Metz and FC Lorient face each other this Sunday at the Stade Saint-Symphorien on Match Day 33 of the Ligue 1.
Metz currently have 16 points and lie in 18th position. In their last fixture, Benoît Tavenot's team suffered a 1-2 reverse against Monaco (Ligue 1 2025/26).
FC Lorient have won 42 points to date and are placed in 9th position. In their last game, Olivier Pantaloni's team drew 2-2 with PSG (Ligue 1 2025/26).
The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 1-1 draw.
Predicted lineups
Metz: Pape Sy, Bouna Sarr, Terry Yegbe, Sadibou Sané, Georgiy Tsitaishvili, Benjamin Stambouli, Jessy Deminguet, Jean Gbamin, Nathan Mbala, Giorgi Kvilitaia, Gauthier Hein
FC Lorient: Yvon Mvogo, Nathaniel Adjei, Montassar Talbi, Abdoulaye Faye, Panos Katseris, Noah Cadiou, Laurent Abergel, Kan-Guy Kouassi, Pablo Pagis, Bamba Dieng, Arthur Ebong
Unavailable
Metz
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Joseph Mangondo – Knee Problems
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FC Lorient
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Théo Le Bris – Knee Injury
Last starting XIs
Metz ( vs Monaco 2026-05-02): Pape Sy, Bouna Sarr, Terry Yegbe, Sadibou Sané, Georgiy Tsitaishvili, Benjamin Stambouli, Jean Gbamin, Gauthier Hein, Jessy Deminguet, Nathan Mbala, Giorgi Kvilitaia
FC Lorient ( vs PSG 2026-05-02): Yvon Mvogo, Nathaniel Adjei, Montassar Talbi, Abdoulaye Faye, Panos Katseris, Laurent Abergel, Noah Cadiou, Kan-Guy Kouassi, Arthur Ebong, Bamba Dieng, Pablo Pagis
Did you know…by playmaker stats
MANAGERS
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Benoît Tavenot has faced Olivier Pantaloni on two occasions, recording one draw and one defeat.
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Olivier Pantaloni has faced Metz on 14 occasions, recording two wins, eight draws and four defeats.
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Benoît Tavenot has faced FC Lorient on two occasions, recording one draw and one defeat.
TEAMS
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Away from home, FC Lorient currently have one win in their last seven games.
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Away from home, FC Lorient are coming off six consecutive games conceding goals.
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Away from home, FC Lorient are coming off six consecutive games without a win.
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FC Lorient currently have four defeats in their last 25 games.
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FC Lorient currently have one win in their last six games.
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FC Lorient are coming off three consecutive games scoring goals.
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FC Lorient are coming off two consecutive games without a win.
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At home, Metz currently have one win in their last 12 games.
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At home, Metz are coming off 11 consecutive games without a win.
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At home, Metz are coming off two consecutive defeats.
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Metz currently have one win in their last 22 games.
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Metz are coming off four consecutive games scoring goals.
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Metz are coming off four consecutive games conceding goals.
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Metz are coming off 17 consecutive games without a win.
HEAD TO HEAD
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Metz and FC Lorient have met 27 times, with FC Lorient holding the advantage: 12 wins, compared with eight wins for Metz.
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At Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz have the edge in meetings against FC Lorient: six wins in 12 games. FC Lorient have three wins.
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In the French league, the two teams have met 17 times, with four wins for Metz, four draws and nine wins for FC Lorient.
