Ligue 1 Gameweek 2 Sat, Aug 23 2025 · 20:05 Groupama Stadium, Décines-Charpieu
Lyon
3–0 Full time · HT 2–0 xG 2.70 – 0.65
Metz
  • M. Fofana 25’
  • C. Tolisso 30’
  • A. Karabec 83’
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Lyon cruise past Metz

Lyon entered as clear favourites and won 3–0 through goals from Fofana, Tolisso and Karabec. Lyon finished with the higher xG (2.70 vs 0.65).

Lyon ✓73%
Draw17%
Metz10%

Model vs reality

Lyon goals
3
Model 2.40 · xG 2.70
Metz goals
0
Model 0.76 · xG 0.65
Total goals
3
Model 3.17 · xG 3.35
Score 3–0
10%
Most likely 2–0 (12%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 61%
Both scored
No
Model 49%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchM. FofanaLyon · 1 goal
8.6
  • RefereeEric Wattellier
  • Coaches— · S. Le Mignan
  • VenueGroupama Stadium
  • Table before kick-offLyon 5th · Metz 16th

Timeline

  1. M. Fofana 1–0Assist P. Šulc
    25’
  2. C. Tolisso 2–0Assist A. Maitland-Niles
    30’
  3. ⇄ Alpha TouréFor Urie-Michel Mboula
    41’
  4. Half time · 2–0
  5. B. TraoréYellow card · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    54’
  6. ⇄ I. SanéFor G. Tsitaishvili
    62’
  7. ⇄ Morgan Bokele MputuFor G. Abuashvili
    62’
  8. ⇄ A. KarabecFor P. Šulc
    74’
  9. ⇄ Khalis MerahFor C. Tolisso
    74’
  10. ⇄ N. TagliaficoFor Abner
    75’
  11. ⇄ I. GueyeFor Brian Madjo
    80’
  12. K. KouaoYellow card · Roughing
    82’
  13. A. Karabec 3–0
    83’
  14. ⇄ R. KluivertFor Clinton Mata
    86’
  15. ⇄ Afonso MoreiraFor M. Fofana
    86’
  16. Full time · 3–0

Team stats

Lyon13 shots · 9 in box, 4 outside
Metz11 shots · 7 in box, 4 outside
LyonMetz
52% Possession 48%
2.70 Expected goals (xG) 0.65
2.54 Expected points (xPts) 0.33
13 Shots 11
8 Shots on target 2
3 Shots off target 3
2 Blocked shots 6
9 Shots inside the box 7
4 Shots outside the box 4
539 Passes 484
93% Pass accuracy 91%
4 Corners 3
2 Goalkeeper saves 5
13 Fouls 15
1 Offsides 3
0 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
7.47 Team rating 6.53

Line-ups

Lyon 4-2-3-1

407.9 R. Descamps(G)
166.7 Abner ↓75’ 197.9 M. Niakhaté 227.2 Clinton Mata ↓86’ 988.2 A. Maitland-Niles A
238.0 T. Morton 67.6 F. Tessmann
118.6★ M. Fofana ↓86’ 87.2 C. Tolisso ↓74’ 106.7 P. Šulc A↓74’
696.3 G. Mikautadze
  • 40R. Descamps (G)7.9
  • 16Abner↓75’6.7
  • 19M. Niakhaté7.9
  • 22Clinton Mata↓86’7.2
  • 98A. Maitland-NilesA8.2
  • 23T. Morton8.0
  • 6F. Tessmann7.6
  • 11M. Fofana ★↓86’8.6
  • 8C. Tolisso↓74’7.2
  • 10P. ŠulcA↓74’6.7
  • 69G. Mikautadze6.3

Substitutes used

  • 3N. Tagliafico↑75’6.5
  • 7A. Karabec↑74’7.3
  • 44Khalis Merah↑74’6.7
  • 21R. Kluivert↑86’6.6
  • 17Afonso Moreira↑86’6.5

