FC Lorient vs FC Metz, Ligue 1 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
FC Lorient vs FC Metz — Ligue 1 .
- FC Lorient 5 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
- FC Metz 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Guillaume Paradis
3 games this season
🟨 2.3/game
⚽ 9.3 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Monaco FC | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Olympique Lyonnais | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Paris FC | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Lille OSC | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | Angers SCO | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 5 | 7 |
| 9 | Le Mans FC | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | AJ Auxerre | 5 | 6 |
| 11 | Stade Brestois 29 | 5 | 5 |
| 12 | FC Lorient | 5 | 5 |
| 13 | Toulouse FC | 5 | 5 |
| 14 | OGC Nice | 5 | 5 |
| 15 | Racing Club de Lens | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | ES Troyes AC | 5 | 4 |
| 17 | Olympique de Marseille | 5 | 3 |
| 18 | Le Havre AC | 5 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
H2H (20 games)
55%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
40%
Clean Sheets
FC Lorient this season
FC Lorient this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Lorient
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
FC Lorient
| Jean-Victor Makengo | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FC Lorient to score. At the same time, FC Metz does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.
Lineups
FC Lorient Lineups
FC Metz Lineups
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Ibrahima Niane | 4 |
| Cheikh Sabaly | 2 |
| Mohamed Bamba | 2 |
| Jerome Hergault | 2 |
| Ismael Traore | 1 |
| Boubacar Traore | 1 |
| Moritz Jenz | 1 |
| Farid Boulaya | 1 |
Head to Head
FC Lorient Form
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
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
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
✗ WrongActual: 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.