Updated 12 April 2024, after full time.
Metz 2-1 Lens in Ligue 1 on 12 April 2024. Scorers: Georges Mikautadze ×2 for Metz; Florian Sotoca for Lens. In their last 5 meetings, Metz have won 2, Lens 2, with 1 draw.
Metz 2-1 Lens was the final score in Ligue 1 on Friday 12 April 2024. Scorers: Georges Mikautadze (2) for Metz; Florian Sotoca for Lens. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
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.
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.
Across the last 5 meetings Metz have won 2, Lens have won 2 and 1 was drawn, with Metz scoring 4 goals to Lens's 7. The most recent was Lens 3-0 Metz on 8 March 2026 in the Ligue 1.
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.
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.
Romain Lissorgue refereed Metz vs Lens, averaging 28.0 fouls and 2.3 yellow cards per game across 3 games this season. That is 0.33 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 2026 | Ligue 1 | Lens vs Metz | 3-0 |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Ligue 1 | Metz vs Lens | 2-0 |
| 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 | Metz | Lens |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 30% | 70% |
| Shots | 11 | 17 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 2 |
| Corners | 5 | 2 |
| Fouls | 12 | 17 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 5 |
| Tackles | 10 | 11 |
| Passes | 276 | 649 |
Metz: G. Mikautadze 34', G. Mikautadze 45+3'. Lens: F. Sotoca (penalty) 13'.
| 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 |