Ligue 1 25/26 · 21 Feb 2026

Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 Metz

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jan 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Paris Saint-Germain favourites at 86%.

Paris Saint-Germain won and made the better chances: 2.4 xG to 0.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Désiré Doué, 73.3 in 45′.

Well above their usual level: Fodé Ballo-Touré +17.1, Gonçalo Ramos +11.3, Boubacar Traoré +10.9.

Well below it: Lucas Beraldo −21.0, Kang-in Lee −15.0, Achraf Hakimi −10.5.

Each side's last five results before this match.

17 Feb 2026	W 3–2	at AS Monaco Champions League
13 Feb 2026	L 1–3	at Stade Rennais Ligue 1
8 Feb 2026	W 5–0	v Olympique de Marseille Ligue 1
1 Feb 2026	W 2–1	at RC Strasbourg Ligue 1
28 Jan 2026	D 1–1	v Newcastle United Champions League

13 Dec 2025	Metz 2–3 Paris Saint-Germain Ligue 1

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Désiré Doué Forward	45	1	0	0.59	73.3	+3.9
João Neves Midfielder	27	0	0	–	70.1	–
Bradley Barcola Forward	64	1	0	0.91	63.1	+5.2
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Forward	26	0	0	–	61.6	–
Gonçalo Ramos Forward	90	1	1	0.25	60.8	+11.3
Vitinha Midfielder	27	0	0	0.03	56.7	–
Warren Zaïre-Emery Midfielder	90	0	1	0.09	53.8	−0.6
Kang-in Lee Midfielder	63	0	0	–	53.4	−15.0
Lucas Hernández Defender	90	0	1	0.13	51.9	+1.4
Matvey Safonov Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	49.0	+0.9
Ilya Zabarnyi Defender	90	0	0	–	47.7	−3.7
Ibrahim Mbaye Forward	45	0	0	0.12	44.8	−4.3
Dro Fernández Midfielder	63	0	0	0.20	42.7	–
Achraf Hakimi Defender	90	0	0	0.09	42.5	−10.5
Lucas Beraldo Defender	90	0	0	–	40.0	−21.0

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Fodé Ballo-Touré Defender	66	–	65.2	+17.1
Koffi Kouao Defender	66	–	57.4	+8.8
Boubacar Traoré Midfielder	90	0.02	56.2	+10.9
Giorgi Kvilitaia Forward	12	–	51.9	–
Sadibou Sané Defender	90	–	49.5	−3.4
Jessy Deminguet Midfielder	24	0.04	49.4	–
Giorgi Tsitaishvili Midfielder	88	0.02	48.0	+3.1
Alpha Touré Midfielder	78	–	47.8	+3.4
Jean-Philippe Gbamin Defender	90	–	45.7	−5.2
Lucas Michal Forward	66	–	45.0	–
Jonathan Fischer Goalkeeper	90	–	43.8	−5.7
Terry Yegbe Defender	90	–	42.1	−1.2
Habibou Diallo Forward	90	–	41.0	−6.3
Giorgi Abuashvili Forward	24	–	40.9	–
Bouna Sarr Defender	24	–	37.9	–
Nathan Mbala Forward	2	–	30.4	–