Metz vs Lorient, 2025-26 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1About
Metz are hosting Lorient
at Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz, France, starting on
. The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Dermane Karim (Lorient) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Foul by Sadibou Sané (Metz).
- 8': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Abdoulaye Faye.
- 9': Dermane Karim (Lorient) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Foul by Sadibou Sané (Metz).
- 9': Sadibou Sané (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 10': Pape Sy (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Nathaniel Adjei (Lorient).
- 10': Delay in match because of an injury Pape Sy (Metz).
- 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 14': Foul by Abdoulaye Faye (Lorient).
- 14': Nathan Mbala (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 15': Abdoulaye Faye (Lorient) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 17': Attempt missed. Jean-Victor Makengo (Lorient) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Aiyegun Tosin following a fast break.
- 18': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Nathaniel Adjei.
- 21': Delay in match (Metz).
- 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 23': Jean-Victor Makengo (Lorient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Foul by Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Metz).
- 23': Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Goal! Metz 0, Lorient 1. Jean-Victor Makengo (Lorient) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arsène Kouassi with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 29': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Panos Katseris.
- 29': Attempt missed. Nathan Mbala (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 32': Foul by Abdoulaye Faye (Lorient).
- 32': Gauthier Hein (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Laurent Abergel (Lorient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Foul by Jessy Deminguet (Metz).
- 40': Substitution, Metz. Giorgi Abuashvili replaces Nathan Mbala because of an injury.
- 41': Delay in match (Metz).
- 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Foul by Jean-Victor Makengo (Lorient).
- 42': Jessy Deminguet (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Jean-Victor Makengo (Lorient) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Dermane Karim.
- 44': Attempt saved. Terry Yegbe (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Yvon Mvogo (Lorient). Assisted by Giorgi Kvilitaia with a headed pass.
- 44': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Yvon Mvogo.
- 45': Foul by Panos Katseris (Lorient).
- 45': Bouna Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': Noah Cadiou (Lorient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Metz).
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. Arsène Kouassi (Lorient) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Pape Sy (Metz).
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Metz 0, Lorient 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Metz 0, Lorient 1.
- 46': Foul by Arsène Kouassi (Lorient).
- 46': Giorgi Abuashvili (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Attempt saved. Giorgi Kvilitaia (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Yvon Mvogo (Lorient). Assisted by Giorgi Tsitaishvili.
- 56': Offside, Lorient. Panos Katseris is caught offside.
- 58': Attempt missed. Aiyegun Tosin (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Noah Cadiou.
- 58': Foul by Dermane Karim (Lorient).
- 58': Jessy Deminguet (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Metz) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Kvilitaia.
- 59': Bouna Sarr (Metz) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Gbamin.
- 61': Attempt saved. Jean-Victor Makengo (Lorient) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Pape Sy (Metz). Assisted by Dermane Karim.
- 61': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Pape Sy.
- 62': Substitution, Lorient. Pablo Pagis replaces Dermane Karim.
- 62': Substitution, Lorient. Isaak Touré replaces Abdoulaye Faye.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Aiyegun Tosin (Lorient) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Pagis with a cross.
- 63': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Giorgi Tsitaishvili.
- 63': Attempt missed. Laurent Abergel (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 64': Substitution, Metz. Habib Diallo replaces Giorgi Kvilitaia.
- 65': Substitution, Metz. Benjamin Stambouli replaces Koffi Kouao.
- 66': Jean-Victor Makengo (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Metz).
- 69': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Jessy Deminguet.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Laurent Abergel (Lorient) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Pagis.
- 70': Offside, Lorient. Laurent Abergel is caught offside.
- 71': Attempt missed. Gauthier Hein (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Giorgi Tsitaishvili with a cross.
- 72': Foul by Nathaniel Adjei (Lorient).
- 72': Terry Yegbe (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Gauthier Hein (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bouna Sarr.
- 74': Attempt missed. Aiyegun Tosin (Lorient) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jean-Victor Makengo with a through ball.
- 74': Substitution, Lorient. Bamba Dieng replaces Aiyegun Tosin.
- 74': Substitution, Lorient. Arthur Avom replaces Jean-Victor Makengo.
- 75': Foul by Terry Yegbe (Metz).
- 75': Bamba Dieng (Lorient) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Substitution, Metz. Believe Munongo replaces Jean-Philippe Gbamin.
- 77': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Laurent Abergel.
- 78': Attempt missed. Habib Diallo (Metz) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gauthier Hein with a cross following a corner.
- 78': Attempt missed. Bamba Dieng (Lorient) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Panos Katseris.
- 80': Attempt saved. Bamba Dieng (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Pape Sy (Metz). Assisted by Pablo Pagis.
- 80': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Pape Sy.
- 82': Arsène Kouassi (Lorient) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Foul by Bouna Sarr (Metz).
- 84': Goal! Metz 0, Lorient 2. Bamba Dieng (Lorient) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pablo Pagis.
- 86': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Nathaniel Adjei.
- 87': Delay in match (Metz).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
- 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Lorient. Igor Silva replaces Panos Katseris.
- 90'+7': Goal! Metz 0, Lorient 3. Arthur Avom (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pablo Pagis.
- 90'+8': Goal! Metz 0, Lorient 4. Noah Cadiou (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Metz 0, Lorient 4.
- 0': Match ends, Metz 0, Lorient 4.
Statistics
 LOR |
METZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 46.4 | Possession | 53.6 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 400 | Accurate Passes | 465 |
| 466 | Passes | 517 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 9 | Crosses | 31 |
| 0.6 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 36 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 10 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 32 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 18,111
Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 18,111
Ligue 1 Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 34 | +45 | 76 |
| 2 | Lens | 34 | +31 | 70 |
| 3 | Lille | 34 | +15 | 61 |
| 4 | Lyon | 34 | +13 | 60 |
Line-Ups
Metz (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 61 | Pape Sy (GK) |
| 15 | Terry Yegbe |
| 38 | Sadibou Sané  |
| 70 | Bouna Sarr |
| 39 | Koffi Kouao |
| 10 | Gauthier Hein |
| 20 | Jessy Deminguet |
| 5 | Jean-Philippe Gbamin |
| 11 | Giorgi Kvilitaia |
| 7 | Giorgi Tsitaishvili |
| 34 | Nathan Mbala |
Lorient (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 38 | Yvon Mvogo (GK) |
| 3 | Montassar Talbi |
| 25 | Abdoulaye Faye |
| 32 | Nathaniel Adjei |
| 6 | Laurent Abergel |
| 8 | Noah Cadiou |
| 43 | Arsène Kouassi |
| 77 | Panos Katseris |
| 15 | Tosin Aiyegun |
| 29 | Dermane Karim |
| 17 | Jean-Victor Makengo |
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