Wednesday , 30 September 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
3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 15.3 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

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

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

  • 0' And we are off! Racing Club de Lens vs FC Metz — let the football do the talking.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

FC Metz 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

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
1.6 Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89 FC Metz xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Racing Club de Lens54% Draw26% FC Metz20%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw
80%
Draw or FC Metz
46%
Racing Club de Lens or FC Metz
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Racing Club de Lens37% Draw48% FC Metz15%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
1 – 0
12.3%
2 – 0
10.3%
0 – 0
10.3%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 1
6.3%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.9%
2 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
3.2%
3 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap Racing Club de Lens covers Push FC Metz covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 24% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
42% ✗
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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