Oga, make we yarn about wetin dey happen for French Ligue 1. Paris FC, dat new team wey just enter top league dis season, dey almost sure say dem go remain for next year. Dem don collect 35 points so far, and dem dey on seven matches without any loss. Last season, 34 points bin dey enough to escape relegation, so Paris FC position dey sweet wella.
For dis Sunday match against Metz, na big one. If Paris FC win for Metz ground and Auxerre no win for Monaco, na confirm say dem don secure dia stay. Even if dem draw and Auxerre lose, e still no go finish mathematically, but e go dey almost impossible for Auxerre to catch up.
Metz own case dey different entirely. Dem dey last for table with 15 points, and dem no win any of dia last 17 league matches. Dem get 9 points gap from Auxerre wey dey 16th, so relegation don almost sure for dem. But history show say Metz dey always perform well against Paris FC. Dem don win 68% of all matches against dem, and dem don score for every of dia last 17 meetings.
Paris FC coach Antoine Kombouaré don change dia luck since e come. Dem no lose for seven matches, and dem even hammer Monaco 4-1 for last game. For away matches, dem no lose for six games straight, na dia best record ever.
Dis match go hold for Metz stadium by 5:15pm. Metz no win for dia last eight home games, while Paris FC dey unbeaten for away. But Metz always score against Paris FC, and matches between dem dey always produce plenty goals—average of four per game.
If Paris FC win today, dem go reach 38 points and relegation wahala go finish completely. Even if dem no win, dia chance still dey high because Auxerre need to win all dia remaining four matches and Paris FC must lose all of dem for Auxerre to catch up, and even then goal difference go decide.
Nantes dey 17th with 19 points but dem get one match wey dem never play. Auxerre dey 16th with 24 points and worse goal difference than Paris FC. So Paris FC position dey really safe, but today match fit make am official.
Metz fans no get hope again, but dem fit wan spoil Paris FC party. Paris FC players dey play without pressure, and dia recent form dey make dem look like proper Ligue 1 team now.
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