Match recap
Lens beat Metz 3–0 in their Ligue 1 fixture. Saud Abdulhamid, Thauvin, and Haidara scored for Lens. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.75 for Lens versus 0.40 for Metz. Lens sit 2nd in the Ligue 1 table while Metz are 18th.
First Half
14'
Gbamin
Yellow Card
⚽
Saud Abdulhamid
Assist: Sima
Second Half
46'
⇄
Traoré
⚽
Thauvin
Assist: Thomasson
⇄
Äelik
49'
Touré
Yellow Card
⚽
Haidara
Assist: Udol
54'
⇄
Kvilitaia
54'
⇄
Munongo
⇄
Édouard
⇄
Thauvin
72'
⇄
Sarr
⇄
Sangaré
73'
⇄
Ballo-Touré
⇄
Sima
90'
Mboula
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Paris Saint Germain | 34 | 24 | 4 | 6 | +45 | 76 |
| 2 |  Lens | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | +31 | 70 |
| 3 |  Lille | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | +15 | 61 |
| 17 |  Nantes | 33 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -23 | 23 |
| 18 |  Metz | 34 | 3 | 8 | 23 | -44 | 17 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
LensMetz
13Won
Statistical edge
13–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.75VS0.40
Attack6 · 0 won
24
Shots
5
7
Shots on target
0
19
Shots in the box
4
5
Shots outside box
1
12
Shots off goal
2
6
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
52%
Possession
48%
487
Total passes
469
427
Accurate passes
401
88%
Pass accuracy
86%
Discipline2 · 1 won
12
Fouls
17
0
Yellow cards
3
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
4
5
Blocked shots
3
-0.96
Goals prevented
-0.96
Lens
3-4-2-1
Metz
5-3-2
Lens
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 4N. ÄelikD
- 8M. SangaréM
- 10F. ThauvinF
- 11O. ÉdouardF
- 14M. UdolM
- 19A. SimaF
- 20M. SarrD
- 23Saud AbdulhamidM
- 25I. GaniouD
- 28A. ThomassonM
- 40R. RisserG
Substitutes
- 5A. BulatovićM
- 7F. SotocaF
- 16M. GorgelinG
- 18F. SyllaM
- 21A. HaidaraM
- 26A. BermontM
- 34Erawan GarnierF
- 38R. FofanaF
- 39O. LenneD
Metz
5-3-2Starting XI
- 1J. FischerG
- 2M. ColinD
- 5J. GbaminD
- 8B. TraoréM
- 11G. KvilitaiaF
- 12A. TouréM
- 30H. DialloF
- 33B. MunongoM
- 38Sadibou SanéD
- 70B. SarrD
- 97F. Ballo-TouréD
Substitutes
- 4U. MboulaD
- 7G. TsitaishviliF
- 9G. AbuashviliF
- 10G. HeinM
- 15T. YegbeD
- 20J. DeminguetM
- 34N. MbalaF
- 39K. KouaoD
- 40O. BaG
Lens
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florian Thauvin | F | 63 | 9.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Saud Abdulhamid | M | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ismaelo Ganiou | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Adrien Thomasson(C) | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | 1/2 |
| Mamadou Sangare | M | 73 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/4 |
| Malang Sarr | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Matthieu Udol | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1/1 |
| Robin Risser | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nidal Čelik | D | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdallah Sima | F | 83 | 6.6 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1/3 |
| Odsonne Édouard | F | 63 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Erawan Garnier | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mathieu Gorgelin | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fode Sylla | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Lenne | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amadou Haidara | M | 45 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Andrija Bulatovic | M | 17 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Rayan Fofana | F | 27 | 6.7 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Florian Sotoca | F | 27 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Anthony Bermont | M | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Metz
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sadibou Sané | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Habib Diallo(C) | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Jonathan Fischer | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Believe Munongo | M | 54 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maxime Colin | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boubacar Traoré | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Giorgi Kvilitaia | F | 54 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alpha Touré | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Jean-Philippe Gbamin | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Bouna Sarr | D | 72 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Fodé Ballo-Touré | D | 73 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Giorgi Abuashvili | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Koffi Kouao | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ousmane Ba | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Yegbe | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Georgiy Tsitaishvili | F | 18 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Gauthier Hein | M | 36 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Jessy Deminguet | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Mbala | F | 36 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Urie-Michel Mboula | D | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |