Endrick⚽R. Kluivert⚽T. Morton⚽
K. Kouao⚽Endrick⚽C. Tolisso🔄T. Yegbe🔄A. Toure🔄J. Deminguet🔄H. Diallo⚽Koffi Kouao🟨K. Merah🔄M. Colin🔄EndrickG. Hein🔄Endrick🔄A. Moreira🔄Lyon got the job done on Sunday 25 January, winning 5-2 away at Metz (Ligue 1). Lyon led 4-1 at the break and saw it out. Metz had 15 shots and Lyon 13, with Metz enjoying 53% possession.
K. Kouao (34') and H. Diallo (64') got on the scoresheet for Metz. For Lyon, Endrick (11', 45', 87'), R. Kluivert (16') and T. Morton (32') were on target.
Anyone on Lyon to win and over 2.5 goals was paid out, and five of our six tips won.
The head-to-head covers 17 games since August 2014, and Metz have won three, Lyon have taken 12 and two were drawn. Every tip we publish on the two sides together sits on our Metz vs Lyon prediction page.
3W 1D 6L1.00 pts/game
Bold green marks the stronger number on each row. Both-teams-scored is shown without a side.
| MetzHome | Rating | LyonAway |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | ||
| 1,413 | Overall | 1,657 |
| 1,432 | Match venue | 1,590 |
| 1,432 | At home | 1,683 |
| 1,416 | Away | 1,590 |
| Attack & defence | ||
| 1,467 | Attack | 1,587 |
| 1,470 | Defence | 1,598 |
| 1,440 | Home attack | 1,621 |
| 1,458 | Away attack | 1,554 |
| 1,516 | Home defence | 1,586 |
| 1,445 | Away defence | 1,566 |
| Match profile | ||
| 1,630 | Goal environment | 2,278 |
| 1,593 | Home goals | 1,920 |
| 1,537 | Away goals | 1,858 |
| 1,499 | Possession | 1,521 |
| Specialist ratings | ||
| 1,472 | Set-piece attack | 1,540 |
| 1,473 | Set-piece defence | 1,539 |
| 1,411 | Close games | 1,594 |
| 1,413 | Winning margin | 1,681 |
Match venue compares Metz at home with Lyon away. Green marks the higher rating; a new team starts at 1500.
Match profile rows describe the game, not team strength: a higher goal environment means higher-scoring matches.
Metz1:1Lyon1:1
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