On the 13th of March, Lens will travel to Longeville-lès-Metz to battle Metz in a clash of the Ligue 1. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 19th placed Metz is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Saint-Étienne. Denis Bouanga struck first for Saint-Étienne in the 52nd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Metz couldn’t manage to score, and Saint-Étienne took the shutout win. Metz looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 10th placed Lens, recorded a 0-1 loss against Brest. Franck Honorat struck first for Brest in the 59th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Lens couldn’t manage to score, and Brest took the shutout win. Lens is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
On the 24th of October, Lens hosted Metz at the Stade Bollaert-delelis in their last match together. Lens won by a score of 4 to 1. Wesley Saïd struck first for Lens in the 14th minute, then Nicolas de Préville tied it up for Metz in the 33rd minute.
Lens’s most prolific scorer has been Jonathan Clauss. The French defender has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.
Ibrahim Amadou, Vincent Pajot, Manuel Cabit, Sofiane Alakouch, Nicolas de Préville, Digbo Maiga, Matthieu Udol, Kévin N’Doram and Fabien Centonze are unavailable to play for Metz, while Corentin Jean is unavailable to play for Franck Haise’s team.