Sunday , 15 November 2026

FC Metz vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 1 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2025-26
FC Metz
2 – 0
Full Time
Racing Club de Lens
Wed 29 Oct 2025 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

FC Metz vs Racing Club de Lens — Ligue 1 .

Match Details

  • Referee Abdelatif Kherradji

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

8
6
4
FC Metz 18 games · Avg 2.2 goals Racing Club de Lens
Last 5 meetings
2025-10-29 FC Metz 2–0 Racing Club de Lens 2024-04-12 FC Metz 2–1 Racing Club de Lens 2023-09-16 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 FC Metz 2022-03-13 FC Metz 0–0 Racing Club de Lens 2021-10-24 Racing Club de Lens 4–1 FC Metz

Recent Form

FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Oct Racing Club de Lens H 2–0 W
26 Oct Lille OSC A 1–6 L
19 Oct Toulouse FC A 0–4 L
04 Oct Olympique de Marseille H 0–3 L
28 Sep Le Havre AC H 0–0 D
21 Sep AS Monaco FC A 2–5 L
Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Oct FC Metz A 0–2 L
25 Oct Olympique de Marseille H 2–1 W
19 Oct Paris FC H 2–1 W
04 Oct AJ Auxerre A 2–1 W
28 Sep Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 0–0 D
20 Sep Lille OSC H 3–0 W

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Racing Club de Lens this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Racing Club de Lens
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/4
46-60
5/2
61-75
2/2
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Racing Club de Lens
Florian Thauvin 5 G 8 A
Matthieu Udol 2 G
Franjo Ivanovic 2 G
Saud Abdulhamid 1 G
Pierre Ganiou 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' FC Metz have kicked off against Racing Club de Lens. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from FC Metz to claim maximum points.

Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Wesley Said 3
Georges Mikautadze 2
Joel Asoro 1
Opa Nguette 1
Florian Sotoca 1
Yannick Cahuzac 1
Jonathan Clauss 1
Thomas Delaine 1

Head to Head

2025-10-29 FC Metz 2–0 Racing Club de Lens 2024-04-12 FC Metz 2–1 Racing Club de Lens 2023-09-16 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 FC Metz 2022-03-13 FC Metz 0–0 Racing Club de Lens 2021-10-24 Racing Club de Lens 4–1 FC Metz

FC Metz Form

2025-10-29 FC Metz 2–0 Racing Club de Lens W 2025-10-26 Lille OSC 6–1 FC Metz L 2025-10-19 Toulouse FC 4–0 FC Metz L 2025-10-04 FC Metz 0–3 Olympique de Marseille L 2025-09-28 FC Metz 0–0 Le Havre AC D 2025-09-21 AS Monaco FC 5–2 FC Metz L

Racing Club de Lens Form

2025-10-29 FC Metz 2–0 Racing Club de Lens L 2025-10-25 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 Olympique de Marseille W 2025-10-19 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 Paris FC W 2025-10-04 AJ Auxerre 1–2 Racing Club de Lens W 2025-09-28 Stade Rennais FC 1901 0–0 Racing Club de Lens D 2025-09-20 Racing Club de Lens 3–0 Lille OSC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.23 FC Metz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 Racing Club de Lens xG
I would bet for: FC Metz or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Metz43% Draw30% Racing Club de Lens27%
Actual: FC Metz win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.19
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

FC Metz or Draw
73%
Draw or Racing Club de Lens
57%
FC Metz or Racing Club de Lens
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Metz28% Draw52% Racing Club de Lens20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
13.5%
1 – 0
12.5%
0 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
5%
2 – 2
3.9%
3 – 1
3.3%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — FC Metz

Handicap FC Metz covers Push Racing Club de Lens covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 22% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 17% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Metz keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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