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Metz vs Laval Result & Analysis

Date: 22/08/2026
Time: 12:00
Final 1-1
Metz
Metz
Vs
46%
28%
26%
■ Home   ■ Draw   ■ Away
Laval
Laval
France: Ligue 2
Referee: -
Match preview & prediction

Metz is expected to emerge victorious in this Ligue 2 matchup against Laval, with a 48% chance of winning at home. The model's selection is indeed a home win, and Metz's recent form has been coming off a draw, with a last score of 0-0 against Grenoble. Laval, on the other hand, is coming off a win, with a last score of 2-1 against Nantes.

The expected total goals is 2.7, with the most likely total number of goals being 2. The most likely scoreline is 1-1, with a probability of 12.9%. Metz has a strong home form, scoring an average of 2 goals and conceding 1 goal against weaker opponents. Laval's away form has been poor, scoring 0.5 goals and conceding 2.75 goals against stronger opponents.

The model's suggested picks include Over 21.5 fouls (86.2%), Over 1.5 (76.9%), and Under 3.5 (70.7%). The probabilities for a home win, draw, and away win are 48%, 27%, and 25% respectively.

Results analysis

The upset came early as the pre-match favourite, Metz, failed to secure the win, ending the match in a 1-1 draw. The model had picked a home win with a 46 % probability, but the result proved wrong. Metz’s recent form shows a draw-heavy run, while Laval also finished on a draw, both ending their last encounters 1-1. The model’s selections were largely accurate: every suggested pick hit, including Away under 2.5 HT goals at 99.5 %, Under 7.5 at 99.4 %, Away under 2.5 2H goals at 98.8 %, Under 6.5 at 98.0 %, Away under 3.5 goals at 97.3 %, Away under 1.5 HT goals at 95.2 %, Under 5.5 at 94.5 % and Home under 2.5 HT goals at 94.5 %. The final score of 1-1 matched the model’s most likely total of 2 goals, confirming the overall low-scoring expectation.

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Metz win✗ Miss
46.3%
Avg Implied 52.2% · @ 1.78
Edge
-5.9%
Best 5 market prices
Superbet
1.85
Dafabet
1.85
Betano
1.83
10Bet
1.83
SBO
1.81
Draw✓ Hit
27.6%
Avg Implied 26.7% · @ 3.49
Edge
+0.9%
Best 5 market prices
Pinnacle
3.65
Marathonbet
3.64
1xBet
3.64
Betfair
3.60
Superbet
3.55
Laval win✗ Miss
26.1%
Avg Implied 21.1% · @ 4.40
Edge
+5.0%
Best 5 market prices
Unibet
4.80
Pinnacle
4.72
Betano
4.60
William Hil
4.50
Marathonbet
4.50

⚽ 2. Goal Analysis

MetzMetz

Last 10 – goals for & against
40-400D00D13L13L44D12L04L00D21W00DA·REN22/03H·NAN05/04A·MAR10/04H·PAR19/04A·LE 26/04H·MON02/05H·LOR10/05A·NIC17/05H·GUI08/08A·GRE14/08← Ligue 1Ligue 2 →
Avg total
2.6
Avg scored
0.9
Avg conceded
1.7
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.072.031.072.131.071.93
vs Stronger (12)0.832.331.171.830.502.83
vs Similar (17)1.121.941.002.331.251.50
vs Weaker (1)3.000.00--3.000.00
Clean sheet %27% (-4pp vs league)
This opponent (Laval) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

LavalLaval

Last 10 – goals for & against
40-400D22D20W00D04L21W11D10W13L21WA·RED03/04H·REI10/04A·DUN20/04H·ROD24/04A·EST02/05H·BOU09/05A·ROU19/05H·ROU24/05A·ROD08/08H·NAN14/08
Avg total
2.3
Avg scored
1.1
Avg conceded
1.2
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.131.331.571.210.751.44
vs Stronger (8)0.622.251.331.330.202.80
vs Similar (22)1.321.001.641.181.000.82
vs Weaker (0)------
Clean sheet %33% (+2pp vs league)
This opponent (Metz) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Total goals distribution

6%13%19%26%8%016%126%222%315%48%55%6+
The model estimates around 2.7 goals in this match; the single most likely total is 2 (26%).
Over/Under 1.5Actual: Over
Over 1.5
75.9%
@ 1.30+4.1%
Under 1.5
24.1%
@ 3.33-4.1%
Best 5 market prices
Over
Bet365
1.33
Superbet
1.33
Betano
1.33
10Bet
1.33
Pinnacle
1.31
Under
Pinnacle
3.54
BetVictor
3.40
Betfair
3.40
Superbet
3.35
Betano
3.35
Over/Under 2.5Actual: Under
Over 2.5
50.1%
@ 1.96+1.9%
Under 2.5
49.9%
@ 1.82-1.9%
Best 5 market prices
Over
Bet365
2.08
Superbet
2.02
SBO
2.00
Pinnacle
2.00
Unibet
1.98
Under
Marathonbet
1.89
1xBet
1.89
Pinnacle
1.87
Betano
1.87
Betfair
1.87
Over/Under 3.5Actual: Under
Over 3.5
28.1%
@ 3.39+0.5%
Under 3.5
71.9%
@ 1.29-0.5%
Best 5 market prices
Over
Bet365
3.75
Superbet
3.55
BetVictor
3.50
Pinnacle
3.48
10Bet
3.45
Under
Betano
1.33
Pinnacle
1.32
Marathonbet
1.30
Betfair
1.30
Superbet
1.30
Both teams to scoreActual: Yes
Yes
54.4%
@ 1.84+4.1%
No
45.6%
@ 1.86-4.1%
Best 5 market prices
Yes
Bet365
1.91
Unibet
1.90
Superbet
1.88
Betfair
1.87
888Sport
1.85
No
Betano
1.93
1xBet
1.93
Betfair
1.90
Marathonbet
1.90
BetVictor
1.87

