My people, no be small matter dey happen for Ligue 1 as Metz go face Lyon for Stade Saint-Symphorien this Sunday wey dem call January 25, 2026. Na crucial match wey fit change the whole game for dem. Metz dey vex like mad because dem no fit win any match for six straight games. E be like say dem dey follow dem own to relegation with the way dem don dey collect goals!
As we dey talk now, dem don concede 40 goals, wey make dem the bottom of the league table. Na so e dey be for dem since dem promote from lower division last year. Last weekend, dem land for 2-1 loss against Strasbourg, and now dem be like person wey wan fall for ground!
But abeg, no underestimate Metz o! E get as dem go surprise us before, like when dem scatter Nice and even nearly tame PSG in that 3-2 loss. Dem fit find the strength to do am again but e go take serious magic!
On the flip side, Lyon dey ginger like never before. Dem don dey enjoy fine form since dem start to push back from debt wahala early for the season. Dem don win seven straight matches, and their Europe League journey dey shine like diamond. They just come from small work wey dem do for Young Boys wey dem beat 1-0!
For domestic front, Lyon don maintain their groove with fine 2-1 win over Brest wey dey down to ten men. Na true say dem don dey face Metz as dem enter the pitch, dem never lose to dem for four straight games. Last time wey dem fight, dem give Metz 3-0 for August, na wetin be your own dey do for keeper Jonathan Fischer that day! He turn ‘superman’!
Metz no go fit use Pape Sy as e dey recover from head injury, and Joseph Mangondo don already knack knee injury wey dey carry dem waka since the season start. But Koffi Kouao don ready come back after e miss one match as dem suspend am. Habib Diallo and Cheikh Sabaly dey poised to join the squad after the Africa Cup of Nations!
Lyon dey hopeful as Ernest Nuamah dey recover from serious knee wahala wey slow am since last year. Rachid Ghezzal still dey fight small injury but e go soon join crew.
Metz possible starting lineup dey look like this: Fischer; Kouao, Gbamin, Yegbe, Colin; B. Traore, Deminguet; Sane, Hein, Tsitaishvili; Sabaly. Meanwhile, Lyon go likely roll out Greif; Maitland-Niles, Mata, Kluivert, Tagliafico; Tessman, Morton, Abner, Sulc; Endrick, Moreira.
For this match, e be like say Lyon go carry the day as dem dey on top their game and got better firepower. But, who know? Metz fit bring their A-game! But even if dem try hold their own for home, Lyon’s momentum fit just push dem down. Na wetin my eye dey see
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