FRANCE LIGUE 1
--.--.---- --:--
FT
3 - 0
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: M. Vernice
Lens
Match Timeline
Metz
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
🟨
14'
Jean-Philippe Gbamin
Metz
44'
S. Abdulhamid · Assist: A. Sima
Lens
🔄
46'
N. Celik ↔ A. Haidara
Lens
🔄
46'
B. Traore ↔ J. Deminguet
Metz
46'
F. Thauvin · Assist: A. Thomasson
Lens
🟨
49'
Alpha Touré
Metz
52'
A. Haidara · Assist: M. Udol
Lens
🔄
54'
G. Kvilitaia ↔ G. Hein
Metz
🔄
54'
B. Munongo ↔ N. Mbala
Metz
🔄
63'
F. Thauvin ↔ F. Sotoca
Lens
🔄
63'
O. Edouard ↔ R. Fofana
Lens
🔄
72'
B. Sarr ↔ G. Tsitaishvili
Metz
🔄
73'
M. Sangare ↔ A. Bulatovic
Lens
🔄
73'
F. Ballo-Toure ↔ U. Mboula
Metz
🔄
83'
A. Sima ↔ A. Bermont
Lens
🟨
90'
Urie-Michel Mboula
Metz

Predictions & Statistics

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

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Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Lens Win 0%
Draw 0%
Metz Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Lens2.1
Metz0.95
Recent Form (Last 5)
Lens Lens
WWDLW
57 GF / 26 GA
Metz Metz
WLDWL
25 GF / 57 GA
Key Stats
2.04
Average Goals Scored
0.96
0.93
Average Goals Conceded
2.19
15
BTTS Yes
12
19
Over 2.5
16
5.43
Shots on Goal
3.15

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Lens Lens 28 matches
Metz Metz 26 matches
Lens Statistic Metz
20 Wins 4
3 Draws 4
5 Losses 18
57 Goals For 25
26 Goals Against 57
2.04 Avg Goals Scored 0.96
0.93 Avg Goals Conceded 2.19
15 BTTS Yes 12
23 Over 1.5 20
19 Over 2.5 16
9 Over 3.5 10
10 Clean Sheets 5
4 Failed To Score 11
5.43 Shots On Goal 3.15
15.11 Total Shots 9.77
5.93 Corners 4.04
50.6% Ball Possession 50.2%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 15 head-to-head meetings, Lens won 5 times, Metz won 5 times, while 5 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 16:14 from Lens's perspective. 5 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 5 matches, with an average of 2 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Lens 3-4-2-1 / Metz 5-3-2
H2H summary: Lens wins 5, draws 5, Metz wins 5
Stats
Lens Lens
Metz Metz
Shots on Goal
7
Shots on Goal
0
Shots off Goal
12
Shots off Goal
2
Blocked Shots
5
Blocked Shots
3
6 Corner Kicks 4
12 Fouls 17
3 Offsides 1
52% Ball Possession 48%
24 Total Shots 5
7 Shots on Goal 0
12 Shots off Goal 2
5 Blocked Shots 3
19 Shots insidebox 4
5 Shots outsidebox 1
0 Goalkeeper Saves 4
487 Total passes 469
427 Passes accurate 401
2.75 expected_goals 0.40
🟨 0 Yellow Cards 3 🟨
🟥 0 Red Cards 0 🟥

