The race for automatic promotion in the French League 2 is heating up with just two games to go and the distance between the top three teams is less than five points. Le Havre and Bordeaux are back in action later this weekend and Metz would be eager to win to put pressure on the other two teams. Looking at the fixtures for the top three clubs this weekend, Metz has a much easier route and they cannot afford to drop points against Sochaux. You should bet on Metz to win for the following reasons;

[1] Laszlo Boloni's team dropped to the second division some seasons ago and they have more experience in the top flight than their counterparts in this game. Metz has done a proper squad planning their relegation to the second division and they have recruited the best stars in the country with a balanced team. The attack is producing a good number of goals and this is a key feature as to why they are fighting for promotion this season. Metz has the third best defense in French Ligue 2 and they have let in just 31 goals in 36 appearances this season. Sochaux's starting XI is just above average and the best they could do this season was to retain their place in the French League 2. They are no match for Metz and I am predicting this game to end in a defeat for the hosts.

[2] Sochaux has the worst run in the French League 2 currently. They have lost six consecutive games heading into this fixture and in the last two months Pierre-Alan Fau's team have managed only one win from eight matches. The goals have dried up for the host who have scored just once in their last five League matches and their defense is also under performing, with no clean sheets for them in the last six games. This fixture comes at a very tough time for the hosts and Metz can take proper advantage to get into the automatic promotion spot. Sochaux has not beaten Metz since 2014 and I think the visitors can claim all three points here.

法甲联赛的自动升级之争正在白热化，目前只剩下两场比赛，前三名球队之间的差距不到5分。勒阿弗尔和波尔多将在本周末晚些时候回归比赛，梅斯将迫切希望获胜，以对其他两支球队施加压力。看看本周末前三名俱乐部的赛程，梅斯的路线要轻松得多，他们不能在对阵索肖的比赛中失分。你应该赌梅斯会赢，理由如下:

[1]几个赛季前，博洛尼的球队降到了乙级联赛，他们在顶级联赛的经验比本场比赛的对手多。梅斯已经制定了一个合适的降级计划，他们在一个平衡的球队中招募了国内最好的球星。进攻端创造了很多进球，这是他们本赛季为升级而战的一个关键特征。梅斯的防守在法甲排名第三，他们本赛季出场36次，只丢了31球。索肖的首发阵容略高于平均水平，他们本赛季能做的最好的事情就是保住他们在法甲的位置。他们不是梅斯的对手，我预测这场比赛将以东道主的失败告终。

[2]索肖目前在法甲联赛中表现最差。在这场比赛之前，他们已经连续输掉了六场比赛，在过去的两个月里，皮埃尔-阿兰·福的球队在8场比赛中只取得了一场胜利。东道主的进球已经枯竭，他们在最近的五场联赛中只进了一球，他们的防守也表现不佳，在最近的六场比赛中没有一场零封对手。这场比赛对东道主来说是一个非常艰难的时刻，梅斯可以利用适当的优势进入自动升级的位置。索肖自2014年以来就没有击败过梅斯，我认为客队可以在这里全取三分。