Metz vs Lyon

Ligue 1 25 Jan 2026, 16:15
Metz
Metz
2–5
HT 1–4
FULL TIME
Lyon
Lyon
🏟 Stade Saint-Symphorien 👤 E. Wattellier Round 19

Match report

Lyon cruised past Metz 5-2 in the Ligue 1 on 25 January 2026.

Metz had 15 shots to Lyon's 13.

The match was played at Stade Saint-Symphorien, with E. Wattellier in charge.

Half-time 1-4 Possession 49% - 51% Shots 15 - 13 On target 6 - 10 Corners 6 - 4 Fouls 10 - 5 Yellow cards 1
10
Player of the match
Endrick
Lyon · 3 goals
8 Koffi Kouao 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Tyler Morton 1 goal, 1 assist
7 Habib Diallo 1 goal
7 Ruben Kluivert 1 goal
First half vs second half
Metz stepped it up after the break, with 10 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–7 10–6
Shots On Goal 2–7 4–3
Ball Possession 57–43 —
Corners 3–1 3–3
Attacks 51–28 55–33
Match statistics
6 Corners 4
0 Penalty 1
5 Substitution 4
106 Attacks 61
46 Dangerous Attacks 26
6 On Target 11
9 Off Target 3
49% Ball Possession 51%
15 Shots Total 13
6 Shots On Goal 10
2 Shots Off Goal 1
7 Shots Blocked 2
7 Shots Inside Box 10
8 Shots Outside Box 3
10 Fouls 5
6 Corners 4
4 Offsides 2
53% Ball Possession 47%
1 Yellow Cards 0
5 Saves 4
472 Passes Total 431
405 Passes Accurate 353
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  3-4-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Metz · 4-3-3
1 J. Fischer
39 K. Kouao 5 J. Gbamin 15 T. Yegbe 2 M. Colin
20 J. Deminguet 12 A. Touré 8 B. Traoré
10 G. Hein 30 H. Diallo 7 G. Tsitaishvili
Lyon · 3-4-1-2
1 D. Greif
22 C. Mata 21 R. Kluivert 33 H. Hateboer
98 A. Maitland-Niles 6 T. Tessmann 23 T. Morton 17 A. Moreira
8 C. Tolisso
9 Endrick 44 K. Merah
Metz
Coach
Stephane Le Mignan
Substitutes
  • 4 Urie-Michel Mboula
  • 33 Believe Munongo
  • 21 Benjamin Stambouli
  • 9 Giorgi Abuashvili
  • 23 Ibou Sane
  • 40 Ousmane Ba
  • 97 Fodé Ballo-Touré
  • 11 Malick Mbaye
  • 25 Cléo Mélières
Lyon
Coach
Paulo Fonseca
Substitutes
  • 19 Moussa Niakhaté
  • 39 Mathys de Carvalho
  • 45 Remi Himbert
  • 34 Adil Hamdani
  • 40 Rémy Descamps
  • 46 Tiago Goncalves
  • 7 Adam Karabec
  • 10 Pavel Šulc
  • 32 Alejandro Gomes Rodriguez
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ M. Niakhate ↓ C. Tolisso Lyon
  • 62' ↑ U. Mboula ↓ T. Yegbe Metz
  • 62' ↑ B. Stambouli ↓ A. Toure Metz
  • 62' ↑ B. Munongo ↓ J. Deminguet Metz
  • 73' ↑ M. de Carvalho ↓ K. Merah Lyon
  • 78' ↑ G. Abuashvili ↓ M. Colin Metz
  • 87' ↑ I. Sane ↓ G. Hein Metz
  • 90+2' ↑ A. Hamdani ↓ Endrick Lyon
  • 90+2' ↑ R. Himbert ↓ A. Moreira Lyon
Cards
  • 72' K. Kouao Metz
Head-to-head
Metz 2 2 draws 5 Lyon
2026-01-25 Metz vs Lyon 2 - 5
2025-08-23 Lyon vs Metz 3 - 0
2024-02-23 Metz vs Lyon 1 - 2
2023-11-05 Lyon vs Metz 1 - 1
2022-05-08 Metz vs Lyon 3 - 2
2021-12-22 Lyon vs Metz 1 - 1
Recent form
Metz D D D D L
Lyon D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Metz vs Lyon?
Metz lost 2-5 against Lyon on 25 January 2026.
Who won Metz vs Lyon?
Lyon won the match 5-2.
Where was Metz vs Lyon played?
The match was played at Stade Saint-Symphorien.
Who had more possession in Metz vs Lyon?
Lyon had 51% of possession, compared to 49% for the other side.