Ligue 1 · Sat, 7 Feb 2026 ·
Lens vs Rennes — 3 - 1
Stade Bollaert-Delelis · Referee: J. Pignard
Match report
Lens beat Rennes 3-1
Lens beat Rennes 3-1 in Ligue 1 matchday 21 on Saturday, 7 February 2026 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. O. Edouard (41'), R. Aguilar (54') and A. Saint-Maximin (78') scored for Lens, while E. Lepaul (8') found the net for Rennes. Ruben Aguilar (Lens, 56') was sent off. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Lens had 51% of the ball and 9 shots (3 on target) against Rennes’s 14 (1 on target). Odsonne Édouard (Lens) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves Lens 15th in the Ligue 1 table on 4 points and Rennes 5th on 10.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Lille | 5 | +4 | 10 |
| 5 | Rennes | 5 | -1 | 10 |
| 6 | Paris Saint Germain | 5 | +1 | 8 |
| 14 | Nice | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 15 | Lens | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Estac Troyes | 5 | -7 | 4 |
Match events
- 8'goalE. LepaulAssist: A. Nordin
- 29'substitutionA. Ait BoudlalOff: A. Seidu
- 32'yellow cardRuben AguilarYellow Card
- 36'yellow cardAdrien ThomassonYellow Card
- 41'goalO. EdouardAssist: R. Aguilar
- 45'yellow cardBreel EmboloYellow Card
- 45+2'yellow cardMamadou SangareYellow Card
- 54'goalR. AguilarAssist: F. Thauvin
- 56'yellow cardRuben AguilarYellow Card
- 56'red cardRuben AguilarRed Card
- 60'substitutionS. BaidooOff: K. Antonio
- 61'yellow cardArnaud NordinYellow Card
- 61'substitutionO. EdouardOff: S. Abdulhamid
- 61'substitutionW. SaidOff: A. Saint-Maximin
- 64'substitutionA. RouaultOff: L. Brassier
- 64'substitutionS. SzymanskiOff: Q. Merlin
- 64'substitutionA. NordinOff: L. Blas
- 69'substitutionJ. JacquetOff: M. Nagida
- 78'substitutionF. ThauvinOff: A. Haidara
- 78'goalA. Saint-MaximinAssist: R. Risser
- 89'substitutionM. SangareOff: F. Sotoca
Lineups
Lens
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Pierre Sage
Starting XI
- 40R. RisserG
- 25I. GaniouD
- 6S. BaidooD
- 20M. SarrD
- 2R. AguilarM
- 8M. SangareM
- 28A. ThomassonM
- 14M. UdolM
- 10F. ThauvinF
- 22W. SaidF
- 11O. EdouardF
Substitutes
- 16M. GorgelinG
- 23S. AbdulhamidD
- 29A. MasuakuD
- 32K. AntonioD
- 21A. HaidaraM
- 7F. SotocaF
- 9A. Saint-MaximinF
- 19A. SimaF
- 38R. FofanaF
Rennes
Formation 3-5-2 · Coach Franck Haise
Starting XI
- 50M. SilistrieG
- 48A. Ait BoudlalD
- 97J. JacquetD
- 24A. RouaultD
- 70A. NordinM
- 17S. SzymanskiM
- 21V. RongierM
- 45M. CamaraM
- 11M. TamariM
- 9E. LepaulF
- 7B. EmboloF
Substitutes
- 80A. AkabouG
- 36A. SeiduD
- 3L. BrassierD
- 26Q. MerlinD
- 18M. NagidaD
- 79C. UgochukwuM
- 10L. BlasF
- 35E. LegendreF
- 65N. MukieleF
Match statistics
- 51%Possession49%
- 1.16Expected goals (xG)1.50
- 9Total shots14
- 3Shots on target1
- 3Shots off target8
- 3Blocked shots5
- 4Shots inside the box9
- 5Shots outside the box5
- 4Corners4
- 2Offsides1
- 13Fouls17
- 4Yellow cards2
- 1Red cards0
- –Goalkeeper saves–
- 432Passes398
- 365Accurate passes340
- 84%Pass accuracy85%
- -1.68Goals prevented-1.68
Player statistics
Lens
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40Robin RisserG | 90 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 6Samson BaidooD | 60 | 6.7 | ||
| 20Malang SarrD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 25Ismaelo GaniouD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 2Ruben AguilarM | 56 | 7.3 | 1 | 1 |
| 8Mamadou SangareM | 89 | 6.9 | ||
| 14Matthieu UdolM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 28Adrien ThomassonM | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 10Florian ThauvinF | 78 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 11Odsonne ÉdouardFTop rated | 61 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 22Wesley SaïdF | 61 | 6.9 | ||
| 16Mathieu GorgelinG | – | – | ||
| 23Saud AbdulhamidD | 29 | 6.6 | ||
| 29Arthur MasuakuD | – | – | ||
| 32Kyllian AntonioD | 30 | 7.3 | ||
| 21Amadou HaidaraM | 12 | 6.7 | ||
| 7Florian SotocaF | 1 | – | ||
| 9Allan Saint-MaximinF | 29 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 19Abdallah SimaF | – | – | ||
| 38Rayan FofanaF | – | – |
Rennes
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50Mathys SilistrieG | 90 | 5.6 | ||
| 24Anthony RouaultD | 64 | 6.2 | ||
| 48Abdelhamid Ait BoudlalD | 29 | 7.0 | ||
| 97Jérémy JacquetD | 69 | 6.7 | ||
| 11Mousa TamariM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 17Sebastian SzymańskiM | 64 | 6.7 | ||
| 21Valentin RongierM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 45Mahdi CamaraM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 70Arnaud NordinM | 64 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 7Breel EmboloF | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 9Esteban LepaulF | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 80Ayoube AkabouG | – | – | ||
| 3Lilian BrassierD | 26 | 7.3 | ||
| 18Mahamadou NagidaD | 21 | 6.2 | ||
| 26Quentin MerlinD | 26 | 6.7 | ||
| 36Alidu SeiduD | 61 | 6.2 | ||
| 79Chibuike UgochukwuM | – | – | ||
| 10Ludovic BlasF | 26 | 6.3 | ||
| 35Elias Legendre QuiñonezF | – | – | ||
| 65Nordan MukieleF | – | – |