Ligue 1

Season 2025/2026

Ligue 1

Angers vs Metz – Lineups & Match Details

Angers beat Metz 1-0. Goals: L. Mouton (25'). Angers had 67% possession against Metz's 33%. Shots on target: 7-0.

Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 20

Sunday, 1 February 2026

AngersAngers

1 - 0

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

MetzMetz

Referee: Benoît Millot, France

Lineups

AngersAngers4-2-3-1
H. Koffi12H. KoffiG
C. Arcus2C. ArcusD
O. Camara4O. CamaraD
J. Lefort21J. LefortD
J. Ekomie3J. EkomieD
H. Belkebla93H. BelkeblaM
B. van den Boomen8B. van den BoomenM
Y. Belkhdim14Y. BelkhdimM
L. Mouton6L. MoutonM
A. Sbai7A. SbaiM
P. Peter35P. PeterF

Substitutes

40O. PonaG
26F. HaninD
24E. BiumlaM
25A. BambaD
15P. CapelleM
5M. CourcoulD
27L. RaolisoaD
31H. DjibirinF
9G. KoyalipouF
MetzMetz4-3-3
J. Fischer1J. FischerG
K. Kouao39K. KouaoD
J. Gbamin5J. GbaminD
T. Yegbe15T. YegbeD
F. Ballo-Toure97F. Ballo-ToureD
B. Munongo33B. MunongoM
B. Stambouli21B. StambouliM
B. Traore8B. TraoreM
G. Hein10G. HeinF
H. Diallo30H. DialloF
G. Tsitaishvili7G. TsitaishviliF

Substitutes

40O. BaG
2M. ColinD
4U. MboulaD
12A. ToureM
20J. DeminguetM
18N. MbalaF
9G. AbuashviliF
11M. MbayeF
23I. SaneF

Match Events

9'R

J. Gbamin

25'G

L. Mouton

Assist: C. Arcus

27'Y

F. Ballo-Touré

31'Y

B. van den Boomen

59'S

H. Belkebla

Substitution 1

59'S

J. Ekomié

Substitution 2

59'S

F. Ballo-Touré

Substitution 1

59'S

G. Hein

Substitution 2

59'S

B. Munongo

Substitution 3

67'Y

T. Yegbe

69'S

B. van den Boomen

Substitution 3

69'S

P. Peter

Substitution 4

69'S

B. Traoré

Substitution 4

80'Y

L. Mouton

81'S

A. Sbaï

Substitution 5

86'S

K. Kouao

Substitution 5

Statistics

Angers
67%33%
Metz
1.5Expected Goals (xG)0.45
17Total Shots5
7Shots on Target0
4Corners3
11Fouls11
1Offsides1
92Pass Accuracy (%)80
2Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards1
Match preview

Angers host Metz on Sunday, 1 February 2026 at Stade Raymond-Kopa. The kick-off time is 16:15 local. The fixture is part of the Ligue 1 schedule. Angers go into the match 13th in the table; Metz sit 18th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Angers have taken 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. Metz have collected 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 losses in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 14 Sept 2025: Angers 1-1 Metz; 14 May 2022: Angers 0-1 Metz; 3 Oct 2021: Angers 3-2 Metz. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Angers beat Metz 1-0. Angers scored through L. Mouton 25'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 25 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Angers held 67% of the ball against 33% for Metz. Shots on target finished 7-0. Expected goals read 1.50 for Angers, 0.45 for Metz.

Verdict

The win nudges Angers forward and leaves Metz with work to do. Angers sat 13th and Metz 18th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.