Match Report
Metz, 18th on 17 points, faced a 43-point deficit to Olympique Lyonnais (4th, 60). Per game in the league, Metz were scoring 0.94 and conceding 2.24, Olympique Lyonnais 1.56 and 1.18, against a competition average of 1.41 goals per team per game.
Olympique Lyonnais came in having won seven on the spin, having scored in 7 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 4/15 points for Metz against 15/15 for Olympique Lyonnais.
GioScore's database holds 16 meetings between the two: 3 for Metz, 11 for Olympique Lyonnais and 2 drawn, at 2.94 goals per meeting.
Stade Saint-Symphorien staged the fixture, a ground that holds 26,661. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Olympique Lyonnais led 4-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-5.
Goal scorers
Metz: Koffi Kouao (34'), Habib Diallo (64') · Olympique Lyonnais: Endrick (11'), Ruben Kluivert (16'), Endrick (45'), Tyler Morton (32'), Endrick (87')
Key stats
Possession: Metz 53% · Olympique Lyonnais 47% · Total shots: 15-13 · On target: 6-10 · Corners: 6-4