Montpellier vs Metz prediction and preview

Montpellier vs Metz

Ligue 2 · Friday 6 November 2026, 19:00 UTC · Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier

Montpellier · Metz · Ligue 2 predictions

Montpellier host Metz in Ligue 2 on Friday 6 November 2026, kick-off 19:00 UTC at Stade de la Mosson in Montpellier. Montpellier sit 2nd on 24 points after 11 matches, while Metz go into the round 10th, on 14 points from 11 games.

Montpellier have collected 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats from their last 5 league games; Metz have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Montpellier have scored 2.0 and conceded 0.3 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Metz average 1.5 scored and 2.2 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.

Head to head, Montpellier have 4 wins to Metz's 2 across 10 meetings, with 4 draws. Those games averaged 2.7 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 18 Feb 2024, ended Montpellier 3-0 Metz.

Montpellier are without Axel Guéguin (injury). Axel Guéguin has featured heavily in recent matches. Metz are without Giorgi Abuashvili (injury), Nampalys Mendy (injury) and Joseph Mangondo (injury). Giorgi Abuashvili has featured heavily in recent matches. Eddy Rosier is the appointed referee. Across 39 earlier matches in our data the average is 3.2 yellow cards per game and 0.3 penalties per game, and home sides won 39% of those games.

Bookmaker prices make Montpellier favourites. Probabilities describe uncertainty; they are not guarantees.