Offside.win Ligue 2 Metz v Pau FC
Metz v Pau FC
Our call
We looked at this match and did not find a call worth making. That can change as team news comes in: calls are looked at again every fifteen minutes until kick-off, so one can change or come down, and each closes when the match starts. the bet slip stays exactly as posted.
No call on Metz against Pau FC. There is a likely outcome here, but every bookmaker has it shorter than it deserves, so there is nothing to take.
Preview
Pau FC will edge this fixture because their actual football is far better than their league position suggests. While Metz sit eighth and Pau stand fifth, the visitors regularly create the superior chances even when controlling less possession, proving their overall play exceeds their recent returns. Conversely, the hosts are getting thoroughly opened up at the back, having faced six or more efforts on target across four of their last six matches. Metz have won only two of those fixtures and failed to win any of their last three against teams above them in the table, despite relying on their top scorer who has netted eight goals this season alongside three in his last five. Pau arrive with four wins from their last six, though they notoriously travel badly. Ultimately, Pau will happily surrender possession, absorb the pressure, and exploit a wide-open home defence to secure the win.
Form
- Metz have won two, drawn two and lost two of their last six.
- Pau FC have won four, drawn one and lost one of their last six.
Head to head
Four meetings between them: Metz won one, Pau FC won one, two were drawn. Last time: Pau FC 2–1 Metz, April 2025.
The table
Metz are 8th and Pau FC 5th.
Expected line-ups
Metz: Jonathan Fischer, Florian Miguel, Cristian Castro, Jean Ruiz, Bouna Sarr, Jessy Deminguet, Believe Munongo, Giorgi Abuashvili, Teji Savanier, Nathan Mbala, Pape Moussa Fall.
Pau FC: Brice Maubleu, Gaëtan Paquiez, Anthony Briançon, Axel Bamba, Tom Pouilly, Mathys Tourraine, Jessy Benet, Lorenzo Rajot, Luan Gadegbeku, Hacène Benali, Babacar Leye.