Lyon 3-0 Metz (Aug 23, 2025)

LYO

MET

25'

Malick Fofana

Assist: Pavel Šulc

30'

Corentin Tolisso

Assist: Ainsley Maitland-Niles

41'

Alpha Amadou Touré

Michel Mboula

HT 2-0

54'

Boubacar Traoré

62'

Ibou Sané

Heorhii Tsitaishvili

62'

Morgan Bokelé Mputu

Giorgi Abuashvili

74'

Nicolás Tagliafico

Abner

74'

Adam Karabec

Pavel Šulc

75'

Khalis Merah

Corentin Tolisso

80'

Idrissa Guèye

Brian Madjo

82'

Koffi Franck Kouao

83'

Adam Karabec

86'

Ruben Kluivert

Clinton Mata

86'

Afonso Bastardo

Malick Fofana

FT 3-0

LYO

Team Stats

MET

Possession

52%

48%

2.71

xG

0.65

13 (8)

Shots (On Target)

11 (2)

23

Touches in Opp Box

16

4

Corners

3

Top Performers

Rating

9.1

Fofana

LYO

xG

0.77

Karabec

LYO

Chances Created

3

Franck Kouao

MET

Take-ons

3

Mikautadze

LYO

Ligue 1 Table

	Team	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Lens	18	14	1	3	19	43
2	PSG	18	13	3	2	25	42
3	Marseille	18	11	2	5	22	35
4	Lyon	18	10	3	5	9	33
5	Lille	18	10	2	6	8	32
6	Rennes	18	8	7	3	5	31
7	Strasbourg	18	8	3	7	6	27
8	Toulouse	18	7	5	6	6	26
9	Monaco	18	7	2	9	-5	23
10	Brest	18	6	4	8	-5	22
11	Angers	18	6	4	8	-5	22
12	Lorient	18	5	7	6	-7	22
13	Paris FC	18	5	4	9	-8	19
14	Le Havre	18	4	7	7	-8	19
15	Nice	18	5	3	10	-14	18
16	Nantes	18	3	5	10	-13	14
17	Auxerre	18	3	3	12	-14	12
18	Metz	18	3	3	12	-21	12

Game Summary

Lyon emerged victorious over Metz, 3 to 0, in Ligue 1 on August 23.

Game Info

Ligue 1 Matchweek 2

August 23, 2025

Groupama Stadium

Décines-Charpieu, France

15° C

3 km/h ENE

Referee Eric Wattellier

Assistant Ref Mikael Berchebru

Assistant Ref Ludovic Reyes

Fourth Official Soulaimane Chamel

Video Referee Hamid Guenaoui

LYO

4-2-3-1

7.3

Descamps

16

74'

6.9

Abner

19

7.3

Niakhaté

22

86'

7.3

Mata

98

7.2

Maitland-Niles

23

8.6

Morton

6

8.0

Tessmann

86'

9.1

Fofana

8

75'

7.5

Tolisso

10

74'

6.1

Šulc

6.8

Mikautadze

1

6.2

Fischer

4

41'

6.2

Mboula

5

6.0

Gbamin

38

5.8

Sané

39

5.9

Franck Kouao

8

6.1

Traoré

21

6.0

Stambouli

9

62'

6.6

Abuashvili

7.0

Hein

7

62'

5.7

Tsitaishvili

24

80'

6.2

Madjo

MET

4-2-3-1

LYO

Managers

MET

Paulo Fonseca

Stéphane Le Mignan

LYO

Substitutes

MET

6.6

3

Tagliafico

74'

7.0

12

Amadou Touré

41'

8.4

7

Karabec

74'

6.8

19

Bokelé Mputu

62'

7.1

44

Merah

75'

6.6

23

Sané

62'

6.7

17

Bastardo

86'

6.7

18

Guèye

80'

6.7

21

Kluivert

86'

61

Mamadou Sy

1

Greif

2

Colin

20

Kumbedi

6

Nduquidi

39

De Carvalho

25

Melieres

32

Rodriguez

29

Guerti

3'

A. Maitland-Niles commits a foul.

4'

B. Madjo commits a foul.

6'

G. Mikautadze made a shot on target.

6'

T. Morton takes a corner.

6'

G. Mikautadze made a shot on target.

7'

Abner takes a corner.

8'

P. Šulc misses the shot.

9'

M. Niakhaté commits a foul.

10'

G. Mikautadze misses the shot.

11'

A. Maitland-Niles commits a foul.

11'

B. Stambouli is caught offside.

12'

P. Šulc commits a foul.

13'

B. Traoré made a shot on target.

15'

B. Madjo made a shot on target.

17'

Abner commits a foul.

