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Lens vs Metz
8 Mar 2026, 14:00 · Ligue 1 · 2025/2026
Referee
Mathieu VerniceLigue 1 2025/2026 · 15 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
LensMin
Metz- 14′
Jean-Philippe Gbamin
Yellowcard
Foul
- ⚽
Saud Abdulhamid 1-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Abdallah Sima
Right foot shot
44′ - 46′⇄
Jessy Deminguet
Substitution
Off: Boubacar Traoré
- ⚽
Florian Thauvin 2-0
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Adrien Thomasson
Left foot shot
46′ - ⇄
Amadou Haidara
Substitution
Off: Nidal Celik
46′ - 49′
Alpha Touré
Yellowcard
Foul
- ⚽
Amadou Haidara 3-0
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Matthieu Udol
Left foot shot
52′ - 54′⇄
Gauthier Hein
Substitution
Off: Giorgi Kvilitaia
- 54′⇄
Nathan Mbala
Substitution
Off: Believe Munongo
- ⇄
Rayan Fofana
Substitution
Off: Odsonne Édouard
63′ - ⇄
Florian Sotoca
Substitution
Off: Florian Thauvin
63′ - 72′⇄
Giorgi Tsitaishvili
Substitution
Off: Bouna Sarr
- ⇄
Andrija Bulatovic
Substitution
Off: Mamadou Sangaré
73′ - 73′⇄
Michel Mboula
Substitution
Off: Fodé Ballo-Touré
- ⇄
Anthony Bermont
Substitution
Off: Abdallah Sima
83′ - 90′
Michel Mboula
Yellowcard
Foul
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.86 | |
| 46 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.43 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 7.91 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.87 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.64 | |
| 73 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 7.01 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | 8.00 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 7.33 | |
| 63 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 7.78 | |
| 83 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 6.86 | |
| 63 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6.22 | |
| 17 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 6.80 | |
| 27 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 6.91 | |
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| 44 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7.28 | |
| 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.46 | |
| 27 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 7.13 | |
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Lens
Latest: Monaco · 2–3
Match stats
21 Feb 2026, 16:00 · Home vs Monaco · 2025/2026
Metz
Latest: Paris Saint Germain · 0–3
Match stats
21 Feb 2026, 20:05 · Away vs Paris Saint Germain · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Lens’s ground: 5 previous meetings, 3 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
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Players
Top scorers and assist makers
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Lens
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Tackles
Metz
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