Thursday , 2 July 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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Nantes 34 24
2 FC Metz 34 17
3 Paris Saint-Germain FC 0 0
4 Racing Club de Lens 0 0
5 Lille OSC 0 0
6 Olympique Lyonnais 0 0
7 Olympique de Marseille 0 0
8 Stade Rennais FC 1901 0 0
9 AS Monaco FC 0 0
10 RC Strasbourg Alsace 0 0
11 Toulouse FC 0 0
12 FC Lorient 0 0
13 Paris FC 0 0
14 Stade Brestois 29 0 0
15 ES Troyes AC 0 0
16 Angers SCO 0 0
17 Le Mans FC 0 0
18 Le Havre AC 0 0
19 AJ Auxerre 0 0
20 OGC Nice 0 0

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

Season Stats

FC Lorient FC Metz
#12 Position #2
0 Points 17
0 Played 34
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 3 / 8 / 23
0 Scored 32
0 Conceded 76
+0 GD -44
– PPG 0.50
– Win % 9%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FC Lorient are 12th (0 pts). FC Metz are 2nd (17 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

FC Lorient Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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
1 / 4
0.81 FC Lorient xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.56 FC Metz xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 83% + FC Lorient or Draw 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Lorient41% Draw37% FC Metz22%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes26% 0% No74%
Avg goals/match: 1.37
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 72%
28%
± 1.5 40%
60%
± 2.5 17%
83%
± 3.5 6%
94%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

FC Lorient or Draw
78%
Draw or FC Metz
59%
FC Lorient or FC Metz
63%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Lorient22% Draw65% FC Metz13%
Actual: FC Metz win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
28.2%
1 – 0
19%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
12.5%
2 – 0
7.8%
2 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
3.5%
1 – 2
3.2%
3 – 0
2.1%
2 – 2
1.5%
3 – 1
1.4%
0 – 3
0.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Lorient

Handicap FC Lorient covers Push FC Metz covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 9% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 24% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 16% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Lorient keeps clean sheet
58% ✗
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
45% ✓

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