Correct score

Top 8 scorelines with probability, best odds and edge (left); the full probability grid (right).
1-1 ✓
13.2%@ 6.36+6.2%
1-0
9.5%@ 6.32+2.5%
2-1
9.3%@ 7.77+3.6%
2-0
8.3%@ 7.86+2.7%
0-0
8.1%@ 8.93+3.1%
1-2
6.7%@ 13.20+3.3%
0-1
6.5%@ 10.86+2.4%
2-2
5.2%@ 14.41+2.1%
Metz goals ↓
Laval goals →
01234
08.1%6.5%4.3%1.6%0.4%
19.5%13%6.7%2.5%0.7%
28.3%9.3%5.2%1.9%0.5%
34.3%4.9%2.7%1.0%0.3%
41.7%1.9%1.1%0.4%0.1%
Each cell is the % chance of that exact scoreline. Rows = Metz goals (down), columns = Laval goals (across).

💪 3. Team Strengths Analysis

🏆 Total PPG

Points / game
Nantes
1.92
Saint Etienne
1.75
Rodez
1.67
Reims
1.67
RED Star FC 93
1.67
Metz
1.64
Annecy
1.53
Montpellier
1.47
PAU
1.33
Dunkerque
1.28
Sochaux
1.11
Guingamp
1.11
Grenoble
1.08
Clermont Foot
1.06
Dijon
1.03
Nancy
1.03
Boulogne
1.03
Laval
0.97
Metz is 0.67 points better than Laval in terms of average points per game (1.64 vs 0.97).

⚔️ Attack

Goals scored / game
Nantes
1.80
Saint Etienne
1.72
Dunkerque
1.56
Reims
1.56
Metz
1.54
PAU
1.42
Annecy
1.42
RED Star FC 93
1.36
Rodez
1.31
Guingamp
1.22
Montpellier
1.19
Clermont Foot
1.11
Sochaux
1.05
Boulogne
1.03
Nancy
1.00
Dijon
0.97
Grenoble
0.92
Laval
0.84
Metz is 0.70 goals better than Laval in terms of goals scored per game (1.54 vs 0.84).

🛡️ Defense

Conceded / game · lower better
Nantes
0.85
Montpellier
0.92
Metz
1.00
Reims
1.03
Saint Etienne
1.11
RED Star FC 93
1.12
Rodez
1.14
Annecy
1.14
Grenoble
1.19
Dunkerque
1.28
Clermont Foot
1.31
Laval
1.32
Sochaux
1.47
Boulogne
1.47
Nancy
1.53
Guingamp
1.56
Dijon
1.58
PAU
1.81
Metz is 0.32 goals better than Laval in terms of goals conceded per game (1.00 vs 1.32).

⏱️ Possession

Avg possession %
Saint Etienne
59%
Reims
58%
Dunkerque
57%
Guingamp
56%
RED Star FC 93
54%
Montpellier
52%
PAU
51%
Clermont Foot
50%
Laval
47%
Boulogne
46%
Annecy
45%
Grenoble
44%
Nancy
42%
Rodez
40%
Not enough data to compare these two teams.

🎲 4. Props Analysis

MetzMetz

For 4.8 · Against 5.6 · Total 10.4

🚩 Corners

14051534107459466547632868141114101111910A·GREH·GUIA·NICH·LORH·MONA·LE H·PARA·MARH·NANA·REN
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 1.7 · Against 1.8 · Total 3.5

🟨 Cards

4022211222213222122314334244344A·GREH·GUIA·NICH·LORH·MONA·LE H·PARA·MARH·NANA·REN
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 12.0 · Against 11.1 · Total 23.1

⚠️ Fouls

2701512161015118810151212988121410131327262616252417202426A·GREH·GUIA·NICH·LORH·MONA·LE H·PARA·MARH·NANA·REN
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total

LavalLaval

For 3.9 · Against 5.3 · Total 9.2

🚩 Corners

1402748454113342625843791294147871210H·NANA·RODH·ROUA·ROUH·BOUA·ESTH·RODA·DUNH·REIA·RED
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 2.0 · Against 1.7 · Total 3.7

🟨 Cards

7012134421211123112321376323435H·NANA·RODH·ROUA·ROUH·BOUA·ESTH·RODA·DUNH·REIA·RED
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 12.1 · Against 13.4 · Total 25.5

⚠️ Fouls

3701411513181413241114131411151211128121025183237252726232022H·NANA·RODH·ROUA·ROUH·BOUA·ESTH·RODA·DUNH·REIA·RED
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total

MetzMetz

SplitCornersCardsFouls
TotHmeAwyTotHmeAwyTotHmeAwy
Overall (50)9.59.19.83.63.43.723.023.322.7
vs Stronger (16)8.88.69.02.72.23.123.421.525.2
vs Similar (29)10.09.510.53.93.84.123.024.321.5
vs Weaker (5)8.87.09.24.48.03.521.623.021.2
% over line41%33%48%56%56%56%67%67%68%
% under line59%67%52%44%44%44%33%33%32%
This opponent (Laval) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

LavalLaval

SplitCornersCardsFouls
TotHmeAwyTotHmeAwyTotHmeAwy
Overall (50)10.311.79.13.84.03.628.328.428.2
vs Stronger (11)10.611.39.83.53.83.026.425.827.0
vs Similar (38)10.211.88.93.94.03.928.929.428.6
vs Weaker (1)---0.0-0.0---
% over line56%74%40%48%38%58%90%91%88%
% under line44%26%60%52%62%42%10%9%12%
This opponent (Metz) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

