Metz vs Lyon

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🕒 Sun, 25 Jan 2026 16:15 Europe/London 📍 Stade Saint-Symphorien 🧑‍⚖️ Eric Wattellier 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 19

Regular Season Table

Metz 18 · Lyon 4

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 (15-13).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
Lyon had the sharper finishing (6-10 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

Lyon (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-5-6

Goals For / Against

23 / 22

Avg: 1.35 / 1.29

Points

Avg: 1.35

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

1.35

0.88

1.35

1.88

1.29

53%

O2.5

53%

47%

BTTS

53%

29%

Score 1st

47%

League-position context

Metz rank18th

Lyon rank4th

Metz points17

Lyon points60

Metz: #18 · 17 pts · GD -44

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

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.

43-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.

Lyon last 5 away

L W D D L

Points5/15

Weighted index38

Goals5-6

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%

Lyon trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 76% · Over 1.5 53% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 12%

Scoring reliability

Metz score at home53%

Metz clean sheet at home24%

Lyon score away71%

Lyon clean sheet away41%

First-goal patterns

Metz score first29%

Metz win after scoring first20%

Lyon score first47%

Lyon win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Metz 20% · Lyon 0%

Avg first goal minute: Metz 49.8' · Lyon 19.6'

Vs league average

Metz score at home0.88 vs 1.59

Metz concede at home1.88 vs 1.24

Lyon score away1.35 vs 1.24

Lyon concede away1.29 vs 1.59

Metz score 44% below league average, while Lyon score 9% above league average.

Defensive side: Metz are 51% above league average at home, and Lyon are 18% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.00

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 4.20 goals on average across the last 5.

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

Lyon goal timing (away)

1H scored: 59% 2H scored: 41% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

16-30 4

31-45 4

46-60 4

76-90+ 4

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

31-45 5

46-60 4

0-15 2

61-75 2

16-30 0

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

472

431

Passes Accurate

405

353

Passes %

86%

82%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

11' ⚽

⚽

11' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Endrick

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Tolisso

16' ⚽

⚽

16' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

R. Kluivert

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Merah

32' ⚽

⚽

32' ⚽ Goal · 0-3

T. Morton

Normal Goal

34' ⚽

⚽

34' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

K. Kouao

Normal Goal

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-4

Endrick

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Morton

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ C. Tolisso

1st substitution · For: M. Niakhaté

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ T. Yegbe

1st substitution · For: U. Mboula

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ A. Touré

2nd substitution · For: B. Stambouli

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ J. Deminguet

3rd substitution · For: B. Munongo

64' ⚽

⚽

64' ⚽ Goal · 2-4

H. Diallo

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Kouao

72'

72' K. Kouao

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ K. Merah

2nd substitution · For: M. de Carvalho

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ M. Colin

4th substitution · For: G. Abuashvili

87' ⚽

⚽

87' ⚽ Goal · 2-5

Endrick

Penalty

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ G. Hein

5th substitution · For: Ibou Sané

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ Afonso Moreira

3rd substitution · For: R. Himbert

Metz vs Lyon 2-5: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Lyon beat Metz 5-2 on Sunday, 25 January 2026 in Ligue 1. The match was refereed by Eric Wattellier. It was played at Stade Saint-Symphorien.

First half: Lyon took the lead at 11' when Endrick scored, with the assist credited to C. Tolisso, making the score 0-1. Lyon extended the lead at 16' when R. Kluivert scored, with the assist credited to K. Merah, making the score 0-2. Lyon extended the lead at 32' when T. Morton scored, making the score 0-3. Metz reduced the deficit at 34' when K. Kouao scored, making the score 1-3. Lyon extended the lead at 45' when Endrick scored, with the assist credited to T. Morton, making the score 1-4.

Second half: Lyon made their 1st substitution at 46', with C. Tolisso replacing M. Niakhaté. Metz made their 1st substitution at 62', with T. Yegbe replacing U. Mboula. Metz made their 2nd substitution at 62', with A. Touré replacing B. Stambouli. Metz made their 3rd substitution at 62', with J. Deminguet replacing B. Munongo. Metz reduced the deficit at 64' when H. Diallo scored, with the assist credited to K. Kouao, making the score 2-4. K. Kouao received a yellow card for Metz at 72'. Lyon made their 2nd substitution at 74', with K. Merah replacing M. de Carvalho. Metz made their 4th substitution at 78', with M. Colin replacing G. Abuashvili. Lyon extended the lead at 87' when Endrick scored (Penalty), making the score 2-5. Metz made their 5th substitution at 88', with G. Hein replacing Ibou Sané. Lyon made their 3rd substitution at 90+2', with Afonso Moreira replacing R. Himbert.

Metz used 5 substitutions while Lyon used 3 substitutions. Metz got 1 yellow card.