Lens vs Metz

Ligue 1 8 Mar 2026, 14:00
Lens
Lens
3–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Metz
Metz
🏟 Stade Bollaert-Delelis 👤 M. Vernice Round 25

Match report

Lens cruised past Metz 3-0 in the Ligue 1 on 8 March 2026.

Metz failed to register a single shot on target, while Lens dominated possession with 74% of the ball.

Lens had 24 shots to Metz's 5.

The match was played at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, with M. Vernice in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 74% - 26% Shots 24 - 5 On target 7 - 0 Corners 6 - 4 Fouls 12 - 17 Yellow cards 3
9
Player of the match
Saud Abdulhamid
Lens · 1 goal
9 Florian Thauvin 1 goal
8 Amadou Haidara 1 goal
8 Ismaelo Ganiou 61 passes (92% accurate)
8 Adrien Thomasson 1 assist
First half vs second half
Metz came out stronger after half-time, with 4 second-half shots against 1 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 14–1 10–4
Shots On Goal 4–0 3–0
Ball Possession 56–44 —
Corners 4–1 2–3
Attacks 63–52 43–35
Match statistics
6 Corners 4
5 Substitution 5
106 Attacks 87
54 Dangerous Attacks 36
7 On Target 0
18 Off Target 5
74% Ball Possession 26%
24 Shots Total 5
7 Shots On Goal 0
12 Shots Off Goal 2
5 Shots Blocked 3
19 Shots Inside Box 4
5 Shots Outside Box 1
12 Fouls 17
6 Corners 4
3 Offsides 1
52% Ball Possession 48%
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Saves 4
487 Passes Total 469
425 Passes Accurate 404
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  5-3-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Lens · 3-4-2-1
40 R. Risser
4 N. Čelik 25 I. Ganiou 20 M. Sarr
23 S. Abdulhamid 8 M. Sangare 28 A. Thomasson 14 M. Udol
10 F. Thauvin 19 A. Sima
11 O. Édouard
Metz · 5-3-2
1 J. Fischer
70 B. Sarr 38 S. Sané 5 J. Gbamin 2 M. Colin 97 F. Ballo-Touré
8 B. Traoré 33 B. Munongo 12 A. Touré
11 G. Kvilitaia 30 H. Diallo
Lens
Coach
Pierre Sage
Substitutes
  • 21 Amadou Haidara
  • 38 Rayan Fofana
  • 7 Florian Sotoca
  • 5 Andrija Bulatovic
  • 26 Anthony Bermont
  • 16 Mathieu Gorgelin
  • 39 Oscar Lenne
  • 18 Fode Sylla
  • 34 Erawan Garnier
Metz
Coach
Benoit Tavenot
Substitutes
  • 20 Jessy Deminguet
  • 10 Gauthier Hein
  • 34 Nathan Mbala
  • 7 Georgiy Tsitaishvili
  • 4 Urie-Michel Mboula
  • 40 Ousmane Ba
  • 15 Terry Yegbe
  • 39 Koffi Kouao
  • 9 Giorgi Abuashvili
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ A. Haidara ↓ N. Celik Lens
  • 46' ↑ J. Deminguet ↓ B. Traore Metz
  • 54' ↑ G. Hein ↓ G. Kvilitaia Metz
  • 54' ↑ N. Mbala ↓ B. Munongo Metz
  • 63' ↑ F. Sotoca ↓ F. Thauvin Lens
  • 63' ↑ R. Fofana ↓ O. Edouard Lens
  • 72' ↑ G. Tsitaishvili ↓ B. Sarr Metz
  • 73' ↑ A. Bulatovic ↓ M. Sangare Lens
  • 73' ↑ U. Mboula ↓ F. Ballo-Toure Metz
  • 83' ↑ A. Bermont ↓ A. Sima Lens
Cards
  • 14' J. Gbamin Metz
  • 48' A. Toure Metz
  • 90' U. Mboula Metz
Head-to-head
Lens 3 2 draws 4 Metz
2026-03-08 Lens vs Metz 3 - 0
2025-10-29 Metz vs Lens 2 - 0
2025-07-26 Lens vs Metz 2 - 1
2024-04-12 Metz vs Lens 2 - 1
2023-09-16 Lens vs Metz 0 - 1
2022-03-13 Metz vs Lens 0 - 0
Recent form
Lens D D D D W
Metz D D L D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Lens vs Metz?
Lens won 3-0 against Metz on 8 March 2026.
Who won Lens vs Metz?
Lens won the match 3-0.
Where was Lens vs Metz played?
The match was played at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
Who had more possession in Lens vs Metz?
Lens had 74% of possession, compared to 26% for the other side.