Auxerre and Metz are set to clash in a thrilling Ligue 1 encounter at the Stade de l’Abbé Deschamps on Sunday. The home side, Auxerre, are tipped to dominate the proceedings, but Metz will be looking to cause an upset.

Recent meetings between these two teams have been largely one-sided, with Auxerre emerging victorious in their last two friendly matches. The 2019 and 2018 encounters, also saw Auxerre come out on top in the respective leagues. Metz will be looking to buck this trend and grab a positive result.

Auxerre have been in decent form, but Metz will be aiming to catch them off guard. With the home side projected to win and a double chance of Auxerre or draw advised,, predictions suggest this will be a closely contested match. The win probabilities are split with home side edging it at 35%, draw at the same percentage and away side at a lower30%. Expected goals are low with home team at under 1.5 and away team at under 2.5.

The narrative of this match will be one of Auxerre aiming to solidify their position and Metz looking to get a result that will aid them in moving away from the wrong end of the table. Will Auxerre be able to take care of business as expected or can Metz pull a rabbit out of the hat? Sunday will tell.