lost nine of their last 11 away games in the league.

Both teams are at the wrong end of Ligue 1, with rock-bottom Auxerre on two wins, three draws and nine defeats from their 14 games this season, and Metz 17th, having won three, drawn two and lost nine. In the 29 games between teams in the bottom half of the table, 15 (52%) have been home wins.

The visitors’ recent away form has been disappointing, with defeats in Metz’s last two Ligue 1 matches.

The visitors have been disappointing defensively away from home this season, conceding 24 goals in seven road games – an average of 3.43 goals per game. No team has shipped more goals in Ligue 1 this season than the 31 goals Metz have conceded.

Auxerre may be able to edge out Metz in a close game, with a 2-1 home win the correct-score pick. The visitors have been beaten by a single goal in their last two Ligue 1 matches.

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Edited by Mark Langdon