Metz 2-1 Lens: result and report

Ligue 1 · Saturday 18 April 2015

Result

Metz 2-1 Lens

Ligue 1 · Saturday 18 April 2015, 18:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Metz 2-1 Lens: match report

Metz defeated Lens 2-1 in Ligue 1 on Saturday 18 April 2015. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Florent Malouda opened the scoring in the 13th minute. Metz's goals came from Florent Malouda (13'), Bouna Sarr (57', penalty) and Modibo Maíga (79'). Lens scored through A. Madiani (89').

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

Going into the game Metz were 20th on 24 points from 31 and Lens 19th on 26 points from 32. Metz went on to finish that season 20th with 28 points, and Lens 19th with 29.

Metz lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Lens in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Metz wins, 1 draw and 6 for Lens.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 13'Goal · Florent MaloudaMetz · 1-0
  • 25'Yellow card · Gaëtan BussmannMetz
  • 44'Yellow card · Jean-Philippe GbaminLens
  • 57'Penalty goal · Bouna SarrMetz · 2-0
  • 77'Yellow card · Wylan CyprienLens
  • 79'Goal · Modibo MaígaMetz · 3-0
  • 89'Goal · A. MadianiLens · 3-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Metz 3, draws 1, Lens 6.

Team news

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

Kalifa Cissé, Guido Milan, Bouna Sarr, Romain Antony Métanire, Gaëtan Bussmann, José Luis Palomino, Ferjani Sassi, Florent Malouda, Ahmed Kashi, Yeni N'Gbakoto, Modibo Maíga

Lens line-up (4-4-2)

Rudy Riou, Ahmed Kantari, Loïck Landre, Benjamin Boulenger, Jerome Le Moigne, Lalaina Nomenjanahary, Wylan Cyprien, Jean-Philippe Gbamin, Yoann Touzghar, Adamo Coulibaly, Pablo Chavarría