Match details. Ligue 2. Kick-off is Mon 12 Oct, 19:45 Lagos time.
Form. Dijon have won four, drawn three and lost three of their last ten, 1.5 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W D L D. Metz have won two, drawn five and lost three of their last ten, 1.1 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D L W D D.
The numbers. Dijon score 1.8 and concede two a game in their last five at home, with no clean sheets. Dijon average 10.8 shots (4.8 on target), 3.4 corners and 1.7 cards a game. Metz score 1.1 and concede 1.3 a game over their last ten, with two clean sheets and four games without a goal. Metz average 11.4 shots (3.8 on target), 4.6 corners and 1.6 cards a game.
Where it pulls both ways. The prices and the records disagree: the odds board makes it 29% against the records' 50%.
The read. No side to back. A draw is live. A tight game. Nothing separates them clearly enough to back a side. Their goals for and against point to a tight game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 43%.
The bets. Best bet: Under 3.5 Goals at 1.43, 74% on the records (Dijon: under 3.5 goals in 5 of 7; Metz: under 3.5 goals in 5 of 7). Backup: Dijon Over 0.5 Goals at 1.26. It often rescues the bet, but it is no guarantee. Leave: Dijon or Under 2.5 Goals (no result call); Double Chance: Dijon or Draw (no result call); Dijon 1UP (no result call). Predicted score: Dijon 1-1 Metz (13% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (a tight game).