Metz vs Lens

29 October 2025 · Ligue 1 · 2025/26 · Referee Abdelatif Kherradji

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Gauthier Hein 87’ (pen), 90+1’

Match summary

Metz won 2-0 at home to Lens. It was goalless at half-time.

Gauthier Hein put Metz ahead from the penalty spot in the 87th minute and Hein made it 2-0 in stoppage time, set up by Ibou Sané.

The chances backed that up: Metz created 3.15 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Lens's 1.24 from 10. Metz had a player sent off.

Match stats

46% Possession 54%
16 Shots 10
7 Shots on target 2
2 Corners 5
67 Attacks 120
43 Dangerous attacks 39
456 Passes 524
86% Pass accuracy 88%
18 Tackles 14
15 Fouls 15
3 Yellow cards 2
1 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 3

Key events

Metz Lens
Kick-off
7’
Odsonne EdouardShot on target
Alpha TouréFoul
13’
Koffi KouaoShot on target
36’
45+3’
Abdallah SimaFoul
45+6’
Deiver MachadoFoul
Half-time0-0
46’
Morgan GuilavoguiAbdallah Sima
46’
Wesley Saïd Odsonne Édouard
Habib DialloShot on target
51’
Second half underway
Cheick Tidiane SabalyShot on target
52’
Jessy DeminguetShot on target
57’
63’
Ruben AguilarDeiver Machado
Gauthier HeinFoul
68’
Giorgi AbuashviliGiorgi Tsitaishvili
81’
Ismaël GuertiJessy Deminguet
81’
Ibou SanéCheikh Sabaly
81’
Gauthier HeinPenalty1-0 (Metz)
87’
88’
Andrija BulatovicJonathan Gradit 
88’
Rayan FofanaFlorian Thauvin
Gauthier HeinLeft foot shot2-0 (Metz)
90+1’
Gauthier HeinSecond yellowSecond Yellow Card
90+2’
90+4’
Rayan FofanaShot on target
Full-time2-0

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.15 1.24 87’ Gauthier Hein (Metz), 1-0 87’ 90+1’ Gauthier Hein (Metz), 2-0 90+1’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.15 1.24 87’ Gauthier Hein (Metz), 1-0 Hein 87’ 90+1’ Gauthier Hein (Metz), 2-0 Hein 90+1’
Metz 3.15 xGLens 1.24 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lens attacking Metz attacking 
87’ Gauthier Hein (Metz), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+1’ Gauthier Hein (Metz), open play, 0.64 xG, goal 7’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), open play, 0.50 xG, saved 36’ Habib Diallo (Metz), open play, 0.49 xG, off target 51’ Habib Diallo (Metz), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 16’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), set piece, 0.35 xG, off target 52’ Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Metz), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 52’ Cheick Tidiane Sabaly (Metz), from a corner, 0.18 xG, saved 52’ Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Metz), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 38’ Maxime Colin (Metz), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 48’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 46’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 46’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 68’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 43’ Koffi Kouao (Metz), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 85’ Gauthier Hein (Metz), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 19’ Abdallah Sima (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 68’ Morgan Guilavogui (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+8’ Samson Baidoo (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 57’ Jessy Deminguet (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 7’ Gauthier Hein (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Koffi Kouao (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 8’ Alpha Touré (Metz), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 20’ Alpha Touré (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+4’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 87’ Gauthier Hein (Metz), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+1’ Gauthier Hein (Metz), open play, 0.64 xG, goal 7’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), open play, 0.50 xG, saved 36’ Habib Diallo (Metz), open play, 0.49 xG, off target 51’ Habib Diallo (Metz), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 16’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), set piece, 0.35 xG, off target 52’ Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Metz), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 52’ Cheick Tidiane Sabaly (Metz), from a corner, 0.18 xG, saved 52’ Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Metz), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 38’ Maxime Colin (Metz), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 48’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 46’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 46’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 43’ Koffi Kouao (Metz), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 68’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 85’ Gauthier Hein (Metz), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 19’ Abdallah Sima (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 68’ Morgan Guilavogui (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+8’ Samson Baidoo (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 57’ Jessy Deminguet (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 7’ Gauthier Hein (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Koffi Kouao (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 8’ Alpha Touré (Metz), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 20’ Alpha Touré (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+4’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Metz

Lineup not available for this match.

Lens 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Risser
Udol
Baidoo
Gradit 88’
Machado 63’
Thomasson
Sangaré
Abdulhamid
Sima 46’
Thauvin 88’
Édouard 46’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Jonathan Fischer GK900 0.000.000
Koffi Kouao DEF902 0.070.000
Terry Yegbe DEF900 0.000.000
Jean-Philippe Gbamin DEF902 0.320.181
Maxime Colin DEF901 0.110.000
Alpha Touré MID902 0.030.123
Cheick Tidiane Sabaly MID871 0.180.111
Gauthier Hein MID9024 1.470.011
Jessy Deminguet MID871 0.030.031
Giorgi Tsitaishvili MID871 0.030.472
Habib Diallo FWD902 0.930.181
Giorgi Abuashvili Sub30 0.000.000
Ismaël Guerti Sub30 0.000.000
Ibou Sané Sub310 0.000.641

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Metz win 15% Avg odds 6.29
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.64
Lens win 65% Avg odds 1.46

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

Form going into the game

Metz LDLLL
Lens WDWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Metz 2-1 Lens, 12 Apr 24 Next meeting: Lens 3-0 Metz, 08 Mar 26  All Metz vs Lens meetings

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