Metz vs Lille 2025-26 Ligue 1
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 7': Matias Fernandez-Pardo (Lille) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Metz 0, Lille 0.
- 61': Substitution, Lille. Félix Correia replaces Noah Edjouma.
- 62': Substitution, Metz. Giorgi Abuashvili replaces Lucas Michal.
- 70': Substitution, Metz. Gauthier Hein replaces Jessy Deminguet.
- 70': Substitution, Metz. Believe Munongo replaces Benjamin Stambouli because of an injury.
- 71': Substitution, Lille. Soriba Diaoune replaces Olivier Giroud.
- 71': Substitution, Lille. Gaëtan Perrin replaces Hákon Haraldsson.
- 73': Koffi Kouao (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Lille. Calvin Verdonk replaces Romain Perraud.
- 82': Substitution, Lille. Ngal'ayel Mukau replaces Tiago Santos.
- 90': Substitution, Metz. Giorgi Kvilitaia replaces Giorgi Tsitaishvili.
Game Information
Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +27 | Paris Saint-Germain | 20 | 48 | 2 |
| +18 | Lens | 20 | 46 | 4 |
| +24 | Marseille | 20 | 39 | 5 |
| +13 | Lyon | 20 | 39 | 5 |
Statistics
 LILL |
METZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 58.1 | Possession | 41.9 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 372 | Accurate Passes | 254 |
| 445 | Passes | 317 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 16 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 41 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 16 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 31 |
| 18 | Clearances | 31 |
Metz (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Fischer (GK) |
| 4 | Urie-Michel Mboula |
| 38 | Sadibou Sané |
| 97 | Fodé Ballo-Touré |
| 39 | Koffi Kouao  |
| 20 | Jessy Deminguet |
| 12 | Alpha Touré |
| 21 | Benjamin Stambouli |
| 30 | Habib Diallo |
| 7 | Giorgi Tsitaishvili |
| 19 | Lucas Michel |
Lille (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Berke Özer (GK) |
| 4 | Alexsandro |
| 23 | Aïssa Mandi |
| 15 | Romain Perraud |
| 22 | Tiago Santos |
| 10 | Hákon Haraldsson |
| 32 | Ayyoub Bouaddi |
| 21 | Benjamin André |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud |
| 7 | Matias Fernandez-Pardo |
| 20 | Noah Edjouma |
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