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Olympique Lyonnais vs FC Metz, Ligue 1 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2025-26
Olympique Lyonnais
3 – 0
Full Time
FC Metz
Sat 23 Aug 2025 · 19:05 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Olympique Lyonnais vs FC Metz — Ligue 1 .

Match Details

  • Referee Eric Wattellier
4 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 6.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

6
2
2
Olympique Lyonnais 10 games · Avg 3.1 goals FC Metz
Last 5 meetings
2025-08-23 Olympique Lyonnais 3–0 FC Metz 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

Recent Form

Olympique Lyonnais
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug FC Metz H 3–0 W
16 Aug Racing Club de Lens A 1–0 W
17 May Angers SCO H 2–0 W
10 May AS Monaco FC A 0–2 L
04 May Racing Club de Lens H 1–2 L
26 Apr Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 4–1 W
FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug Olympique Lyonnais A 0–3 L
17 Aug RC Strasbourg Alsace H 0–1 L
10 May Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC A 3–2 W
02 May Rodez Aveyron Football H 3–3 D
26 Apr Pau FC A 1–2 L
19 Apr Red Star FC H 2–2 D

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
60% Clean Sheets
Olympique Lyonnais this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Olympique Lyonnais
0-15
1/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
1/1
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Olympique Lyonnais
Ernest Nuamah 3 G 1 A
Zachary Athekame 2 G 2 A
Lois Openda 1 G 1 A
Felix Bacher 1 G
Malick Fofana 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Olympique Lyonnais launch into their encounter with FC Metz.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Olympique Lyonnais Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2025-08-23 Olympique Lyonnais 3–0 FC Metz 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

Olympique Lyonnais Form

2025-08-23 Olympique Lyonnais 3–0 FC Metz W 2025-08-16 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 Olympique Lyonnais W 2025-05-17 Olympique Lyonnais 2–0 Angers SCO W 2025-05-10 AS Monaco FC 2–0 Olympique Lyonnais L 2025-05-04 Olympique Lyonnais 1–2 Racing Club de Lens L 2025-04-26 Olympique Lyonnais 4–1 Stade Rennais FC 1901 W

FC Metz Form

2025-08-23 Olympique Lyonnais 3–0 FC Metz L 2025-08-17 FC Metz 0–1 RC Strasbourg Alsace L 2025-05-10 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 2–3 FC Metz W 2025-05-02 FC Metz 3–3 Rodez Aveyron Football D 2025-04-26 Pau FC 2–1 FC Metz L 2025-04-19 FC Metz 2–2 Red Star FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.8 Olympique Lyonnais xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 FC Metz xG
I would bet for: Olympique Lyonnais to win 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Olympique Lyonnais55% Draw24% FC Metz21%
Actual: Olympique Lyonnais win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.85
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Olympique Lyonnais or Draw
80%
Draw or FC Metz
45%
Olympique Lyonnais or FC Metz
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Olympique Lyonnais38% Draw44% FC Metz18%
Actual: Olympique Lyonnais win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
1 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
9.2%
0 – 0
7.6%
3 – 1
5.7%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
5.2%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 2
3.2%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Olympique Lyonnais

Handicap Olympique Lyonnais covers Push FC Metz covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 17% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 23% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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