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RC Lens
FT
3–0
HT 1–0
FC Metz
Ligue 1 Sun 8 Mar, 14:00London Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens Mathieu Vernice 37,381 attendance

Timeline

  1. 14' Jean-Philippe Gbamin Yellow Card
  2. 44' Saud Abdulhamid assist Abdallah Sima
  3. 45' Jessy Deminguet for Boubacar Traoré
  4. 45' Amadou Haidara for Nidal Celik
  5. 46' Florian Thauvin assist Adrien Thomasson
  6. 49' Alpha Touré Yellow Card
  7. 52' Amadou Haidara assist Matthieu Udol
  8. 54' Nathan Mbala for Believe Munongo
  9. 54' Gauthier Hein for Giorgi Kvilitaia
  10. 63' Rayan Fofana for Odsonne Édouard
  11. 63' Florian Sotoca for Florian Thauvin
  12. 72' Giorgi Tsitaishvili for Bouna Sarr
  13. 73' Urie-Michel Mboula for Fodé Ballo-Touré
  14. 73' Andrija Bulatovic for Mamadou Sangare
  15. 83' Anthony Bermont for Abdallah Sima
  16. 90' Urie-Michel Mboula Yellow Card

Match stats

51.6% Possession 48.4%
24 Shots 5
7 On target 0
12 Fouls 17
0 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
3 Offsides 1
0 Saves 4
427 Accurate passes 401

Lineups

RC Lens 3-4-2-1
40 Risser
20 Sarr 25 Ganiou 4 Celik
14 Udol 28 Thomasson 8 Sangare 23 Abdulhamid
19 Sima 11 Édouard
10 Thauvin
Metz 5-3-2
1 Fischer
97 Ballo-Touré 2 Colin 5 Gbamin 38 Sané 70 Sarr
12 Touré 33 Munongo 8 Traoré
30 Diallo 11 Kvilitaia
RC Lens 3-4-2-1
  1. 40 Robin Risser G
  2. 25 Pierre Ganiou CD
  3. 20 Malang Sarr CD-L
  4. 4 Nidal Celik ▼ CD-R
  5. 28 Adrien Thomasson CM-L
  6. 8 Mamadou Sangare ▼ CM-R
  7. 14 Matthieu Udol LM
  8. 23 Saud Abdulhamid RM
  9. 11 Odsonne Édouard ▼ F
  10. 19 Abdallah Sima ▼ CF-L
  11. 10 Florian Thauvin ▼ CF-R

Came on

  1. 21 Amadou Haidara ▲ SUB
  2. 7 Florian Sotoca ▲ SUB
  3. 38 Rayan Fofana ▲ SUB
  4. 5 Andrija Bulatovic ▲ SUB
  5. 26 Anthony Bermont ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 39 Oscar Lenne SUB
  2. 18 Fode Sylla SUB
  3. 34 Erawan Garnier SUB
  4. 16 Mathieu Gorgelin SUB
Metz 5-3-2
  1. 1 Jonathan Fischer G
  2. 5 Jean-Philippe Gbamin CD
  3. 2 Maxime Colin CD-L
  4. 38 Sadibou Sané CD-R
  5. 97 Fodé Ballo-Touré ▼ LB
  6. 70 Bouna Sarr ▼ RB
  7. 33 Believe Munongo ▼ CM
  8. 12 Alpha Touré CM-L
  9. 8 Boubacar Traoré ▼ CM-R
  10. 30 Habib Diallo CF-L
  11. 11 Giorgi Kvilitaia ▼ CF-R

