Lens 4-1 Metz: result and report

Ligue 1 · Sunday 24 October 2021

Result

Lens 4-1 Metz

Ligue 1 · Sunday 24 October 2021, 13:00 UTC · half-time 2-1

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Lens 4-1 Metz: match report

Lens defeated Metz 4-1 in Ligue 1 on Sunday 24 October 2021. It was 2-1 at half-time.

Wesley Saïd opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Lens's goals came from Wesley Saïd (14'), Wesley Saïd (37'), Ignatius Ganago (83') and Przemyslaw Frankowski (90'). Metz scored through Nicolas de Préville (33').

Discipline: Lens received 2 yellow cards; Metz received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Lens were 3rd on 18 points from 10 and Metz 19th on 6 points from 10. Lens went on to finish that season 8th with 62 points, and Metz 19th with 31.

Lens lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Metz in a 5-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Cheick Doucouré of Lens (8.7), ahead of Wesley Saïd (8.5).

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

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 14'Goal · Wesley SaïdLens · 1-0
  • 20'Yellow card · Vincent PajotMetz
  • 33'Goal · Nicolas de PrévilleMetz · 1-1
  • 37'Goal · Wesley SaïdLens · 2-1
  • 39'Yellow card · Habib MaïgaMetz
  • 53'Yellow card · Kévin N'DoramMetz
  • 65'Yellow card · Jean-Louis LecaLens
  • 83'Goal · Ignatius GanagoLens · 3-1
  • 87'Yellow card · Ignatius GanagoLens
  • 90'Goal · Przemyslaw FrankowskiLens · 4-1

Head-to-head

8 meetings: Lens 3, draws 3, Metz 2.

Team news

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

Jean-Louis Leca, Jonathan Gradit, Kevin Danso, Facundo Medina, Jonathan Clauss, Cheick Doucouré, Seko Fofana, Przemyslaw Frankowski, Florian Sotoca, Wesley Saïd, Arnaud Kalimuendo

Metz line-up (5-3-2)

A. Oukidja, Fabien Centonze, Dylan Bronn, Jemerson, Matthieu Udol, Thomas Delaine, Habib Maïga, Kévin N'Doram, Vincent Pajot, N. de Préville, Farid Boulaya