2014-2015 Ligue 1 Predictions: Week 14 (Part 1)

Metz vs. Paris Saint Germain

Match Date: 21 November 2014 (local time)

Venue: Stade Municipal Saint Symphorien

Metz

Metz had to endure the tragedy brought by its fifth loss in the top-flight league. Pitted against Toulouse, the team was thrashed by a clean sheet and three (3) massive goals. Relatively, the disappointing defeat also resulted to its drop in the 9^th spot of the league table.
But while it is true that the loss was highly frustrating, this does not erase the fact that the newly-promoted squad is able to adapt well into the league. Whereas other new teams fail, Metz succeeded.

Paris Saint Germain

There’s no denying that the defending champion is back on track. After a few weeks of struggling and trying to find the perfect formula, Paris Saint Germain (PSG) has successfully cut down Marseille’s lead to one (1). Le Classique online betting odds proved to favor PSG as it netted two (2) crucial goals and kept a clean sheet.

PSG is the only undefeated squad in France’s top-flight league as of the moment.

Prediction

Metz 1-3 Paris Saint Germain

Bastia vs. Lyon

Match Date: 22 November 2014 (local time)

Venue: Stade Armand Cesari

Bastia

A Junior Tallo inspired victory claimed the three (3) points for Bastia during its encounter against Montpellier. It was their 2^nd win out of its last six (6) matches and are hopeful that their impressive performance will continue.

Slowly veering away from the relegation zone, the additional points incurred from the said win propelled Bastia’s rank to the 15^th spot of the table.

Needless to say, the will be using such victory to inspire them in their match against Lyon.

Lyon

Lyon is one of the strong favorites in the top-flight league. The team continued its 6-match undefeated streak after slapping a 3-1 win against the struggling Guingamp.

Overflowing with confidence, there’s no doubt that the club will go for the kill when it visits Bastia.

Prediction

Bastia 0-3 Lyon

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