Lorient take on the visitors Metz at "Stade du Moustoir" in the gameweek 34 of the Ligue 1. The match will be played on Saturday, April 22nd.
Lorient became the Ligue 1 outsider from the first rounds of this season, however, "Les Merlus" managed to improve their performance at the end of the season and they are quite able to stay in the elite division for the next season. Last matchday Lorient were beaten by Montpellier on the road with 0:2 scoreline and ended their three-game winning run. After 33 rounds "Les Merlus" occupy the 18th place in the standings with 31 points earned and 37-64 goal difference. At its own turf Bernard Casoni's team conducted 16 encounters resulted in 20 points taken, 18 goals for and 26 goals against.
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On the contrary, Metz collapsed at the end of the season. The team got only one victory with eight points gained in 10 recent clashes. As a result, after 33 matchdays Metz occupy the 15th place in the standings with 36 points earned and 33-64 goal difference and it is quite possible for them to be relegated to the Ligue 2. On the road "Les Grenats" show weak performance resulted in 12 points taken, nine goals for and 32 goals against in 16 conducted games. Last time the team won in the away clash was the 19th of November 2016 and it has been failing to win since then across 11 encounters.
Lorient have not been defeated by Metz in official games since 2008, however, the teams met only five times afterwards. I believe that the hosting side will manage to pick up some points as well, especially, taking into consideration that Metz demonstrate poor performance on the road.
Prediction for the match: Lorient to win.
