In a weekend match on Sun May 8th, in week 36, Metz hosts Olympique Lyonnais in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, a perfect day for football. Metz sits at 20th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Montpellier. Thomas Delaine struck first for Metz in the 24th minute, then Louis Mafouta added another in the 70th minute on a feed from Mikelbrencis . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 4 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Olympique Lyonnais recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Olympique Marseille. Lukeba scored the first goal for Olympique Lyonnais in the 55th minute, then Moussa Dembélé added another in the 76th minute on a feed from Malo Gusto At the end of 90 a dissapointed Olympique Marseille couldn’t manage to score, and Olympique Lyonnais took the shutout win. Olympique Lyonnais should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
On Wednesday Dec 22nd, Olympique Lyonnais hosted Metz in their last match together. Olympique Lyonnais and Metz battled to a 1-1 draw. Lukeba struck first for Olympique Lyonnais in the 56th minute, then Boubacar Traore tied it up for Metz in the 59th minute earning Metz a comeback draw.
Olympique Lyonnais is fortunate enough to have Moussa Dembélé in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 5 goals. Metz hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Didier Lamkel Ze and Nicolas de Préville, and they each have 1 goal
Ibrahim Amadou, Vincent Pajot, Manuel Cabit, Alexandre Oukidja, Digbo Maiga, Matthieu Udol and Fali Cande are unavailable to play for Frédéric Antonetti’s team, while Olympique Lyonnais will be without Tanguy Ndombélé, Léo Dubois, Rayan Cherki, Jason Denayer, Anthony Lopes, Maxence Caqueret and Sinaly Diomande.