Metz 3-1 Lorient: result and report

Ligue 1 · Sunday 4 October 2020

Result

Metz 3-1 Lorient

Ligue 1 · Sunday 4 October 2020, 13:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Metz 3-1 Lorient: match report

Metz won against Lorient 3-1 in Ligue 1 on Sunday 4 October 2020. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Pierre-Yves Hamel opened the scoring in the 36th minute. Metz's goals came from I. Niane (44', penalty), I. Niane (59') and I. Niane (64'). Lorient scored through Pierre-Yves Hamel (36').

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

Going into the game Metz were 17th on 4 points from 5 and Lorient 16th on 4 points from 5. Metz went on to finish that season 10th with 47 points, and Lorient 16th with 42.

Metz lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Lorient in a 5-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to I. Niane of Metz (9.8), ahead of Habib Maïga (8.2).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Metz wins, 1 draw and 5 for Lorient.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 36'Goal · Pierre-Yves HamelLorient · 0-1
  • 40'Yellow card · Victorien AngbanMetz
  • 44'Penalty goal · I. NianeMetz · 1-1
  • 52'Yellow card · Laurent AbergelLorient
  • 59'Goal · I. NianeMetz · 2-1
  • 64'Goal · I. NianeMetz · 3-1
  • 86'Yellow card · Yoane WissaLorient

Head-to-head

6 meetings: Metz 0, draws 1, Lorient 5.

Team news

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

A. Oukidja, Fabien Centonze, Dylan Bronn, John Boye, Matthieu Udol, Habib Maïga, Victorien Angban, Opa Nguette, Vincent Pajot, Thierry Ambrose, I. Niane

Lorient line-up (5-4-1)

Paul Nardi, Houboulang Mendes, Julien Laporte, Thomas Fontaine, Jérémy Morel, Vincent Le Goff, Yoane Wissa, Fabien Lemoine, Laurent Abergel, Thomas Monconduit, Pierre-Yves Hamel