Lorient vs Metz

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🕒 Sun, 04 Jan 2026 16:15 Europe/London 📍 Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat 🧑‍⚖️ Guillaume Paradis 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 17
Regular Season Table
Lorient 9 · Metz 18
Referee Stats
16 matches · 3.25 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.25
Reds avg 0.06
Penalties avg 0.19
Over 4.5 cards 38%
Home wins 38%
Draws 31%
Away wins 31%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Lorient outshot their opponent (16-8).
  • Metz controlled possession (57%).

Team Overview

Lorient (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 8-6-3

Goals For / Against

31 / 25
Avg: 1.82 / 1.47

Points

30
Avg: 1.76

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

1
Metz (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 1-4-12

Goals For / Against

17 / 44
Avg: 1.00 / 2.59

Points

7
Avg: 0.41

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Ligue 1 fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.76
PPG
0.41
1.82
GF
1.00
1.47
GA
2.59
53%
O2.5
71%
71%
BTTS
53%
71%
Score 1st
18%

League-position context

Lorient rank9th
Metz rank18th
Lorient points45
Metz points17
Lorient: #9 · 45 pts · GD -3
25 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Metz: #18 · 17 pts · GD -44
53 pts off the top 2. 36 pts off the play-off line. 18 pts from safety.
28-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Lorient last 5 home

L L W D W
Points7/15
Weighted index31
Goals7-7
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Metz last 5 away

D D L D L
Points3/15
Weighted index24
Goals5-10
Record0-3-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Lorient trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS71%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.576%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 12%

Metz trend breakdown

Over 2.571%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.576%
Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

Lorient score at home94%
Lorient clean sheet at home24%
Metz score away59%
Metz clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

Lorient score first71%
Lorient win after scoring first58%
Metz score first18%
Metz win after scoring first33%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Lorient 50% · Metz 18%
Avg first goal minute: Lorient 29.2' · Metz 39.0'

Vs league average

Lorient score at home1.82 vs 1.59
Lorient concede at home1.47 vs 1.24
Metz score away1.00 vs 1.24
Metz concede away2.59 vs 1.59
Lorient score 15% above league average, while Metz score 20% below league average.
Defensive side: Lorient are 18% above league average at home, and Metz are 63% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Lorient goal timing (home)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 9
31-45 8
61-75 4
76-90+ 4
0-15 3
16-30 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
46-60 4
61-75 4
31-45 1
0-15 0
16-30 0

Metz goal timing (away)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 5
0-15 3
16-30 2
46-60 2
61-75 2
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 14
31-45 9
0-15 7
46-60 7
16-30 5
61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
2
Total Shots
16
8
Shots off Goal
8
3
Blocked Shots
3
3
Shots Inside Box
11
4
Shots Outside Box
5
4
Ball Possession
43%
57%
Corner Kicks
4
4
Fouls
9
8
Offsides
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
4
Total Passes
433
581
Passes Accurate
365
522
Passes %
84%
90%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games10
Home Wins5
Draws2
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals8 (80.0%)
BTTS8 (80.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games5
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals3 (60.0%)
BTTS4 (80.0%)

Lorient vs Metz Head-to-Head History by Season