Ligue 1

Season 2025/2026

Ligue 1

Metz vs Lorient – Lineups & Match Details

Lorient beat Metz 4-0. Goals: J. Makengo (24'), B. Dieng (84'), A. Avom (90'), N. Cadiou (90'). Metz had 54% possession against Lorient's 46%. Shots on target: 2-7.

Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 33

Sunday, 10 May 2026

MetzMetz

0 - 4

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

LorientLorient

Referee: Jeremy Stinat, France

Lineups

MetzMetz4-2-3-1
Pape Sy61Pape SyG
Koffi Kouao39Koffi KouaoD
Sadibou Sané38Sadibou SanéD
Terry Yegbe15Terry YegbeD
Bouna Sarr70Bouna SarrD
Jessy Deminguet20Jessy DeminguetM
Jean-Philippe Gbamin5Jean-Philippe GbaminM
Nathan Mbala34Nathan MbalaM
Gauthier Hein10Gauthier HeinM
Giorgi Tsitaishvili7Giorgi TsitaishviliM
Giorgi Kvilitaia11Giorgi KvilitaiaF

Substitutes

9Giorgi AbuashviliF
30Habibou DialloF
21Benjamin StambouliM
33Believe MunongoM
1Jonathan FischerG
2Maxime ColinD
4Urie-Michel MboulaD
97Fodé Ballo-TouréD
12Alpha TouréM
LorientLorient3-4-2-1
Yvon Mvogo38Yvon MvogoG
Nathaniel Adjei32Nathaniel AdjeiD
Montassar Talbi3Montassar TalbiD
Abdoulaye Faye25Abdoulaye FayeD
Panos Katseris77Panos KatserisM
Noah Cadiou8Noah CadiouM
Laurent Abergel6Laurent AbergelM
Arsène Kouassi43Arsène KouassiM
Jean Victor Makengo17Jean Victor MakengoF
Karim Dermane29Karim DermaneF
Aiyegun Tosin15Aiyegun TosinF

Substitutes

95Souleymane Isaak TouréD
10Pablo PagisF
62Arthur Avom EbongM
12Ahmadou Bamba DiengF
2Igor SilvaD
21Bingourou KamaraG
19Isaac MonnierD
28Sambou SoumanoF
9Mohamed BambaF

Match Events

9'Y

Sadibou Sané

15'Y

A. Faye

23'Y

G. Tsitaishvili

24'G

J. Makengo

Assist: K. Kouassi

40'S

N. Mbala

Substitution 1

42'Y

J. Makengo

62'S

D. Karim

Substitution 1

62'S

A. Faye

Substitution 2

64'S

G. Kvilitaia

Substitution 2

65'S

K. Kouao

Substitution 3

74'S

A. Tosin

Substitution 3

74'S

J. Makengo

Substitution 4

76'S

J. Gbamin

Substitution 4

84'G

B. Dieng

Assist: P. Pagis

90'+5S

P. Katseris

Substitution 5

90'+7G

A. Avom

Assist: P. Pagis

90'+8G

N. Cadiou

Statistics

Metz
54%46%
Lorient
0.45Expected Goals (xG)2.34
8Total Shots14
2Shots on Target7
7Corners4
8Fouls8
0Offsides2
90Pass Accuracy (%)86
2Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Metz host Lorient on Sunday, 10 May 2026. The kick-off time is 19:00 local. The fixture is part of the Ligue 1 schedule. Metz go into the match 18th in the table; Lorient sit 9th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Metz have taken 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Lorient have collected 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 4 Jan 2026: Metz 1-1 Lorient; 4 Feb 2024: Metz 1-2 Lorient; 26 Nov 2023: Metz 3-2 Lorient. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Lorient beat Metz 4-0. Lorient replied with J. Makengo 24', B. Dieng 84', A. Avom 90', N. Cadiou 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Metz held 54% of the ball against 46% for Lorient. Shots on target finished 2-7. Expected goals read 0.45 for Metz, 2.34 for Lorient.

Verdict

Lorient take the three points; Metz look at a thin night for the home crowd. Metz sat 18th and Lorient 9th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.