Wednesday , 30 September 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 AS Monaco FC 5 13
2 Olympique Lyonnais 5 11
3 Paris FC 5 11
4 Lille OSC 5 10
5 Stade Rennais FC 1901 5 10
6 Paris Saint-Germain FC 5 8
7 Angers SCO 5 7
8 RC Strasbourg Alsace 5 7
9 Le Mans FC 5 6
10 AJ Auxerre 5 6
11 Stade Brestois 29 5 5
12 FC Lorient 5 5
13 Toulouse FC 5 5
14 OGC Nice 5 5
15 Racing Club de Lens 5 4
16 ES Troyes AC 5 4
17 Olympique de Marseille 5 3
18 Le Havre AC 5 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/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
4/2
61-75
1/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Racing Club de Lens
Florian Thauvin 3 G 3 A
Franjo Ivanovic 2 G
Saud Abdulhamid 1 G
Pierre Ganiou 1 G

Events

Match Events

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.