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Matches

Ligue 2 (France)

Montpellier vs Metz

  1. Montpellier53%
  2. Draw27%
  3. Metz20%

1.73 expected goals for Montpellier

0.88 expected goals for Metz

Goal probabilities corrected with this league's own past results.

In short

Montpellier has the edge (53%), but not by much: a draw is at 27% and a Metz win at 20%. The biggest factor in these numbers is the Montpellier defence, which lets in 51% fewer goals than an average team. Next comes the Metz attack, which scores 31% more goals than an average team. It expects 2.6 goals in total: over 2.5 goals has a 47% chance, and both teams scoring, 50%. And about 9.4 corners.

Why?

The model starts from the goals of an average team. Then it moves them up or down for what is different in this match.

Montpellier

An average team scores 1.36 against an average team

  1. Playing at home+11%
  2. Montpellier attack+24%
  3. Metz defence−8%

Expected goals1.73

Metz

An average team scores 1.36 against an average team

  1. Metz attack+31%
  2. Montpellier defence−51%

Expected goals0.88

Attack and defence are measured against every team each side has played, taking into account how strong each opponent was.

Goals

  1. Over 0.5 goals92%
  2. Over 1.5 goals74%
  3. Over 2.5 goals47%
  4. Over 3.5 goals26%
  5. Over 4.5 goals12%

Corners, cards and more

These numbers do not get the league correction yet. Trust them a little less than the goal numbers.

Corners

9.4 expected

5.3 for Montpellier and 4.1 for Metz

  1. Over 8.5 corners56%
  2. Over 9.5 corners46%
  3. Over 10.5 corners36%

Cards

4.1 expected

1.9 for Montpellier and 2.2 for Metz

  1. Over 3.5 cards59%
  2. Over 4.5 cards39%
  3. Over 5.5 cards23%

Shots

27.4 expected

16.1 for Montpellier and 11.4 for Metz

  1. Over 20.5 shots83%
  2. Over 22.5 shots74%
  3. Over 24.5 shots63%

Fouls

30.0 expected

15.1 for Montpellier and 14.9 for Metz

  1. Over 20.5 fouls95%
  2. Over 22.5 fouls90%
  3. Over 24.5 fouls81%

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