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Nice host Metz on 2026-05-17 at 20:00 GMT, as part of the Group Stage of the 2025-2026's Ligue 1 in Allianz Riviera.
Expect 4-5 yellow cards and 0 red cards, and 23 fouls this match from Referee J. Pignard based on their last 10 games.
With the data available to us, Claude Puel and Benoit Tavenot have not met as managers before.
After 33 matchdays, Nice sit 16th with 31 points and Metz are 18th having collected 16 points.
Nice report 4 missing players: M. Bard (Yellow Cards), E. Pereira (Ankle Injury), M. Abdelmonem (Injury), M. Bombito (Leg Injury) but Metz report 8 missing players: J. Deminguet (Ankle Injury), J. Mangondo (Knee Injury), L. Michal (Inactive), P. Sy (Ankle Injury), G. Tsitaishvili (Eye injury), J. Gbamin (Foot Injury), N. Mbala (Injury), B. Sarr (Achilles Tendon Injury).
Our prediction sees Nice in a 5-defender setup (5-4-1), with Metz forecast to use 4-2-3-1.
Nice lost 1-2 to Auxerre, and Metz were defeated 0-4 by Lorient.
Neither side is flying – Nice 1-3-1 and Metz 0-2-3 over the last 5 matches.
Nice have clearly got the edge H2H: in 22 meetings, they've beaten Metz 11 times, with 6 draws and only 5 losses.
With both sides enjoying similar home/away returns (4-7-5 vs 1-3-12) and scoring roughly 1.19-0.88 goals, a 1-1 draw seems on the cards.
Nice is going head to head with Metz on 17/5/2026 19:00 GMT at Allianz Riviera for the France Ligue 1. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Nice v Metz H2H statistics!