Lyon 3-0 Metz — Ligue 1, 23 Aug 2025
Lyon beat Metz 3-0 in Ligue 1 on 23 August 2025 at Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon. Malick Fofana, Corentin Tolisso and Adam Karabec scored for Lyon. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Lyon have won 1 and Metz 2, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 1-025'assist: Pavel Sulc
- 2-030'
- 41'
- Half-time2-0
- 54'Argument
- 62'
- 62'
- 74'
- 74'
- 75'
- 80'
- 82'Foul
- 3-083'
- 86'
- 86'
- Full-time3-0
Player ratings
8.6
Top rated
Lyon
- 8.6Malick FofanaM
- 8.2Ainsley Maitland-NilesD
- 8.0Tyler MortonM
- 7.9Rémy DescampsG
- 7.7Tanner TessmannM
- 7.6Moussa NiakhatéD
- 7.3Adam KarabecM
- 7.2Corentin TolissoM
- 7.2Clinton MataD
- 6.7Pavel SulcM
- 6.6Khalis MerahM
- 6.6Abner ViníciusD
- 6.6Ruben KluivertD
- 6.5Nicolás TagliaficoD
- 6.5Afonso MoreiraF
- 6.3Georges MikautadzeF
Metz
- 7.2Alpha TouréM
- 6.9Jonathan FischerG
- 6.7Idrissa GueyeF
- 6.7Sadibou SanéD
- 6.6Gauthier HeinM
- 6.6Morgan Bokele MputuF
- 6.6Ibou SaneF
- 6.6Brian MadjoF
- 6.5Urie-Michel MboulaD
- 6.5Jean-Philippe GbaminD
- 6.3Benjamin StambouliM
- 6.3Giorgi AbuashviliM
- 6.2Boubacar TraoréM
- 6.2Georgiy TsitaishviliM
- 6.0Koffi KouaoD
Line-ups
Substitutes
LyonPaulo Fonseca
Substitutes
- 3Nicolás Tagliafico75'D6.5
- 1Dominik GreifG
- 21Ruben Kluivert86'D6.6
- 7Adam Karabec83'74'M7.3
- 20Saël KumbediD
- 17A. Moreira86'F6.5
- 32A. GomesF
- 39Mathys de CarvalhoM
- 44Khalis Merah74'M6.6
MetzBenoit Tavenot
Substitutes
- 2Maxime ColinD
- 6J. NduquidiM
- 19Morgan Bokele Mputu62'F6.6
- 29Ismaël GuertiM
- 61Pape SyG
- 25Cleo MelieresD
- 23I. Sane62'F6.6
- 12A. Toure41'M7.2
- 18Idrissa Gueye80'F6.7
Team statistics
Lyon
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malick Fofana | 86 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8.6 |
| Ainsley Maitland-Niles | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Tyler Morton | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 8.0 |
| Rémy Descamps | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.9 |
| Tanner Tessmann | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | 7.7 |
| Moussa Niakhaté | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.6 |
| Adam Karabec | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Corentin Tolisso | 75 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Clinton Mata | 86 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Pavel Sulc | 74 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Khalis Merah | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Abner Vinícius | 74 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Ruben Kluivert | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Nicolás Tagliafico | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Afonso Moreira | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Georges Mikautadze | 90 | – | 0 | 4 | – | – | 3 | 6.3 |
Metz
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Touré | 49 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Jonathan Fischer | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Idrissa Gueye | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Sadibou Sané | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.7 |
| Gauthier Hein | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Morgan Bokele Mputu | 28 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Ibou Sane | 28 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Brian Madjo | 80 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Urie-Michel Mboula | 41 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Jean-Philippe Gbamin | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Benjamin Stambouli | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Giorgi Abuashvili | 62 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Boubacar Traoré | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Georgiy Tsitaishvili | 62 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Koffi Kouao | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | – | 6.0 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
Final table, Ligue 1 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Lens | 34 | +31 | 70 |
| 3 | Lille | 34 | +15 | 61 |
| 4 | Lyon | 34 | +13 | 60 |
| 5 | Marseille | 34 | +18 | 59 |
| 6 | Rennes | 34 | +9 | 59 |
| 16 | Nice | 34 | -23 | 32 |
| 17 | Nantes | 33 | -23 | 23 |
| 18 | Metz | 34 | -44 | 17 |
Before and after
Lyon
- Previous: Lens 0-1 Lyon, 16 Aug 2025 · Ligue 1
- Next: Lyon 1-0 Marseille, 31 Aug 2025 · Ligue 1
Metz
- Previous: Metz 0-1 Strasbourg, 17 Aug 2025 · Ligue 1
- Next: Paris FC 3-2 Metz, 31 Aug 2025 · Ligue 1
Data updated