Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Metz vs Lille OSC, Ligue 1 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2021-22
FC Metz
3 – 3
Full Time
Lille OSC
Sun 8 Aug 2021 · 15:00 UTC Stade Saint Symphorien HT 45' · FT 45'
Boubacar Kouyate 56' R
Dylan Bronn 56' Y
Y 56' Zeki Celik
Y 80' Jonathan Ikone
Y 84' Burak Yilmaz

Overview

Match Preview

FC Metz vs Lille OSC — Ligue 1 at Stade Saint Symphorien.

Match Details

  • Referee Gwenael Pasqualotti
  • Referee Eric Wattellier
  • Referee Mikael Berchebru
  • Referee Ahmed Taleb
  • Referee
  • Referee Abdelali Chaoui

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

4
5
FC Metz 9 games · Avg 2.3 goals Lille OSC
Last 5 meetings
2021-08-08 FC Metz 3–3 Lille OSC 2021-04-09 FC Metz 0–2 Lille OSC 2020-09-13 Lille OSC 1–0 FC Metz 2019-11-09 Lille OSC 0–0 FC Metz

Recent Form

FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Aug Lille OSC H 3–3 D
23 May Olympique de Marseille H 1–1 D
16 May FC Lorient A 1–2 L
09 May Nimes Olympique H 0–3 L
02 May Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 5–1 W
24 Apr Paris Saint-Germain FC H 1–3 L
Lille OSC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Aug FC Metz A 3–3 D
23 May Angers SCO A 2–1 W
16 May AS Saint-Étienne H 0–0 D
07 May Racing Club de Lens A 3–0 W
01 May OGC Nice H 2–0 W
25 Apr Olympique Lyonnais A 3–2 W

Season Stats

FC Metz Lille OSC
#2 Position #5
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

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FC Metz are 2nd (17 pts). Lille OSC are 5th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! FC Metz welcome Lille OSC for this crunch clash at Stade Saint Symphorien.
  • 5' Alexandre Oukidja has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Metz side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' Tim Weah has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' Ibrahima Niane has been relatively quiet despite scoring 37 goals in his last 434 appearances.
  • 23' Sven Botman is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 28' Lille OSC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 32' Fabien Centonze makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and FC Metz are in front.
  • 37' FC Metz are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 41' Matthieu Udol does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Metz surge ahead!
  • 42' GOAL! Matthieu Udol fires home to make it 3-1!
  • 47' FC Metz are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Lille OSC backline.
  • 52' The Netherlands Sven Botman breaks the deadlock on 52 minutes. 4-1!
  • 56' Boubacar Kouyate is having his name booked by the referee on 56.
  • 58' Time for substitution for FC Metz. Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly is replaced by Mamadou Fofana.
  • 59' Magnificent from Benjamin Andre! That is 15 goals in 422 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 60' Lille OSC make a change. Yusuf Yazici trudges off to be replaced by Jonathan Ikone on 60 minutes.
  • 65' FC Metz is showing some good football. However, FC Metz are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 70' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dylan Bronn made 299 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 71' Lenny Joseph has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ibrahima Niane on 71 minute.
  • 76' FC Metz seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 77' Reinildo makes way for Isaac Lihadji at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Lille OSC.
  • 80' That is a Yellow card for Lille OSC. Jonathan Ikone will be fuming at that decision.
  • 81' Goal! Jonathan Ikone scores his 30 goal in 466 matches.
  • 84' Lille OSC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 84.
  • 89' Lille OSC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 89.
  • 90' FC Metz make a change. Lenny Joseph trudges off to be replaced by Georges Mikautadze on 90 minutes.
  • It finishes all square. FC Metz and Lille OSC share the spoils 3-3.

Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frederic Antonetti

Lille OSC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jocelyn Gourvennec

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Matthieu Udol 2
Fabien Centonze 2
Yusuf Yazici 2
Burak Yilmaz 2
Sven Botman 1
Sven Botman 1
Jonathan David 1
Luiz Araujo 1

Head to Head

2021-08-08 FC Metz 3–3 Lille OSC 2021-04-09 FC Metz 0–2 Lille OSC 2020-09-13 Lille OSC 1–0 FC Metz 2019-11-09 Lille OSC 0–0 FC Metz

FC Metz Form

2021-08-08 FC Metz 3–3 Lille OSC D 2021-05-23 FC Metz 1–1 Olympique de Marseille D 2021-05-16 FC Lorient 2–1 FC Metz L 2021-05-09 FC Metz 0–3 Nimes Olympique L 2021-05-02 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 1–5 FC Metz W 2021-04-24 FC Metz 1–3 Paris Saint-Germain FC L

Lille OSC Form

2021-08-08 FC Metz 3–3 Lille OSC D 2021-05-23 Angers SCO 1–2 Lille OSC W 2021-05-16 Lille OSC 0–0 AS Saint-Étienne D 2021-05-07 Racing Club de Lens 0–3 Lille OSC W 2021-05-01 Lille OSC 2–0 OGC Nice W 2021-04-25 Olympique Lyonnais 2–3 Lille OSC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
0.64 FC Metz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 Lille OSC xG
I would bet for: Lille OSC or Draw 77% + Under 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Metz23% Draw33% Lille OSC44%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes33% 0% No67%
Avg goals/match: 1.76
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 80%
20%
± 1.5 53%
47%
± 2.5 26%
74%
± 3.5 11%
89%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

FC Metz or Draw
57%
Draw or Lille OSC
77%
FC Metz or Lille OSC
67%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Metz13% Draw57% Lille OSC30%
Actual: FC Metz win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted
3 – 3
Actual
0 – 0
19.7%
0 – 1
17.9%
1 – 1
13.2%
0 – 2
10.2%
1 – 0
9.6%
1 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
3.9%
0 – 3
3.8%
2 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
2.7%
2 – 2
2.3%
0 – 4
1.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Metz

Handicap FC Metz covers Push Lille OSC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 14% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 26% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 13% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

FC Metz keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Lille OSC keeps clean sheet
53% ✗

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