Saturday , 14 November 2026

FC Lorient vs FC Metz, Ligue 1 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2025-26
FC Lorient
1 – 1
Full Time
FC Metz
Sun 4 Jan 2026 · 16:15 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

FC Lorient vs FC Metz — Ligue 1 .

Match Details

  • Referee Guillaume Paradis
6 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 15.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Paris Saint-Germain FC 10 23
2 Lille OSC 10 21
3 Paris FC 10 20
4 Olympique de Marseille 10 18
5 Olympique Lyonnais 10 17
6 OGC Nice 10 17
7 AS Monaco FC 10 16
8 Stade Rennais FC 1901 10 16
9 Stade Brestois 29 10 15
10 FC Lorient 10 15
11 Racing Club de Lens 10 13
12 Toulouse FC 10 13
13 RC Strasbourg Alsace 10 10
14 AJ Auxerre 10 10
15 Le Mans FC 10 8
16 Angers SCO 10 8
17 ES Troyes AC 10 8
18 Le Havre AC 10 2

Head-to-Head

9
6
5
FC Lorient 20 games · Avg 2.6 goals FC Metz
Last 5 meetings
2026-01-04 FC Lorient 1–1 FC Metz 2025-01-11 FC Lorient 0–0 FC Metz 2024-09-21 FC Metz 1–1 FC Lorient 2024-02-04 FC Metz 1–2 FC Lorient 2023-11-26 FC Lorient 2–3 FC Metz

Recent Form

FC Lorient
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Jan FC Metz H 1–1 D
14 Dec RC Strasbourg Alsace A 0–0 D
07 Dec Olympique Lyonnais H 1–0 W
30 Nov OGC Nice H 3–1 W
23 Nov FC Nantes A 1–1 D
09 Nov Toulouse FC H 1–1 D
FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Jan FC Lorient A 1–1 D
13 Dec Paris Saint-Germain FC H 2–3 L
07 Dec AJ Auxerre A 1–3 L
28 Nov Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 0–1 L
23 Nov Stade Brestois 29 A 2–3 L
09 Nov OGC Nice H 2–1 W

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
60% Clean Sheets
FC Lorient this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Lorient
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/2
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Lorient
Jean-Victor Makengo 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. FC Metz kicks off things out of here…
  • The points are shared — FC Lorient 1-1 FC Metz. Honours even.

Lineups

FC Lorient Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ibrahima Niane 4
Jerome Hergault 2
Cheikh Sabaly 2
Mohamed Bamba 2
Pape Matar Sarr 1
Didier Lamkel Ze 1
Alexis Claude Maurice 1
Moritz Jenz 1

Head to Head

2026-01-04 FC Lorient 1–1 FC Metz 2025-01-11 FC Lorient 0–0 FC Metz 2024-09-21 FC Metz 1–1 FC Lorient 2024-02-04 FC Metz 1–2 FC Lorient 2023-11-26 FC Lorient 2–3 FC Metz

FC Lorient Form

2026-01-04 FC Lorient 1–1 FC Metz D 2025-12-14 RC Strasbourg Alsace 0–0 FC Lorient D 2025-12-07 FC Lorient 1–0 Olympique Lyonnais W 2025-11-30 FC Lorient 3–1 OGC Nice W 2025-11-23 FC Nantes 1–1 FC Lorient D 2025-11-09 FC Lorient 1–1 Toulouse FC D

FC Metz Form

2026-01-04 FC Lorient 1–1 FC Metz D 2025-12-13 FC Metz 2–3 Paris Saint-Germain FC L 2025-12-07 AJ Auxerre 3–1 FC Metz L 2025-11-28 FC Metz 0–1 Stade Rennais FC 1901 L 2025-11-23 Stade Brestois 29 3–2 FC Metz L 2025-11-09 FC Metz 2–1 OGC Nice W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.46 FC Lorient xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 FC Metz xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Lorient47% Draw27% FC Metz26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

FC Lorient or Draw
74%
Draw or FC Metz
53%
FC Lorient or FC Metz
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Lorient31% Draw48% FC Metz21%
Actual: FC Metz win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.4%
0 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 0
8.1%
0 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Lorient

Handicap FC Lorient covers Push FC Metz covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 22% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Lorient keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.