Metz vs Marseille Prediction & Match Preview

Steffen Schmidt - August 16, 2023

Metz vs Marseille
French Ligue 1
Date: 18 August 2023, Friday
Kick-off at 20:00 UK / 21:00 CET
Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien (Longeville-les-Metz).

Metz did not have a very warm welcome to the top flight of French football, conceding five goals away at Rennes on the opening day of the 2023/24 season.

It has been a one-way street from the first to the final whistle on Sunday at Roazhon Park where Metz faced as many as 14 shots on target in the 90 minutes of play.

Romanian manager Laszlo Boloni will face a very difficult task to raise the spirits in his team’s dressing room as the scheduler does not get much easier for the newcomers.

Metz play host to Marseille in the first match of Gameweek No 2 on Friday evening at Stade Saint-Symphorien.

The only good news for the hosts is that Marseille will make this trip to north of the country just three days after facing Panathinaikos in the reverse leg of the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.

Marseille’s new manager Marcelino made several changes to his starting lineup on Saturday when Les Phocians successfully passed a Reims test, celebrating a 2-1 victory in the first round of the season.

Vitinha made the difference by bagging the second-half winner as Marcelino’s troops showed great character to come back into the tie after conceding an early opener on the occasion.

Metz vs Marseille Head-to-head

• Marseille have been more successful side historically with 18 wins, 7 draws, and 8 defeats in 33 clashes against Metz.
• Marseille celebrated a 1-2 victory when they last visited Stade Saint-Symphorien in February last year.
• Three of the previous five head to head matches between these rivals ended in a 1-1 scoreline.

Metz vs Marseille Prediction

Metz revealed plenty of defensive holes in the first game of the season and we are not optimistic regarding their chances in the clash against one of the candidates for the Champions League positions.

We will take Marseille to win at the 1.70 odds as the main betting option while the Over 2.5 goals FT also looks like a decent pick at the 1.72 odds because of Metz’s defensive debacle last weekend at Roazhon Park.

Metz vs Marseille Betting Tips

• Marseille to win @ 1.70 (7/10)

• Over 2.5 goals FT @ 1.72 (8/11) odd.

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