Metz vs PSG Prediction & Betting Tips - Ligue 1

Prediction published on 19/05/2024, 06:59  by Kennedy Kechula in Ligue 1 Predictions

French champions PSG will be looking to wrap up their league season with an away win at struggling Metz this Sunday. The hosts start this game in the relegation playoff spot, three points below safety and hope to shock the league leaders. Metz have failed to keep up with the momentum that saw them register back-to-back wins in April. They come here on three straight defeats, the most recent of them a 2-1 loss to Strasbourg on Sunday. Lead scorer Georges Mikautadze put them in the lead for the fourth straight game. However, like it was in the earlier two matches, Metz let it slip. It was particularly painful this time as they conceded twice in the final two minutes of regular time. With these defeats, manager Laszlo Boloni will want to ask his charges to manage matches better in the dying minutes. There’s a history of emotions getting the better of Metz, leading to them dropping points. They are now in a fix and their fate is no longer in their hands. It would have been better with a strong run at home, but that too is another of their concerns. Boloni’s men have eight defeats in the last 10 home matches.

PSG returned to winning ways, with a 2-1 victory over Nice in their last outing. The team, transitioning from the Kylian Mbappe era didn’t seem to miss the Frenchman at all. That was their 23rd unbeaten game away from home in the league. They will be looking to wrap up their league campaign with one more. Heading into this game, PSG are unbeaten in 15 straight matches against Metz. In that run, Les Parisiens won each of their last 14 meetings. The last time they tasted defeat in this fixture was back in 2006. A goal from Vitinha and Mbappe’s brace in the reverse meeting in December led PSG to a 3-1 win. Coming into this fixture, it should be a routine double for the champions. PSG’s win over Nice marked their recovery from four straight winless outings, which included three straight defeats. In the league this season, they have suffered just two defeats, and both of them were at home.