French Ligue 1

FT Sunday, January 25, 2026
Lyon WWWWW 5
–
Metz LWDLL 2
1st2ndT
LYON415
METZ112
Stade Saint-Symphorien · 28,244 att.

Team Stats

5
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
4
4
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
5
46.9
Possession
53.1
13
SHOTS
15
10
ON GOAL
6
0.8
On Target %
0.4
2
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
355
Accurate Passes
404
432
Passes
470
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
3
8
Crosses
27
0.4
Cross %
0.1
58
Long Balls
39
30
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
7
3
Effective Tackles
4
10
Tackles
7
0.3
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
8
33
Effective Clearances
11
33
Clearances
11

Head to Head

LYON leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

METZ · 4-3-3

  1. 1Jonathan FischerG
  2. 15Terry YegbeCD-L
  3. 5Jean-Philippe GbaminCD-R
  4. 2Maxime ColinLB
  5. 39Koffi KouaoRB
  6. 12Alpha TouréCM
  7. 8Boubacar TraoréLM
  8. 20Jessy DeminguetRM
  9. 30Habib DialloF
  10. 7Giorgi TsitaishviliLF
  11. 10Gauthier HeinRF

Substitutes

  1. 25Cleo MélièresSUB
  2. 9Giorgi AbuashviliSUB
  3. 4Urie-Michel MboulaSUB
  4. 33Believe MunongoSUB
  5. 21Benjamin StambouliSUB
  6. 40Ousmane BaSUB
  7. 97Fodé Ballo-TouréSUB
  8. 11Malick MbayeSUB
  9. 23Ibou SanéSUB

LYON · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Dominik GreifG
  2. 21Ruben KluivertCD
  3. 33Hans HateboerCD-L
  4. 22Clinton MataCD-R
  5. 23Tyler MortonCM-L
  6. 6Tanner TessmannCM-R
  7. 8Corentin TolissoAM
  8. 17Afonso MoreiraLM
  9. 98Ainsley Maitland-NilesRM
  10. 44Khalis MerahCF-L
  11. 9EndrickCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 45Rémi HimbertSUB
  2. 7Adam KarabecSUB
  3. 40Rémy DescampsSUB
  4. 19Moussa NiakhatéSUB
  5. 32Alejandro RodríguezSUB
  6. 39Mathys De CarvalhoSUB
  7. 34Adil HamdaniSUB
  8. 46Tiago Manuel Gonçalves SilvaSUB
  9. 10Pavel SulcSUB

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! Metz 0, Lyon 1. Endrick (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Corentin Tolisso.
  2. 16' Goal! Metz 0, Lyon 2. Ruben Kluivert (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Khalis Merah following a corner.
  3. 32' Goal! Metz 0, Lyon 3. Tyler Morton (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  4. 34' Goal! Metz 1, Lyon 3. Koffi Kouao (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  5. 45'+1' Goal! Metz 1, Lyon 4. Endrick (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyler Morton following a fast break.
  6. 45' Substitution, Lyon. Moussa Niakhaté replaces Corentin Tolisso.
  7. 62' Substitution, Metz. Benjamin Stambouli replaces Alpha Touré.
  8. 62' Substitution, Metz. Believe Munongo replaces Jessy Deminguet.
  9. 62' Substitution, Metz. Michel Mboula replaces Terry Yegbe.
  10. 64' Goal! Metz 2, Lyon 4. Habib Diallo (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Koffi Kouao with a cross.
  11. 72' Koffi Kouao (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 74' Substitution, Lyon. Mathys de Carvalho replaces Khalis Merah.
  13. 78' Substitution, Metz. Giorgi Abuashvili replaces Maxime Colin.
  14. 87' Goal! Metz 2, Lyon 5. Endrick (Lyon) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  15. 88' Substitution, Metz. Ibou Sané replaces Gauthier Hein.
  16. 90'+2' Substitution, Lyon. Rémi Himbert replaces Afonso Moreira.
  17. 90'+2' Substitution, Lyon. Adil Hamdani replaces Endrick.

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