Ligue 1

Season 2025/2026

Ligue 1

Auxerre vs Metz – Lineups & Match Details

Auxerre beat Metz 3-1. Goals: L. Sinayoko (36' pen.), O. El Azzouzi (39'), G. Hein (45'), K. Danois (89'). Auxerre had 39% possession against Metz's 61%. Shots on target: 7-3.

Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 15

Sunday, 7 December 2025

AuxerreAuxerre

3 - 1

Full Time

HT: 2 - 1

MetzMetz

Referee: Eric Wattellier, France

Lineups

AuxerreAuxerre4-3-3
D. Leon16D. LeonG
L. Sy27L. SyD
S. Diomande20S. DiomandeD
C. Akpa92C. AkpaD
F. Oppegard22F. OppegardD
R. Matondo34R. MatondoM
O. El Azzouzi17O. El AzzouziM
K. Danois5K. DanoisM
L. Sinayoko10L. SinayokoF
S. Mara9S. MaraF
D. Namaso19D. NamasoF

Substitutes

40T. De PercinG
14G. MensahD
38A. Petit DolD
43E. DiamalundaD
18A. DiousseM
36T. DevernoisM
41Y. ZaddyF
7J. CasimirF
44M. CissokhoF
MetzMetz4-2-3-1
J. Fischer1J. FischerG
M. Colin2M. ColinD
S. Sane38S. SaneD
J. Gbamin5J. GbaminD
F. Ballo-Toure97F. Ballo-ToureD
J. Deminguet20J. DeminguetM
B. Traore8B. TraoreM
C. Sabaly14C. SabalyM
G. Hein10G. HeinM
G. Tsitaishvili7G. TsitaishviliM
J. Asoro99J. AsoroF

Substitutes

40O. BaG
39K. KouaoD
15T. YegbeD
12A. ToureM
21B. StambouliM
11M. MbayeF
23I. SaneF
24B. MadjoF
30H. DialloF

Match Events

36'P

L. Sinayoko

39'G

O. El Azzouzi

Assist: S. Mara

45'Y

R. Matondo

45'G

G. Hein

46'S

J. Asoro

Substitution 1

68'S

C. Sabaly

Substitution 2

68'S

G. Tsitaishvili

Substitution 3

73'S

F. Oppegård

Substitution 1

73'S

S. Mara

Substitution 2

75'Y

J. Deminguet

80'S

J. Deminguet

Substitution 4

83'Y

G. Mensah

84'S

B. Traoré

Substitution 5

89'G

K. Danois

Assist: D. Namaso

90'+4S

O. El Azzouzi

Substitution 3

90'+4S

L. Sinayoko

Substitution 4

Statistics

Auxerre
39%61%
Metz
1.94Expected Goals (xG)0.55
14Total Shots5
7Shots on Target3
5Corners3
10Fouls12
2Offsides1
84Pass Accuracy (%)89
2Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Auxerre host Metz on Sunday, 7 December 2025 at Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps. The kick-off time is 16:15 local. The fixture is part of the Ligue 1 schedule. Auxerre go into the match 15th in the table; Metz sit 18th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Auxerre have taken 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 draws in a row. Metz have collected 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 losses in a row.

Match recap

Auxerre beat Metz 3-1. Auxerre scored through L. Sinayoko 36' (pen.), O. El Azzouzi 39', K. Danois 89'. Metz replied with G. Hein 45'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 89 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Auxerre held 39% of the ball against 61% for Metz. Shots on target finished 7-3. Expected goals read 1.94 for Auxerre, 0.55 for Metz.

Verdict

The win nudges Auxerre forward and leaves Metz with work to do. Auxerre sat 15th 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.