FC Lorient vs FC Metz predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

At home, the team coached by O. Pantaloni will try to get a victory thanks to home advantage. The match is the Ligue 1 17th round, where  FC Lorient will face FC Metz at Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat stadium on 4 January at 11:15.

The home team, FC Lorient is currently in 12º position in the tournament with 18 points, while FC Metz is currently in 18º position with 11.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this FC Lorient vs FC Metz.

FC Lorient

FC Lorient comes from playing against Gosier and finished the match with a result of 0-7, with win for FC Lorient. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against Les Graoullys coached by S. Le Mignan. In that last match between FC Lorient and Gosier, The Merlucciidaes team achieved a % possession of the ball, with shots on goal of which 7 were goals. The goals were scored by D. Karim, B. Dieng (x3), M. Bamba (x2) and T. Sanusi.

In the last 6 matches, the team coached by O. Pantaloni has achieved 3 wins, 3 draws . FC Lorient average number of goals per game is 2.2 goals, while they concede an average of 0.5 goals per game. With this trend, they have now kept 3 consecutive clean sheets. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 13 goals while conceding 3 goals.

Latest statistics in FC Lorient matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 4/6
• Both teams to score: 3/6
• First to score: 4/6
• Half-time winner: 5/6

FC Metz

The team coached by S. Le Mignan heads into this match on the back of a recent 0-3 win over Biesheim. Thanks to the boost of this victory, the Les Graoullys team will be looking for another good result in their visit to FC Lorient.

In that match between FC Metz and Biesheim, the Les Graoullys team achieved 57% ball possession, getting 4 shots on goal, 3 of which were goals. The goals were scored by Boubacar Traoré (x2) and S. Sane.

Analysing the last 6 matches, S. Le Mignan's team has won 2, and lost 4. FC Metz average 1.7 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.8 goals per game. With this trend, they have now kept 1 clean sheet in an official match. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 10 goals while conceding 11 goals.

Latest statistics in FC Metz matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 5/6
• Both teams to score: 4/6
• First to concede goals: 5/6
• Half-time defeat: 4/6

FC Lorient vs FC Metz: H2H STATS

The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.

The match-ups between the two teams can help you when placing your bets. We have taken them into account for this FC Lorient vs FC Metz prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Ligue 2 competition, in an event that took place at the Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat stadium on 11-01-2025 with the result of 0-0, with a draw.

The last 5 meetings between FC Lorient and FC Metz have resulted in 2 wins for FC Lorient, 1 win for FC Metz, and 2 draws. In those matches, FC Lorient managed to score 6 goals, while FC Metz scored 5 goals against FC Lorient.

• In 3/5 matches both teams scored
• En 3/5  games it was an Under 2.5 goals