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 34 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
Olympique Lyonnais 0 games · 0 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	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

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

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' Three points are at stake. FC Metz host Olympique Lyonnais — let the battle begin!
5' Olympique Lyonnais fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Metz side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Metz and Olympique Lyonnais are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' Moussa Dembele has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
25' FC Metz have won 360 goals from 434 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
27' Vincent Pajot puts FC Metz on the lead.
32' Tete has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
37' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Metz and Olympique Lyonnais are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
40' What a strike from Didier Lamkel Ze! The score is 2-0.
43' GOAL! Moussa Dembele scores on 43. Assisted by Tete
44' A goal from the France international Moussa Dembele! He fires home on 44 to make it 2-2!
46' The crowd applauds Thomas Delaine as he leaves the pitch. Papa Ndiaga Yade steps in for FC Metz.
48' Fresh legs for Olympique Lyonnais! Jeff Reine-Adelaide comes on to replace Lucas Paqueta.
51' Pape Matar Sarr makes way for Kevin N'Doram at the 51 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Metz.
56' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Metz must find a spark to ignite this game.
61' 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.
66' Dylan Bronn is replacing Lenny Lacroix for the FC Metz side.
67' Fresh legs for FC Metz! Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik comes on to replace William Mikelbrencis.
68' It’s gonna be a Red card for Thiago Mendes.
70' Sikou Niakate catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 70.
74' Controversy at the stadium! Boubacar Traore argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
79' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
81' The whistle greets Vincent Pajot as he departs to be replaced by Farid Boulaya.
85' Moussa Dembele does the damage! The net is bulging and Olympique Lyonnais surge ahead!
86' Controversy at the stadium! Tanguy Ndombele argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
88' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nicolas de Preville on 88.
89' The referee calls foul for Nicolas de Preville. He receives a Yellow card.
90' Farid Boulaya doubles the advantage! 3-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
90' The referee shows Olympique Lyonnais player a Yellow card on 90.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from FC Metz to claim maximum points.

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
Memphis Depay	2
Farid Boulaya	2
Boubacar Traore	2
Didier Lamkel Ze	1
Skelly Alvero	1
Ablie Jallow	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

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.