FC Lorient vs. FC Metz Betting Lines, Odds, & Offensive Leaders January 4, 2026

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FC Lorient is favored (-130) at home versus FC Metz (+351) on Sunday, after mixed results in their most recent matches in Ligue 1 — a draw versus Strasbourg and a loss to Paris Saint-Germain, respectively.

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FC Lorient to win vs FC Metz -130

Bet $20, Payout $35.38

FC Lorient vs. FC Metz Odds & Favorites

  • Favorite: FC Lorient (-130)
  • Underdog: FC Metz (+351)
  • Over/under: 2.5

FC Lorient vs. FC Metz Betting Insights

  • FC Lorient is 12th in Ligue 1 in goals scored with 19 (1.2 per game), and FC Metz’s 37 goals conceded (2.3 per game) rank 18th in the league.
  • Thus far this season, FC Lorient has been favored in three matches, and won once.
  • Thus far this season, FC Lorient (-130) has not been this big a favorite.
  • FC Lorient’s chances of winning this match are 56.5%, according to the moneyline.
  • With 17 goals in 16 games, FC Metz ranks 14th in Ligue 1. On the flip side, FC Lorient has allowed 28 goals, 14th in the league.
  • FC Metz has three wins in 14 matches as an underdog this season.
  • FC Metz has won once in eight games as a +351 underdog or greater.
  • The likelihood of FC Metz winning this match is 22.2%, based on the moneyline.
  • In seven games this season, FC Lorient and its opponent have combined for more than 2.5 goals.
  • This year’s combined scoring average for these two teams (2.3 goals per game) is 0.2 fewer than the total for this contest.
  • FC Metz’s games have finished with over 2.5 goals scored 10 times this year.
  • These two teams yield a combined 4.1 goals per game, 1.6 higher than the total for this matchup.

FC Lorient vs. FC Metz Offensive Leaders

FC Lorient Offensive Leaders

  • Sambou Soumano is FC Lorient’s leader in shots with 15 (16th in league, 0.9 per game). He also has four goals.
  • Arthur Avom Ebong leads FC Lorient with 17 chances created (1.1 per game), and has one assist.

FC Metz Offensive Leaders

  • Habib Diallo has taken 11 shots (1.0 per game) and scored three goals for FC Metz.
  • FC Metz has gotten 10 shots and five goals from Gauthier Hein.
  • Hein also has amassed two assists plus a team-best 18 chances created (16th in league).
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