FC Metz vs Olympique Lyonnais, Ligue 1 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 1 · 2023-24

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Fri 23 Feb 2024 · 20:00 UTC Stade Saint Symphorien HT 45' · FT 45'

Georges Mikautadze 13' 1–0

1–1 45+1' Alexandre Lacazette

1–2 60' Said Benrahma

Y 73' Clinton Mata

Lamine Camara 81' Y

Y 87' Jake O'Brien

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 Marc Bollengier
Assistant 1 Thomas Luczynski
Assistant 2 Aurelien Berthomieu

6 games this season 🟨 3.5/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2024-02-23 FC Metz 1–2 Olympique Lyonnais 2023-11-05 Olympique Lyonnais 1–1 FC Metz 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

Recent Form

FC Metz

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Feb	Olympique Lyonnais	H	1–2	L
18 Feb	Montpellier HSC	A	0–3	L
09 Feb	Olympique de Marseille	A	1–1	D
04 Feb	FC Lorient	H	1–2	L
27 Jan	OGC Nice	A	0–1	L
14 Jan	Toulouse FC	H	0–1	L

Olympique Lyonnais

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Feb	FC Metz	A	2–1	W
16 Feb	OGC Nice	H	1–0	W
11 Feb	Montpellier HSC	A	2–1	W
04 Feb	Olympique de Marseille	H	1–0	W
26 Jan	Stade Rennais FC 1901	H	2–3	L
14 Jan	Le Havre AC	A	1–3	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' 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' Olympique Lyonnais 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.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pierre Sage will be considering his options from the bench.
13' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Georges Mikautadze makes no mistake. 1-0!
18' FC Metz is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
23' With 0 assists to his name this season, Duje Caleta-Car is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Metz.
28' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pierre Sage might look to freshen things up shortly.
33' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
38' Supporters expect more eagerness from Anthony Lopes, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Saint Symphorien with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
43' It looks surprising FC Metz does not make any changes. Alexandre Oukidja has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
46' The deadlock is broken! Alexandre Lacazette gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
46' Said Benrahma has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gift Orban on 46 minute.
51' A quiet spell here at Stade Saint Symphorien. Olympique Lyonnais seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
55' Another change for FC Metz made on 55 minute. Cheikh Sabaly leaves to be changed by Kevin Van Den Kerkhof.
60' Olympique Lyonnais is taking the lead after the goal scored by Said Benrahma on 60.
65' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
70' Another change for Olympique Lyonnais made on 70 minute. Orel Mangala leaves to be changed by Rayan Cherki.
73' Controversy at the stadium! Clinton Mata argues furiously but the card stands.
76' Ibou Sane has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joel Asoro on 76 minute.
81' Controversy at the stadium! Lamine Camara argues furiously but the card stands.
82' FC Metz ring the changes. Lamine Camara has done his job and it is now time for Joseph N'Duquidi to step up.
87' Olympique Lyonnais player sees a card in front of him.
89' Mama Balde is replacing Alexandre Lacazette for the Olympique Lyonnais side.
90' Fresh legs for Olympique Lyonnais! Paul Akouokou comes on to replace Maxence Caqueret.
With this win, Olympique Lyonnais is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

99
Joel Asoro ↓ Ibou Sane 76'
2
Maxime Colin
3
Matthieu Udol
16
Alexandre Oukidja
29
Christophe Herelle
11
Didier Lamkel Ze ↓ Arthur Atta 76'
10
Georges Mikautadze
27
Danley Jean Jacques
18
Lamine Camara ↓ Joseph N'Duquidi 82'
38
Sadibou Sane
14
Cheikh Sabaly ↓ Kevin Van Den Kerkhof 55'

Bench

Coach Laszlo Boloni

Olympique Lyonnais Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

14
Adryelson
23
Lucas Perri
5
Dejan Lovren
17
Said Benrahma ↑ 46'
4
Paul Akouokou ↑ 90'
7
Mama Balde ↑ 89'
18
Rayan Cherki ↑ 70'
20
Sael Kumbedi
11
Malick Fofana ↑ 70'

Coach Pierre Sage

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Moussa Dembele	5
Karl Toko Ekambi	3
Boubacar Traore	2
Memphis Depay	2
Farid Boulaya	2
Aaron Leya Iseka	1
Castello Lukeba	1
Vincent Pajot	1

Head to Head

FC Metz Form

2024-02-23 FC Metz 1–2 Olympique Lyonnais L 2024-02-18 Montpellier HSC 3–0 FC Metz L 2024-02-09 Olympique de Marseille 1–1 FC Metz D 2024-02-04 FC Metz 1–2 FC Lorient L 2024-01-27 OGC Nice 1–0 FC Metz L 2024-01-14 FC Metz 0–1 Toulouse FC L

Olympique Lyonnais Form

2024-02-23 FC Metz 1–2 Olympique Lyonnais W 2024-02-16 Olympique Lyonnais 1–0 OGC Nice W 2024-02-11 Montpellier HSC 1–2 Olympique Lyonnais W 2024-02-04 Olympique Lyonnais 1–0 Olympique de Marseille W 2024-01-26 Olympique Lyonnais 2–3 Stade Rennais FC 1901 L 2024-01-14 Le Havre AC 3–1 Olympique Lyonnais L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.28 FC Metz xG

Expected Goals

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

1.34 Olympique Lyonnais xG

I would bet for: FC Metz or Olympique Lyonnais 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Metz34% Draw29% Olympique Lyonnais37%

Actual: Olympique Lyonnais win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.62

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

FC Metz or Draw

63%

Draw or Olympique Lyonnais

66%

FC Metz or Olympique Lyonnais

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Metz25% Draw48% Olympique Lyonnais27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

0 – 0

9.3%

0 – 1

8.7%

1 – 0

8.3%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.7%

0 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

5.8%

2 – 2

5.2%

1 – 3

3.6%

3 – 1

3.3%

0 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — FC Metz

Handicap	FC Metz covers	Push	Olympique Lyonnais covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	19%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	20%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

FC Metz keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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