🚩 Total Corners

Match total corners / game
Laval
10.4
Rodez
9.9
Grenoble
9.7
Montpellier
9.6
Nancy
9.5
Saint Etienne
9.5
PAU
9.4
Metz
9.4
Nantes
9.3
Dijon
9.3
Sochaux
9.2
Clermont Foot
9.1
Guingamp
9.1
Reims
8.7
Boulogne
8.6
Dunkerque
8.6
Annecy
8.4
RED Star FC 93
8.1

🟨 Total Cards

Match total cards / game
Guingamp
4.7
PAU
4.5
Nantes
4.5
Boulogne
4.4
Sochaux
4.3
Annecy
4.2
Montpellier
4.2
Rodez
4.1
Reims
4.1
Nancy
4.0
Dunkerque
4.0
Laval
4.0
Clermont Foot
3.9
RED Star FC 93
3.9
Metz
3.8
Saint Etienne
3.8
Dijon
3.8
Grenoble
3.7

⚠️ Total Fouls

Match total fouls / game
Montpellier
29.8
Nancy
29.1
Annecy
28.7
Boulogne
28.4
Laval
28.1
Guingamp
27.7
Dijon
27.6
RED Star FC 93
26.7
Clermont Foot
26.7
Nantes
26.6
Sochaux
26.2
Saint Etienne
26.2
PAU
25.9
Dunkerque
25.9
Rodez
25.7
Grenoble
25.6
Reims
24.8
Metz
22.9
Corners O/U 9.5Actual: Over
Over 9.5
41.9%
@ 2.06-3.1%
Under 9.5
58.1%
@ 1.68+3.1%
Best 5 market prices
Over
Pinnacle
2.12
Betano
2.10
Bet365
2.10
Superbet
2.10
Marathonbet
2.08
Under
Unibet
1.77
Pinnacle
1.69
Betano
1.67
Bet365
1.67
1xBet
1.66
Cards O/U 3.5Actual: Over
Over 3.5
54.9%
@ 1.75+2.6%
Under 3.5
45.1%
@ 1.92-2.6%
Best 5 market prices
Over
Superbet
1.75
Under
Superbet
1.92
Fouls O/U 21.5Actual: Over
Over 21.5
85.9%
Under 21.5
14.1%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.

🔀 5. Double Chance

Double Chance

Two of the three results in one selection. The probability is the sum of those outcomes from the model above, so any edge here is the market pricing the combination out of line with its own 1X2.
Metz or Draw✓ Hit
73.9%
Avg Implied 78.7% · @ 1.19
Edge
-4.9%
46%
28%
26%
covers Metz + Draw
Best 5 market prices
Superbet
1.22
Betano
1.22
BetVictor
1.20
888Sport
1.20
William Hil
1.20
Metz or Laval✗ Miss
72.4%
Avg Implied 73.7% · @ 1.27
Edge
-1.3%
46%
28%
26%
covers Metz + Laval
Best 5 market prices
William Hil
1.30
Superbet
1.30
Bet365
1.30
888Sport
1.30
Betano
1.29
Draw or Laval✓ Hit
53.7%
Avg Implied 47.5% · @ 1.97
Edge
+6.2%
46%
28%
26%
covers Draw + Laval
Best 5 market prices
Unibet
2.02
Betano
2.02
1xBet
2.02
Marathonbet
2.02
SBO
2.01

🥅 6. Home & Away Over/Under

Home & Away Over/Under

How many goals each side scores on its own, independent of the result. Read off the same scoreline distribution as correct score, so these agree with the match over/under above by construction.
Metz over/under 0.5Actual: Over
Over
79.0%
@ 1.17+0.0%
Under
21.0%
@ 4.39-0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
Bet365
1.22
Betano
1.19
Superbet
1.19
10Bet
1.18
Betfair
1.17
Under
888Sport
4.60
1xBet
4.60
Betfair
4.50
BetVictor
4.50
Unibet
4.40
Metz over/under 1.5Actual: Under
Over
46.2%
@ 1.89-3.1%
Under
53.8%
@ 1.84+3.1%
Best 5 market prices
Over
Bet365
2.00
Superbet
1.95
10Bet
1.93
BetVictor
1.91
Pinnacle
1.91
Under
Pinnacle
1.93
1xBet
1.92
Marathonbet
1.92
Betano
1.85
Betfair
1.83
Metz over/under 2.5Actual: Under
Over
20.6%
@ 3.83-3.6%
Under
79.4%
@ 1.22+3.6%
Best 5 market prices
Over
Bet365
4.33
Pinnacle
4.03
Superbet
4.00
BetVictor
4.00
10Bet
3.95
Under
Marathonbet
1.26
1xBet
1.26
Betano
1.25
Pinnacle
1.24
Betfair
1.22
Metz over/under 3.5Actual: Under
Over
7.3%
@ 8.46-3.7%
Under
92.7%
@ 1.05+3.7%
Best 5 market prices
Over
Bet365
11.00
888Sport
9.00
Superbet
8.80
Betfair
8.50
Betano
7.30
Under
Betano
1.07
888Sport
1.06
Bet365
1.05
Superbet
1.05
Betfair
1.05
Laval over/under 0.5Actual: Over
Over
67.3%
@ 1.53+6.5%
Under
32.7%
@ 2.37-6.5%
Best 5 market prices
Over
Unibet
1.60
Pinnacle
1.56
Superbet
1.54
888Sport
1.53
Bet365
1.53
Under
Pinnacle
2.50
Betfair
2.50
Betano
2.42
BetVictor
2.40
10Bet
2.40
Laval over/under 1.5Actual: Under
Over
30.8%
@ 3.62+5.1%
Under
69.2%
@ 1.25-5.1%
Best 5 market prices
Over
Unibet
3.90
Pinnacle
3.82
888Sport
3.75
Bet365
3.75
BetVictor
3.60
Under
Betano
1.28
Marathonbet
1.28
1xBet
1.28
Pinnacle
1.26
Superbet
1.26
Laval over/under 2.5Actual: Under
Over
10.3%
@ 9.79+0.8%
Under
89.7%
@ 1.04-0.8%
Best 5 market prices
Over
888Sport
12.00
Bet365
11.00
Superbet
9.60
Betfair
9.50
Marathonbet
9.20
Under
Betano
1.06
Bet365
1.05
Betfair
1.04
888Sport
1.04
Superbet
1.04
Laval over/under 3.5Actual: Under
Over
2.7%
@ 26.38-1.0%
Under
97.3%
@ 1.01+1.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
Bet365
34.00
Superbet
30.00
888Sport
29.00
Betano
12.50
Under
Betano
1.01
888Sport
1.01

