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Bruno Genesio lines up the expected team with du Bouaddi-André in recovery. Correia, Haraldsson and Fernandez-Pardo will try to properly serve Igamane, aligned at the forefront of the attack.
Metz has six defeats after eight Ligue 1 matches this season (2 draws). This is the sixth time that the club has suffered at least as many losses at this stage of a season in the elite (and the first since 2017/18 – 7), more than any other team.
With four wins, two draws and two defeats (14 points), Lille has the same record after eight matches in 2025/26 as in 2024/25. LOSC won its ninth meeting (2-0 against Lens).
Those absent at FC Metz:
Suspended: Sadibou Sané
Injured: Ballo-Touré, Mboula, Mangando
Sick: Boubacar Traoré
Resumption: Mbaye
Choice of SLM: Ba, Lawson and Madjo
Those absent at LOSC:
Injured: Caillard, Alexsandro, Touré, Mbappé and Giroud
Choice of “Pep” Genesio: Santos and Gomes.
For its part, Metz is having a complicated season and has still not won in Ligue 1. The promoted team has two draws in the standings and has still not taken a single point away from home. Stéphane Le Mignan will have to do without several players for this trip (Mboula, Ballo-Touré, Mbaye, Mangondo, Sané, Traoré), but has called up the young Believe Munongo (15 years old) for the first time. The task looks complicated, but not impossible?
Winner in Nantes on the previous day, Lille must bounce back in front of their home crowd after the defeat in the Europa League against PAOK (3-4). The Mastiffs remain in three matches without a victory in all competitions at home and hope to take advantage of receiving the red lantern to revive themselves. Despite the absences of Olivier Giroud and Ethan Mbappé, Losc will count on its Moroccan striker Hamza Igamane, scorer at Beaujoire.
Hello and welcome to our site to follow live from 3:00 p.m. the match of the 9th day of Ligue 1 between Lille (7th, 14 points) and Metz (18th, 2 points) at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium.