Ligue 1 25/26 · 29 Oct 2025

Metz 2–0 RC Lens

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot saw it as open: Metz 38%, the draw 24%, RC Lens 38%.

Metz won and made the better chances: 3.5 xG to 1.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Gauthier Hein, 62.2 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Gauthier Hein +14.3, Alpha Touré +9.6, Jonathan Fischer +8.8.

Well below it: Jonathan Gradit −13.8, Florian Thauvin −12.3.

Each side's last five results before this match.

26 Oct 2025	L 1–6	at Lille Ligue 1
19 Oct 2025	L 0–4	at Toulouse Ligue 1
4 Oct 2025	L 0–3	v Olympique de Marseille Ligue 1
28 Sep 2025	D 0–0	v Le Havre Ligue 1
21 Sep 2025	L 2–5	at AS Monaco Ligue 1

25 Oct 2025	W 2–1	v Olympique de Marseille Ligue 1
19 Oct 2025	W 2–1	v Paris FC Ligue 1
4 Oct 2025	W 2–1	at Auxerre Ligue 1
28 Sep 2025	D 0–0	at Stade Rennais Ligue 1
20 Sep 2025	W 3–0	v Lille Ligue 1

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Ibou Sane Forward	9	0	1	–	77.6	–
Giorgi Abuashvili Forward	9	0	0	–	73.4	–
Gauthier Hein Midfielder	90	2	0	1.70	62.2	+14.3
Giorgi Tsitaishvili Midfielder	81	0	0	0.04	57.6	+6.7
Jonathan Fischer Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	55.8	+8.8
Alpha Touré Midfielder	90	0	0	0.04	53.3	+9.6
Maxime Colin Defender	90	0	0	0.23	51.6	–
Koffi Kouao Defender	90	0	0	0.07	51.5	+4.0
Jean-Philippe Gbamin Defender	90	0	0	0.25	48.2	−1.3
Jessy Deminguet Midfielder	81	0	0	0.03	47.0	+6.4
Habibou Diallo Forward	90	0	0	0.96	43.5	−0.7
Terry Yegbe Defender	90	0	0	–	40.0	−2.2
Cheick Tidiane Sabaly Midfielder	81	0	0	0.15	39.1	−4.5
Ismaël Guerti Midfielder	9	0	0	–	20.6	–

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Adrien Thomasson Midfielder	90	–	53.7	+1.3
Matthieu Udol Midfielder	90	0.03	52.1	+4.4
Samson Baidoo Defender	90	0.04	50.1	−1.1
Mamadou Sangare Midfielder	90	0.25	50.0	+1.4
Odsonne Édouard Forward	45	0.78	47.7	−6.6
Robin Risser Goalkeeper	90	–	47.6	−3.5
Morgan Guilavogui Forward	45	0.03	43.4	−2.1
Wesley Saïd Forward	45	–	43.1	−6.2
Rayan Fofana Forward	11	0.06	42.7	–
Florian Thauvin Forward	88	0.08	40.5	−12.3
Deiver Machado Defender	63	–	38.2	−2.2
Ruben Aguilar Midfielder	27	–	38.1	–
Saud Abdulhamid Midfielder	90	–	37.2	–
Jonathan Gradit Defender	88	–	37.2	−13.8
Abdallah Sima Forward	45	0.05	37.0	–
Andrija Bulatović Midfielder	11	–	35.6	–