What to expect
We expect about 1.8 goals from Metz and 0.9 from Laval, so Metz come out ahead by a clear distance rather than a nose. Put together, that is around 2.7 goals in the game, which is an ordinary sort of total.
Our pick: Metz to win. Metz are the stronger side on the numbers (xG 1.8-0.9), and we make them about 62% to win. On this shape, taking them to come out on top looks the cleaner play than chasing a bigger price elsewhere.
We put the chance of that landing at about 62 out of 100. The price on offer is 1.82, which works out at about 55 out of 100. That gap is the whole reason this is on the site: we rate it more likely than the price does, and the price looks good to us because of it.
One thing to watch
Laval only need one good spell or a set-piece to nick something, and short-priced favourites slip up plenty. We make it about 62%: a lean, not a lock.