⚖️ 7. Handicap

Handicap

The handicap is applied to Metz, so a minus line means Metz give that many goals of a start and Laval receive them. At -1, Metz must win by two or more to land; a one-goal Metz win settles as Draw. There is no returned stake - the middle case is its own selection. Taken from the same scoreline distribution as correct score.
Handicap -2 (Metz)Actual: Laval
Metz -2
9.9%
@ 6.47-4.0%
Draw -2
14.4%
@ 4.99-3.6%
Laval +2
75.7%
@ 1.31+7.6%
Best 5 market prices
Home
Bet365
7.50
Betfair
7.00
10Bet
6.50
Superbet
6.40
Unibet
5.75
Draw
Bet365
5.50
Superbet
5.00
Betfair
5.00
10Bet
5.00
Marathonbet
4.95
Away
Unibet
1.35
Marathonbet
1.33
Superbet
1.31
10Bet
1.30
Betfair
1.30
Handicap -1 (Metz)Actual: Laval
Metz -1
24.3%
@ 3.10-4.4%
Draw -1
22.0%
@ 3.46-3.7%
Laval +1
53.7%
@ 1.95+8.2%
Best 5 market prices
Home
Bet365
3.40
10Bet
3.25
Superbet
3.15
Betfair
3.10
Marathonbet
2.88
Draw
Bet365
3.60
Superbet
3.50
Betfair
3.50
Marathonbet
3.48
10Bet
3.40
Away
Unibet
2.08
Marathonbet
2.02
Superbet
1.95
10Bet
1.93
Betfair
1.91
Handicap +1 (Metz)Actual: Metz
Metz +1
73.9%
@ 1.19-1.6%
Draw +1
15.5%
@ 5.83+0.1%
Laval -1
10.7%
@ 9.82+1.5%
Best 5 market prices
Home
Superbet
1.21
Bet365
1.20
10Bet
1.20
Marathonbet
1.18
Betfair
1.17
Draw
Unibet
6.00
Betfair
6.00
Bet365
6.00
Marathonbet
5.85
Superbet
5.60
Away
Betfair
11.00
Unibet
10.50
Bet365
10.00
10Bet
9.50
Marathonbet
9.10
Handicap +2 (Metz)Actual: Metz
Metz +2
89.3%
@ 1.04+0.0%
Draw +2
7.4%
@ 12.67+0.1%
Laval -2
3.2%
@ 27.67-0.1%
Best 5 market prices
Home
Bet365
1.05
Superbet
1.04
Betfair
1.03
Draw
Betfair
14.00
Bet365
13.00
Superbet
11.00
Away
Betfair
34.00
Bet365
26.00
Superbet
23.00

⏱️ 8. Half Time Goals O/U

MetzMetz

Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
20-200D00D01L11D22D00D01L00D00D00DA·REN22/03H·NAN05/04A·MAR10/04H·PAR19/04A·LE 26/04H·MON02/05H·LOR10/05A·NIC17/05H·GUI08/08A·GRE14/08← Ligue 1Ligue 2 →
Avg total
0.8
Avg scored
0.3
Avg conceded
0.5
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.401.000.331.070.470.93
vs Stronger (12)0.251.250.331.170.171.33
vs Similar (17)0.470.880.331.000.620.75
vs Weaker (1)1.000.00--1.000.00
Clean sheet %40% (+9pp vs league)
This opponent (Laval) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

LavalLaval

Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
20-200D10W10W00D02L20W10W10W00D11DA·RED03/04H·REI10/04A·DUN20/04H·ROD24/04A·EST02/05H·BOU09/05A·ROU19/05H·ROU24/05A·ROD08/08H·NAN14/08
Avg total
1.0
Avg scored
0.7
Avg conceded
0.3
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.500.400.710.290.310.50
vs Stronger (8)0.381.000.670.330.201.40
vs Similar (22)0.550.180.730.270.360.09
vs Weaker (0)------
Clean sheet %73% (+42pp vs league)
This opponent (Metz) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Half Time Over/Under 0.5Actual: Under
Over 0.5
73.8%
@ 1.39+7.0%
Under 0.5
26.2%
@ 2.80-7.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
Betano
1.47
Bet365
1.44
Superbet
1.41
BetVictor
1.40
Pinnacle
1.39
Under
Pinnacle
2.99
William Hil
2.90
Betfair
2.88
Superbet
2.82
Marathonbet
2.81
Half Time Over/Under 1.5Actual: Under
Over 1.5
37.6%
@ 2.83+4.7%
Under 1.5
62.4%
@ 1.39-4.7%
Best 5 market prices
Over
Bet365
3.00
Pinnacle
2.96
Betano
2.95
Superbet
2.90
Betfair
2.88
Under
1xBet
1.40
Betano
1.40
10Bet
1.40
William Hil
1.40
Pinnacle
1.40
Half Time Over/Under 2.5Actual: Under
Over 2.5
14.3%
@ 7.17+1.3%
Under 2.5
85.7%
@ 1.07-1.3%
Best 5 market prices
Over
Bet365
9.00
Betfair
7.50
Superbet
7.30
William Hil
7.00
Betano
6.80
Under
Betano
1.10
William Hil
1.08
Superbet
1.08
Bet365
1.07
1xBet
1.06

