Updated 29 October 2025, after full time.
Metz 2-0 Lens in Ligue 1 at Stade Saint-Symphorien, Longeville-lès-Metz on 29 October 2025. Scorers: Gauthier Hein ×2 for Metz. In their last 5 meetings, Metz have won 2, Lens 2, with 1 draw.
Metz 2-0 Lens was the final score in Ligue 1 on Wednesday 29 October 2025 at Stade Saint-Symphorien. Scorers: Gauthier Hein (2) for Metz. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Metz vs Lens was played at Stade Saint-Symphorien in Longeville-lès-Metz on Wednesday 29 October 2025, the home ground of Metz, which holds 28,786 people. It finished Metz 2-0 Lens in Ligue 1, with kick-off at 18:00 UK time.
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 8. 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.
A. Kherradji refereed Metz vs Lens, averaging 28.3 fouls and 3.9 yellow cards per game across 11 games this season. That is 0.27 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 |
| 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 | Metz | Lens |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 46% | 54% |
| Shots | 16 | 10 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 2 |
| Corners | 2 | 5 |
| Fouls | 15 | 15 |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 2 |
| Tackles | 18 | 14 |
| Passes | 456 | 524 |
Metz: G. Hein (penalty) 87', G. Hein 90+1', G. Hein (red card) 90+2'.
| 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 |