Nice striker Mario Balotelli. (Photo : Getty Images)
Middling team FC Metz (4-4-1, 13 points) and current league leaders OGC Nice (7-0-2, 23 points) are scheduled to meet at the Stade Saint-Symphorien on Sunday, Oct. 23 as round 10 of the 2016-2017 Ligue 1 season continues.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 9:00 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Metz is currently on a two-game losing skid as they have also lost three of their last four matches. With their present struggles, the team has dropped to the 11th place in the 20-team French top flight table.
The team's last match ended in a sorry 0-1 loss to fellow middling squad Marseille at the Stade Velodrome last Sunday, as per ESPN.
On-loan Swansea City striker Bafetimbi Gomis netted the lone goal of the match for the hosts in the 13th minute as he thumped a corner kick from close range to the top of Metz goalkeeper Thomas Didillon's net.
Head coach Philippe Hinschberger's side, who was promoted to the French first division league by finishing at third place in Ligue 2 last term, was not able to respond with anything during the match as they were shut out by the stingy Les Olympiens defense.
Meanwhile, Nice retains its hold of first place in the league table by earning their fourth consecutive victory, a 2-0 blanking of erstwhile league leaders Lyon at the Allianz Riviera on Oct. 14, via Daily Mail Online.
Team captain Paul Baysse broke the deadlock early in the fifth minute with a left-footer from the center of the box from a headed assist by teammate Malang Sarr off a set piece situation.
Lyon was put to a further disadvantage in the 28th when French forward Nabil Fekir was sent off after getting booked by straight red card following an awkward challenge on Baysse.
Les Aiglons sealed the win in the 76th minute as Ivorian midfielder Jean Michael Seri netted a goal to help keep his team undefeated so far in the season.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 2-0 romp for Nice.
Metz starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Didillon; Balliu, Bisevac, Milan, Assou-Ekotto; Mandjeck, Philipps; Nguette, Mollet, Hein; Erdinc
Nice starting lineup (3-5-1-1 formation): Cardinale; Baysse, Dante, Sarr; Ricardo, Seri, Cyprien, Walter, Chagas; Belhanda; Balotelli
