Strasbourg – Metz

Ligue 1 returns with a fresh set of fixtures as Strasbourg welcome Metz to the Stade de la Meinau on Friday. Both sides have struggled to hit their stride this season and currently find themselves languishing in the bottom half of the table.

Strasbourg picked up their first win of the new season three Saturdays ago when they got the better of Stade Brestois in a comfortable 3-1 victory. They are winless in four of their opening five games in Ligue 1, losing three and picking up one draw.

Metz failed to pick up their first win of the season last time out when they suffered a 2-0 home defeat against Troyes. They head into Friday’s game as the superior side in the history of this fixture, claiming 13 wins from their previous 25 encounters. Strasbourg have managed just five wins, while seven games have ended in draws.

Both sides will be desperate to get up and running after stumbling into the new season. We predict the spoils will be shared as they head into the game evenly matched on paper.