Metz vs Lens

2 - 1

🕒 Fri, 12 Apr 2024 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Stade Saint-Symphorien 🧑‍⚖️ Romain Lissorgue 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 29

Regular Season Table

Metz 17 · Lens 7

Referee Stats

Romain Lissorgue

13 matches · 3.62 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.62
Reds avg	0.15
Penalties avg	0.62
Over 4.5 cards	31%
Home wins	69%
Draws	8%
Away wins	23%

How the match was won

Lens outshot their opponent (11-17).
Lens controlled possession (70%).
Metz had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Metz (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-3-11

Goals For / Against

19 / 28

Avg: 1.06 / 1.56

Points

Avg: 0.83

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Lens (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-7

Goals For / Against

18 / 19

Avg: 1.06 / 1.12

Points

Avg: 1.18

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

0.83

PPG

1.18

1.06

1.56

1.12

53%

O2.5

47%

53%

BTTS

41%

35%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

Metz rank17th

Lens rank7th

Metz points29

Lens points51

Metz: #17 · 29 pts · GD -23

38 pts off the top 2. 21 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts from safety.

Lens: #7 · 51 pts · GD +8

16 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 19 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Metz last 5 home

L L L W L

Points3/15

Weighted index13

Goals7-13

Record1-0-4

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Lens last 5 away

D L L L W

Points4/15

Weighted index18

Goals7-7

Record1-1-3

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Metz trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 59% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 41%

Lens trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS41%

BTTS + O2.529%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 82% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 12% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

Metz score at home59%

Metz clean sheet at home12%

Lens score away71%

Lens clean sheet away47%

First-goal patterns

Metz score first35%

Metz win after scoring first33%

Lens score first53%

Lens win after scoring first56%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Metz 20% · Lens 17%

Avg first goal minute: Metz 16.0' · Lens 36.0'

Vs league average

Metz score at home1.06 vs 1.45

Metz concede at home1.56 vs 1.25

Lens score away1.06 vs 1.25

Lens concede away1.12 vs 1.45

Metz score 27% below league average, while Lens score 15% below league average.

Defensive side: Metz are 24% above league average at home, and Lens are 23% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.80

BTTS20%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 1.75 goals on average across the last 4.

Metz goal timing (home)

1H scored: 59% 2H scored: 41% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 12

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

31-45 2

61-75 2

Lens goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

76-90+ 6

0-15 3

16-30 2

31-45 2

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

46-60 6

31-45 4

0-15 2

16-30 1

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

30%

70%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

276

648

Passes Accurate

184

570

Passes %

67%

88%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

13' ⚽

⚽

13' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

F. Sotoca

Penalty

20'

20' K. Van Den Kerkhof

34' ⚽

⚽

34' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

G. Mikautadze

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Atta

44'

44' I. Traoré

44'

44' J. Gradit

45+1'

45+1' A. Diouf

45+3' ⚽

⚽

45+3' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

G. Mikautadze

Normal Goal · Assist: K. N'Doram

46'

46' D. Machado

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ D. Machado

1st substitution · For: J. Chávez

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ W. Saïd

2nd substitution · For: E. Wahi

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ A. Diouf

3rd substitution · For: A. Fulgini

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ J. Gradit

4th substitution · For: A. Thomasson

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ N. El Aynaoui

5th substitution · For: M. Guilavogui

74'

74' J. Chávez

78'

78' P. Frankowski

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ I. Traoré

1st substitution · For: A. Lô

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ K. N'Doram

2nd substitution · For: Fali Candé

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ D. Jean-Jacques

3rd substitution · For: L. Camara

Metz vs Lens 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Metz beat Lens 2-1 on Friday, 12 April 2024 in Ligue 1. The match was refereed by Romain Lissorgue. It was played at Stade Saint-Symphorien.

First half: Lens took the lead at 13' when F. Sotoca scored (Penalty), making the score 0-1. K. Van Den Kerkhof received a yellow card for Metz at 20'. Metz leveled the score at 34' when G. Mikautadze scored, with the assist credited to A. Atta, making the score 1-1. I. Traoré received a yellow card for Metz at 44'. J. Gradit received a yellow card for Lens at 44'. A. Diouf received a yellow card for Lens at 45+1'. Metz took the lead at 45+3' when G. Mikautadze scored, with the assist credited to K. N'Doram, making the score 2-1.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. D. Machado received a yellow card for Lens at 46'. Lens made their 1st substitution at 59', with D. Machado replacing J. Chávez. Lens made their 2nd substitution at 60', with W. Saïd replacing E. Wahi. Lens made their 3rd substitution at 60', with A. Diouf replacing A. Fulgini. Lens made their 4th substitution at 60', with J. Gradit replacing A. Thomasson. Lens made their 5th substitution at 71', with N. El Aynaoui replacing M. Guilavogui. J. Chávez received a yellow card for Lens at 74'. P. Frankowski received a yellow card for Lens at 78'. Metz made their 1st substitution at 83', with I. Traoré replacing A. Lô. Metz made their 2nd substitution at 87', with K. N'Doram replacing Fali Candé. Metz made their 3rd substitution at 90+2', with D. Jean-Jacques replacing L. Camara.

Metz used 3 substitutions while Lens used 5 substitutions. Metz got 2 yellow cards, while Lens got 5 yellow cards.