Olympique Marseille - Metz predictions

Olympique Marseille should stroll into a fairly easy victory this Friday. The odds are decidedly in their favour, with most top bookies pricing a home win at 1.39.

With a price of 10.00 on an away win among most online sportsbooks, it’s clear Metz will likely not fare well against Olympique Marseille. Even a draw seems to be too optimistic for the away team.

Olympique Marseille offered a poor showing in the previous round against Olympique Lyonnais . They never recovered from a poor first half, resulting in a narrow 1:0 away loss.

Metz are hoping to earn some points after losing to Lorient in the previous round. To be fair, their loss was narrow, and the 4.26 clearly implied that losing was quite possible. Still, their home supporters were hoping for better performance.

Metz lost 6 matches in a row in the most recent stint of this season’s Ligue 1. Such results speak for themselves, and even the most optimistic of their fans don’t see them recording a decent rank in the standings this year.

Though they’re considered to be the clear underdogs in this game, Metz should have clear motivation to reach their goals. They’re stuck in the relegation zone as we enter round 21, and they’ll need to act quickly while there’s still time.

Metz and Olympique Marseille tied several times this season, leaving us with inconclusive head-to-head stats. Olympique Marseille are still considered more likely to come out on top this Friday, though, so the home-field advantage might be enough to finally swing things in their favour.

To balance out this match, we suggest taking a -1.5 Asian Handicap on the obvious favourites in this game. This should increase your returns substantially while still keeping things relatively risk-free.