French Ligue 1

FT Saturday, August 23, 2025
Metz WWDWL 0
–
Lyon LWWLW 3
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METZ000
LYON213
Groupama Stadium · 49,853 att.

Team Stats

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

Head to Head

LYON leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

LYON · 4-2-3-1

  1. 40Rémy DescampsG
  2. 19Moussa NiakhatéCD-L
  3. 22Clinton MataCD-R
  4. 16AbnerLB
  5. 98Ainsley Maitland-NilesRB
  6. 8Corentin TolissoAM
  7. 23Tyler MortonLM
  8. 6Tanner TessmannRM
  9. 69Georges MikautadzeF
  10. 11Malick FofanaAM-L
  11. 10Pavel SulcAM-R

METZ · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jonathan FischerG
  2. 5Jean-Philippe GbaminCD-L
  3. 38Sadibou SanéCD-R
  4. 4Urie-Michel MboulaLB
  5. 39Koffi KouaoRB
  6. 10Gauthier HeinAM
  7. 8Boubacar TraoréLM
  8. 21Benjamin StambouliRM
  9. 24Brian MadjoF
  10. 9Giorgi AbuashviliAM-L
  11. 7Giorgi TsitaishviliAM-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 41' Substitution, Metz. Alpha Touré replaces Michel Mboula because of an injury.
  4. 54' Boubacar Traoré (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 62' Substitution, Metz. Ibou Sané replaces Giorgi Tsitaishvili.
  6. 62' Substitution, Metz. Morgan Bokele replaces Giorgi Abuashvili.
  7. 74' Substitution, Lyon. Nicolás Tagliafico replaces Abner Vinícius.
  8. 74' Substitution, Lyon. Adam Karabec replaces Pavel Sulc.
  9. 75' Substitution, Lyon. Khalis Merah replaces Corentin Tolisso.
  10. 80' Substitution, Metz. Idrissa Gueye replaces Brian Madjo.
  11. 82' Koffi Kouao (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 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.
  13. 86' Substitution, Lyon. Afonso Moreira replaces Malick Fofana.
  14. 86' Substitution, Lyon. Ruben Kluivert replaces Clinton Mata.

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