S. Sane⚽Ibou Sane🟨J. Deminguet🔄
S. Soumano🔄J. Makengo🔄Mohamed Bamba🟨Koffi Kouao🟨B. Dieng⚽L. Abergel🔄I. Sane🔄Ahmadou Bamba Dieng⚽B. Traore🔄G. Tsitaishvili🔄Lorient and Metz drew 1-1 on Sunday 4 January in a Ligue 1 fixture. Metz were 1-0 up at the break but were pegged back. Metz had 57% of the ball, and the shot count went 16-8 to Lorient.
The goal for Lorient came from B. Dieng (73'). S. Sane (29') scored for Metz.
Anyone on the draw was paid out, and one of our six tips won.
Lorient and Metz have met 16 times since December 2014: Lorient have won seven, Metz have taken four and five were drawn. Our Lorient vs Metz prediction page has every tip on this pairing.
3W 5D 2L1.40 pts/game
Bold green marks the stronger number on each row. Both-teams-scored is shown without a side.
| LorientHome | Rating | MetzAway |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | ||
| 1,507 | Overall | 1,418 |
| 1,549 | Match venue | 1,418 |
| 1,549 | At home | 1,432 |
| 1,403 | Away | 1,418 |
| Attack & defence | ||
| 1,484 | Attack | 1,470 |
| 1,518 | Defence | 1,466 |
| 1,553 | Home attack | 1,440 |
| 1,392 | Away attack | 1,459 |
| 1,542 | Home defence | 1,516 |
| 1,456 | Away defence | 1,435 |
| Match profile | ||
| 1,842 | Goal environment | 1,630 |
| 1,603 | Home goals | 1,593 |
| 1,738 | Away goals | 1,537 |
| 1,480 | Possession | 1,497 |
| Specialist ratings | ||
| 1,465 | Set-piece attack | 1,480 |
| 1,467 | Set-piece defence | 1,481 |
| 1,503 | Close games | 1,418 |
| 1,516 | Winning margin | 1,417 |
Match venue compares Lorient at home with Metz away. Green marks the higher rating; a new team starts at 1500.
Match profile rows describe the game, not team strength: a higher goal environment means higher-scoring matches.
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