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

Ligue 1 · 2021-22
FC Metz
3 – 2
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

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 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

2
2
6
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

Season Stats

FC Metz Olympique Lyonnais
#2 Position #6
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

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FC Metz are 2nd (17 pts). Olympique Lyonnais are 6th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Metz is hosting Olympique Lyonnais for another epic battle.
  • 5' The travelling Olympique Lyonnais supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' Nicolas de Preville has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jeff Reine-Adelaide, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Saint Symphorien with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' FC Metz have won 360 goals from 434 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 27' GOAL! Vincent Pajot fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 32' Tanguy Ndombele has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 37' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 40' Magnificent from Didier Lamkel Ze! That is 32 goals in 303 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 43' What a strike from Moussa Dembele! The score is 2-1.
  • 44' Moussa Dembele with the second goal in the match!
  • 46' Fresh legs for FC Metz! Papa Ndiaga Yade comes on to replace Thomas Delaine.
  • 48' It is a substitution in Olympique Lyonnais team. Lucas Paqueta is replaced by Jeff Reine-Adelaide on 48 minute.
  • 51' Time for substitution for FC Metz. Pape Matar Sarr is replaced by Kevin N'Doram.
  • 56' FC Metz is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 61' Olympique Lyonnais come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 66' A tactical swap from FC Metz — Dylan Bronn on, Lenny Lacroix off on 66 minutes.
  • 67' The FC Metz manager makes a substitution. William Mikelbrencis departs to be replaced by Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik.
  • 68' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Thiago Mendes on 68 minutes.
  • 70' FC Metz receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 70.
  • 74' Poor challenge from Boubacar Traore. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 79' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Metz and Olympique Lyonnais are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 81' Vincent Pajot makes way for Farid Boulaya at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Metz.
  • 85' A goal from the France international Moussa Dembele! He fires home on 85 to make it 2-3!
  • 86' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Tanguy Ndombele.
  • 88' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nicolas de Preville.
  • 89' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Nicolas de Preville on 89 minutes.
  • 90' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Farid Boulaya makes it 3-3.
  • 90' Leo Dubois picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. FC Metz take all three points.

Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frederic Antonetti

Olympique Lyonnais Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Bosz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Moussa Dembele 5
Karl Toko Ekambi 3
Farid Boulaya 2
Boubacar Traore 2
Memphis Depay 2
Alexandre Lacazette 1
Houssem Aouar 1
Said Benrahma 1

Head to Head

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

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
0 / 4
0.76 FC Metz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88 Olympique Lyonnais xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 77% + FC Metz or Draw 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Metz34% Draw34% Olympique Lyonnais32%
Actual: FC Metz win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes33% 0% No67%
Avg goals/match: 1.64
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 78%
22%
± 1.5 49%
51%
± 2.5 23%
77%
± 3.5 9%
91%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

FC Metz or Draw
68%
Draw or Olympique Lyonnais
66%
FC Metz or Olympique Lyonnais
66%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Metz18% Draw60% Olympique Lyonnais22%
Actual: FC Metz win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
21.9%
0 – 1
15.5%
1 – 1
14%
1 – 0
13.1%
0 – 2
7.1%
1 – 2
5.7%
2 – 0
5.2%
2 – 1
4.9%
2 – 2
2.4%
0 – 3
2.1%
1 – 3
1.7%
3 – 0
1.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Metz

Handicap FC Metz covers Push Olympique Lyonnais covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 19% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 22% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 9% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Metz keeps clean sheet
42% ✓
Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet
47% ✓

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