🥅 9. Half Time Home & Away O/U

How many goals each side scores in the first half on its own. Each line is modelled directly from that team's half-time goals rather than read off a scoreline grid, so unlike the full-time version the two sides need not sum exactly to the half-time match total.
Metz over/under 0.5 HTActual: Under
Over
63.6%
@ 1.77+11.2%
Under
36.4%
@ 1.95-11.2%
Best 5 market prices
Over
Betano
1.83
Pinnacle
1.81
Superbet
1.80
10Bet
1.77
Marathonbet
1.75
Under
Pinnacle
2.01
1xBet
2.00
Unibet
1.96
10Bet
1.95
Marathonbet
1.94
Metz over/under 1.5 HTActual: Under
Over
23.1%
@ 4.78+3.8%
Under
76.9%
@ 1.15-3.8%
Best 5 market prices
Over
Superbet
4.90
Betano
4.85
Marathonbet
4.80
10Bet
4.75
1xBet
4.60
Under
Betano
1.16
1xBet
1.15
10Bet
1.15
Marathonbet
1.14
Superbet
1.14
Metz over/under 2.5 HTActual: Under
Over
5.5%
@ 12.92-1.8%
Under
94.5%
@ 1.02+1.8%
Best 5 market prices
Over
Superbet
15.00
10Bet
13.00
Betano
10.75
Under
Betano
1.03
10Bet
1.02
Superbet
1.01
Laval over/under 0.5 HTActual: Under
Over
30.7%
@ 2.67-4.0%
Under
69.3%
@ 1.42+4.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
Pinnacle
2.81
Unibet
2.75
Betano
2.67
Superbet
2.65
10Bet
2.62
Under
Betano
1.44
Marathonbet
1.43
Pinnacle
1.43
Superbet
1.43
1xBet
1.43
Laval over/under 1.5 HTActual: Under
Over
4.8%
@ 9.52-4.9%
Under
95.2%
@ 1.03+4.9%
Best 5 market prices
Over
1xBet
10.50
Superbet
9.80
Marathonbet
9.80
10Bet
9.00
Betano
8.50
Under
Betano
1.05
10Bet
1.03
Superbet
1.03
1xBet
1.01
Marathonbet
1.01
Laval over/under 2.5 HTActual: Under
Over
0.5%
@ 40.00-99.5%
Under
99.5%
Best 5 market prices
Over
Superbet
40.00
Under
No market prices yet.

⏱️ 10. Second Half Goals O/U

MetzMetz

Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
30-300D00D12L02L22D12L03L00D21W00DA·REN22/03H·NAN05/04A·MAR10/04H·PAR19/04A·LE 26/04H·MON02/05H·LOR10/05A·NIC17/05H·GUI08/08A·GRE14/08← Ligue 1Ligue 2 →
Avg total
1.8
Avg scored
0.6
Avg conceded
1.2
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.671.030.731.070.601.00
vs Stronger (12)0.581.080.830.670.331.50
vs Similar (17)0.651.060.671.330.620.75
vs Weaker (1)2.000.00--2.000.00
Clean sheet %40% (+9pp vs league)
This opponent (Laval) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

LavalLaval

Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
30-300D12L10W00D02L01L01L00D13L10WA·RED03/04H·REI10/04A·DUN20/04H·ROD24/04A·EST02/05H·BOU09/05A·ROU19/05H·ROU24/05A·ROD08/08H·NAN14/08
Avg total
1.3
Avg scored
0.4
Avg conceded
0.9
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.630.930.860.930.440.94
vs Stronger (8)0.251.250.671.000.001.40
vs Similar (22)0.770.820.910.910.640.73
vs Weaker (0)------
Clean sheet %43% (+12pp vs league)
This opponent (Metz) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Second Half Over/Under 0.5Actual: Over
Over 0.5
81.9%
Under 0.5
18.1%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Second Half Over/Under 1.5Actual: Over
Over 1.5
49.2%
Under 1.5
50.8%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Second Half Over/Under 2.5Actual: Under
Over 2.5
22.2%
Under 2.5
77.8%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.

🥅 11. Second Half Home & Away O/U

How many goals each side scores in the second half on its own. Each line is modelled directly from that team's second-half goals rather than read off a scoreline grid, so unlike the full-time version the two sides need not sum exactly to the second-half match total.
Metz over/under 0.5 2HActual: Over
Over
71.8%
Under
28.2%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Metz over/under 1.5 2HActual: Under
Over
34.5%
Under
65.5%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Metz over/under 2.5 2HActual: Under
Over
10.3%
Under
89.7%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Laval over/under 0.5 2HActual: Over
Over
36.3%
Under
63.7%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Laval over/under 1.5 2HActual: Under
Over
6.5%
Under
93.5%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Laval over/under 2.5 2HActual: Under
Over
1.2%
Under
98.8%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.

