French Ligue 1

Lyon vs Metz 2025-26 Ligue 1

Lyon
  • 25': Malick Fofana
  • 30': Corentin Tolisso
  • 83': Adam Karabec
FT
3 - 0
Metz

    Introduction

    Lyon are hosting Metz at Groupama Stadium, Lyon, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

    Match Commentary

    • 25': Goal! Lyon 1, Metz 0. Malick Fofana (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pavel Sulc.
    • 30': Goal! Lyon 2, Metz 0. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
    • 41': Substitution, Metz. Alpha Touré replaces Michel Mboula because of an injury.
    • 54': Boubacar Traoré (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
    • 62': Substitution, Metz. Ibou Sané replaces Giorgi Tsitaishvili.
    • 62': Substitution, Metz. Morgan Bokele replaces Giorgi Abuashvili.
    • 74': Substitution, Lyon. Nicolás Tagliafico replaces Abner Vinícius.
    • 74': Substitution, Lyon. Adam Karabec replaces Pavel Sulc.
    • 75': Substitution, Lyon. Khalis Merah replaces Corentin Tolisso.
    • 80': Substitution, Metz. Idrissa Gueye replaces Brian Madjo.
    • 82': Koffi Kouao (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 83': Goal! Lyon 3, Metz 0. Adam Karabec (Lyon) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
    • 86': Substitution, Lyon. Afonso Moreira replaces Malick Fofana.
    • 86': Substitution, Lyon. Ruben Kluivert replaces Clinton Mata.

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Groupama Stadium
    Location: Lyon, France
    Attendance: 49,853

    French Ligue 1 Standings

    POS TEAM GP GD PTS
    +4 Lyon 2 6 0
    +3 Toulouse 2 6 0
    +2 Paris Saint-Germain 2 6 0
    +2 Strasbourg 2 6 0
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    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 13
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 4
    5 Saves 2
    47.5 Possession 52.5
    11 SHOTS 13
    2 ON GOAL 8
    0.2 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    442 Accurate Passes 500
    485 Passes 542
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    5 Accurate Crosses 5
    15 Crosses 10
    0.3 Cross % 0.5
    60 Long Balls 30
    44 Accurate Long Balls 18
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.6
    6 Blocked Shots 2
    10 Effective Tackles 7
    15 Tackles 18
    0.7 Tackle % 0.4
    2 Interceptions 5
    5 Effective Clearances 15
    5 Clearances 15

    Line-Ups

    LYON Lyon (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    40 Rémy Descamps (GK)
    19 Moussa Niakhaté
    22 Clinton Mata
    16 Abner
    98 Ainsley Maitland-Niles
    8 Corentin Tolisso
    23 Tyler Morton
    6 Tanner Tessmann
    69 Georges Mikautadze
    11 Malick Fofana
    10 Pavel Sulc
    Substitutes:
    Nicolás Tagliafico, Ruben Kluivert, Dominik Greif, Mathys De Carvalho, Saël Kumbedi, Adam Karabec, Afonso Moreira, Khalis Merah, Alejandro Rodríguez.

    METZ Metz (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jonathan Fischer (GK)
    5 Jean-Philippe Gbamin
    38 Sadibou Sané
    4 Urie-Michel Mboula
    39 Koffi Kouao Yellow Card
    10 Gauthier Hein
    8 Boubacar Traoré Yellow Card
    21 Benjamin Stambouli
    24 Brian Madjo
    9 Giorgi Abuashvili
    7 Giorgi Tsitaishvili
    Substitutes:
    Joseph N'Duquidi, Alpha Touré, Cleo Mélières, Morgan Bokele, Idrissa Gueye, Ismaël Guerti, Ibou Sané, Pape Sy, Maxime Colin.

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