Match summary
Before kickoff, Toulouse (12th, 31 pts) were 18 points ahead of Metz (18th, 13 pts).
Metz vs Toulouse in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-28
- This win ended Toulouse's 6-match winless run in Ligue 1.Run from 2026-02-01: 2D 4L; league matches of this season only.
- Mario Sauer's 90th-minute goal decided the match.Toulouse's goal 4 of 4 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 4-3 final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Metz0W 1D 4L
MetzToulouse
1Pointsof 152
1Goals scored4
10Goals conceded7
1Clean sheets0
10Without a win6
4Conceded in a row6
Head to head10 meetings · Nov 2014 – Oct 2025
- Metz wins
- 2
- Draws
- 4
- Toulouse wins
- 4
2.7goals per meeting
50%both teams scored
60%3+ goals
40%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsMetz 0W 2D 3L · 2.8 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 230 earlier results
MetzToulouse
#18Position#12
13Points25 v 25 games31
-34Goal difference+4
0.88Scored per gameleague avg 1.371.32
2.24Conceded per game1.16
#17Form table position#17
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
MetzToulouse
- 90+11'Yellow Card · Toulouse · Emersonn
- 90+9'Goal · Toulouse · Mario Sauer3-4
- 90+5'Yellow Card · Toulouse · Warren Kamanzi
- Substitution · Metz · Lucas Michal · InOut: Bouna Sarr89'
- Goal · Metz · Giorgi Abuashvili3-388'
- Substitution · Metz · Terry Yegbe · InOut: Michel Mboula76'
- 76'Substitution · Toulouse · Seny Koumbassa · InOut: Santiago Hidalgo
- Substitution · Metz · Giorgi Abuashvili · InOut: Koffi Kouao71'
- Substitution · Metz · Alpha Touré · InOut: Jessy Deminguet70'
- Substitution · Metz · Habib Diallo · InOut: Nathan Mbala70'
- 65'Substitution · Toulouse · Mario Sauer · InOut: Alexis Vossah
- 64'Substitution · Toulouse · Emersonn · InOut: Jacen Russell-Rowe
- 60'Substitution · Toulouse · Kjetil Haug · InOut: Guillaume Restes
- VAR Decision · Metz · Bouna SarrVAR Decision58'
- 45+3'Goal · Toulouse · Yann Gboho2-3
- 34'Yellow Card · Toulouse · Alexis Vossah
- Goal · Metz · Koffi Kouao2-231'
- Goal · Metz · Nathan Mbala1-230'
- 14'Goal · Toulouse · Yann Gboho0-2
- 6'Goal · Toulouse · Aron Dønnum0-1
Match Statistics
Match stats
MetzToulouse
50%Ball Possession50%
17Shots Total19
8Shots On Target6
4Corners4
10Fouls13
0Yellow Cards3
2Saves5
499Passes496
6Shots Off Target6
86Attacks76
37Dangerous Attacks37
13Shots Inside Box9
4Shots Outside Box10
3Goals4
13Free Kicks10
3Shots Blocked7
5Substitutions4
19Tackles14
1Assists4
441Accurate Passes433
2Injuries0
19Total Crosses14
6Accurate Crosses6
9Interceptions8
54Duels Won37
2Big Chances Created3
1Big Chances Missed1
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 3-4-3
Manager: Carles Martínez Novell
Starting XI
Substitutes
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AO
Adam El Ouali-
IA
Ilyas Azizi-
SM
S. Mchindra-
GB
Gaëtan BakhouchePlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 39(85%) | 1 | 10/10 | |
Nathan Mbala FW | 7.6 | 70' | 1 | 0 | 1/4 | 8(57%) | 2 | 8/14 |
| 7.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 57(93%) | - | 0/2 | |
| 7.4 | 71' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 21(85%) | 2 | 4/5 | |
| 7.2 | 19' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 7(75%) | 1 | 1/3 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 55(85%) | 5 | 10/13 | |
| 6.7 | 70' | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 18(79%) | 1 | 5/9 | |
| 6.6 | 20' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 17(100%) | - | 1/2 | |
| 6.6 | 76' | 0 | 0 | - | 54(95%) | 1 | 2/3 | |
| 6.5 | 14' | 0 | 0 | - | 26(96%) | - | 1/2 | |
| 6.5 | 20' | 0 | 0 | - | 6(83%) | - | 2/3 | |
| 6.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 53(94%) | 4 | 5/10 | |
| 6.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 82(88%) | - | 0/2 | |
| 6.1 | 89' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 28(89%) | 2 | 4/12 | |
| 5.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 26(81%) | - | - | |
| - | 1' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 2 | - | 1/1 |