Came on

  1. 20 Jessy Deminguet ▲ SUB
  2. 4 Urie-Michel Mboula ▲ SUB
  3. 7 Giorgi Tsitaishvili ▲ SUB
  4. 34 Nathan Mbala ▲ SUB
  5. 10 Gauthier Hein ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 9 Giorgi Abuashvili SUB
  2. 40 Ousmane Ba SUB
  3. 15 Terry Yegbe SUB
  4. 39 Koffi Kouao SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, Lens 3, Metz 0.
  2. 90'+5' Second Half ends, Lens 3, Metz 0.
  3. 90'+3' Attempt missed. Rayan Fofana (Lens) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson with a cross.
  4. 90'+2' Saud Abdulhamid (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  5. 90'+2' Foul by Habib Diallo (Metz).
  6. 90'+2' Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  7. 90'+1' Attempt missed. Florian Sotoca (Lens) header from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andrija Bulatovic with a cross following a set piece situation.
  8. 90'+1' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  9. 90' Delay in match because of an injury Ismaëlo Ganiou (Lens).
  10. 90' Michel Mboula (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 90' Ismaëlo Ganiou (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  12. 90' Foul by Michel Mboula (Metz).
117 earlier entries
  1. 86' Foul by Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Metz).
  2. 86' Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  3. 85' Corner, Metz. Conceded by Malang Sarr.
  4. 85' Attempt blocked. Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Metz) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Habib Diallo.
  5. 84' Attempt missed. Alpha Touré (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gauthier Hein with a cross.
  6. 83' Substitution, Lens. Anthony Bermont replaces Abdallah Sima.
  7. 82' Corner, Metz. Conceded by Ismaëlo Ganiou.
  8. 81' Attempt missed. Rayan Fofana (Lens) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ismaëlo Ganiou.
  9. 78' Attempt missed. Rayan Fofana (Lens) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andrija Bulatovic with a cross following a set piece situation.
  10. 78' Matthieu Udol (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  11. 78' Foul by Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Metz).
  12. 77' Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  13. 77' Foul by Rayan Fofana (Lens).
  14. 74' Ismaëlo Ganiou (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  15. 74' Foul by Habib Diallo (Metz).
  16. 73' Substitution, Lens. Andrija Bulatovic replaces Mamadou Sangaré.
  17. 73' Substitution, Metz. Michel Mboula replaces Fodé Ballo-Touré.
  18. 72' Substitution, Metz. Giorgi Tsitaishvili replaces Bouna Sarr.
  19. 72' Jessy Deminguet (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  20. 72' Foul by Amadou Haidara (Lens).
  21. 70' Sadibou Sané (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  22. 70' Foul by Abdallah Sima (Lens).
  23. 70' Attempt missed. Rayan Fofana (Lens) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson following a set piece situation.
  24. 69' Saud Abdulhamid (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  25. 69' Foul by Fodé Ballo-Touré (Metz).
  26. 68' Rayan Fofana (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  27. 68' Foul by Jessy Deminguet (Metz).
  28. 67' Corner, Lens. Conceded by Jean-Philippe Gbamin.
  29. 65' Attempt blocked. Alpha Touré (Metz) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Mbala.
  30. 64' Habib Diallo (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  31. 64' Foul by Malang Sarr (Lens).
  32. 63' Attempt missed. Florian Sotoca (Lens) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson with a cross following a corner.
  33. 63' Substitution, Lens. Florian Sotoca replaces Florian Thauvin.
  34. 63' Substitution, Lens. Rayan Fofana replaces Odsonne Édouard.
  35. 62' Corner, Lens. Conceded by Sadibou Sané.
  36. 60' Corner, Metz. Conceded by Malang Sarr.
  37. 60' Attempt blocked. Bouna Sarr (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gauthier Hein with a cross.
  38. 60' Foul by Mamadou Sangaré (Lens).
  39. 60' Alpha Touré (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  40. 59' Attempt saved. Mamadou Sangaré (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jonathan Fischer (Metz). Assisted by Adrien Thomasson.
  41. 56' Mamadou Sangaré (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  42. 56' Foul by Jessy Deminguet (Metz).
  43. 54' Substitution, Metz. Gauthier Hein replaces Giorgi Kvilitaia.
  44. 54' Substitution, Metz. Nathan Mbala replaces Believe Munongo.
  45. 52' Goal! Lens 3, Metz 0. Amadou Haidara (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matthieu Udol.
  46. 51' Attempt missed. Adrien Thomasson (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Abdallah Sima.
  47. 49' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  48. 49' Delay in match because of an injury Mamadou Sangaré (Lens).
  49. 49' Alpha Touré (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  50. 48' Mamadou Sangaré (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  51. 48' Foul by Alpha Touré (Metz).
  52. 47' Foul by Giorgi Kvilitaia (Metz).
  53. 47' Amadou Haidara (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  54. 46' Goal! Lens 2, Metz 0. Florian Thauvin (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson.
