Ligue 1 · Fri, 8 May 2026 ·
Lens vs Nantes — 1 - 0
Stade Bollaert-Delelis · Referee: M. Vernice
Match report
Lens beat Nantes 1-0
Lens beat Nantes 1-0 in Ligue 1 matchday 33 on Friday, 8 May 2026 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. M. Soares scored the only goal of the game for Lens in the 79th minute. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Lens had 64% of the ball and 14 shots (5 on target) against Nantes’s 15 (3 on target). Robin Risser (Lens) was the top-rated player with 8.0.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Nice | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 15 | Lens | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Estac Troyes | 5 | -7 | 4 |
Match events
- 15'yellow cardAbdallah SimaYellow Card
- 36'yellow cardAndrija BulatovicYellow Card
- 46'substitutionR. FofanaOff: F. Sotoca
- 59'substitutionO. EdouardOff: R. Aguilar
- 65'substitutionA. HaidaraOff: F. Sylla
- 66'substitutionU. RadakovicOff: Ali Youssef
- 72'VAR decisionAbdallah SimaGoal cancelled
- 75'yellow cardAli YoussefYellow Card
- 79'substitutionW. SaidOff: A. Bermont
- 79'substitutionA. SimaOff: M. Soares
- 79'goalM. SoaresAssist: A. Bulatovic
- 82'substitutionM. AblineOff: Y. El Arabi
- 82'substitutionI. GanagoOff: Mostafa Mohamed
- 82'substitutionM. KabaOff: L. Leroux
- 87'substitutionF. GuilbertOff: D. Tabibou
Lineups
Lens
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Pierre Sage
Starting XI
- 40R. RisserG
- 25I. GaniouD
- 6S. BaidooD
- 20M. SarrD
- 19A. SimaM
- 5A. BulatovicM
- 21A. HaidaraM
- 14M. UdolM
- 38R. FofanaF
- 22W. SaidF
- 11O. EdouardF
Substitutes
- 16M. GorgelinG
- 27A. MasuakuD
- 4N. CelikD
- 32K. AntonioD
- 7F. SotocaF
- 2R. AguilarD
- 18F. SyllaM
- 26A. BermontM
- 41M. SoaresM
Nantes
Formation 3-1-4-2 · Coach Vahid Halilhodzic
Starting XI
- 1A. LopesG
- 6C. AwaziemD
- 26U. RadakovicD
- 3N. CozzaD
- 28I. SissokoM
- 22M. AcapandieM
- 21M. KabaM
- 8J. LepenantM
- 24F. GuilbertM
- 37I. GanagoF
- 10M. AblineF
Substitutes
- 30P. CarlgrenG
- 19Y. El ArabiF
- 20R. CabellaM
- 31Mostafa MohamedF
- 2Ali YoussefD
- 72S. DoucoureD
- 17D. TabibouM
- 66L. LerouxM
- 11B. GuirassyF
Match statistics
- 64%Possession36%
- 0.82Expected goals (xG)1.25
- 14Total shots15
- 5Shots on target3
- 5Shots off target6
- 4Blocked shots6
- 9Shots inside the box9
- 5Shots outside the box6
- 8Corners3
- 4Offsides0
- 15Fouls15
- 2Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves4
- 467Passes260
- 380Accurate passes182
- 81%Pass accuracy70%
- 0.16Goals prevented0.16
Player statistics
Lens
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40Robin RisserGTop rated | 90 | 8.0 | ||
| 6Samson BaidooD | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 20Malang SarrD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 25Ismaelo GaniouD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 5Andrija BulatovicM | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 14Matthieu UdolM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 19Abdallah SimaM | 79 | 6.9 | ||
| 21Amadou HaidaraM | 65 | 6.7 | ||
| 11Odsonne ÉdouardF | 59 | 6.3 | ||
| 22Wesley SaïdF | 79 | 6.9 | ||
| 38Rayan FofanaF | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| 16Mathieu GorgelinG | – | – | ||
| 2Ruben AguilarD | 31 | 6.9 | ||
| 4Nidal ČelikD | – | – | ||
| 27Arthur MasuakuD | – | – | ||
| 32Kyllian AntonioD | – | – | ||
| 18Fode SyllaM | 25 | 6.7 | ||
| 26Anthony BermontM | 11 | 6.6 | ||
| 41Mezian MesloubM | 11 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 7Florian SotocaF | 45 | 6.9 |
Nantes
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anthony LopesG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 3Nicolas CozzaD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 6Chidozie AwaziemD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 26Uroš RadakovićD | 66 | 6.9 | ||
| 8Johann LepenantM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 21Mohamed KabaM | 82 | 6.6 | ||
| 22Mathieu AcapandiéM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 24Frédéric GuilbertM | 87 | 7.5 | ||
| 28Ibrahima SissokoM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 10Matthis AblineF | 82 | 6.6 | ||
| 37Ignatius Kpene GanagoF | 82 | 6.2 | ||
| 30Patrik CarlgrenG | – | – | ||
| 2Ali YoussefD | 24 | 5.9 | ||
| 72Sékou DoucoureD | – | – | ||
| 17Dehmaine TabibouM | 9 | 6.3 | ||
| 20Rémy CabellaM | – | – | ||
| 66Louis LerouxM | 8 | 6.3 | ||
| 11Bahereba GuirassyF | – | – | ||
| 19Youssef El ArabiF | 8 | 6.6 | ||
| 31Mostafa MohamedF | 8 | 6.3 |