Marseille vs Metz Predictions

• Marseille have won nine and lost only two of their 14 Ligue 1 home matches
• Metz have picked up only five points from a possible 42 on the road
• The visitors have failed to score in seven of their last nine away games

Beye’s boys can bounce back to winning ways

Habib Beye made a bright start as Marseille boss, winning three of his first five matches at the helm, but things have turned sour since, with a home defeat to Lille being followed by a derby-day loss at Monaco. 

The Senegalese tactician will be eager to get the fans back on board and, luckily for him, he will get a golden opportunity to do so on Friday as his side welcome basement boys Metz to the Stade Velodrome. 

Ligue 1’s bottom club look destined for relegation and are now a huge 12 points off guaranteed safety, with things unlikely to get any better this weekend. 

Goal-shy Metz heading for a familiar outcome

Marseille may have gone into the international break in poor form but their home defeat to Lille was a big shock given they had lost only one of their 13 Ligue 1 matches at the Stade Velodrome prior to that. 

That run includes nine wins and it should be plain-sailing against a woeful Metz side. 

Friday’s visitors have failed to score in five of their last six matches, including each of the last two, and it is hard to see them laying a glove on a talented OM.