Metz 2-0 Lens: result and report

Ligue 2 · Saturday 1 September 2018

Result

Metz 2-0 Lens

Ligue 2 · Saturday 1 September 2018, 13:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Metz 2-0 Lens: match report

Metz won against Lens 2-0 in Ligue 2 on Saturday 1 September 2018. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Habib Diallo opened the scoring in the 48th minute. Metz's goals came from Habib Diallo (48') and I. Niane (90+4'). Lens did not score.

Discipline: Metz received 1 yellow card; Lens received 1 yellow card and 1 red card.

Going into the game Metz were 1st on 15 points from 5 and Lens 3rd on 12 points from 4. Metz went on to finish that season 1st with 81 points, and Lens 5th with 65.

Metz lined up in a 4-3-3 and Lens in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Mamadou Fofana of Metz (8.6), ahead of I. Niane (8.2).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Metz wins, 1 draw and 5 for Lens.

Going into the match Metz's last five read W-W-W-W-W and Lens's W-W-W-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 37'Red card · Fabien CentonzeLens
  • 42'Yellow card · J. RivierezMetz
  • 47'Yellow card · Seif TekaLens
  • 48'Goal · Habib DialloMetz · 1-0
  • 90+4'Goal · I. NianeMetz · 2-0

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Metz 4, draws 1, Lens 5.

Team news

Metz line-up (4-3-3)

A. Oukidja, Jonathan Rivierez, Stoppila Sunzu, Mamadou Fofana, Thomas Delaine, Renaud Cohade, Victorien Angban, Marvin Gakpa, Opa Nguette, Habib Diallo, Farid Boulaya

Lens line-up (4-3-3)

Jean-Louis Leca, Fabien Centonze, M. Tahrat, Aleksandar Radovanovic, Massadio Haïdara, El-Hadji Ba, Cheick Doucouré, Walid Mesloub, Thierry Ambrose, Yannick Gomis, Mounir Chouiar