Metz vs Lyon Predictions, Lineups & Betting Tips

Metz vs Lyon Predictions, Lineups & Betting Tips

Match Details: January 25th, 2026 | Stade Saint Symphorien | Ligue 1 | 16:15 GMT

In the next game of the Ligue 1 season, Lyon will travel to the North-East of France to face off against Paris FC. Both sides will be looking to gain three points to climb the table.

Both sides will be looking to earn three points in this game to help out their current league position.

Key Betting Tip: Lyon to win @1.70 odds represents excellent value based on the tip provided by our team of in-house tipsters.

Metz Predicted XI: Fischer, Colin, Yegbe, Sane, Ballo-Toure, Gbamin, Tsitaishvili, Hein, Mbaye, Deminguet, Sane

Lyon Predicted XI: Greif, Tagliafico, Kluivert, Mata, Maitland-Niles, Tessmann, Abner, Morton, Endrick, Sulc, Moreira

Metz vs Lyon Current League Standings

As it stands, both sides are having extremely contrasting seasons, with both sides on opposite sides of the table.

Lyon currently sits fourth in the league. They are very far from where they were 20 years ago, but they are still performing well.

Metz, on the other hand, prop up the bottom of the Ligue 1 table on just 12 points. They need to start winning games if they want to survive.

Metz vs Lyon Head-to-Head Timeline

The two French sides have faced off against each other 101 times in their history. Lyon have won 52 times, Metz have won 31 times, and they have drawn 18 times.

Recent Head-to-Head Results:

23/08/2025 – Olympique Lyon 3–0 FC Metz (Ligue 1)

23/02/2024 – FC Metz 1–2 Olympique Lyon (Ligue 1)

05/11/2023 – Olympique Lyon 1–1 FC Metz (Ligue 1)

07/01/2023 – Olympique Lyon 2–1 FC Metz (Coupe de France)

08/05/2022 – FC Metz 3–2 Olympique Lyon (Ligue 1)

In the past five matches between the two French clubs, Lyon has slightly held the upper hand. In these matches, Lyon has won three times, but Metz has still had their time in the spotlight, winning once.

Metz vs Lyon Matches Analysis

Metz FC Last 5 Matches:

Strasbourg 2–1 Metz (Ligue 1)

Metz 0–4 Montpellier (French Cup - Round of 32)

Lorient 1–1 Metz (Ligue 1)

Biesheim 0–3 Metz (French Cup · Round of 64)

Metz 2–3 PSG (Ligue 1)

You can see why they are at the bottom of the table, can’t you? Metz has won just once in their past five matches, which came against ASC Biesheim, a fourth division side. Their only other positive game was a 1-1 draw against Lorient.

Lyon Last 5 Matches:

Lyon 2–1 Brest (Ligue 1)

LOSC 1–2 Lyon (French Cup - Round of 32)

Monaco 1–3 Lyon (Ligue 1)

Lyon 3–0 Saint-Cyr Collonges (French Cup · Round of 64)

Lyon 1–0 Le Havre (Ligue 1)

Lyon, on the other hand, has performed amazingly well. In their past five games, they have not lost or drawn a single game. They have scored 11 goals in these games and conceded just three goals.

Metz vs Lyon Predictions

Our advanced algorithm analyses over 200 data points to generate these predictions with 68% confidence in both teams to score. The model factors in current form, head-to-head records, player availability, and tactical matchups.

Football Park’s best tip: Lyon to win @1.70 our team of in-house betting tipsters have predicted both teams to score in this fixture.

Key Players to Watch: Metz vs Lyon

Gauthier Hein (Metz) – Despite Metz performing poorly this year, Gauthier Hein has been impeccable and is the most important player in the side. He has scored six times this season, and assisted five times.

Pavel Sulc (Lyon) – Pavel Sulc has been a fantastic signing for Lyon this season, scoring 12 goals and assisting his teammates five times. He joined this summer from the Czech side Viktoria Plezn.

Metz vs Lyon Match Facts

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Stadium: The Stade Saint Symphorien was built over 100 years ago in 1923, and currently holds exactly 30,000 people. There have been renovations ongoing for the past few years, and Metz have been playing here since 1923.