Ligue 1
Lens 4-1 Metz
Lens vs Metz finished 4-1 in Ligue 1. Key event: 8' Seko Fofana (assist Jonathan Clauss · xG 0.02 · Set Piece · location 85%, 43.7%). Head to head: H2H last 4: 1-1-2. Home form: L W W L W; Away form: L L W L L. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.
Match context 4 facts
Home form
L W W L W
9 pts, goals 6-4, 1.20 scored/match, 0.80 conceded/match
Away form
L L W L L
3 pts, goals 5-12, 1.00 scored/match, 2.40 conceded/match
Lens · season record
5 W · 3 D · 2 L
2021/2022: 10 recorded matches, goals 16–11; before 24 Oct 2021 UTC. Not official standings.
Metz · season record
1 W · 3 D · 6 L
2021/2022: 10 recorded matches, goals 11–22; before 24 Oct 2021 UTC. Not official standings.
Shot map 21 shots · 5 goals
Both teams attack from left to right. The attacking half is shown when every location fits it; larger markers represent higher xG.
Attempt
Goal
Marker size = xG
Timeline 40 events
8'
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shot
Seko Fofana
LEN assist Jonathan Clauss · xG 0.02 · Set Piece · location 85%, 43.7%
11'
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shot
Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga
LEN xG 0.05 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 87.4%, 31.2%
13'
•
shot
Wesley Said
LEN xG 0.34 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 90%, 61.5%
14'
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Goal
Wesley Saïd
1–0 LEN Goal
20'
Yellow
Vincent Pajot
MET Yellow card
21'
•
shot
Nicolas de Preville
MET assist Digbo Maiga · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 73.8%, 63.5%
21'
•
shot
Thomas Delaine
MET assist Farid Boulaya · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · From Corner · location 75.8%, 71.6%
21'
•
shot
Dylan Bronn
MET xG 0.27 · From Corner · location 92.1%, 45.4%
32'
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shot
Nicolas de Preville
MET xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Set Piece · location 77.5%, 42.4%
33'
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Goal
Nicolas de Préville
1–1 MET Goal
34'
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shot
Przemyslaw Frankowski
LEN xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 77.3%, 62.9%
36'
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shot
Cheick Oumar Doucoure
LEN assist Jonathan Clauss · xG 0.13 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 90.2%, 46%
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36'
shot
Wesley Said
LEN assist Cheick Oumar Doucoure · xG 0.72 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 95.9%, 49.7%
37'
Goal
Wesley Saïd
2–1LEN assist Cheick Doucouré
39'
Yellow
Habib Maïga
MET Yellow card
44'
shot
Seko Fofana
LEN assist Jonathan Gradit · xG 0.13 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 88.8%, 56.1%
53'
Yellow
Kévin N'Doram
MET Yellow card
54'
shot
Florian Sotoca
LEN assist Kevin Danso · xG 0.04 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 80.4%, 31.8%
56'
shot
Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga
LEN assist Jonathan Clauss · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 75%, 36.7%
56'
shot
Nicolas de Preville
MET assist Farid Boulaya · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 81.5%, 26.6%
59'
Sub
Pape Matar Sarr
MET on for Vincent Pajot
62'
Sub
Gaël Kakuta
LEN on for Wesley Saïd
65'
Yellow
Jean-Louis Leca
LEN Yellow card
67'
VAR
Pape Matar Sarr
MET Goal awarded
72'
shot
Farid Boulaya
MET assist Kevin N'Doram · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 74.3%, 56.3%
73'
shot
Pape Sarr
MET assist Farid Boulaya · xG 0.08 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 87.2%, 60.6%
80'
Sub
Opa Nguette
MET on for Nicolas de Préville
80'
Sub
Amadou Salif Mbengue
MET on for Kévin N'Doram
80'
Sub
Ignatius Ganago
LEN on for Arnaud Kalimuendo
80'
Sub
Yannick Cahuzac
LEN on for Florian Sotoca
82'
shot
Ignatius Ganago
LEN assist Cheick Oumar Doucoure · xG 0.38 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 85.5%, 48%
83'
Goal
Ignatius Ganago
3–1LEN assist Cheick Doucouré
87'
shot
Opa Nguette
MET assist Fabien Centonze · xG 0.28 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 88.4%, 34.7%
87'
Sub
Corentin Jean
LEN on for Ignatius Ganago · Injury substitution
87'
Yellow
Ignatius Ganago
LEN Yellow card
88'
Sub
Marc-Aurele Caillard
MET on for Alexandre Oukidja · Injury substitution
89'
shot
Przemyslaw Frankowski
LEN assist Jonathan Clauss · xG 0.6 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 98.6%, 56.1%
90'
Goal
Przemysław Frankowski
4–1LEN assist Jonathan Clauss
Head-to-head H2H last 9: 2-5-2
Metz leads the last 9 head-to-head meetings: 5 wins, 2 losses, 2 draws. Latest meeting: 08 Mar 2026 · Lens vs Metz · 3 - 0.
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Team statistics 17 metrics
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Lineups
Metz
5-3-2 · Manager Frédéric Antonetti 16
A
Alexandre Oukidja
GK
18
F
Fabien Centonze
DEF
2
D
Dylan Bronn · Captain
DEF
5
J
Jemerson
DEF
3
M
Matthieu Udol
DEF
17
T
Thomas Delaine
DEF
19
H
Habib Maïga
MID
6
K
Kévin N'Doram
MID
14
V
Vincent Pajot
MID
9
N
Nicolas de Préville
FWD
10
F
Farid Boulaya
FWD
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15
P
Pape Matar Sarr
MID
33
A
Amadou Salif Mbengue
MID
11
O
Opa Nguette
MID
30
M
Marc-Aurele Caillard
GK
22
S
Sofiane Alakouch
DEF
26
P
Papa Ndiaga Yade
MID
21
A
Amine Bassi
MID
8
B
Boubacar Traoré
MID
20
L
Lamine Gueye
FWD
Lens
3-4-2-1 · Manager Franck Haise 16
J
Jean-Louis Leca
GK
24
J
Jonathan Gradit
DEF
4
K
Kevin Danso
DEF
14
F
Facundo Medina
DEF
11
J
Jonathan Clauss
MID
28
C
Cheick Doucouré
MID
8
S
Seko Fofana · Captain
MID
29
P
Przemysław Frankowski
MID
7
F
Florian Sotoca
FWD
22
W
Wesley Saïd
FWD
15
A
Arnaud Kalimuendo
FWD
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10
G
Gaël Kakuta
MID
18
Y
Yannick Cahuzac
MID
9
I
Ignatius Ganago
FWD
25
C
Corentin Jean
FWD
1
W
Wuilker Faríñez
GK
3
D
Deiver Machado
DEF
5
C
Christopher Wooh
DEF
20
D
David Pereira Da Costa
MID
27
C
Charles Boli
MID