Auxerre 3-1 Metz: result and report

Ligue 1 · Sunday 7 December 2025

Result

Auxerre 3-1 Metz

Ligue 1 · Sunday 7 December 2025, 16:15 UTC · half-time 2-1

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Auxerre 3-1 Metz: match report

Auxerre beat Metz 3-1 in Ligue 1 on Sunday 7 December 2025. It was 2-1 at half-time.

Lassine Sinayoko opened the scoring in the 36th minute. Auxerre's goals came from Lassine Sinayoko (36', penalty), Oussama El Azzouzi (39') and Kévin Danois (89'). Metz scored through Gauthier Hein (45+1').

Discipline: Auxerre received 2 yellow cards; Metz received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Auxerre were 18th on 9 points from 14 and Metz 17th on 11 points from 14. Auxerre went on to finish that season 15th with 34 points, and Metz 18th with 17.

Auxerre lined up in a 4-3-3 and Metz in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Kévin Danois of Auxerre (9.0), ahead of Oussama El Azzouzi (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Auxerre wins, 3 draws and 2 for Metz.

Going into the match Auxerre's last five read D-D-L-L-L and Metz's L-L-W-W-W.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 36'Penalty goal · Lassine SinayokoAuxerre · 1-0
  • 39'Goal · Oussama El AzzouziAuxerre · 2-0
  • 45'Yellow card · Rudy MatondoAuxerre
  • 45+1'Goal · Gauthier HeinMetz · 2-1
  • 75'Yellow card · Jessy DeminguetMetz
  • 83'Yellow card · Gideon MensahAuxerre
  • 89'Goal · Kévin DanoisAuxerre · 3-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Auxerre 5, draws 3, Metz 2.

Team news

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Auxerre line-up (4-3-3)

Donovan Léon, Lamine Sy, Sinaly Diomandé, Clément Akpa, Fredrik Oppegård, Rudy Matondo, Oussama El Azzouzi, Kévin Danois, Lassine Sinayoko, Sékou Mara, Danny Namaso

Metz line-up (4-2-3-1)

Jonathan Fischer, Maxime Colin, Sadibou Sané, Jean-Philippe Gbamin, Fodé Ballo-Touré, Jessy Deminguet, Boubacar Traoré, Cheikh Sabaly, Gauthier Hein, Giorgi Tsitaishvili, Joel Asoro