FC Metz vs Olympique Lyonnais, Ligue 1 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 1 · 2021-22

FC Metz

3 – 2

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Olympique Lyonnais

Sun 8 May 2022 · 11:00 UTC Stade Saint Symphorien HT 45' · FT 45'

R 68' Thiago Mendes

Sikou Niakate 70' Y

Boubacar Traore 74' Y

Y 86' Tanguy Ndombele

Nicolas de Preville 88' Y

Nicolas de Preville 89' Y

Y 90' Leo Dubois

Overview

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FC Metz vs Olympique Lyonnais — Ligue 1 at Stade Saint Symphorien.

FC Metz 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Olympique Lyonnais 10 games · 17 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Amaury Delerue
Referee Philippe Jeanne
Referee Djemel Zitouni
Referee Gael Angoula
Referee Eric Wattellier
Referee Abdelali Chaoui

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Paris Saint-Germain FC	10	23
2	Lille OSC	10	21
3	Paris FC	10	20
4	Olympique de Marseille	10	18
5	Olympique Lyonnais	10	17
6	OGC Nice	10	17
7	AS Monaco FC	10	16
8	Stade Rennais FC 1901	10	16
9	Stade Brestois 29	10	15
10	FC Lorient	10	15
11	Racing Club de Lens	10	13
12	Toulouse FC	10	13
13	RC Strasbourg Alsace	10	10
14	AJ Auxerre	10	10
15	Le Mans FC	10	8
16	Angers SCO	10	8
17	ES Troyes AC	10	8
18	Le Havre AC	10	2

Head-to-Head

FC Metz 10 games · Avg 3.1 goals Olympique Lyonnais

Last 5 meetings

2022-05-08 FC Metz 3–2 Olympique Lyonnais 2021-12-22 Olympique Lyonnais 1–1 FC Metz 2021-01-17 Olympique Lyonnais 0–1 FC Metz 2020-12-06 FC Metz 1–3 Olympique Lyonnais 2020-02-21 FC Metz 0–2 Olympique Lyonnais

Recent Form

FC Metz

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 May	Olympique Lyonnais	H	3–2	W
01 May	Montpellier HSC	A	2–2	D
24 Apr	Stade Brestois 29	H	0–1	L
20 Apr	FC Lorient	A	0–1	L
17 Apr	Clermont Foot 63	H	1–1	D
10 Apr	FC Girondins de Bordeaux	A	1–3	L

Olympique Lyonnais

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 May	FC Metz	A	2–3	L
01 May	Olympique de Marseille	A	3–0	W
23 Apr	Montpellier HSC	H	5–2	W
20 Apr	Stade Brestois 29	A	1–2	L
17 Apr	FC Girondins de Bordeaux	H	6–1	W
14 Apr	West Ham United FC	H	0–3	L

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

40% Clean Sheets
Olympique Lyonnais this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Olympique Lyonnais

0-15

1/–

16-30

2/2

31-45

4/2

46-60

2/–

61-75

1/2

76+

5/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Olympique Lyonnais

Ernest Nuamah	4 G	1 A
Corentin Tolisso	2 G	3 A
Zachary Athekame	2 G	3 A
Lois Openda	1 G	1 A
Felix Bacher	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. FC Metz host Olympique Lyonnais — let the battle begin!
5' The 36-year-old Anthony Lopes has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Metz and Olympique Lyonnais are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
20' Castello Lukeba is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Metz so far.
25' 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.
27' Vincent Pajot is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the defensive midfielder.
32' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
37' Sikou Niakate has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
40' Against the run of play, Didier Lamkel Ze has scored! This game has turned on its head.
43' What composure from Moussa Dembele! The France international strokes it home. 2-1.
44' Assisted by Tete with the perfectly-timed delivery and Moussa Dembele makes no mistake. 2-2!
46' FC Metz ring the changes. Thomas Delaine has done his job and it is now time for Papa Ndiaga Yade to step up.
48' Jeff Reine-Adelaide is replacing Lucas Paqueta for the Olympique Lyonnais side.
51' Time for substitution for FC Metz. Pape Matar Sarr is replaced by Kevin N'Doram.
56' 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.
61' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Metz and Olympique Lyonnais are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
66' It is a substitution in FC Metz team. Lenny Lacroix is replaced by Dylan Bronn on 66 minute.
67' FC Metz manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik is hanging William Mikelbrencis on the field on 67 minute.
68' A moment of madness from Thiago Mendes on 68 minutes earns him a Red card. Olympique Lyonnais will be frustrated.
70' That is a Yellow card for FC Metz. Sikou Niakate will be fuming at that decision.
74' Boubacar Traore is having his name booked by the referee on 74.
79' Supporters expect more eagerness from Boubacar Kouyate, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Saint Symphorien with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
81' FC Metz make a change. Vincent Pajot trudges off to be replaced by Farid Boulaya on 81 minutes.
85' Moussa Dembele puts Olympique Lyonnais on the lead.
86' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Tanguy Ndombele.
88' FC Metz player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
89' Nicolas de Preville is having his name booked by the referee on 89.
90' What a moment for Farid Boulaya! That strike on 90 puts his side firmly in control.
90' Leo Dubois was booked on 90.
3-2 the final result. Olympique Lyonnais will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

