Metz vs Saint-Étienne prediction, odds and how to watch

Pape Moussa Fall scored three times as Metz dismantled Rodez 4-1 at home in Ligue 2, delivering the kind of dominant, competitive performance their previous four matches had failed to produce.

Metz came from behind to earn a 1-1 draw against Laval at home in Ligue 2, with a substitute's headed goal in the 78th minute cancelling out a Laval penalty. The game told a more complicated story than the scoreline suggests.

Saint-Étienne dismantled Grenoble Foot 38 with a commanding 4-0 victory at home, scoring twice from headers inside the opening twenty minutes to establish a structural dominance Grenoble never recovered from.

Saint-Étienne arrive in Moselle as the most clinical side in Ligue 2 this season, but a trip to Stade Saint-Symphorien offers a very different kind of examination from the one they have faced so far.

Red Star host Metz on Monday evening with both sides sitting level on five points, but the patterns behind those numbers tell very different stories about how this match is likely to unfold.

Saint-Étienne arrive in Dunkerque as the division's form side, having scored ten goals in their opening three matches while conceding just one. Dunkerque have yet to keep a clean sheet this season and the patterns in their recent data make for uncomfortable reading.

Saint-Étienne head into Saturday's Ligue 2 clash as the division's early pace-setters, but Montpellier arrive in Saint-Étienne with a quietly impressive away record that deserves serious attention.

Metz have not won at home in their last five attempts and conceded thirteen goals in the process. Rodez arrive in form and with nothing to fear.