Ligue 1 · Sun, 8 Mar 2026 ·
Lens vs Metz — 3 - 0
Stade Bollaert-Delelis · Referee: M. Vernice
Match report
Lens beat Metz 3-0
Metz were beaten 3-0 by Lens at Stade Bollaert-Delelis on Sunday, 8 March 2026 in Ligue 1 matchday 25. S. Abdulhamid (44'), F. Thauvin (46') and A. Haidara (52') scored for Lens. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Lens had 52% of the ball and 24 shots (7 on target) against Metz’s 5 (0 on target). Florian Thauvin (Lens) was the top-rated player with 9.2.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Nice | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 15 | Lens | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Estac Troyes | 5 | -7 | 4 |
Match events
- 14'yellow cardJean-Philippe GbaminYellow Card
- 44'goalS. AbdulhamidAssist: A. Sima
- 46'substitutionN. CelikOff: A. Haidara
- 46'substitutionB. TraoreOff: J. Deminguet
- 46'goalF. ThauvinAssist: A. Thomasson
- 49'yellow cardAlpha TouréYellow Card
- 52'goalA. HaidaraAssist: M. Udol
- 54'substitutionG. KvilitaiaOff: G. Hein
- 54'substitutionB. MunongoOff: N. Mbala
- 63'substitutionF. ThauvinOff: F. Sotoca
- 63'substitutionO. EdouardOff: R. Fofana
- 72'substitutionB. SarrOff: G. Tsitaishvili
- 73'substitutionM. SangareOff: A. Bulatovic
- 73'substitutionF. Ballo-ToureOff: U. Mboula
- 83'substitutionA. SimaOff: A. Bermont
- 90'yellow cardUrie-Michel MboulaYellow Card
Lineups
Lens
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Pierre Sage
Starting XI
- 40R. RisserG
- 4N. CelikD
- 25I. GaniouD
- 20M. SarrD
- 23S. AbdulhamidM
- 8M. SangareM
- 28A. ThomassonM
- 14M. UdolM
- 10F. ThauvinF
- 19A. SimaF
- 11O. EdouardF
Substitutes
- 16M. GorgelinG
- 34E. GarnierF
- 7F. SotocaF
- 21A. HaidaraM
- 5A. BulatovicM
- 18F. SyllaM
- 39O. LenneD
- 26A. BermontM
- 38R. FofanaF
Metz
Formation 5-3-2 · Coach Benoit Tavenot
Starting XI
- 1J. FischerG
- 70B. SarrD
- 38S. SaneD
- 5J. GbaminD
- 2M. ColinD
- 97F. Ballo-ToureD
- 8B. TraoreM
- 33B. MunongoM
- 12A. ToureM
- 11G. KvilitaiaF
- 30H. DialloF
Substitutes
- 40O. BaG
- 10G. HeinM
- 20J. DeminguetM
- 15T. YegbeD
- 4U. MboulaD
- 7G. TsitaishviliF
- 39K. KouaoD
- 9G. AbuashviliF
- 34N. MbalaF
Match statistics
- 52%Possession48%
- 2.75Expected goals (xG)0.40
- 24Total shots5
- 7Shots on target0
- 12Shots off target2
- 5Blocked shots3
- 19Shots inside the box4
- 5Shots outside the box1
- 6Corners4
- 3Offsides1
- 12Fouls17
- 0Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 0Goalkeeper saves4
- 487Passes469
- 427Accurate passes401
- 88%Pass accuracy86%
- -0.96Goals prevented-0.96
Player statistics
Lens
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40Robin RisserG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 4Nidal ČelikD | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| 20Malang SarrD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 25Ismaelo GaniouD | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 8Mamadou SangareM | 73 | 7.2 | ||
| 14Matthieu UdolM | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 23Saud AbdulhamidM | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 28Adrien ThomassonM | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 10Florian ThauvinFTop rated | 63 | 9.2 | 1 | |
| 11Odsonne ÉdouardF | 63 | 6.3 | ||
| 19Abdallah SimaF | 83 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 16Mathieu GorgelinG | – | – | ||
| 39Oscar LenneD | – | – | ||
| 5Andrija BulatovicM | 17 | 7.0 | ||
| 18Fode SyllaM | – | – | ||
| 21Amadou HaidaraM | 45 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| 26Anthony BermontM | 12 | 6.6 | ||
| 7Florian SotocaF | 27 | 6.6 | ||
| 34Erawan GarnierF | – | – | ||
| 38Rayan FofanaF | 27 | 6.7 |
Metz
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jonathan FischerG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 2Maxime ColinD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 5Jean-Philippe GbaminD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 38Sadibou SanéD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 70Bouna SarrD | 72 | 6.3 | ||
| 97Fodé Ballo-TouréD | 73 | 5.9 | ||
| 8Boubacar TraoréM | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| 12Alpha TouréM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 33Believe MunongoM | 54 | 6.9 | ||
| 11Giorgi KvilitaiaF | 54 | 6.5 | ||
| 30Habib DialloF | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 40Ousmane BaG | – | – | ||
| 4Urie-Michel MboulaD | 17 | 6.3 | ||
| 15Terry YegbeD | – | – | ||
| 39Koffi KouaoD | – | – | ||
| 10Gauthier HeinM | 36 | 6.9 | ||
| 20Jessy DeminguetM | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| 7Georgiy TsitaishviliF | 18 | 6.9 | ||
| 9Giorgi AbuashviliF | – | – | ||
| 34Nathan MbalaF | 36 | 6.3 |