Lens vs Metz 2025-26 Ligue 1
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 14': Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Goal! Lens 1, Metz 0. Saud Abdulhamid (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Abdallah Sima.
- 45': Substitution, Metz. Jessy Deminguet replaces Boubacar Traoré.
- 45': Substitution, Lens. Amadou Haidara replaces Nidal Celik.
- 45': Second Half begins Lens 1, Metz 0.
- 46': Goal! Lens 2, Metz 0. Florian Thauvin (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson.
- 49': Alpha Touré (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Goal! Lens 3, Metz 0. Amadou Haidara (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matthieu Udol.
- 54': Substitution, Metz. Nathan Mbala replaces Believe Munongo.
- 54': Substitution, Metz. Gauthier Hein replaces Giorgi Kvilitaia.
- 63': Substitution, Lens. Rayan Fofana replaces Odsonne Édouard.
- 63': Substitution, Lens. Florian Sotoca replaces Florian Thauvin.
- 72': Substitution, Metz. Giorgi Tsitaishvili replaces Bouna Sarr.
- 73': Substitution, Metz. Michel Mboula replaces Fodé Ballo-Touré.
- 73': Substitution, Lens. Andrija Bulatovic replaces Mamadou Sangaré.
- 83': Substitution, Lens. Anthony Bermont replaces Abdallah Sima.
- 90': Michel Mboula (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Location: Lens, France
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +32 | Paris Saint-Germain | 25 | 57 | 4 |
| +27 | Lens | 25 | 56 | 5 |
| +19 | Marseille | 25 | 46 | 7 |
| +13 | Lyon | 25 | 46 | 7 |
Statistics
 METZ |
RCL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 48.4 | Possession | 51.6 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 24 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 401 | Accurate Passes | 427 |
| 469 | Passes | 487 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 12 |
| 15 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 27 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 12 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 23 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 29 | Clearances | 13 |
Lens (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Robin Risser (GK) |
| 25 | Pierre Ganiou |
| 20 | Malang Sarr |
| 4 | Nidal Celik |
| 28 | Adrien Thomasson |
| 8 | Mamadou Sangare |
| 14 | Matthieu Udol |
| 23 | Saud Abdulhamid |
| 11 | Odsonne Édouard |
| 19 | Abdallah Sima |
| 10 | Florian Thauvin |
Metz (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Fischer (GK) |
| 5 | Jean-Philippe Gbamin  |
| 2 | Maxime Colin |
| 38 | Sadibou Sané |
| 97 | Fodé Ballo-Touré |
| 70 | Bouna Sarr |
| 33 | Believe Munongo |
| 12 | Alpha Touré |
| 8 | Boubacar Traoré |
| 30 | Habib Diallo |
| 11 | Giorgi Kvilitaia |
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