Friday, June 2, at 8:30 p.m. at the Saint-Symphorien stadium, the scoring match of the 38th stage of the second French league between “Metz” and “Bastia” will take place.
Metz are very close to promotion and need at least the same result that Bordeaux got, also at home, against Rodez in the match against Bastia de Assas from the last leg (they currently have the advantage on goal difference Yachiv +27). against +24, the main decisive criterion).
Metz are in 2nd place with 69 points, the same as Bordeaux, the team in 3rd place (in addition to goal difference, they also have head-to-head advantage, 0-2 away and 3- 0 at home), and three less than the leader Le Havre (+26), who plays at home with Dijon.
In the event of a treble, Metz would advance on goal difference, given that the top two teams qualify for Ligue 1 this season and the third-placed team does not even play in the play-offs. as in previous years (the last four places will be directly relegated from the first league, so that from the next season the number of teams will be reduced from 20 to 18).
The team coached by László Bolony (fifth in France, after Nancy, Rennes, Monaco and Lance) has not lost in 26 rounds (16 wins and 10 draws), more precisely since October 24, 2022, when they lost away to Le Havre. goal 0-2.
It should be noted that László Boloni was promoted to Ligue 1 twice more, both with Nancy in 1996 and 1998 (the second coming after one season spent in the second division).
In the last five stages, Metz have won three and drawn two, results that saw them overtake Bordeaux before the final stage.
Bastia is in 4th place with 60 points and has no chance of promotion, and in the last five stages, the team coached by Regis Brouard has recorded two successes, two draws and one failure.
In 2017, Bastia were relegated from Ligue 1 and, due to financial problems, entered the National 3 (the fifth division), but in just four years managed to rise to the second division, this was the second season in a row in Ligue 2.
In a tour match on 17 September 2022, Bastia won 1–0 at home to Metz after Salles-Lamonge scored in the 10th minute.
Superbet offers odds of 1.45 on prediction 1: the victory of the home team in the match Metz – Bastia.
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| Quota | 1.45 |
* the tariff is valid at the time of publication of the article
Source: Hot News
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