Lineups

Lens
Formation
Metz
R. Risser
R. Risser
N. Celik
N. Celik
I. Ganiou
I. Ganiou
M. Sarr
M. Sarr
S. Abdulhamid
S. Abdulhamid
M. Sangare
M. Sangare
A. Thomasson
🎯
A. Thomasson
M. Udol
🎯
M. Udol
F. Thauvin
F. Thauvin
A. Sima
🎯
A. Sima
O. Edouard
O. Edouard
J. Fischer
J. Fischer
B. Sarr
B. Sarr
S. Sane
S. Sane
J. Gbamin
J. Gbamin
M. Colin
M. Colin
F. Ballo-Toure
F. Ballo-Toure
B. Traore
B. Traore
B. Munongo
B. Munongo
A. Toure
A. Toure
G. Kvilitaia
G. Kvilitaia
H. Diallo
H. Diallo
Lens 3-4-2-1
Starting XI
40
R. Risser
G
4
N. Celik
↓ 46'
D
25
I. Ganiou
D
20
M. Sarr
D
23
S. Abdulhamid
⚽ 44'
M
8
M. Sangare
↓ 73'
M
28
A. Thomasson
🎯 46'
M
14
M. Udol
🎯 52'
M
10
F. Thauvin
⚽ 46' ↓ 63'
F
19
A. Sima
🎯 44' ↓ 83'
F
11
O. Edouard
↓ 63'
F
Substitutes
16
M. Gorgelin
G
34
E. Garnier
F
7
F. Sotoca
↑ 63'
F
21
A. Haidara
⚽ 52' ↑ 46'
M
5
A. Bulatovic
↑ 73'
M
18
F. Sylla
M
39
O. Lenne
D
26
A. Bermont
↑ 83'
M
38
R. Fofana
↑ 63'
F
Metz 5-3-2
Starting XI
1
J. Fischer
G
70
B. Sarr
↓ 72'
D
38
S. Sane
D
5
J. Gbamin
🟨 14'
D
2
M. Colin
D
97
F. Ballo-Toure
↓ 73'
D
8
B. Traore
↓ 46'
M
33
B. Munongo
↓ 54'
M
12
A. Toure
🟨 49'
M
11
G. Kvilitaia
↓ 54'
F
30
H. Diallo
F
Substitutes
40
O. Ba
G
10
G. Hein
↑ 54'
M
20
J. Deminguet
↑ 46'
M
15
T. Yegbe
D
4
U. Mboula
↑ 73' 🟨 90'
D
7
G. Tsitaishvili
↑ 72'
F
39
K. Kouao
D
9
G. Abuashvili
F
34
N. Mbala
↑ 54'
F
Last matches: Lens
08.08.26
Fri
Lens
Sunderland
0
2
L
25.07.26
Fri
Lens
Charleroi
2
2
D
18.07.26
Fri
Lens
Boulogne
4
1
W
22.05.26
Cou
Lens
Nice
3
1
W
17.05.26
Lig
Lens
Lyon
4
0
W
13.05.26
Lig
Lens
Paris Saint Germain
0
2
L
08.05.26
Lig
Lens
Nantes
1
0
W
02.05.26
Lig
Lens
Nice
1
1
D
24.04.26
Lig
Lens
Stade Brestois 29
3
3
D
21.04.26
Cou
Lens
Toulouse
4
1
W
17.04.26
Lig
Lens
Toulouse
3
2
W
11.04.26
Fri
Lens
Rouen
2
1
W
04.04.26
Lig
Lens
Lille
0
3
L
20.03.26
Lig
Lens
Angers
5
1
W
14.03.26
Lig
Lens
Lorient
1
2
L
05.03.26
Cou
Lens
Lyon
2
2
D
27.02.26
Lig
Lens
Strasbourg
1
1
D
21.02.26
Lig
Lens
Monaco
2
3
L
14.02.26
Lig
Lens
Paris FC
5
0
W
07.02.26
Lig
Lens
Rennes
3
1
W
Last matches: Metz
08.08.26
Lig
Metz
Guingamp
2
1
W
01.08.26
Fri
Metz
1. FC Kaiserslautern
1
3
L
25.07.26
Fri
Metz
Fortuna Sittard
3
1
W
22.07.26
Fri
Metz
Sochaux
4
1
W
17.07.26
Fri
Metz
Seraing United
6
0
W
11.07.26
Fri
Metz
Racing FC Union Luxembourg
2
1
W
11.07.26
Fri
Metz
Versailles
1
1
D
04.07.26
Fri
Metz
FC Differdange 03
1
2
L
03.07.26
Fri
Metz
US Mondorf-les-bains
5
2
W
17.05.26
Lig
Metz
Nice
0
0
D
10.05.26
Lig
Metz
Lorient
0
4
L
02.05.26
Lig
Metz
Monaco
1
2
L
29.04.26
Fri
Metz
Seraing United
1
1
D
26.04.26
Lig
Metz
Le Havre
4
4
D
19.04.26
Lig
Metz
Paris FC
1
3
L
10.04.26
Lig
Metz
Marseille
1
3
L
05.04.26
Lig
Metz
Nantes
0
0
D
22.03.26
Lig
Metz
Rennes
0
0
D
15.03.26
Lig
Metz
Toulouse
3
4
L
01.03.26
Lig
Metz
Stade Brestois 29
0
1
L
H2H: Lens vs Metz
08.03.26
H2H
Lens
Metz
3
0
W
29.10.25
H2H
Metz
Lens
2
0
L
26.07.25
H2H
Lens
Metz
2
1
W
12.04.24
H2H
Metz
Lens
2
1
L
16.09.23
H2H
Lens
Metz
0
1
L
13.03.22
H2H
Metz
Lens
0
0
