Friday , 3 July 2026

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

Ligue 1 · 2025-26
FC Metz
0 – 4
Full Time
FC Lorient
Sun 10 May 2026 · 19:00 UTC Stade Saint Symphorien HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 24' Jean-Victor Makengo
0–2 84' Ahmadou Bamba Dieng
0–3 90+7' Arthur Avon Ebong
0–4 90+8' Noah Cadiou
Sadibou Sane 9' Y
Y 15' Abdoulaye Faye
Georgiy Tsitaishvili 23' Y
Y 42' Jean-Victor Makengo

Overview

Match Preview

FC Metz vs FC Lorient — Ligue 1 at Stade Saint Symphorien.

Match Details

  • Referee Jeremy Stinat
  • Assistant 1 Christophe Mouysset
  • Assistant 2 Youssef El Hamzaoui (France)

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

5
6
9
FC Metz 20 games · Avg 2.6 goals FC Lorient
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-10 FC Metz 0–4 FC Lorient 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

Recent Form

FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 May FC Lorient H 0–4 L
02 May AS Monaco FC H 1–2 L
26 Apr Le Havre AC A 4–4 D
19 Apr Paris FC H 1–3 L
10 Apr Olympique de Marseille A 1–3 L
05 Apr FC Nantes H 0–0 D
FC Lorient
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 May FC Metz A 4–0 W
02 May Paris Saint-Germain FC A 2–2 D
26 Apr RC Strasbourg Alsace H 2–3 L
18 Apr Olympique de Marseille H 2–0 W
12 Apr Olympique Lyonnais A 0–2 L
05 Apr Paris FC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. FC Metz kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Terry Yegbe suffering a number of foals already.
  • 9' FC Metz receives a card for a hard tackle on 9.
  • 14' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 15' A meaty challenge results in booking for Abdoulaye Faye on 15.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 23' A meaty challenge results in booking for Georgiy Tsitaishvili on 23.
  • 24' What a strike from Jean-Victor Makengo! The score is 0-1.
  • 29' It looks surprising FC Metz does not make any changes. Gauthier Hein has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 34' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 39' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 42' The referee shows FC Lorient player a card on 42.
  • 47' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 52' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 52 minutes.
  • 57' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 62' FC Lorient started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 62.
  • 67' Supporters expect more eagerness from Karim Dermane, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Saint Symphorien with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 72' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Metz needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 77' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Metz is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 82' FC Metz is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 84' Goal! Ahmadou Bamba Dieng scores his 25 goal in 465 matches.
  • 89' Jean-Philippe Gbamin needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • The final score is 0-4.

Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Benoit Tavenot

FC Lorient Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olivier Pantaloni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ibrahima Niane 4
Jerome Hergault 2
Cheikh Sabaly 2
Mohamed Bamba 2
Ahmadou Bamba Dieng 1
Marvin Gakpa 1
Nicolas de Preville 1
Noah Cadiou 1

Head to Head

2026-05-10 FC Metz 0–4 FC Lorient 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

FC Metz Form

2026-05-10 FC Metz 0–4 FC Lorient L 2026-05-02 FC Metz 1–2 AS Monaco FC L 2026-04-26 Le Havre AC 4–4 FC Metz D 2026-04-19 FC Metz 1–3 Paris FC L 2026-04-10 Olympique de Marseille 3–1 FC Metz L 2026-04-05 FC Metz 0–0 FC Nantes D

FC Lorient Form

2026-05-10 FC Metz 0–4 FC Lorient W 2026-05-02 Paris Saint-Germain FC 2–2 FC Lorient D 2026-04-26 FC Lorient 2–3 RC Strasbourg Alsace L 2026-04-18 FC Lorient 2–0 Olympique de Marseille W 2026-04-12 Olympique Lyonnais 2–0 FC Lorient L 2026-04-05 FC Lorient 1–1 Paris FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.39 FC Metz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 FC Lorient xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 80% + Under — clean sheet likely 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Metz17% Draw34% FC Lorient49%
Actual: FC Lorient win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes23% 0% No77%
Avg goals/match: 1.5
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 75%
25%
± 1.5 44%
56%
± 2.5 20%
80%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

FC Metz or Draw
51%
Draw or FC Lorient
83%
FC Metz or FC Lorient
66%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Metz7% Draw61% FC Lorient32%
Actual: FC Lorient win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
24.8%
0 – 1
23.6%
0 – 2
13%
1 – 1
10.3%
1 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
5.6%
0 – 3
4.8%
1 – 3
2.2%
2 – 1
1.8%
2 – 0
1.4%
0 – 4
Actual
2 – 2
1.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Metz

Handicap FC Metz covers Push FC Lorient covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 2% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 9% 89%
-0.5 11% — 89%
+0.5 47% — 53%
+1 47% 30% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 15% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

FC Metz keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
FC Lorient keeps clean sheet
68% ✓

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