FC Metz vs Olympique Lyonnais, Ligue 1 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
FC Metz vs Olympique Lyonnais — Ligue 1 at Stade Saint-Symphorien.
- FC Metz 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Olympique Lyonnais 5 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Mathieu Vernice
- Referee Karim Abed
- Referee Aurelien Berthomieu
- Referee Eric Wattellier
- Referee Benjamin Pages
3 games this season
🟨 3.3/game
⚽ 15.3 goals/game
🟥 1 total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb | Olympique Lyonnais | H | 0–2 | L |
| 15 Feb | FC Nantes | A | 0–0 | D |
| 08 Feb | FC Girondins de Bordeaux | H | 1–2 | L |
| 05 Feb | Montpellier HSC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 02 Feb | AS Saint-Étienne | H | 3–1 | W |
| 25 Jan | Stade de Reims | A | 1–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb | FC Metz | A | 2–0 | W |
| 16 Feb | RC Strasbourg Alsace | H | 1–1 | D |
| 09 Feb | Paris Saint-Germain FC | A | 2–4 | L |
| 05 Feb | Amiens SC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 02 Feb | OGC Nice | A | 1–2 | L |
| 26 Jan | Toulouse FC | H | 3–0 | W |
Key Stats
60%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
H2H (10 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
60%
Clean Sheets
Olympique Lyonnais this season
Olympique Lyonnais this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Olympique Lyonnais
0-15
1/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
1/1
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Olympique Lyonnais
| Ernest Nuamah | 3 G | 1 A |
| Zachary Athekame | 2 G | 2 A |
| Lois Openda | 1 G | 1 A |
| Felix Bacher | 1 G | |
| Malick Fofana | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' And we are off! FC Metz vs Olympique Lyonnais — let the football do the talking.
- 5' Olympique Lyonnais started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Karl Toko Ekambi made 410 appearances and scored 69 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 15' Opa Nguette needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
- 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 35' Maxwel Cornet picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 40' It looks surprising FC Metz does not make any changes. Leo Dubois has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 45' The referee calls foul for Alexandre Oukidja. He receives a Yellow card.
- 50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 53' Moussa Dembele puts Olympique Lyonnais on the lead.
- 58' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 63' It’s high time Vincent Hognon made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 68' It looks like no one’s ball. Olympique Lyonnais is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 73' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 78' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 79' Marvin Gakpa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Victorien Angban on 79 minute.
- 82' Controversy at the stadium! Habib Diallo argues furiously but the Red card stands.
- 86' Houssem Aouar has so much to prove this time. He replaces Karl Toko Ekambi on 86 minute.
- 88' FC Metz make a change. Opa Nguette trudges off to be replaced by Papa Ndiaga Yade on 88 minutes.
- 90' Amine Gouiri is replacing Moussa Dembele for the Olympique Lyonnais side.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-2.
Lineups
FC Metz Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
- 20
- 3
-
11
Opa Nguette ↓ Papa Ndiaga Yade 88'
- 7
- 16
-
5
Victorien Angban ↓ Marvin Gakpa 79'
- 21
- 6
- 18
- 2
Bench
- 1
- 17
-
10
Marvin Gakpa ↑ 79'
- 24
-
9
Thierry Ambrose ↑ 79'
- 8
-
26
Papa Ndiaga Yade ↑ 88'
Coach
Vincent Hognon
Olympique Lyonnais Lineups
Starting XI
- 39
- 1
- 20
- 6
- 29
- 27
- 14
- 7
-
9
Moussa Dembele ↓ Amine Gouiri 90'
- 5
- 21
Bench
- 23
-
8
Houssem Aouar ↑ 86'
- 10
-
19
Amine Gouiri ↑ 90'
- 30
- 3
- 25
Coach
Rudi Garcia
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Moussa Dembele | 5 |
| Karl Toko Ekambi | 3 |
| Memphis Depay | 2 |
| Farid Boulaya | 2 |
| Boubacar Traore | 2 |
| Didier Lamkel Ze | 1 |
| Skelly Alvero | 1 |
| Ablie Jallow | 1 |
FC Metz Form
Olympique Lyonnais Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.1
FC Metz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.49
Olympique Lyonnais xG
I would bet for:
FC Metz or Olympique Lyonnais 71%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Olympique Lyonnais win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.59
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 1.5 | 73% |
|
27% |
| ± 2.5 | 47% |
|
53% |
| ± 3.5 | 26% |
|
74% |
| ± 4.5 | 13% |
|
87% |
Double Chance
FC Metz or Draw
58%
Draw or Olympique Lyonnais
71%
FC Metz or Olympique Lyonnais
71%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Olympique Lyonnais win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
0 – 1
10.2%
0 – 0
9.5%
1 – 2
8.8%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
7.2%
2 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 3
4.4%
2 – 0
4.4%
0 – 3
4%
2 – 3
2.5%
Asian Handicap — FC Metz
| Handicap | FC Metz covers | Push | Olympique Lyonnais covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -2 | 3% | 7% | 89% |
| -1.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| -1 | 11% | 16% | 73% |
| -0.5 | 27% | — | 73% |
| +0.5 | 55% | — | 45% |
| +1 | 55% | 22% | 23% |
| +1.5 | 77% | — | 23% |
| +2 | 77% | 14% | 9% |
| +2.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
Clean Sheet
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
23%
✓
Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet
34%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.