  55. 45' Substitution, Metz. Jessy Deminguet replaces Boubacar Traoré.
  56. 45' Substitution, Lens. Amadou Haidara replaces Nidal Celik.
  57. 45' Second Half begins Lens 1, Metz 0.
  58. 45'+5' First Half ends, Lens 1, Metz 0.
  59. 45'+4' Foul by Nidal Celik (Lens).
  60. 45'+4' Alpha Touré (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  61. 45'+2' Malang Sarr (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  62. 45'+2' Foul by Giorgi Kvilitaia (Metz).
  63. 45'+1' Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  64. 44' Goal! Lens 1, Metz 0. Saud Abdulhamid (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Abdallah Sima.
  65. 43' Attempt saved. Odsonne Édouard (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jonathan Fischer (Metz). Assisted by Ismaëlo Ganiou with a through ball.
  66. 42' Ismaëlo Ganiou (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  67. 42' Foul by Giorgi Kvilitaia (Metz).
  68. 41' Foul by Malang Sarr (Lens).
  69. 41' Bouna Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  70. 39' Attempt blocked. Abdallah Sima (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthieu Udol.
  71. 37' Attempt missed. Abdallah Sima (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  72. 37' Attempt missed. Matthieu Udol (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  73. 36' Mamadou Sangaré (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  74. 36' Foul by Alpha Touré (Metz).
  75. 35' Attempt blocked. Mamadou Sangaré (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  76. 35' Corner, Lens. Conceded by Jean-Philippe Gbamin.
  77. 33' Foul by Boubacar Traoré (Metz).
  78. 33' Adrien Thomasson (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  79. 32' Attempt missed. Adrien Thomasson (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Saud Abdulhamid with a cross.
  80. 31' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  81. 30' Delay in match because of an injury Giorgi Kvilitaia (Metz).
  82. 28' Foul by Alpha Touré (Metz).
  83. 28' Abdallah Sima (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  84. 27' Offside, Lens. Florian Thauvin is caught offside.
  85. 25' Corner, Lens. Conceded by Believe Munongo.
  86. 25' Attempt blocked. Abdallah Sima (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Odsonne Édouard.
  87. 25' Attempt blocked. Odsonne Édouard (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Thauvin.
  88. 24' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  89. 23' Delay in match because of an injury Florian Thauvin (Lens).
  90. 22' Offside, Metz. Bouna Sarr is caught offside.
  91. 18' Attempt missed. Abdallah Sima (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matthieu Udol with a headed pass following a corner.
  92. 18' Attempt missed. Matthieu Udol (Lens) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson with a cross following a corner.
  93. 17' Corner, Lens. Conceded by Jean-Philippe Gbamin.
  94. 16' Offside, Lens. Odsonne Édouard is caught offside.
  95. 15' Foul by Nidal Celik (Lens).
  96. 15' Fodé Ballo-Touré (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  97. 15' Attempt saved. Matthieu Udol (Lens) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jonathan Fischer (Metz).
  98. 15' Attempt saved. Matthieu Udol (Lens) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Jonathan Fischer (Metz). Assisted by Florian Thauvin with a cross.
  99. 14' Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  100. 14' Foul by Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Metz).
  101. 14' Abdallah Sima (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  102. 11' Habib Diallo (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  103. 11' Foul by Nidal Celik (Lens).
  104. 9' Offside, Lens. Adrien Thomasson is caught offside.
  105. 7' Attempt missed. Fodé Ballo-Touré (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alpha Touré following a corner.
  106. 6' Corner, Metz. Conceded by Ismaëlo Ganiou.
  107. 5' Attempt blocked. Saud Abdulhamid (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaëlo Ganiou.
  108. 5' Habib Diallo (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  109. 5' Foul by Nidal Celik (Lens).
  110. 4' Handball by Mamadou Sangaré (Lens).
  111. 3' Corner, Lens. Conceded by Sadibou Sané.
  112. 2' Foul by Matthieu Udol (Lens).
  113. 2' Bouna Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  114. 1' Foul by Alpha Touré (Metz).
  115. 1' Florian Thauvin (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  116. First Half begins.
  117. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

RC Lens W D L W W

  • W Rennes 3-1 Ligue 1
  • W at Paris FC 5-0 Ligue 1
  • L Monaco 3-2 Ligue 1
  • D at Strasbourg 1-1 Ligue 1
  • W at Lyon 2-2 Coupe de France

Metz L L L D L

  • L at Angers 1-0 Ligue 1
  • D Lille 0-0 Ligue 1
  • L Auxerre 3-1 Ligue 1
  • L at Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 Ligue 1
  • L Brest 1-0 Ligue 1

Head to head

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  • 16 Sep 2023 RC Lens 0–1 Metz 2023-24 Ligue 1
  • 13 Mar 2022 Metz 0–0 RC Lens 2021-22 Ligue 1
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