Metz vs Marseille Prediction & Betting Tips (4 October)

Taking the point of the draw at Le Havre 0-0, FC Metz took a second point in Ligue 1. Revenue from 3 points from the first non-relegation, the Grenats remain good in the rankings, they who hung Angers 1-1, already at home, on the return from the September break. In parallel, they signed their big return to the elite by losses before Strasbourg 0-1, Lyon 3-0 and Paris FC 3-2, while being corrected in Monaco 5-2. The Mosellan club has not yet won and will quickly stop its scarcity so as not to be detached in the maintenance race. Olympique de Marseille found the right carburetor in Ligue 1.

After having inflicted a Rouste on Lorient 4-0, the Phocaeans won the classic against PSG 1-0 and gleaned a 3rd success of rank in the exercise last week, at the very end of the match in Strasbourg 1-2. Behind PSG and Lyon for 3 points, they complete the podium after 6 days. Auspicious with a view to the current Champions League campaign. Defeated two weeks ago by Real Madrid 2-1 without having deserved, the players of Roberto de Zerbi received Ajax Amsterdam on Tuesday as an extension of the league phase. 

This matchup promises a clash of contrasting ambitions: Metz fighting for survival, Marseille chasing continental relevance. Expect Boloni to deploy a compact 4-2-3-1, aiming to frustrate Marseille’s possession-heavy style and hit on the counter. Marseille, likely to dominate the ball, will need to be wary of Metz’s quick transitions and aerial threat from set pieces. With both teams eager to shake off early-season setbacks, the intensity should be palpable from the first whistle.

In a tightly contested affair, the edge tilts slightly toward Marseille’s superior individual quality, but Metz’s home grit cannot be underestimated. A 2-1 scoreline in favor of the visitors feels plausible—Vitinha and Ounahi to find the net, with Metz clawing one back through Mikautadze. It won’t be a walk in the park, but Marseille’s hunger to reassert themselves after European disappointment should be just enough to see them through.