Metz vs Strasbourg prediction 17.08.2025 | Ligue 1
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- Competition: Ligue 1
- Date: 17th August 2025
- Kick-off: 16:15 UK / 17:15 CEST
- Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
All eyes will be on the Stade Saint-Symphorien in Longeville-lès-Metz when FC Metz and Strasbourg face each other for the first time in the 2025–26 French top-flight campaign. Both sides will be looking to make a strong start to the season, and there are no clear favourites as per the bookies. Read our Metz vs. Strasbourg preview for the latest news and predictions.
vs Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Strasbourg
2 : 1
Metz
Ligue 1
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Metz
0 : 1
Strasbourg
Ligue 1
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Metz
0 : 2
Strasbourg
Ligue 1
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Strasbourg
3 : 0
Metz
Ligue 1
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Metz
1 : 2
Strasbourg
Ligue 1
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Strasbourg
2 : 2
Metz
Ligue 1
The two Ligue 1 sides have met eight times since 2020. Strasbourg were the stronger team over the course of these encounters, winning five times and keeping two clean sheets. Metz only won two games, while one match ended in a draw. On average, 2.75 goals were scored per game during this period, but only one of the four matches played at the Stade Saint-Symphorien produced more than two goals.
Metz team overview
Metz maintained their record of not spending more than one season in the French second division last year. Despite finishing third, the visitors secured promotion by beating Reims 4:2 on aggregate in the promotion play-offs, and carried that form through to the pre-season.
Stéphane Le Mignan’s team began their pre-season friendlies with back-to-back wins against Mondorf-les-Bains and Red Star. They suffered a setback in their third match, losing 2:1 to Lens but responded with a 1:0 win over Troyes in their most recent match.
Last matches of
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Reims
0 : 2
Metz
Ligue 1 Play-offs
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Metz
1 : 0
Dunkerque
Ligue 2
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Laval
2 : 3
Metz
Ligue 2
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Metz
3 : 3
Rodez
Ligue 2
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Pau
2 : 1
Metz
Ligue 2
lineup
Goalkeeper
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61
Pape Sy
Defenders
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24
Yannis Lawson
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38
Sadibou Sané
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4
Michel Mboula
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22
Kevin Van Den Kerkhof
Midfielders
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12
Alpha Touré
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21
Benjamin Stambouli
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20
Jessy Deminguet
Forwards
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14
Cheikh Sabaly
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18
Idrissa Gueye
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7
Gauthier Hein
Strasbourg team overview
Strasbourg achieved their best finish in three years last season by securing 7th place and a spot in the Conference League.
During the preseason fixture list, the visitors could not maintain that form as they registered just two wins from five matches. They lost to Galatasaray and Udinese, while their clash with Mainz ended in a draw.
Having failed to win either of their last two away games in Ligue 1, Liam Rosenior’s side will need to be at their best to pick up three points this weekend.
Saïdou Sow missed the entire pre-season due to a cruciate ligament injury, and Sunday’s game comes too soon for the centre-back.
Last matches of
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Galatasaray
3 : 1
Strasbourg
Club Friendlies 1
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Strasbourg
2 : 3
Le Havre
Ligue 1
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Angers
2 : 1
Strasbourg
Ligue 1
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Strasbourg
3 : 1
Saint Etienne
Ligue 1
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Strasbourg
2 : 2
OGC Nice
Ligue 1
lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Karl-Johan Johnsson
Defenders
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3
Ishé Samuels-Smith
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6
Ismaël Doukouré
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5
Abakar Sylla
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77
Eduard Sobol
Midfielders
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32
Valentín Barco
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29
Samir El Mourabet
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7
Diego Moreira
Forwards
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47
Rayane Messi
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10
Emanuel Emegha
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42
Abdoul Ouattara
Prediction
One of Metz's major strengths last season was their home form, which may well play a key role on Sunday. Les Grenats lost only one of their 19 home games in the 2024–25 campaign, winning eleven and kept seven clean sheets. Considering that their last two league home games against Strasbourg were also close with no more than two goals being scored in either game, I am going for the under 2.5 goals option.
Three reasons we expect under 2.5 goals in this game
- Four of the last six league meetings between Metz and Strasbourg at this ground ended with under 2.5 goals.
- Only one of the last eight away games of Strasbourg in Ligue 1 produced more than two goals.
- Seven of the last fourteen home games of Metz ended with under 2.5 goals.
Main prediction -
Under 2.5 goals
Best Odds:
Megapari
2
vs standings in Ligue 1
| Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 - 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 2 | Angers SCO | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 - 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 3 | Toulouse | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 - 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 4 | Olympique Lyonnais | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 - 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 5 | Rennes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 - 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 6 | Strasbourg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 - 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 7 | Auxerre | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 - 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 8 | Brest | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 - 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | LOSC Lille | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 - 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Nantes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Paris Saint Germain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Lorient | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 13 | Lens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Nice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Metz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Paris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Olympique Marseille | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 18 | Le Havre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 3 | -2 | 0 |