Sunday , 16 August 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 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

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

Season Stats

FC Metz Racing Club de Lens
#2 Position #4
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

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FC Metz are 2nd (17 pts). Racing Club de Lens are 4th (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 Racing Club de Lens for another epic battle.
  • 2-0 the final result. Racing Club de Lens will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Wesley Said 3
Georges Mikautadze 2
Habib Diallo 1
Nicolas de Preville 1
Ibrahima Niane 1
Pape Matar Sarr 1
Farid Boulaya 1
Joel Asoro 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
3 / 4
0.58 FC Metz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.43 Racing Club de Lens xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 91% + Under — clean sheet likely 82%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Metz35% Draw43% Racing Club de Lens22%
Actual: FC Metz win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes18% 0% No82%
Avg goals/match: 1.01
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 61%
39%
± 1.5 28%
72%
± 2.5 9%
91%
± 3.5 3%
97%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

FC Metz or Draw
78%
Draw or Racing Club de Lens
65%
FC Metz or Racing Club de Lens
57%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Metz16% Draw73% Racing Club de Lens11%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
39.2%
1 – 0
19.1%
0 – 1
13.8%
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
3%
0 – 2
2.9%
1 – 2
2.2%
3 – 0
1%
2 – 2
0.8%
3 – 1
0.6%
0 – 3
0.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Metz

Handicap FC Metz covers Push Racing Club de Lens covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 6% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 22% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 16% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Metz keeps clean sheet
65% ✓
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
56% ✗

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