Lens 1:0 Nantes: Ligue 1 Match Result

Ligue 1

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1:0

Finished

Kick-off was 8 May, 19:45 BST

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Venue: Stade Bollaert-Delelis City: Lens

In the Ligue 1 game on 8 May 2026, Lens beat Nantes 1:0. Match numbers: shots on target 5:3, corners 8:3.

Key numbers

Possession, % 64 – 36

Shots on target 5 – 3

Shots off target 5 – 6

Expected goals 0.82 – 1.25

🟨 15' A. Sima — Yellow card 🟨 36' A. Bulatovic — Yellow card ⇄ 46' R. Fofana — Substitution ⇄ 59' O. Edouard — Substitution ⇄ 65' A. Haidara — Substitution ⇄ 66' U. Radakovic — Substitution 71' A. Sima — var_goal_cancelled 🟨 75' Ali Youssef — Yellow card ⇄ 78' W. Said — Substitution ⇄ 79' A. Sima — Substitution ⚽ 79' M. Soares — Goal ⇄ 82' I. Ganago — Substitution ⇄ 82' M. Kaba — Substitution ⇄ 82' M. Abline — Substitution ⇄ 87' F. Guilbert — Substitution

Match events

15' 0:0 Lens Yellow card A. Sima
36' 0:0 Lens Yellow card A. Bulatovic
46' 0:0 Lens Substitution R. Fofana off: F. Sotoca
59' 0:0 Lens Substitution O. Edouard off: R. Aguilar
65' 0:0 Lens Substitution A. Haidara off: F. Sylla
66' 0:0 Nantes Substitution U. Radakovic off: Ali Youssef
71' 0:0 Lens var_goal_cancelled A. Sima
75' 0:0 Nantes Yellow card Ali Youssef
78' 0:0 Lens Substitution W. Said off: A. Bermont
79' 0:0 Lens Substitution A. Sima off: M. Soares
79' 1:0 Lens Goal M. Soares assist: A. Bulatovic
82' 1:0 Nantes Substitution I. Ganago off: Mostafa Mohamed
82' 1:0 Nantes Substitution M. Kaba off: L. Leroux
82' 1:0 Nantes Substitution M. Abline off: Y. El Arabi
87' 1:0 Nantes Substitution F. Guilbert off: D. Tabibou

Statistics

64 Possession, % 36

5 Shots on target 3

5 Shots off target 6

0.82 Expected goals 1.25

2 Big chances 1

8 Corners 3

15 Fouls 15

14 Free kicks 14

4 Offsides 0

2 Yellow cards 1

10 Goal kicks 6

19 Throw-ins 34

All statistics

19/3751% Aerial duels 18/3749%

71 Backward passes 27

4 Blocked shots 6

31 Clearances 21

6/1932% Crosses 6/2227%

8/1457% Dribbles 5/1145%

0.45 Expected assists 1.29

87 Failed passes 78

3 Goalkeeper saves 4

7 Interceptions 16

11 Key passes 12

19/4740% Long passes 14/4531%

77 Passes into the final third 54

236 Passes in the opposition half 176

250 Passes in own half 106

0.36 Shot accuracy 0.20

5 Shots from outside the box 6

9 Shots inside the box 9

10/1283% Tackles 6/1638%

467 Total passes 260

Line-ups

Lens

Starting XI
#	Player	number
40	Robin Risser Birckel	40
6	Samson Baidoo	6
20	Malang Sarr	20
25	I. Ganiu	25
5	A. Bulatovich	5
14	Matthieu Udol	14
19	Abdallah Dipo Sima	19
21	Amadou Haidara	21
11	Odsonne Édouard	11
22	Wesley Saïd	22
38	R. Fofana	38

Substitutes
#	Player	number
16	Mathieu Gorgelin	16
2	Ruben Aguilar	2
4	N. Çelik	4
27	Arthur Masuaku	27
32	K. Antonio	32
18	F. Silla	18
26	Anthony Bermon	26
7	Florian Sotoca	7

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Nantes

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Anthony Lopes	1
3	Nicolas Louis Marcel Cozza	3
6	Chidozie Awaziem	6
22	Mathieu Akapandzé	22
24	Frédéric Guilbert	24
26	Uroš Radaković	26
8	Johann Théo Tom Lepenant	8
21	Mohamed Kaba	21
28	Ibrahima Sissoko	28
10	Matthis Abline	10
37	Ignatius Ganago	37

Substitutes
#	Player	number
30	Patrik Ulf Anders Carlgren	30
2	Ali Youssef	2
72	Sékou Doucoure	72
17	D. Tabibu	17
20	Rémy Joseph Cabella	20
66	Louis Leroux	66
11	Bakery Jite	11
19	Youssef El-Arabi	19
31	Mostafa Mohamed Ahmed Abdallah	31

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Match information

State: Finished
Series: Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
City: Lens
Kick-off: 8 May, 19:45 BST

Key numbers

64:36 Possession, %
5:3 Shots on target
5:6 Shots off target
0.82:1.25 Expected goals

Ligue 1

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#	Team	P	W	D	L	Points
1	Paris Saint Germain	34	24	4	6	76
2	Lens	34	22	4	8	70
3	Lille	34	18	7	9	61
4	Lyon	34	18	6	10	60
5	Marseille	34	18	5	11	59
6	Rennes FC	34	17	8	9	59
7	Monaco	34	16	6	12	54
8	Strasbourg	34	15	8	11	53
9	Toulouse	34	12	9	13	45
10	Lorient	34	11	12	11	45