Metz and Angers SCO are going to play on Saturday the 14th of May at 9:00 pm in the 37th week of the Ligue 1. The match will be played in Longeville-lès-Metz at the Stade Saint-Symphorien. The appointed referee is Jérémie Pignard.
Metz is in the 19th position in the table with 28 points. It comes from a 3-2 win against Olympique Lyonnais in its last match in the Ligue 1. To date, it has won 5 times, draw 13 times, and lost 18 times.
Angers SCO occupies the 14th position in the table with 38 points. It comes from a 4-1 win against Bordeaux in its last match in the Ligue 1. Until now, it has won 9 times, draw 11 times, and lost 16 times.
Line-ups predictions
These are the projected line-ups according to our predictions.
Metz
Metz has mostly adopted 2 line-ups: 3-5-2 and 3-4-2-1 (6 times or 16.67% each of them).
Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 3-5-2 (6 times), 3-4-2-1 (6 times), 3-4-1-2 (5 times), 5-4-1 (4 times), 3-4-3 (3 times), 5-3-2 (3 times), 4-5-1 (3 times), 4-1-4-1 (2 times), 4-3-3 (2 times), 4-3-1-2 (once) and 3-5-1-1 (once).
Frédéric Antonetti is expected to play against Angers SCO with the following players: M. Caillard, L. Lacroix, B. Kouyate, T. Delaine, W. Mikelbrencis, S. Niakate, B. Traore, V. Pajot and N. de Roussel de Préville.
If the above line up is confirmed, the estimate average age of Metz would be 25.22.
There are doubts about the presence of P. Sarr.
Frédéric Antonetti will probably not be able to employ F. Candé, F. Centonze and D. Maïga because of injury.
M. Cabit, S. Alakouch and M. Udol will definitely miss the match.
Frédéric Antonetti will not be able to have the presence of A. Oukidja who is suspended.
Angers SCO
Angers SCO has mostly adopted 2 line-ups: 3-5-2 and 3-4-1-2 (12 times or 33.33% each of them).
Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 3-5-2 (12 times), 3-4-1-2 (12 times), 3-1-4-2 (4 times), 5-3-2 (3 times), 3-5-1-1 (2 times), 4-2-3-1 (once), 5-4-1 (once) and 3-4-3 (once).
Gérald Baticle is expected to play against Metz with the following players: A. Mandrea, I. Traoré, V. Manceau, E. Ebosse, S. Doumbia, N. Bentaleb, M. Pereira Lage, B. Mendy, A. Fulgini, M. Cho and S. Bahoken.
Presuming that this will be the line-up, the estimate average age of Angers SCO would be 26.73.
Gérald Baticle will probably not be able to employ J. Cabot because of injury.
S. Boufal and P. Capelle will definitely miss the match.
Gérald Baticle will not be able to have the presence of R. Thomas who is suspended.
