Goals
44'
S. Abdulhamid
Assist: A. Sima
46'
F. Thauvin
Assist: A. Thomasson
52'
A. Haidara
Assist: M. Udol
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Match Recap
Lens beat Metz 3–0 in the Ligue 1 (Regular Season - 25) on 8 March 2026. Lens saw more of the ball with 52% possession, and Lens had 24 shots (7 on target) to Metz's 5 (0 on target). The expected-goals (xG) figures read 2.75 for Lens and 0.40 for Metz. The goals came from S. Abdulhamid 44', F. Thauvin 46', A. Haidara 52'. Lens move up to 7 points in Ligue 1, having won 1 of their last 5. Relive the Lens vs Metz Ligue 1 highlights on Daily Goal: watch every goal and the full match below, free, with each strike timestamped so you can jump straight to the moment it happened.
Match Statistics
Lens
VS
Metz
52%
Ball Possession
48%
2.75
Expected goals (xG)
0.40
24
Total Shots
5
7
Shots on target
0
12
Shots off target
2
5
Blocked Shots
3
19
Shots inside box
4
5
Shots outside box
1
6
Corner Kicks
4
3
Offsides
1
12
Fouls
17
0
Yellow Cards
3
—
Red Cards
—
0
Goalkeeper Saves
4
487
Total passes
469
427
Accurate passes
401
88%
Pass accuracy
86%
-0.96
Goals prevented
-0.96
Lineups
Lens
Pierre Sage
3-4-2-1
Metz
Benoit Tavenot
5-3-2
Substitutes — Lens
16M. Gorgelin
34E. Garnier
7F. Sotoca
21A. Haidara
5A. Bulatovic
18F. Sylla
39O. Lenne
26A. Bermont
38R. Fofana
Substitutes — Metz
40O. Ba
10G. Hein
20J. Deminguet
15T. Yegbe
4U. Mboula
7G. Tsitaishvili
39K. Kouao
9G. Abuashvili
34N. Mbala
