Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Ligue 1 · 2025-26
Racing Club de Lens
3 – 0
Full Time
FC Metz
Sun 8 Mar 2026 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Racing Club de Lens vs FC Metz — Ligue 1 .

Match Details

  • Referee Mathieu Vernice

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

4
6
8
Racing Club de Lens 18 games · Avg 2.2 goals FC Metz
Last 5 meetings
2026-03-08 Racing Club de Lens 3–0 FC Metz 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

Recent Form

Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Mar FC Metz H 3–0 W
27 Feb RC Strasbourg Alsace A 1–1 D
21 Feb AS Monaco FC H 2–3 L
14 Feb Paris FC A 5–0 W
07 Feb Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 3–1 W
30 Jan Le Havre AC H 1–0 W
FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Mar Racing Club de Lens A 0–3 L
01 Mar Stade Brestois 29 H 0–1 L
21 Feb Paris Saint-Germain FC A 0–3 L
15 Feb AJ Auxerre H 1–3 L
06 Feb Lille OSC H 0–0 D
01 Feb Angers SCO A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Racing Club de Lens FC Metz
#4 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

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

Racing Club de Lens are 4th (0 pts). FC Metz are 2nd (17 pts).

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Wesley Said 3
Georges Mikautadze 2
Nicolas de Preville 1
Ibrahima Niane 1
Pape Matar Sarr 1
Farid Boulaya 1
Joel Asoro 1
Opa Nguette 1

Head to Head

2026-03-08 Racing Club de Lens 3–0 FC Metz 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

Racing Club de Lens Form

2026-03-08 Racing Club de Lens 3–0 FC Metz W 2026-02-27 RC Strasbourg Alsace 1–1 Racing Club de Lens D 2026-02-21 Racing Club de Lens 2–3 AS Monaco FC L 2026-02-14 Paris FC 0–5 Racing Club de Lens W 2026-02-07 Racing Club de Lens 3–1 Stade Rennais FC 1901 W 2026-01-30 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 Le Havre AC W

FC Metz Form

2026-03-08 Racing Club de Lens 3–0 FC Metz L 2026-03-01 FC Metz 0–1 Stade Brestois 29 L 2026-02-21 Paris Saint-Germain FC 3–0 FC Metz L 2026-02-15 FC Metz 1–3 AJ Auxerre L 2026-02-06 FC Metz 0–0 Lille OSC D 2026-02-01 Angers SCO 1–0 FC Metz L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.95 Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.36 FC Metz xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 85% + Under — clean sheet likely 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Racing Club de Lens51% Draw35% FC Metz14%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes21% 0% No79%
Avg goals/match: 1.31
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 71%
29%
± 1.5 38%
62%
± 2.5 15%
85%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw
86%
Draw or FC Metz
49%
Racing Club de Lens or FC Metz
65%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Racing Club de Lens28% Draw65% FC Metz7%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
29.4%
1 – 0
24.2%
2 – 0
11.4%
1 – 1
10.1%
0 – 1
8%
2 – 1
4.7%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
1.6%
3 – 1
1.6%
0 – 2
1.5%
2 – 2
1%
4 – 0
0.9%

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap Racing Club de Lens covers Push FC Metz covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 13% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 29% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 10% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
70% ✓
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
39% ✓

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