🔥 12. Top picks for this game

Every selection Pythia rates above 70%, ordered by probability. Use Min odds to match the prices you want: slide down for near-certainties at short prices, up for longer prices. Unpriced picks are ranked on the model's fair odds. Edge defaults to Yes, showing only selections priced BELOW what the model makes them; switch to All to include the rest, and picks we hold no price for. The five columns are the best market prices (highest first) for each pick; edge is vs the average. Result grades each pick against the final score.
Min odds1.20
Edge
PickProbabilityAvg oddsBest 1Best 2Best 3Best 4Best 5EdgeResult
Away under 2.5 HT goals99.5%-------✓ Hit
Under 7.599.4%-------✓ Hit
Away under 2.5 2H goals98.8%-------✓ Hit
Under 6.598.0%1.01
Betano
1.02
Superbet
1.01
---+1.3%✓ Hit
Away under 3.5 goals97.3%1.01
Betano
1.01
888Sport
1.01
---+1.0%✓ Hit
Away under 1.5 HT goals95.2%1.03
Betano
1.05
10Bet
1.03
Superbet
1.03
1xBet
1.01
Marathonbet
1.01
+4.9%✓ Hit
Under 5.594.5%1.03
Betano
1.04
888Sport
1.03
1xBet
1.03
Superbet
1.03
Bet365
1.02
+1.2%✓ Hit
Home under 2.5 HT goals94.5%1.02
Betano
1.03
10Bet
1.02
Superbet
1.01
--+1.8%✓ Hit
Away under 1.5 2H goals93.5%-------✓ Hit
Over 19.5 fouls93.3%-------✓ Hit
Home under 3.5 goals92.7%1.05
Betano
1.07
888Sport
1.06
Bet365
1.05
Superbet
1.05
Betfair
1.05
+3.7%✓ Hit
Home under 2.5 2H goals89.7%-------✓ Hit
Away under 2.5 goals89.7%1.04
Betano
1.06
Bet365
1.05
Betfair
1.04
888Sport
1.04
Superbet
1.04
-0.8%✓ Hit
Home +2 handicap89.3%1.04
Bet365
1.05
Superbet
1.04
Betfair
1.03
--+0.0%✓ Hit
Under 4.586.6%1.09
Betano
1.12
Pinnacle
1.11
10Bet
1.10
888Sport
1.10
Superbet
1.10
+0.8%✓ Hit
Over 21.5 fouls85.9%-------✓ Hit
Under 2.5 HT goals85.7%1.07
Betano
1.10
William Hil
1.08
Superbet
1.08
Bet365
1.07
1xBet
1.06
-1.3%✓ Hit
Over 0.5 2H goals81.9%-------✓ Hit
Under 5.5 cards79.9%-------✗ Miss
Under 11.5 corners79.9%1.23
Unibet
1.30
Superbet
1.26
Betano
1.23
1xBet
1.20
Marathonbet
1.18
+5.9%✓ Hit
Home under 2.5 goals79.4%1.22
Marathonbet
1.26
1xBet
1.26
Betano
1.25
Pinnacle
1.24
Betfair
1.22
+3.6%✓ Hit
Home over 0.5 goals79.0%1.17
Bet365
1.22
Betano
1.19
Superbet
1.19
10Bet
1.18
Betfair
1.17
+0.0%✓ Hit
Under 2.5 2H goals77.8%-------✓ Hit
Home under 1.5 HT goals76.9%1.15
Betano
1.16
1xBet
1.15
10Bet
1.15
Marathonbet
1.14
Superbet
1.14
-3.8%✓ Hit
Over 1.575.9%1.30
Bet365
1.33
Superbet
1.33
Betano
1.33
10Bet
1.33
Pinnacle
1.31
+4.1%✓ Hit
Away +2 handicap75.7%1.31
Unibet
1.35
Marathonbet
1.33
Superbet
1.31
10Bet
1.30
Betfair
1.30
+7.6%✓ Hit
Over 2.5 cards74.8%1.30
Superbet
1.30
----+6.0%✓ Hit
Over 23.5 fouls74.8%-------✓ Hit
Home or Draw73.9%1.19
Superbet
1.22
Betano
1.22
BetVictor
1.20
888Sport
1.20
William Hil
1.20
-4.9%✓ Hit
Home +1 handicap73.9%1.19
Superbet
1.21
Bet365
1.20
10Bet
1.20
Marathonbet
1.18
Betfair
1.17
-1.6%✓ Hit
Over 0.5 HT goals73.8%1.39
Betano
1.47
Bet365
1.44
Superbet
1.41
BetVictor
1.40
Pinnacle
1.39
+7.0%✗ Miss
Home or Away72.4%1.27
William Hil
1.30
Superbet
1.30
Bet365
1.30
888Sport
1.30
Betano
1.29
-1.3%✗ Miss
Under 3.571.9%1.29
Betano
1.33
Pinnacle
1.32
Marathonbet
1.30
Betfair
1.30
Superbet
1.30
-0.5%✓ Hit
Home over 0.5 2H goals71.8%-------✓ Hit
Under 10.5 corners70.1%1.41
Unibet
1.47
Superbet
1.42
Betano
1.40
1xBet
1.38
Marathonbet
1.36
+4.8%✗ Miss

