PREVIEW | Nice vs Metz: team news, lineups, predictions (Ligue 1 17/05)

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·15 de mayo de 2026

PREVIEW | Nice vs Metz: team news, lineups, predictions (Ligue 1 17/05)

Nice and Metz face off this Sunday at the Allianz Riviera in Ligue 1.

Nice have 31 points to their name this season and occupy 16th position in the table. In their last fixture, Claude Puel's team suffered a 2-1 reverse against Auxerre (Ligue 1 2025/26).

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Metz have won 16 points to date and are placed in 18th position. In their last game, Benoît Tavenot's team lost 0-4 against FC Lorient (Ligue 1 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Metz winning 2-1.

Predicted lineups

Nice: Yehvann Diouf, Antoine Mendy, Juma Bah, Kojo Peprah Oppong, Jonathan Clauss, Hicham Boudaoui, Salis Samed, Ali Abdi, Morgan Sanson, Mohamed-Ali Cho, Sofiane Diop

Metz: Pape Sy, Koffi Kouao, Terry Yegbe, Sadibou Sané, Bouna Sarr, Jessy Deminguet, Jean Gbamin, Habib Diallo, Gauthier Hein, Georgiy Tsitaishvili, Giorgi Kvilitaia

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Nice

Youssouf Ndayishimiye - Muscle Injury
Melvin Bard - Yellow Card Suspension
Everton Pereira - Ankle Injury

Metz

Joseph Mangondo - Knee Problems

Last starting XIs

Nice ( vs Auxerre 2026-05-10): Yehvann Diouf, Jonathan Clauss, Melvin Bard, Juma Bah, Antoine Mendy, Kojo Peprah Oppong, Morgan Sanson, Hicham Boudaoui, Salis Samed, Sofiane Diop, Mohamed-Ali Cho

Metz ( vs FC Lorient 2026-05-10): Pape Sy, Koffi Kouao, Terry Yegbe, Sadibou Sané, Bouna Sarr, Jessy Deminguet, Jean Gbamin, Nathan Mbala, Gauthier Hein, Georgiy Tsitaishvili, Giorgi Kvilitaia

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MANAGERS

Benoît Tavenot has faced Nice on one occasion, recording one defeat.
Claude Puel has faced Metz on 24 occasions, recording 12 wins, nine draws and three defeats

TEAMS

Away from home, Metz currently have one win in their last 11 games.
Away from home, Metz are coming off eight consecutive games without a win.
Metz currently have one win in their last 23 games.
Metz are coming off five consecutive games conceding goals.
Metz are coming off 18 consecutive games without a win.
Metz are coming off two consecutive defeats.
At home, Nice currently have two defeats in their last 11 games.
At home, Nice currently have one win in their last eight games.
At home, Nice are coming off five consecutive games conceding goals.
At home, Nice are coming off six consecutive games without a win.
At home, Nice are coming off two consecutive games unbeaten.
Nice currently have one defeat in their last six games.
Nice currently have one win in their last eight games.
Nice are coming off four consecutive games scoring goals.
Nice are coming off three consecutive games conceding goals.
Nice are coming off three consecutive games without a win.

HEAD TO HEAD

Nice and Metz have faced each other 96 times, with Nice holding the edge: 35 wins, against 33 Metz victories.
At the Allianz Riviera, Nice holds an advantage in meetings against Metz: 25 wins in 49 matches. Metz has 11 victories.
In the French league, the two teams have met 88 times, with 31 Nice wins, 24 draws and 33 Metz victories.