Lorient vs Metz

4 January 2026 · Ligue 1 · 2025/26 · Referee Guillaume Paradis

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Ahmadou Bamba Dieng 73’
  • Sadibou Sané 29’

Match summary

Lorient and Metz drew 1-1. Metz led 1-0 at half-time.

Sadibou Sané put Metz ahead with a header in the 29th minute, set up by Gauthier Hein and Ahmadou Bamba Dieng equalised in the 73rd minute, set up by Mohamed Bamba.

Lorient had the better of the chances, with 1.73 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Metz's 0.36 from 8.

Match stats

43% Possession 57%
16 Shots 8
5 Shots on target 2
4 Corners 4
103 Attacks 92
30 Dangerous attacks 33
433 Passes 581
84% Pass accuracy 90%
16 Tackles 12
9 Fouls 8
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
3 Offsides 1

Key events

Lorient Metz
Kick-off
Laurent AbergelShot on target
14’
29’
Sadibou SanéHeader0-1 (Metz)
45+1’
Ibou SanéTime wasting
Half-time0-1
46’
Alpha TouréJessy DeminguetInjury
Second half underway
Sambou SoumanoShot on target
59’
Mohamed BambaSambou Soumano
60’
Bamba DiengJean-Victor Makengo
60’
Mohamed BambaFoul
63’
69’
Koffi KouaoFoul
69’
Giorgi TsitaishviliShot on target
Bamba DiengLeft foot shot1-1 (Lorient)
73’
Karim DermaneLaurent Abergel
74’
Mohamed BambaShot on target
75’
79’
Joel AsoroIbou Sané
VAR review
82’
84’
Morgan BokeleGiorgi Tsitaishvili
84’
Benjamin StambouliBoubacar Traoré
Ahmadou Bamba DiengShot on target
90+5’
Full-time1-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.73 0.36 29’ Sadibou Sané (Metz), 0-1 29’ 73’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), 1-1 73’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.73 0.36 29’ Sadibou Sané (Metz), 0-1 Sané 29’ 73’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), 1-1 Dieng 73’
Lorient 1.73 xGMetz 0.36 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Metz attacking Lorient attacking 
22’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), open play, 0.46 xG, hit the woodwork 22’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 90+5’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 73’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 34’ Gauthier Hein (Metz), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 32’ Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Metz), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 22’ Sambou Soumano (Lorient), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 40’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 51’ Sadibou Sané (Metz), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 59’ Jean-Victor Makengo (Lorient), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 13’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 78’ Mohamed Bamba (Lorient), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 78’ Joel Mvuka (Lorient), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 59’ Sambou Soumano (Lorient), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 87’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 87’ Joel Mvuka (Lorient), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 14’ Laurent Abergel (Lorient), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 69’ Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 29’ Sadibou Sané (Metz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 75’ Mohamed Bamba (Lorient), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 19’ Jean-Victor Makengo (Lorient), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Boubacar Traore (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Maxime Colin (Metz), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 26’ Boubacar Traore (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 22’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), open play, 0.46 xG, hit the woodwork 22’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 90+5’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 73’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 34’ Gauthier Hein (Metz), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 32’ Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Metz), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 22’ Sambou Soumano (Lorient), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 40’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 51’ Sadibou Sané (Metz), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 59’ Jean-Victor Makengo (Lorient), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 78’ Mohamed Bamba (Lorient), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 13’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 78’ Joel Mvuka (Lorient), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 59’ Sambou Soumano (Lorient), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 87’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 87’ Joel Mvuka (Lorient), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 14’ Laurent Abergel (Lorient), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 69’ Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 75’ Mohamed Bamba (Lorient), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 29’ Sadibou Sané (Metz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 19’ Jean-Victor Makengo (Lorient), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Boubacar Traore (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Maxime Colin (Metz), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 26’ Boubacar Traore (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Lorient 3-4-3 Starting XI
Mvogo
Meïté
Adjei
Silva
Mvuka
Abergel 74’
Cadiou
Bris
Makengo 60’
Soumano 60’
Pagis
Metz

Lineup not available for this match.

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Yvon Mvogo GK900 0.000.000
Igor Silva DEF900 0.000.181
Nathaniel Adjei DEF900 0.000.000
Bamo Meïté DEF900 0.000.082
Joel Mvuka MID902 0.090.000
Théo Le Bris MID900 0.000.000
Noah Cadiou MID900 0.000.081
Laurent Abergel MID761 0.030.000
Jean-Victor Makengo FWD622 0.090.092
Sambou Soumano FWD622 0.140.472
Pablo Pagis FWD905 1.000.000
Ahmadou Bamba Dieng Sub2812 0.290.021
Mohamed Bamba Sub2812 0.090.111
Dermane Karim Sub140 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lorient win 52% Avg odds 1.83
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.61
Metz win 22% Avg odds 4.20

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Lorient DDWWD
Metz WLLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Metz 1-2 Lorient, 04 Feb 24 Next meeting: Metz 0-4 Lorient, 10 May 26  All Lorient vs Metz meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.