Lens vs Metz

Ligue 1 · Mar 8, 2026 · 14:00

Final score: Lens 3–0 Metz

Standings

• Lens: #2 · 70 Pts · 34 P (22W 4D 8L)
• Metz: #18 · 17 Pts · 34 P (3W 8D 23L)

Recent form

Lens

• D Mar 5, 2026: Lyon 2–2 Lens
• D Feb 27, 2026: Strasbourg 1–1 Lens
• L Feb 21, 2026: Lens 2–3 Monaco
• W Feb 14, 2026: Paris FC 0–5 Lens
• W Feb 7, 2026: Lens 3–1 Rennes

Metz

• L Mar 1, 2026: Metz 0–1 Stade Brestois 29
• L Feb 21, 2026: Paris Saint Germain 3–0 Metz
• L Feb 15, 2026: Metz 1–3 Auxerre
• D Feb 6, 2026: Metz 0–0 Lille
• L Feb 1, 2026: Angers 1–0 Metz

Head-to-head

• 2026-03-08T14:00:00+00:00: Lens 3–0 Metz
• 2025-10-29T18:00:00+00:00: Metz 2–0 Lens
• 2025-07-26T15:00:00+00:00: Lens 2–1 Metz
• 2024-04-12T19:00:00+00:00: Metz 2–1 Lens
• 2023-09-16T19:00:00+00:00: Lens 0–1 Metz

Match events

• 14' Card Yellow Card — Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Metz)
• 44' Goal Normal Goal — S. Abdulhamid (Lens) (assists: A. Sima)
• 46' subst Substitution 1 — N. Celik (Lens) (assists: A. Haidara)
• 46' subst Substitution 1 — B. Traore (Metz) (assists: J. Deminguet)
• 46' Goal Normal Goal — F. Thauvin (Lens) (assists: A. Thomasson)
• 49' Card Yellow Card — Alpha Touré (Metz)
• 52' Goal Normal Goal — A. Haidara (Lens) (assists: M. Udol)
• 54' subst Substitution 2 — G. Kvilitaia (Metz) (assists: G. Hein)
• 54' subst Substitution 3 — B. Munongo (Metz) (assists: N. Mbala)
• 63' subst Substitution 2 — F. Thauvin (Lens) (assists: F. Sotoca)
• 63' subst Substitution 3 — O. Edouard (Lens) (assists: R. Fofana)
• 72' subst Substitution 4 — B. Sarr (Metz) (assists: G. Tsitaishvili)
• 73' subst Substitution 4 — M. Sangare (Lens) (assists: A. Bulatovic)
• 73' subst Substitution 5 — F. Ballo-Toure (Metz) (assists: U. Mboula)
• 83' subst Substitution 5 — A. Sima (Lens) (assists: A. Bermont)
• 90' Card Yellow Card — Urie-Michel Mboula (Metz)

Match statistics

• Shots on Goal: 7 — 0
• Shots off Goal: 12 — 2
• Total Shots: 24 — 5
• Blocked Shots: 5 — 3
• Shots insidebox: 19 — 4
• Shots outsidebox: 5 — 1
• Fouls: 12 — 17
• Corner Kicks: 6 — 4
• Offsides: 3 — 1
• Ball Possession: 52% — 48%
• Yellow Cards: 0 — 3
• Red Cards: – — –
• Goalkeeper Saves: 0 — 4
• Total passes: 487 — 469
• Passes accurate: 427 — 401
• Passes %: 88% — 86%
• expected_goals: 2.75 — 0.40
• goals_prevented: -0.96 — -0.96

Injuries

Lens

• R. Aguilar — Injury (Missing Fixture)
• K. Antonio — Foot Injury (Missing Fixture)
• S. Baidoo — Muscle Injury (Missing Fixture)
• J. Gradit — Thigh Injury (Missing Fixture)
• R. Gurtner — Muscle Injury (Missing Fixture)
• A. Masuaku — Red Card (Missing Fixture)
• W. Said — Injury (Missing Fixture)
• A. Saint-Maximin — Calf Injury (Missing Fixture)

Metz

• J. Mangondo — Knee Injury (Missing Fixture)
• C. Melieres — Injury (Missing Fixture)
• L. Michal — Injury (Missing Fixture)
• B. Stambouli — Injury (Missing Fixture)
• P. Sy — Concussion (Missing Fixture)