🎽 13. Player market rates

Metz
Anytime goalscorer
Matches in which the player scored
Pape Moussa Fall50%
Giorgi Abuashvili25%
Nampalys Mendy0%
Jean Ruiz0%
Florian Miguel0%
Jessy Deminguet0%
Jonathan Fischer0%
Cristian Castro0%
Ibou Sane0%
Idris Mohamed0%
Believe Munongo0%
Hamza Kadamani0%
Nathan Mbala0%
To be booked (yellow)
Matches in which the player was booked
Idris Mohamed67%
Nampalys Mendy25%
Florian Miguel25%
Jessy Deminguet25%
Pape Moussa Fall25%
Jean Ruiz0%
Giorgi Abuashvili0%
Jonathan Fischer0%
Cristian Castro0%
Ibou Sane0%
Believe Munongo0%
Hamza Kadamani0%
Nathan Mbala0%
Anytime assist
Matches in which the player assisted
Jessy Deminguet25%
Nampalys Mendy0%
Jean Ruiz0%
Florian Miguel0%
Giorgi Abuashvili0%
Jonathan Fischer0%
Cristian Castro0%
Ibou Sane0%
Pape Moussa Fall0%
Idris Mohamed0%
Believe Munongo0%
Hamza Kadamani0%
Nathan Mbala0%
Over 2.5 shots
Matches with 3+ shots taken
Pape Moussa Fall50%
Giorgi Abuashvili25%
Nampalys Mendy0%
Jean Ruiz0%
Florian Miguel0%
Jessy Deminguet0%
Jonathan Fischer0%
Cristian Castro0%
Ibou Sane0%
Idris Mohamed0%
Believe Munongo0%
Hamza Kadamani0%
Nathan Mbala0%
Laval
Anytime goalscorer
Matches in which the player scored
Julien Maggiotti33%
Ethan Clavreul33%
Trévis Dago25%
Mathis Houdayer25%
Mamadou Samassa0%
Cyril Mandouki0%
William Bianda0%
Aboubacar Lô0%
Sam Sanna0%
Jules Gaudin0%
Chafik Gourichy0%
Esteban Mouton0%
Mamadou Sidibé0%
Yanis Court0%
To be booked (yellow)
Matches in which the player was booked
Julien Maggiotti67%
Mamadou Sidibé33%
Jules Gaudin25%
Trévis Dago25%
Mamadou Samassa0%
Cyril Mandouki0%
William Bianda0%
Aboubacar Lô0%
Sam Sanna0%
Chafik Gourichy0%
Esteban Mouton0%
Ethan Clavreul0%
Mathis Houdayer0%
Yanis Court0%
Anytime assist
Matches in which the player assisted
Esteban Mouton33%
Ethan Clavreul33%
Mamadou Samassa0%
Cyril Mandouki0%
William Bianda0%
Julien Maggiotti0%
Aboubacar Lô0%
Sam Sanna0%
Jules Gaudin0%
Chafik Gourichy0%
Trévis Dago0%
Mathis Houdayer0%
Mamadou Sidibé0%
Yanis Court0%
Over 2.5 shots
Matches with 3+ shots taken
Mathis Houdayer25%
Mamadou Samassa0%
Cyril Mandouki0%
William Bianda0%
Julien Maggiotti0%
Aboubacar Lô0%
Sam Sanna0%
Jules Gaudin0%
Chafik Gourichy0%
Trévis Dago0%
Esteban Mouton0%
Ethan Clavreul0%
Mamadou Sidibé0%
Yanis Court0%
Players with at least 3 appearances, top 10 per market – scroll each card for the rest. These are shares of matches played, which is how these markets settle, not per-90 rates.

💰 14. Squad value

💰 Total value

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
SE (30)
€93m
NAN (25)
€82m
REI (30)
€72m
MET (26)
€43m
MON (24)
€29m
ROD (23)
€15m
CF (21)
€15m
RSF (22)
€15m
PAU (20)
€14m
NAN (26)
€13m
GRE (27)
€12m
GUI (20)
€11m
DUN (21)
€11m
ANN (21)
€10m
LAV (24)
€9m
BOU (23)
€8m
SOC (20)
€7m
DIJ (20)
€5m
Metz's squad is €33m more valuable than Laval's (€43m vs €9m).

⚔️ Attack

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
SE (10)
€54m
REI (12)
€38m
NAN (8)
€31m
MET (11)
€17m
MON (9)
€11m
PAU (6)
€6m
GRE (12)
€5m
NAN (9)
€5m
DUN (7)
€4m
RSF (6)
€4m
ROD (7)
€4m
GUI (4)
€3m
ANN (7)
€3m
SOC (8)
€3m
BOU (6)
€2m
CF (5)
€2m
LAV (7)
€2m
DIJ (7)
€1m
Metz's attack is €15m more valuable than Laval's (€17m vs €2m).

🧠 Midfield

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
MET (5)
€18m
NAN (7)
€16m
REI (6)
€13m
SE (7)
€11m
MON (5)
€6m
GUI (8)
€4m
ROD (6)
€4m
RSF (5)
€3m
ANN (6)
€3m
LAV (7)
€3m
GRE (5)
€3m
CF (4)
€3m
BOU (6)
€3m
NAN (6)
€2m
PAU (4)
€2m
DIJ (6)
€2m
DUN (5)
€1m
SOC (3)
€1m
Metz's midfield is €15m more valuable than Laval's (€18m vs €3m).

🛡️ Defence

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
NAN (10)
€34m
SE (13)
€28m
REI (12)
€21m
MON (10)
€12m
CF (12)
€10m
MET (10)
€8m
ROD (10)
€7m
RSF (11)
€7m
NAN (11)
€6m
PAU (10)
€6m
DUN (9)
€5m
LAV (10)
€4m
ANN (8)
€4m
GRE (10)
€4m
SOC (9)
€3m
BOU (11)
€3m
GUI (8)
€3m
DIJ (7)
€2m
Metz's defence is €3m more valuable than Laval's (€8m vs €4m).

🤝 15. Games History

H2H record

6 previous meetings
4
MET wins
2
Draws
0
LAV wins
Full head-to-head record ↗

Head-to-head

Metz vs Laval · H/A from MET
DateH/AGameScore
10/05/25ALaval Vs MET2-3
31/08/24HMET Vs Laval1-1
01/04/23HMET Vs Laval1-0
20/08/22ALaval Vs MET3-3
02/02/16HMET Vs Laval1-0
11/09/15ALaval Vs MET0-1

MetzMetz

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
14/08/26AGrenoble Vs MET0-0
08/08/26HMET Vs Guingamp2-1
17/05/26ANice Vs MET0-0
10/05/26HMET Vs Lorient0-4
02/05/26HMET Vs Monaco1-2
26/04/26ALe Havre Vs MET4-4
19/04/26HMET Vs Paris FC1-3
10/04/26AMarseille Vs MET3-1
05/04/26HMET Vs Nantes0-0
22/03/26ARennes Vs MET0-0

LavalLaval

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
14/08/26HLAV Vs Nantes2-1
08/08/26ARodez Vs LAV3-1
24/05/26HLAV Vs Rouen1-0
19/05/26ARouen Vs LAV1-1
09/05/26HLAV Vs Boulogne2-1
02/05/26AEstac Troyes Vs LAV4-0
24/04/26HLAV Vs Rodez0-0
20/04/26ADunkerque Vs LAV0-2
10/04/26HLAV Vs Reims2-2
03/04/26ARed Star Vs LAV0-0

📊 16. Overall Statistics

Metz
Metz
France: Ligue 2
Recent: 1 Wins / 5 Draws / 4 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallLLDWD0.90
HomeDLLLW0.92
AwayDLDDD0.88
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %20%20%20%
AVG goals3.242.963.52
Over 1.5 %78%72%84%
Over 2.5 %66%60%72%
Over 3.5 %44%40%48%
Scored1.241.121.36
Conceded2.001.842.16
BTTS58%56%60%
Clean Sheet20%20%20%
Corners9.479.129.80
Cards3.793.913.68
Laval
Laval
France: Ligue 2
Recent: 4 Wins / 4 Draws / 2 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallWDWLW1.18
HomeDDWWW1.21
AwayDWLDL1.15
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %28%29%27%
AVG goals2.442.582.31
Over 1.5 %68%62%73%
Over 2.5 %40%50%31%
Over 3.5 %26%29%23%
Scored1.141.291.00
Conceded1.301.291.31
BTTS42%50%35%
Clean Sheet32%21%42%
Corners10.3111.659.08
Cards4.004.133.88

🏆 17. League Table

RecordGoalsProps / gameSquad value €mStrengths
RankTeamMPPtsWin%PPGGFGAGDG/GO1.5O2.5O3.5CorCor O%CrdCrd O%FlsFls O%TotAttMidDefAtt/gDef/gPoss%
1Saint EtienneSaint Etienne412
100%
3.0
133+10
4.0
100%
100%
75%
8.5
25%
2.2
25%
28.2
100%
93
5411283.20.8
59%
2ReimsReims48
50%
2.0
105+5
3.8
75%
75%
75%
7.5
25%
5.0
67%
24.2
75%
72
3813212.51.2
58%
3MontpellierMontpellier48
50%
2.0
31+2
1.0
25%
0%
0%
8.2
50%
5.5
100%
36.2
100%
29
116120.80.2
52%
4RodezRodez47
50%
1.8
107+3
4.2
100%
75%
75%
11.0
75%
3.2
25%
25.8
75%
15
4472.51.8
40%
5NancyNancy47
50%
1.8
31+2
1.0
25%
0%
0%
8.0
25%
3.8
50%
33.0
100%
13
5260.80.2
42%
6AnnecyAnnecy47
50%
1.8
54+1
2.2
75%
25%
25%
11.0
75%
3.3
67%
23.0
75%
10
3341.21.0
45%
7MetzMetz46
25%
1.5
43+1
1.8
75%
25%
0%
9.5
50%
4.2
75%
27.2
100%
43
171881.00.8
-
8RED Star FC 93RED Star FC 9345
25%
1.2
35-2
2.0
50%
25%
25%
10.0
50%
5.0
75%
26.0
75%
15
4370.81.2
54%
9SochauxSochaux45
25%
1.2
13-2
1.0
25%
25%
0%
9.5
50%
2.5
25%
24.8
75%
7
3130.20.8
-
10DunkerqueDunkerque44
25%
1.0
78-1
3.8
75%
50%
50%
9.5
75%
4.8
75%
27.5
100%
11
4151.82.0
57%
11GuingampGuingamp44
25%
1.0
56-1
2.8
50%
50%
25%
7.8
25%
3.5
25%
30.0
100%
11
3431.21.5
56%
12PAUPAU44
25%
1.0
34-1
1.8
25%
25%
25%
8.5
25%
3.5
50%
27.5
100%
14
6260.81.0
51%
13GrenobleGrenoble44
25%
1.0
58-3
3.2
75%
75%
50%
8.0
25%
4.2
100%
27.8
100%
12
5341.22.0
44%
14LavalLaval44
25%
1.0
48-4
3.0
100%
75%
25%
9.5
50%
3.5
50%
24.2
75%
9
2341.02.0
47%
15BoulogneBoulogne43
0%
0.8
12-1
0.8
25%
0%
0%
6.2
0%
3.8
50%
29.8
100%
8
2330.20.5
46%
16Clermont FootClermont Foot43
0%
0.8
24-2
1.5
50%
25%
25%
8.8
25%
1.8
0%
27.2
100%
15
23100.51.0
50%
17DijonDijon42
0%
0.5
46-2
2.5
75%
25%
25%
6.8
0%
3.0
25%
29.5
100%
5
1221.01.5
-
18NantesNantes41
0%
0.2
611-5
4.2
75%
75%
50%
9.2
50%
3.2
50%
29.0
100%
82
3116341.52.8
-
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