FC Metz
- FC Metz have 14 points on the board after ten games in Ligue 2 2026/2027, leaving them in 8th place in the table.
- Les Grenats come into this with mixed form of 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats from their last 5 fixtures.
Pau FC
- Pau FC have 17 points from the same number of games, leaving them in 5th.
- Les Maynats will be very happy to visit Metz as they are flying, having won their last 5 games in a row and the matchup record points to a Pau success, too.
Head-to-Head
- Metz are winless in their last three against Pau, who won 2-1 away in Ligue 2 2024/2025.
- Les Maynats will be very happy to visit Metz as they are flying, having won their last 5 games in a row and the matchup record points to a Pau success, too.
Key Players
- Pau have scored with ease in their last 5 consecutive Ligue 2 2026/2027 victories.
- FC Metz's most lethal attacking player, Pape Moussa Fall has scored 5 goals in 7 Ligue 2 2026/2027 appearances, including two of their six in the last 5 games.
- Metz's attacking player Pape Moussa Fall is Metz's main threat with 5 goals in 7 appearances, but Les Maynats have the red-hot Babacar Leye who has 3 goals in 7 appearances to lead the line.
Betting Insights
- Metz are the slight favorites in this match at *1.97, with Pau coming in at 3.5 and the draw at 3.6**.
- Backing Over 2.5 goals at 1.8 looks good here as it fits with Metz's home record of an average of 2.40 goals per game and it also caters to Pau's finishing prowess.
Prediction
- A draw seems a likely outcome as Metz are a possession-based team with a 3-5-2 formation built around a 5-man midfield which looks to control games and move the ball forward through progressive passing.
- Pau set up with a back five and look to keep things tight before hitting opponents on the counter-attack and at set pieces.
- This looks to be a chess match of possession vs low-block, with Metz looking to create and penetrate the lines of Pau and Pau looking to hit the hosts on the break and from set plays.
