Metz vs Lens

2 - 0

🕒 Wed, 29 Oct 2025 18:00 Europe/London 📍 Stade Saint-Symphorien 🧑‍⚖️ Abdelatif Kherradji 🔁 Regular Season - 10 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 10

Regular Season Table

Metz 18 · Lens 2

Referee Stats

Abdelatif Kherradji

11 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.00
Reds avg	0.45
Penalties avg	0.64
Over 4.5 cards	45%
Home wins	64%
Draws	36%
Away wins	0%

How the match was won

Metz outshot their opponent (16-10).
Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
Metz had the sharper finishing (7-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Metz (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-4-11

Goals For / Against

15 / 32

Avg: 0.88 / 1.88

Points

Avg: 0.59

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Lens (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-4-5

Goals For / Against

31 / 22

Avg: 1.82 / 1.29

Points

Avg: 1.65

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

0.59

PPG

1.65

0.88

1.82

1.88

1.29

53%

O2.5

71%

47%

BTTS

59%

29%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

Metz rank18th

Lens rank2nd

Metz points17

Lens points70

Metz: #18 · 17 pts · GD -44

53 pts off the top 2. 36 pts off the play-off line. 18 pts from safety.

Lens: #2 · 70 pts · GD +31

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 25 pts above the play-off edge. 36 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Metz last 5 home

L L L D L

Points1/15

Weighted index4

Goals5-13

Record0-1-4

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

W D D L L

Points5/15

Weighted index49

Goals9-9

Record1-2-2

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.541%

Also: Over 0.5 82% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 18%

Lens trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

Metz score at home53%

Metz clean sheet at home24%

Lens score away76%

Lens clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

Metz score first29%

Metz win after scoring first20%

Lens score first53%

Lens win after scoring first89%

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

Avg first goal minute: Metz 49.8' · Lens 31.6'

Vs league average

Metz score at home0.88 vs 1.59

Metz concede at home1.88 vs 1.24

Lens score away1.82 vs 1.24

Lens concede away1.29 vs 1.59

Metz score 44% below league average, while Lens score 47% above league average.

Defensive side: Metz are 51% above league average at home, and Lens are 18% 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: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

31-45 4

46-60 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 13

0-15 5

31-45 5

16-30 4

61-75 4

46-60 2

Lens goal timing (away)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

46-60 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 3

0-15 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

31-45 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

46-60 3

16-30 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

46%

54%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

454

523

Passes Accurate

392

458

Passes %

86%

88%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

13'

13' A. Touré

45+3'

45+3' A. Sima

45+6'

45+6' D. Machado

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ O. Édouard

1st substitution · For: W. Saïd

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Sima

2nd substitution · For: M. Guilavogui

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ D. Machado

3rd substitution · For: R. Aguilar

68'

68' G. Hein

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ C. Sabaly

1st substitution · For: Ibou Sané

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ G. Tsitaishvili

2nd substitution · For: G. Abuashvili

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ J. Deminguet

3rd substitution · For: I. Guerti

87' ⚽

⚽

87' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

G. Hein

Penalty

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ J. Gradit

4th substitution · For: A. Bulatović

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ F. Thauvin

5th substitution · For: R. Fofana

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

G. Hein

Normal Goal · Assist: Ibou Sané

90+2'

90+2' G. Hein

90+2'

90+2' G. Hein

Metz vs Lens 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Metz beat Lens 2-0 on Wednesday, 29 October 2025 in Ligue 1. The match was refereed by Abdelatif Kherradji. It was played at Stade Saint-Symphorien.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. A. Touré received a yellow card for Metz at 13'. A. Sima received a yellow card for Lens at 45+3'. D. Machado received a yellow card for Lens at 45+6'.

Second half: Lens made their 1st substitution at 46', with O. Édouard replacing W. Saïd. Lens made their 2nd substitution at 46', with A. Sima replacing M. Guilavogui. Lens made their 3rd substitution at 63', with D. Machado replacing R. Aguilar. G. Hein received a yellow card for Metz at 68'. Metz made their 1st substitution at 81', with C. Sabaly replacing Ibou Sané. Metz made their 2nd substitution at 81', with G. Tsitaishvili replacing G. Abuashvili. Metz made their 3rd substitution at 81', with J. Deminguet replacing I. Guerti. Metz took the lead at 87' when G. Hein scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0. Lens made their 4th substitution at 88', with J. Gradit replacing A. Bulatović. Lens made their 5th substitution at 88', with F. Thauvin replacing R. Fofana. Metz added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when G. Hein scored, with the assist credited to Ibou Sané, making the score 2-0. G. Hein received a yellow card for Metz at 90+2'. G. Hein received a red card for Metz at 90+2'.

Metz used 3 substitutions while Lens used 5 substitutions. Metz got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Lens got 2 yellow cards.