Auxerre 3-1 Metz
Updated
Auxerre won: Auxerre 3-1 Metz in the Ligue 1 (Round 15) on Sun, 7 Dec 2025 at Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps, Auxerre. Auxerre goals: Lassine Sinayoko 36' (pen), Oussama El Azzouzi 39', Kévin Danois 89'. Metz goals: Gauthier Hein 45'+1. Expected goals: 1.94-0.55. Possession: 39-61. Player of the match: Kévin Danois (8.9).
Match report
Auxerre beat Metz 3-1
Auxerre beat Metz 3-1 at Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps on Sunday 7 December in Ligue 1.
Lassine Sinayoko put Auxerre ahead from the penalty spot on 36' (1-0), Oussama El Azzouzi made it 2-0 on 39', Gauthier Hein pulled one back for Metz on 45+1' (2-1) and Kévin Danois made it 3-1 on 89'.
Auxerre had 39% of the ball, shots were 14-5 (7-3 on target) and expected goals finished 1.94-0.55. Auxerre were the better side on chances, too.
Kévin Danois (Auxerre) was player of the match with an 8.9 rating.
Attendance: 15,588. Referee: Eric Wattellier.
Match stats
| Auxerre | Metz | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 39 | 61 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.94 | 0.55 |
| Total shots | 14 | 5 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 3 |
| Touches in opposition box | 21 | 9 |
| Big chances | 4 | 0 |
| Big chances missed | 2 | 0 |
| Accurate passes | 285 (84%) | 486 (89%) |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 1 |
| Corners | 5 | 3 |
| Total shots | 14 | 5 |
| Shots off target | 4 | 2 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 3 |
| Blocked shots | 3 | 0 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 1 |
| Shots inside box | 8 | 4 |
Lineups
Auxerre (4-3-3): Donovan Léon, Lamine Sy, Sinaly Diomandé, Clement Akpa, Fredrik Oppegård, Rudy Matondo, Oussama El Azzouzi, Kévin Danois, Lassine Sinayoko, Sékou Mara, Danny Namaso
Metz (4-2-3-1): Jonathan Fischer, Maxime Colin, Jean-Philippe Gbamin, Sadibou Sané, Fodé Ballo, Boubacar Traore, Jessy Deminguet, Cheikh Sabaly, Gauthier Hein, Giorgi Tsitaishvili, Joel Asoro
Key events
- 36' · Goal · Lassine Sinayoko (Auxerre)
- 39' · Goal · Oussama El Azzouzi (Auxerre)
- 45' · Yellow card · Rudy Matondo (Auxerre)
- 45'+1 · Goal · Gauthier Hein (Metz)
- 46' · Substitution · Habibou Mouhamadou Diallo for Joel Asoro (Metz)
- 68' · Substitution · Ibou Sané for Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Metz)
- 68' · Substitution · Malick Mbaye for Cheikh Sabaly (Metz)
- 73' · Substitution · Gideon Mensah for Fredrik Oppegård (Auxerre)
- 73' · Substitution · Josué Casimir for Sékou Mara (Auxerre)
- 75' · Yellow card · Jessy Deminguet (Metz)
- 80' · Substitution · Alpha Toure for Jessy Deminguet (Metz)
- 83' · Yellow card · Gideon Mensah (Auxerre)
- 84' · Substitution · Brian Madjo for Boubacar Traore (Metz)
- 89' · Goal · Kévin Danois (Auxerre)
- 90'+4 · Substitution · Assane Dioussé for Oussama El Azzouzi (Auxerre)
- 90'+4 · Substitution · Mamoudou Cissokho for Lassine Sinayoko (Auxerre)
All-time head-to-head
34 league meetings since 1993: Auxerre 15, draws 9, Metz 10.
Questions
Who won Auxerre vs Metz?
Auxerre won, 3-1 (Ligue 1) on Sun, 7 Dec 2025.
When and where is Auxerre vs Metz?
Sun, 7 Dec 2025, 16:15 UTC at Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps, Auxerre, Ligue 1.
What is the head-to-head record between Auxerre and Metz?
In 34 league meetings since 1993: Auxerre 15 wins, 9 draws, Metz 10 wins (goals 39-37).