Metz -0.75 AH @ 1.96 (7/10)
Well, ligue 2 is back after a 3 week break and Metz will be looking to pick up where they left off. Les Grenats won 4 of their last 6 games prior to the international break and showed a distinct improvement in the level of their performances, coming up with some convincing displays. There was a time a couple of months ago where they seemed to drift off the pace and didn’t look like a promotion force, but Yvon Pouliqien’s men managed to turn things around. And quite rightly so because on paper they have one of the best squads in the ligue and so they should be right up there in the table challenging for a place in the top flight. For this match tonight the squad is at virtual full strength, the only worry that the coach has is picking the right sort of XI for the situation.
I just think they should be too strong for Clermont and a class above their opponents. After a sticky start to the campaign, Clermont have definitely improved and shown some decent fight, but I doubt they’ll be able to avoid defeat tonight. They miss a few players to injury and Yatabare is suspended, I doubt they’ll get too much ball possession. Both teams surprisingly had problems in the French cup last week, Metz needing extra time to see off a non league outfit, whilst Clermont were knocked out by lower ligue side Yzeure. But I personally don’t read into the cup too much, certainly as far as there two teams are concerned. I’m surprised that bookies are so generous on Metz. I expected -1 AH odds of about 2.05 here, instead we can get 1.96 on a -0.75 line. For me, this looks like decent value and is worth some fairly high stakes, I fully expect Metz to do a professional job.
Good luck all tonight!
