Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

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

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

Season Stats

Olympique Lyonnais FC Metz
#6 Position #2
0 Points 17
0 Played 34
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 3 / 8 / 23
0 Scored 32
0 Conceded 76
+0 GD -44
– PPG 0.50
– Win % 9%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Olympique Lyonnais are 6th (0 pts). FC Metz are 2nd (17 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Olympique Lyonnais to score. At the same time, FC Metz does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • Another three points for Olympique Lyonnais.

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
Skelly Alvero 1
Ablie Jallow 1
Alexandre Lacazette 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
1.15 Olympique Lyonnais xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.52 FC Metz xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 76% + Under — clean sheet likely 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Olympique Lyonnais53% Draw31% FC Metz16%
Actual: Olympique Lyonnais win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes29% 0% No71%
Avg goals/match: 1.67
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 79%
21%
± 1.5 50%
50%
± 2.5 24%
76%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Olympique Lyonnais or Draw
84%
Draw or FC Metz
47%
Olympique Lyonnais or FC Metz
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Olympique Lyonnais31% Draw58% FC Metz11%
Actual: Olympique Lyonnais win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
21.2%
1 – 0
20.3%
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 0
11.8%
0 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
6.5%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
2.9%
3 – 1
2.6%
0 – 2
2.3%
2 – 2
1.8%
4 – 0
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Olympique Lyonnais

Handicap Olympique Lyonnais covers Push FC Metz covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 15% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 28% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 12% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet
59% ✓
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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