18'

H. Tsitaishvili made a shot on target.

19'

B. Madjo made a shot on target.

19'

H. Tsitaishvili misses the shot.

19'

M. Mboula is caught offside.

22'

P. Šulc commits a foul.

23'

B. Traoré commits a foul.

25'

M. Fofana scores a goal. P. Šulc assists on the shot.

28'

M. Mboula commits a foul.

30'

C. Tolisso scores a goal. A. Maitland-Niles assists on the shot.

33'

M. Niakhaté commits a foul.

39'

G. Abuashvili takes a corner.

41'

A. Amadou Touré enters the game. M. Mboula leaves the game.

42'

A. Maitland-Niles commits a foul.

44'

K. Franck Kouao commits a foul.

45'

G. Abuashvili commits a foul.

45'

B. Stambouli commits a foul.

47'

S. Sané commits a foul.

48'

H. Tsitaishvili commits a foul.

50'

G. Abuashvili misses the shot.

51'

G. Abuashvili made a shot on target.

53'

G. Hein made a shot on target.

54'

B. Traoré commits a foul.

54'

B. Traoré receives a yellow card.

58'

T. Morton takes a corner.

58'

Abner made a shot on target.

58'

Abner is caught offside.

60'

B. Stambouli is caught offside.

62'

G. Hein takes a corner.

62'

B. Traoré misses the shot.

62'

I. Sané enters the game. H. Tsitaishvili leaves the game.

62'

M. Bokelé Mputu enters the game. G. Abuashvili leaves the game.

65'

S. Sané commits a foul.

66'

I. Sané commits a foul.

69'

P. Šulc misses the shot.

71'

T. Morton made a shot on target.

72'

G. Mikautadze made a shot on target.

74'

N. Tagliafico enters the game. Abner leaves the game.

74'

A. Karabec enters the game. P. Šulc leaves the game.

75'

K. Merah enters the game. C. Tolisso leaves the game.

76'

G. Mikautadze made a shot on target.

78'

S. Sané commits a foul.

80'

I. Guèye enters the game. B. Madjo leaves the game.

80'

M. Niakhaté commits a foul.

81'

K. Franck Kouao commits a foul.

81'

K. Franck Kouao commits a foul.

82'

K. Franck Kouao receives a yellow card.

83'

T. Tessmann made a shot on target.

83'

A. Karabec scores a goal.

85'

B. Stambouli commits a foul.

86'

R. Kluivert enters the game. C. Mata leaves the game.

86'

A. Bastardo enters the game. M. Fofana leaves the game.

87'

A. Bastardo commits a foul.

88'

A. Maitland-Niles commits a foul.

90'

K. Merah commits a foul.

90'

B. Stambouli made a shot on target.

90'

G. Hein takes a corner.

90'

G. Hein made a shot on target.

90'

N. Tagliafico commits a foul.

90'

K. Merah takes a corner.

All

1st

2nd

LYO

Attacking Stats

MET

Possession

52%

48%

2.71

xG | Expand

0.65

13

Shots

11

8

Shots on Target

2

5

Shots off Target

9

2

Shots Blocked

6

1

Hit Woodwork

0

Big Chances Missed

0

701

Touches

636

23

Touches in Opp Box

16

6/13 (46%)

Take-ons

6/16 (38%)

4

Corners

3

LYO

Passing Stats

MET

1.46

xA | Expand

0.36

2

Big Chances Created

0

11

Chances Created

8

507/545 (93%)

Passes

451/489 (92%)

9

Key Passes

8

31

Long Ball Passes

61

95

Final Third Passes

93

5/10 (50%)

Crosses

5/15 (33%)

1/2 (50%)

Through Balls

0/0 (0%)

1

Offsides

3

LYO

Defending Stats

MET

19

Tackles

16

8

Tackles Won

11

0

Last Man Tackles

0

5

Interceptions

2

16

Clearances

6

34

Recoveries

38

0

Errors Leading to Shot

0

Errors Leading to Goal

0

Penalties Conceded

0

2

Goalkeeper Saves

5

LYO

Other Stats

MET

0

Yellow Cards

2

0

Red Cards

0

13

Fouls

15

43

Duels Won

37

3

Aerials Won

3

4

Corners Won

3

72

Possessions Lost

83

9

Times Dispossessed

9

LYO

MET

Player	Rating	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Shots on Target	xG
Malick Fofana M. Fofana #11	9.1	85	1	0	1	0.54
Tyler Morton T. Morton #23	8.6	90	0	0	1	0.03
Adam Karabec A. Karabec #7	8.4	17	1	0	1	0.77
Tanner Tessmann T. Tessmann #6	8.0	90	0	0	1	0.03
Corentin Tolisso C. Tolisso #8	7.5	74	1	0	1	0.57
Clinton Mata C. Mata #22	7.3	85	0	0	0	0.00
Moussa Niakhaté M. Niakhaté #19	7.3	90	0	0	0	0.00
Ainsley Maitland-Niles A. Maitland-Niles #98	7.2	90	0	1	0	0.00
Khalis Merah K. Merah #44	7.1	16	0	0	0	0.00
Abner Abner #16	6.9	73	0	0	0	0.04
Georges Mikautadze G. Mikautadze #9	6.8	90	0	0	3	0.50
Afonso Bastardo A. Bastardo #17	6.7	5	0	0	0	0.00
Ruben Kluivert R. Kluivert #21	6.7	5	0	0	0	0.00
Nicolás Tagliafico N. Tagliafico #3	6.6	17	0	0	0	0.00
Pavel Šulc P. Šulc #10	6.1	73	0	1	0	0.23