Metz 1-2 Olympique Lyonnais: result and report

Ligue 1 · Friday 23 February 2024

Result

Metz 1-2 Olympique Lyonnais

Ligue 1 · Friday 23 February 2024, 20:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Metz 1-2 Olympique Lyonnais: match report

Metz were beaten by Olympique Lyonnais 1-2 in Ligue 1 on Friday 23 February 2024. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Georges Mikautadze opened the scoring in the 13th minute. Metz's goal came from Georges Mikautadze (13'). Olympique Lyonnais scored through Alexandre Lacazette (45+1') and Saïd Benrahma (60').

Discipline: Metz received 1 yellow card; Olympique Lyonnais received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Metz were 17th on 17 points from 22 and Olympique Lyonnais 11th on 25 points from 22. Metz went on to finish that season 17th with 29 points, and Olympique Lyonnais 6th with 53.

Metz lined up in a 4-4-2 and Olympique Lyonnais in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Saïd Benrahma of Olympique Lyonnais (7.8), level with Maxence Caqueret (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Metz wins, 2 draws and 6 for Olympique Lyonnais.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 13'Goal · Georges MikautadzeMetz · 1-0
  • 45+1'Goal · Alexandre LacazetteOlympique Lyonnais · 1-1
  • 60'Goal · Saïd BenrahmaOlympique Lyonnais · 1-2
  • 73'Yellow card · Clinton MataOlympique Lyonnais
  • 81'Yellow card · Lamine CamaraMetz
  • 87'Yellow card · Jake O'BrienOlympique Lyonnais

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Metz 2, draws 2, Olympique Lyonnais 6.

Team news

Metz line-up (4-4-2)

A. Oukidja, Maxime Colin, C. Hérelle, Sadibou Sané, Matthieu Udol, Joel Asoro, Lamine Camara, Danley Jean Jacques, Cheikh Sabaly, Georges Mikautadze, Didier Lamkel Zé

Olympique Lyonnais line-up (4-3-3)

Anthony Lopes, Clinton Mata, Jake O'Brien, Duje Caleta-Car, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Maxence Caqueret, Nemanja Matić, Orel Mangala, Ernest Nuamah, Alexandre Lacazette, Gift Orban