Unused: D. Greif, S. Kumbedi, Mathys de Carvalho, Alejandro Gomes Rodriguez

Metz 4-2-3-1

16.9 Jonathan Fischer(G)
46.5 Urie-Michel Mboula ↓41’ 56.5 J. Gbamin 386.7 S. Sané 396.2 K. Kouao
86.2 B. Traoré 216.3 B. Stambouli
96.7 G. Abuashvili ↓62’ 106.6 G. Hein 76.2 G. Tsitaishvili ↓62’
246.6 Brian Madjo ↓80’
  • 1Jonathan Fischer (G)6.9
  • 4Urie-Michel Mboula↓41’6.5
  • 5J. Gbamin6.5
  • 38S. Sané6.7
  • 39K. Kouao6.2
  • 8B. Traoré6.2
  • 21B. Stambouli6.3
  • 9G. Abuashvili↓62’6.7
  • 10G. Hein6.6
  • 7G. Tsitaishvili↓62’6.2
  • 24Brian Madjo↓80’6.6

Substitutes used

  • 12Alpha Touré↑41’7.2
  • 23I. Sané↑62’6.6
  • 19Morgan Bokele Mputu↑62’6.6

Unused: Idrissa Gueye, P. Sy, M. Colin, Ismaël Guerti, J. Diazongua Nfinigui, Cléo Mélières

Coach: S. Le Mignan

Player stats

Top rated
M. FofanaLyon8.6
2nd
A. Maitland-NilesLyon8.2
3rd
T. MortonLyon8.0

Lyon

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
R. Descamps G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 96% 27 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.9
Abner D 75 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 25 0 0 0/1 1/1 6.7
M. Niakhaté D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 99% 89 2 1 0/0 3/1 7.9
Clinton Mata D 86 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 86 2 0 0/0 0/1 7.2
A. Maitland-Niles M 90 0 1 0 (0) 1 92% 48 6 0 1/2 4/1 8.2
T. Morton M 90 0 0 1 (1) 4 91% 69 1 0 0/0 0/3 8.0
F. Tessmann M 90 0 0 1 (1) 1 94% 71 5 1 0/0 0/1 7.6
M. Fofana F 86 1 0 1 (1) 3 79% 24 1 0 2/2 0/3 8.6
C. Tolisso M 74 1 0 1 (1) 1 77% 30 1 1 0/1 0/2 7.2
P. Šulc M 74 0 1 2 (0) 1 92% 13 1 0 0/1 2/0 6.7
G. Mikautadze F 90 0 0 4 (3) 0 88% 17 0 1 3/4 0/0 6.3
N. Tagliafico D 15 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 7 0 1 0/1 1/0 6.5
A. Karabec M 16 1 0 1 (1) 1 88% 8 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.3
Khalis Merah M 16 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 13 0 0 0/0 1/2 6.7
R. Kluivert D 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 9 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
Afonso Moreira F 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 3 0 0 0/1 1/0 6.5

Metz

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Jonathan Fischer G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 88% 34 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.9
Urie-Michel Mboula D 41 0 0 0 (0) 0 84% 25 1 0 1/2 1/3 6.5
J. Gbamin M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 69 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
S. Sané D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 71 3 1 0/0 3/0 6.7
K. Kouao D 90 0 0 0 (0) 3 90% 30 1 0 0/0 3/0 6.2
B. Traoré M 90 0 0 2 (1) 0 96% 57 1 0 0/1 2/0 6.2
B. Stambouli M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 85% 41 2 0 2/2 2/0 6.3
G. Abuashvili F 62 0 0 1 (0) 1 100% 27 2 0 1/6 1/0 6.7
G. Hein F 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 97% 59 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
G. Tsitaishvili M 62 0 0 1 (0) 1 68% 19 0 0 1/1 1/2 6.2
Brian Madjo F 80 0 0 1 (1) 0 56% 9 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.6
Alpha Touré M 49 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 18 3 0 0/1 0/1 7.2
I. Sané F 28 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 9 0 1 1/2 1/2 6.6
Morgan Bokele Mputu F 28 0 0 0 (0) 0 87% 15 1 0 0/1 0/2 6.6

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.