Lens vs Metz match stats & report
3–0 Full time
Lens beat Metz 3–0 in Ligue 1 on 8 March 2026. Expected goals finished 2.75–0.40. Lens had 52% of the ball.
Lens vs Metz match statistics
- 52% Ball possession 48%
- 2.75 Expected goals (xG) 0.40
- 24 Total shots 5
- 7 Shots on target 0
- 12 Shots off target 2
- 5 Blocked shots 3
- 19 Shots inside the box 4
- 6 Corners 4
- 12 Fouls 17
- 3 Offsides 1
- 0 Yellow cards 3
- 487 Passes 469
- 88% Pass accuracy 86%
- 0 Goalkeeper saves 4
Goals and cards
- 14' Yellow card Jean-Philippe Gbamin Metz
- 44' Goal S. Abdulhamid (assist A. Sima) Lens
- 46' Goal F. Thauvin (assist Adrien Thomasson) Lens
- 49' Yellow card A. Touré Metz
- 52' Goal A. Haidara (assist M. Udol) Lens
- 90' Yellow card U. Mboula Metz
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Lens
Bench M. Gorgelin , E. Garnier , F. Sotoca , A. Haidara , A. Bulatović , F. Sylla , O. Lenne , A. Bermont , R. Fofana
Metz
Bench Ousmane Ba , G. Hein , J. Deminguet , T. Yegbe , U. Mboula , G. Tsitaishvili , K. Kouao , G. Abuashvili , N. Mbala
Form guide
Lens at home
5–1–4 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 1.7 per game
- Conceded
- 1.5 per game
- Clean sheets
- 1 / 10
- Corners
- 7.6 per game
- Shots on target
- 8.0 per game
29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Metz away
0–6–4 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 0.9 per game
- Conceded
- 1.7 per game
- Clean sheets
- 3 / 10
- Corners
- 3.8 per game
- Shots on target
- 2.2 per game
25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Lens vs Metz head-to-head
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Metz v Lens | 2–0 | |
| Lens v Metz | 2–1 | |
| Metz v Lens | 2–1 | |
| Lens v Metz | 0–1 |
Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.