Updated 8 March 2026, after full time.
Lens 3-0 Metz in Ligue 1 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens on 8 March 2026. Scorers: Florian Thauvin, Amadou Haidara, Saud Abdulhamid for Lens. In their last 5 meetings, Lens have won 1, Metz 3, with 1 draw.
Lens 3-0 Metz was the final score in Ligue 1 on Sunday 8 March 2026 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. Scorers: Florian Thauvin, Amadou Haidara, Saud Abdulhamid for Lens. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Lens vs Metz was played at Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens on Sunday 8 March 2026, the home ground of Lens, which holds 38,223 people. It finished Lens 3-0 Metz in Ligue 1, with kick-off at 14:00 UK time.
Lens have won 3, drawn 0 and lost 2 of their last 5 games, scoring 8 and conceding 6, with results reading L W W W L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-1 defeat away to Lille in the Ligue 1 on 30 October.
Metz have won 0, drawn 2 and lost 3 of their last 5 games, scoring 6 and conceding 13, with results reading L D L L D from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-0 draw away to Nice in the Ligue 1 on 17 May.
Across the last 5 meetings Lens have won 1, Metz have won 3 and 1 was drawn, with Lens scoring 5 goals to Metz's 6. The most recent was Metz 2-0 Lens on 29 October 2025 in the Ligue 1.
Florian Thauvin leads Lens with 5 goals across their last 10 games, 0.5 a game, the most of any Lens player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Lens player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Bouna Sarr leads Metz with 14 shots across their last 10 games, 1.4 a game, the most of any Metz player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Metz player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Mathieu Vernice refereed Lens vs Metz, averaging 26.6 fouls and 4.2 yellow cards per game across 5 games this season. That is 0.20 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 2025 | Ligue 1 | Metz vs Lens | 2-0 |
| 12 Apr 2024 | Ligue 1 | Metz vs Lens | 2-1 |
| 16 Sep 2023 | Ligue 1 | Lens vs Metz | 0-1 |
| 13 Mar 2022 | Ligue 1 | Metz vs Lens | 0-0 |
| 24 Oct 2021 | Ligue 1 | Lens vs Metz | 4-1 |
| Stat | Lens | Metz |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 52% | 48% |
| Shots | 24 | 5 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 0 |
| Corners | 6 | 4 |
| Fouls | 12 | 17 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 3 |
| Tackles | 15 | 23 |
| Passes | 487 | 469 |
Lens: S. Abdulhamid 44', F. Thauvin 46', A. Haidara 52'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.8 | 8 of 18 |
| Goals against | 1.4 | 11 of 18 |
| Shots | 12.9 | 10 of 18 |
| Shots on target | 5.3 | 4 of 18 |
| Fouls | 12.4 | 10 of 18 |
| Tackles | 17.6 | 6 of 18 |
| Passes | 481.6 | 8 of 18 |
| Corners | 6 | 2 of 18 |