D
24.10.21
H2H
Lens
Metz
4
1
W
14.03.21
H2H
Lens
Metz
2
2
D
19.12.20
H2H
Metz
Lens
2
0
L
09.02.19
H2H
Lens
Metz
0
0
D
01.09.18
H2H
Metz
Lens
2
0
L
28.08.18
H2H
Lens
Metz
1
1
D
08.01.17
H2H
Lens
Metz
2
0
W
13.05.16
H2H
Lens
Metz
1
0
W
01.08.15
H2H
Metz
Lens
0
0
D
Last matches: Lens
08.08.26
Fri
Lens
Sunderland
0
2
L
25.07.26
Fri
Lens
Charleroi
2
2
D
18.07.26
Fri
Lens
Boulogne
4
1
W
22.05.26
Cou
Lens
Nice
3
1
W
13.05.26
Lig
Lens
Paris Saint Germain
0
2
L
08.05.26
Lig
Lens
Nantes
1
0
W
21.04.26
Cou
Lens
Toulouse
4
1
W
17.04.26
Lig
Lens
Toulouse
3
2
W
11.04.26
Fri
Lens
Rouen
2
1
W
20.03.26
Lig
Lens
Angers
5
1
W
21.02.26
Lig
Lens
Monaco
2
3
L
07.02.26
Lig
Lens
Rennes
3
1
W
30.01.26
Lig
Lens
Le Havre
1
0
W
17.01.26
Lig
Lens
Auxerre
1
0
W
19.12.25
Cou
Lens
Feignies-Aulnoye
3
1
W
14.12.25
Lig
Lens
Nice
2
0
W
22.11.25
Lig
Lens
Strasbourg
1
0
W
02.11.25
Lig
Lens
Lorient
3
0
W
25.10.25
Lig
Lens
Marseille
2
1
W
19.10.25
Lig
Lens
Paris FC
2
1
W
H2H at home: Lens
08.03.26
H2H
Lens
Metz
3
0
W
26.07.25
H2H
Lens
Metz
2
1
W
16.09.23
H2H
Lens
Metz
0
1
L
24.10.21
H2H
Lens
Metz
4
1
W
14.03.21
H2H
Lens
Metz
2
2
D
09.02.19
H2H
Lens
Metz
0
0
D
28.08.18
H2H
Lens
Metz
1
1
D
08.01.17
H2H
Lens
Metz
2
0
W
13.05.16
H2H
Lens
Metz
1
0
W
Last matches: Metz
17.05.26
Lig
Metz
Nice
0
0
D
29.04.26
Fri
Metz
Seraing United
1
1
D
26.04.26
Lig
Metz
Le Havre
4
4
D
10.04.26
Lig
Metz
Marseille
1
3
L
22.03.26
Lig
Metz
Rennes
0
0
D
21.02.26
Lig
Metz
Paris Saint Germain
0
3
L
01.02.26
Lig
Metz
Angers
0
1
L
18.01.26
Lig
Metz
Strasbourg
1
2
L
04.01.26
Lig
Metz
Lorient
1
1
D
20.12.25
Cou
Metz
Biesheim
3
0
W
07.12.25
Lig
Metz
Auxerre
1
3
L
23.11.25
Lig
Metz
Stade Brestois 29
2
3
L
02.11.25
Lig
Metz
Nantes
2
0
W
26.10.25
Lig
Metz
Lille
1
6
L
19.10.25
Lig
Metz
Toulouse
0
4
L
21.09.25
Lig
Metz
Monaco
2
5
L
31.08.25
Lig
Metz
Paris FC
2
3
L
23.08.25
Lig
Metz
Lyon
0
3
L
29.05.25
Lig
Metz
Reims
3
1
W
H2H away: Metz
08.03.26
H2H
Lens
Metz
3
0
L
26.07.25
H2H
Lens
Metz
2
1
L
16.09.23
H2H
Lens
Metz
0
1
W
24.10.21
H2H
Lens
Metz
4
1
L
14.03.21
H2H
Lens
Metz
2
2
D
09.02.19
H2H
Lens
Metz
0
0
D
28.08.18
H2H
Lens
Metz
1
1
D
08.01.17
H2H
Lens
Metz
2
0
L
13.05.16
H2H
Lens
Metz
1
0
L

Standings

Ligue 1
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1 34 24 4 6 74:29 45 76
L W W D W
2
Lens Home
34 22 4 8 66:35 31 70
W L W D D
3 34 18 7 9 52:37 15 61
L W D W D
4 34 18 6 10 53:40 13 60
L L W W W
5 34 18 5 11 63:45 18 59
W W L D L
6 34 17 8 9 59:50 9 59
L W L W W
7 34 16 6 12 60:54 6 54
L L W D D
8 34 15 8 11 58:47 11 53
W W D L W
9 34 11 12 11 48:51 -3 45
L W D L W
10 33 12 8 13 47:46 1 44
W W D L L
11 34 11 11 12 47:50 -3 44
W L W L W
12 34 10 9 15 43:55 -12 39
D L L L D
13 34 9 9 16 29:48 -19 36
D D L L D
14 34 7 14 13 32:44 -12 35
W L D D D
15 34 8 10 16 34:44 -10 34
W W W L D
16 34 7 11 16 37:60 -23 32
W D D L D
17 33 5 8 20 29:52 -23 23
L W L L D
18
Metz Away
34 3 8 23 32:76 -44 17
D L L D L
Champions League
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