Lens vs Metz Predictions

BTTS in Lens looks the play

Lens have scored in 14 games in a row and both teams have scored in four of their last six Ligue 1 games, so the best bet is both teams to score when they host Metz at Stade Bollaert-Delelis on Sunday.

Lens are second in Ligue 1, having won 17 of their 24 games this season, while Metz are propping up the table with just three wins. They are 16 places and 40 points apart.

Lens have been in patchy form recently, with three wins, one draw and two defeats in their last six Ligue 1 games, but they have won 11 of their last 13 league matches at home. These are tough times for Metz, with ten of their last 12 matches ending in defeat, and they have lost 13 of their last 16 on the road.

Lens had won 14 of their previous 17 Ligue 1 games going into the 1-1 draw with Strasbourg last week, and Mamadou Sangare hit the back of the net for Lens. The game kept up their recent trend of matches with both teams scoring. With the pre-game betting suggesting a tight contest, Lens picked up a draw having been available at odds of 7/4.

Both teams are struggling defensively. Lens have failed to keep a clean sheet in seven of their last eight games against Metz, while no team has shipped more goals in Ligue 1 this season than the 53 goals Metz have conceded – an average of 2.21 goals per game from their 24 games.

Goals have come easily for Lens this season, with the hosts scoring two goals or more in 15 of their 24 Ligue 1 games. They have found the net at least twice in three of their last four matches.

Both sides have found the net in seven of Metz’s 12 Ligue 1 away matches.

Lens may be able to edge out Metz in a close game, with a 2-1 home win the correct-score pick. Four of Lens’ last six Ligue 1 games have had three or more goals and they have won nine of their league games this season by the odd goal, while Metz have lost by a single goal eight times.

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