17
Thomas Delaine ↓ Papa Ndiaga Yade 46'
30
Marc-Aurele Caillard
14
Vincent Pajot ↓ Farid Boulaya 81'
9
Nicolas de Preville
4
Sikou Niakate
22
Didier Lamkel Ze
23
Boubacar Kouyate
8
Boubacar Traore
29
Lenny Lacroix ↓ Dylan Bronn 66'
15
Pape Matar Sarr ↓ Kevin N'Doram 51'
25
William Mikelbrencis ↓ Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik 66'

Bench

Coach Frederic Antonetti

Olympique Lyonnais Lineups

Starting XI

10
Lucas Paqueta ↓ Jeff Reine-Adelaide 46'
3
Emerson
1
Anthony Lopes
8
Houssem Aouar ↓ Romain Faivre 46'
9
Moussa Dembele
23
Thiago Mendes
27
Jerome Boateng ↓ Tanguy Ndombele 46'
7
Karl Toko Ekambi
20
Tete
17
Malo Gusto ↓ Leo Dubois 46'
4
Castello Lukeba

Bench

Coach Peter Bosz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Moussa Dembele	5
Karl Toko Ekambi	3
Boubacar Traore	2
Memphis Depay	2
Farid Boulaya	2
Vincent Pajot	1
Didier Lamkel Ze	1
Skelly Alvero	1

Head to Head

FC Metz Form

2022-05-08 FC Metz 3–2 Olympique Lyonnais W 2022-05-01 Montpellier HSC 2–2 FC Metz D 2022-04-24 FC Metz 0–1 Stade Brestois 29 L 2022-04-20 FC Lorient 1–0 FC Metz L 2022-04-17 FC Metz 1–1 Clermont Foot 63 D 2022-04-10 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 3–1 FC Metz L

Olympique Lyonnais Form

2022-05-08 FC Metz 3–2 Olympique Lyonnais L 2022-05-01 Olympique de Marseille 0–3 Olympique Lyonnais W 2022-04-23 Olympique Lyonnais 5–2 Montpellier HSC W 2022-04-20 Stade Brestois 29 2–1 Olympique Lyonnais L 2022-04-17 Olympique Lyonnais 6–1 FC Girondins de Bordeaux W 2022-04-14 Olympique Lyonnais 0–3 West Ham United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.41 FC Metz xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.41 Olympique Lyonnais xG

I would bet for: FC Metz or Olympique Lyonnais 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Metz40% Draw27% Olympique Lyonnais33%

Actual: FC Metz win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.82

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

FC Metz or Draw

67%

Draw or Olympique Lyonnais

60%

FC Metz or Olympique Lyonnais

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Metz27% Draw46% Olympique Lyonnais27%

Actual: FC Metz win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

12.8%

1 – 2

2 – 1

0 – 0

7.8%

0 – 1

7.5%

1 – 0

7.4%

0 – 2

5.8%

2 – 0

5.8%

2 – 2

5.7%

1 – 3

3.8%

3 – 1

3.8%

2 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — FC Metz

Handicap	FC Metz covers	Push	Olympique Lyonnais covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	19%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	19%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

FC Metz keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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