French Ligue 1

FT Sunday, March 8, 2026
Metz LDLLL 0
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Lens WWLDW 3
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METZ000
RCL123
Stade Bollaert-Delelis · 37,381 att.

Team Stats

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

Head to Head

METZ leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

RCL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 40Robin RisserG
  2. 25Pierre GaniouCD
  3. 20Malang SarrCD-L
  4. 4Nidal CelikCD-R
  5. 28Adrien ThomassonCM-L
  6. 8Mamadou SangareCM-R
  7. 14Matthieu UdolLM
  8. 23Saud AbdulhamidRM
  9. 11Odsonne ÉdouardF
  10. 19Abdallah SimaCF-L
  11. 10Florian ThauvinCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 39Oscar LenneSUB
  2. 21Amadou HaidaraSUB
  3. 7Florian SotocaSUB
  4. 18Fode SyllaSUB
  5. 38Rayan FofanaSUB
  6. 5Andrija BulatovicSUB
  7. 34Erawan GarnierSUB
  8. 16Mathieu GorgelinSUB
  9. 26Anthony BermontSUB

METZ · 5-3-2

  1. 1Jonathan FischerG
  2. 5Jean-Philippe GbaminCD
  3. 2Maxime ColinCD-L
  4. 38Sadibou SanéCD-R
  5. 97Fodé Ballo-TouréLB
  6. 70Bouna SarrRB
  7. 33Believe MunongoCM
  8. 12Alpha TouréCM-L
  9. 8Boubacar TraoréCM-R
  10. 30Habib DialloCF-L
  11. 11Giorgi KvilitaiaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Jessy DeminguetSUB
  2. 9Giorgi AbuashviliSUB
  3. 40Ousmane BaSUB
  4. 15Terry YegbeSUB
  5. 4Urie-Michel MboulaSUB
  6. 7Giorgi TsitaishviliSUB
  7. 39Koffi KouaoSUB
  8. 34Nathan MbalaSUB
  9. 10Gauthier HeinSUB

Timeline

  1. 14' Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 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.
  3. 45' Substitution, Metz. Jessy Deminguet replaces Boubacar Traoré.
  4. 45' Substitution, Lens. Amadou Haidara replaces Nidal Celik.
  5. 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.
  6. 49' Alpha Touré (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 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.
  8. 54' Substitution, Metz. Nathan Mbala replaces Believe Munongo.
  9. 54' Substitution, Metz. Gauthier Hein replaces Giorgi Kvilitaia.
  10. 63' Substitution, Lens. Rayan Fofana replaces Odsonne Édouard.
  11. 63' Substitution, Lens. Florian Sotoca replaces Florian Thauvin.
  12. 72' Substitution, Metz. Giorgi Tsitaishvili replaces Bouna Sarr.
  13. 73' Substitution, Metz. Michel Mboula replaces Fodé Ballo-Touré.
  14. 73' Substitution, Lens. Andrija Bulatovic replaces Mamadou Sangaré.
  15. 83' Substitution, Lens. Anthony Bermont replaces Abdallah Sima.
  16. 90' Michel Mboula (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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