Ligue 1
Metz 1-2 Lyon
Metz vs Lyon finished 1-2 in Ligue 1. Key event: 11' Ainsley Maitland-Niles (assist Ernest Nuamah · xG 0.07 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 91.5%, 61.2%). Head to head: H2H last 8: 2-2-4. Home form: L D L L L; Away form: W W W W L. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.
Match context 4 facts
Home form
L D L L L
1 pts, goals 2-8, 0.40 scored/match, 1.60 conceded/match
Away form
W W W W L
12 pts, goals 8-5, 1.60 scored/match, 1.00 conceded/match
Metz · season record
4 W · 5 D · 13 L
2023/2024: 22 recorded matches, goals 18–35; before 23 Feb 2024 UTC. Not official standings.
Lyon · season record
7 W · 4 D · 11 L
2023/2024: 22 recorded matches, goals 23–34; before 23 Feb 2024 UTC. Not official standings.
Shot map 26 shots · 3 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 41 events
11'
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shot
Ainsley Maitland-Niles
LYO assist Ernest Nuamah · xG 0.07 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 91.5%, 61.2%
12'
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shot
Georges Mikautadze
MET xG 0.36 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 86.9%, 43.1%
13'
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shot
Lamine Camara
MET xG 0.05 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 76.1%, 47.6%
13'
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shot
Lamine Camara
MET xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 75.4%, 37.6%
13'
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Goal
Georges Mikautadze
1–0 MET Goal
14'
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shot
Danley Jean Jacques
MET xG 0.04 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 88.3%, 63.4%
17'
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shot
Didier Lamkel Zé
MET assist Joel Asoro · xG 0.01 · Right Foot · From Corner · location 73.4%, 61.4%
20'
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shot
Ernest Nuamah
LYO assist Jake O'Brien · xG 0.03 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 82.9%, 28.5%
23'
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Maxence Caqueret
LYO assist Alexandre Lacazette · xG 0.03 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 80.2%, 41.2%
24'
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shot
Ernest Nuamah
LYO xG 0.07 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 86.8%, 49%
30'
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Danley Jean Jacques
MET xG 0.04 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 77.4%, 56.3%
33'
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Orel Mangala
LYO xG 0.33 · Open Play · location 92.3%, 55.2%
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36'
shot
Cheick Tidiane Sabaly
MET assist Lamine Camara · xG 0.5 · Open Play · location 92.1%, 50.1%
41'
shot
Didier Lamkel Zé
MET assist Cheick Tidiane Sabaly · xG 0.12 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 86.9%, 46.4%
42'
shot
Maxence Caqueret
LYO assist Orel Mangala · xG 0.12 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 89.5%, 47.9%
45+1'
Goal
Alexandre Lacazette
1–1LYO assist Clinton Mata
45'
shot
Clinton Mata
LYO assist Orel Mangala · xG 0.02 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 75.8%, 42.4%
45'
shot
Alexandre Lacazette
LYO assist Clinton Mata · xG 0.39 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 88.7%, 45.7%
46'
Sub
Saïd Benrahma
LYO on for Gift Orban
47'
shot
Said Benrahma
LYO assist Ainsley Maitland-Niles · xG 0.01 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 72.1%, 74.5%
55'
Sub
Kevin Van Den Kerkhof
MET on for Cheick Tidiane Sabaly
59'
shot
Maxence Caqueret
LYO assist Nemanja Matic · xG 0.08 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 94.4%, 34.2%
59'
shot
Said Benrahma
LYO assist Maxence Caqueret · xG 0.11 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 87.4%, 53.4%
60'
Goal
Saïd Benrahma
1–2LYO assist Maxence Caqueret
62'
shot
Georges Mikautadze
MET assist Matthieu Udol · xG 0.05 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 86%, 68.4%
67'
shot
Didier Lamkel Zé
MET assist Matthieu Udol · xG 0.35 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 91.7%, 63.9%
70'
Sub
Rayan Cherki
LYO on for Orel Mangala
70'
Sub
Malick Fofana
LYO on for Ernest Nuamah
73'
shot
Sadibou Sané
MET assist Lamine Camara · xG 0.1 · Left Foot · Set Piece · location 92.5%, 49.3%
73'
Yellow
Clinton Mata
LYO Yellow card
75'
Sub
Arthur Atta
MET on for Didier Lamkel Zé
75'
Sub
Ibou Sane
MET on for Joel Asoro
81'
Yellow
Lamine Camara
MET Yellow card
82'
Sub
Joseph N'Duquidi
MET on for Lamine Camara · Injury substitution
87'
Yellow
Jake O'Brien
LYO Yellow card
89'
shot
Matthieu Udol
MET assist Kévin Van Den Kerkhof · xG 0.03 · From Corner · location 92%, 38.3%
89'
Sub
Mama Baldé
LYO on for Alexandre Lacazette · Injury substitution
90+5'
Sub
Paul Akouokou
LYO on for Maxence Caqueret · Injury substitution
92'
shot
Joseph N'Duquidi
MET assist Ibou Sané · xG 0.03 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 76.5%, 51.5%
Head-to-head H2H last 12: 2-8-2
Lyon leads the last 12 head-to-head meetings: 8 wins, 2 losses, 2 draws. Latest meeting: 25 Jan 2026 · Metz vs Lyon · 2 - 5.
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Team statistics 17 metrics
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Lineups
Lyon
4-3-3 · Manager Pierre Sage 1
A
Anthony Lopes
GK
22
C
Clinton Mata
DEF
12
J
Jake O'Brien
DEF
55
D
Duje Ćaleta-Car
DEF
98
A
Ainsley Maitland-Niles
DEF
6
M
Maxence Caqueret
MID
31
N
Nemanja Matić
MID
25
O
Orel Mangala
MID
37
E
Ernest Nuamah
FWD
10
A
Alexandre Lacazette · Captain
FWD
9
G
Gift Orban
FWD
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17
S
Saïd Benrahma
FWD
18
R
Rayan Cherki
MID
11
M
Malick Fofana
FWD
7
M
Mama Baldé
FWD
4
P
Paul Akouokou
MID
23
L
Lucas Perri
GK
14
A
Adryelson
DEF
5
D
Dejan Lovren
DEF
20
S
Saël Kumbedi
DEF
Metz
4-4-2 · Manager Laszlo Boloni 16
A
Alexandre Oukidja
GK
2
M
Maxime Colin
DEF
29
C
Christophe Herelle
DEF
38
S
Sadibou Sané
DEF
3
M
Matthieu Udol · Captain
DEF
99
J
Joel Asoro
MID
18
L
Lamine Camara
MID
27
D
Danley Jean Jacques
MID
14
C
Cheick Tidiane Sabaly
MID
10
G
Georges Mikautadze
FWD
11
D
Didier Lamkel Zé
FWD
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22
K
Kevin Van Den Kerkhof
DEF
25
A
Arthur Atta
MID
37
I
Ibou Sane
FWD
34
J
Joseph N'Duquidi
MID
1
G
Guillaume Dietsch
GK
39
K
Koffi Kouao
DEF
5
F
Fali Candé
DEF
15
A
Aboubacar Lô
DEF
26
M
Malick Mbaye
MID