Metz vs Lyon: result 2-1 and analysis
Ligue 1Regular Season - 4Kick-off on August 31, 2014 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Stade Saint-Symphorien, Longeville-lès-Metz
Full time
What was the result of Metz vs Lyon?
Metz won 2-1 on August 31, 2014.
Goalscorers
- 68′A. LacazetteLyon
- 82′Y. N'GbakotoMetz (pen.)
- 86′Juan Manuel Falcón JiménezMetz
Official lineup for Metz vs Lyon
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Metz
- 20Modibo Maïga
- 23Y. N'Gbakoto
- 7Romain Rocchi
- 22Kévin Lejeune
- 25G. N'Daw
- 29Sergey Krivets
- 5G. Milán
- 15R. Métanire
- 18J. Choplin
- 24G. Bussmann
- 1Johann Carrasso
Lyon
- 10A. Lacazette
- 20C. N'Jie
- 11R. Ghezzal
- 12J. Ferri
- 21M. Gonalons
- 24C. Tolisso
- 28Arnold Mvuemba
- 2M. Zeffane
- 4B. Koné
- 13Christophe Jallet
- 1Anthony Lopes
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Metz have 7 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats; Lyon have 8, 1 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2014 | Montpellier(away) | 0-2 | Ligue 1 |
| Aug 16, 2014 | Nantes(home) | 1-1 | Ligue 1 |
| Aug 9, 2014 | Lille(away) | 0-0 | Ligue 1 |
| May 16, 2014 | Laval(away) | 0-0 | Ligue 2 |
| May 9, 2014 | Le Havre(home) | 3-0 | Ligue 2 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2014 | FC Astra Giurgiu(away) | 1-0 | UEFA Europa League |
| Aug 24, 2014 | Lens(home) | 0-1 | Ligue 1 |
| Aug 21, 2014 | FC Astra Giurgiu(home) | 1-2 | UEFA Europa League |
| Aug 16, 2014 | Toulouse(away) | 1-2 | Ligue 1 |
| Aug 10, 2014 | Rennes(home) | 2-0 | Ligue 1 |
How many goals should we expect?
Metz score 1.2 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Lyon score 1.5 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metz | 1.2 | 0.7 | 8 | 5/15 | 5/15 |
| Lyon | 1.5 | 1.1 | 5 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Lyon | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 11 |
A question about Metz vs Lyon?
Ask Footlab AI: lineups, absences, player form, stats, how the match could unfold.
Sign-in required. No odds displayed, no affiliation: the method is published and the accuracy is measured.
How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy