Lyon vs Metz

Lyon

3 - 0

Metz

🕒 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:05 Europe/London 📍 Groupama Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Eric Wattellier 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 2

Regular Season Table

Lyon 4 · Metz 18

Referee Stats

Eric Wattellier

17 matches · 2.24 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.24
Reds avg	0.18
Penalties avg	0.76
Over 4.5 cards	18%
Home wins	53%
Draws	18%
Away wins	29%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (13-11).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
Lyon had the sharper finishing (8-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Lyon (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-1-4

Goals For / Against

30 / 18

Avg: 1.76 / 1.06

Points

Avg: 2.18

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Metz (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-4-12

Goals For / Against

17 / 44

Avg: 1.00 / 2.59

Points

Avg: 0.41

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.18

PPG

0.41

1.76

1.00

1.06

2.59

59%

O2.5

71%

47%

BTTS

53%

59%

Score 1st

18%

League-position context

Lyon rank4th

Metz rank18th

Lyon points60

Metz points17

Lyon: #4 · 60 pts · GD +13

10 pts off the top 2. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 26 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.

43-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Lyon last 5 home

L W W W L

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals10-10

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

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.

Lyon trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 18%

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

Lyon score at home94%

Lyon clean sheet at home47%

Metz score away59%

Metz clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

Lyon score first59%

Lyon win after scoring first80%

Metz score first18%

Metz win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Lyon 50% · Metz 18%

Avg first goal minute: Lyon 34.1' · Metz 39.0'

Vs league average

Lyon score at home1.76 vs 1.59

Lyon concede at home1.06 vs 1.24

Metz score away1.00 vs 1.24

Metz concede away2.59 vs 1.59

Lyon score 11% above league average, while Metz score 20% below league average.

Defensive side: Lyon are 15% below league average at home, and Metz are 63% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.00

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Lyon goal timing (home)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 6

31-45 6

61-75 6

76-90+ 5

46-60 4

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 5

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

46-60 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

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

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

53%

47%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

542

485

Passes Accurate

500

442

Passes %

92%

91%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

25' ⚽

⚽

25' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Fofana

Normal Goal · Assist: P. Šulc

30' ⚽

⚽

30' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

C. Tolisso

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Maitland-Niles

41' ↑↓

↑↓

41' ⇄ U. Mboula

1st substitution · For: A. Touré

54'

54' B. Traoré

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ G. Abuashvili

2nd substitution · For: M. Bokele Mputu

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ G. Tsitaishvili

3rd substitution · For: Ibou Sané

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ P. Šulc

1st substitution · For: A. Karabec

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ C. Tolisso

2nd substitution · For: K. Merah

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ Abner

3rd substitution · For: N. Tagliafico

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ Brian Madjo

4th substitution · For: I. Gueye

82'

82' K. Kouao

83' ⚽

⚽

83' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

A. Karabec

Normal Goal

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ Clinton Mata

4th substitution · For: R. Kluivert

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ M. Fofana

5th substitution · For: Afonso Moreira

Lyon vs Metz 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Lyon beat Metz 3-0 on Saturday, 23 August 2025 in Ligue 1. The match was refereed by Eric Wattellier. It was played at Groupama Stadium.

First half: Lyon took the lead at 25' when M. Fofana scored, with the assist credited to P. Šulc, making the score 1-0. Lyon extended the lead at 30' when C. Tolisso scored, with the assist credited to A. Maitland-Niles, making the score 2-0. Metz made their 1st substitution at 41', with U. Mboula replacing A. Touré.

Second half: B. Traoré received a yellow card for Metz at 54'. Metz made their 2nd substitution at 62', with G. Abuashvili replacing M. Bokele Mputu. Metz made their 3rd substitution at 62', with G. Tsitaishvili replacing Ibou Sané. Lyon made their 1st substitution at 74', with P. Šulc replacing A. Karabec. Lyon made their 2nd substitution at 74', with C. Tolisso replacing K. Merah. Lyon made their 3rd substitution at 75', with Abner replacing N. Tagliafico. Metz made their 4th substitution at 80', with Brian Madjo replacing I. Gueye. K. Kouao received a yellow card for Metz at 82'. Lyon extended the lead at 83' when A. Karabec scored, making the score 3-0. Lyon made their 4th substitution at 86', with Clinton Mata replacing R. Kluivert. Lyon made their 5th substitution at 86', with M. Fofana replacing Afonso Moreira.

Lyon used 5 substitutions while Metz used 4 substitutions. Metz got 2 yellow cards.