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Ligue 1 · Fri, 18 Sept 2026 ·

Monaco vs Lens — 2 - 1

Score 2 - 1

FTHT 1-0

Stade Louis II · Referee: Clement Turpin, France

Monaco vs Lens head-to-head record

Match report

Monaco beat Lens 2-1

Lens were beaten 2-1 by Monaco at Stade Louis II on Friday, 18 September 2026 in Ligue 1 matchday 5. Paris Brunner (32') and Jonathan Gradit (84' og) scored for Monaco, while Matthieu Udol (57') found the net for Lens. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Monaco had 52% of the ball and 9 shots (6 on target) against Lens’s 12 (4 on target). Paris Josua Brunner (Monaco) was the top-rated player with 7.9. Our pre-match tip, Monaco or a draw, came in. The result leaves Monaco 1st in the Ligue 1 table on 13 points and Lens 15th on 4.

Team news

Monaco

Lens

Absentees and doubts as reported by the data provider before kick-off; line-ups can still change.

Form, table and head-to-head

Monaco

1st · 13 points · P 5 W 4 D 1 L 0

Form

Lens

15th · 4 points · P 5 W 1 D 1 L 3

Form

Ligue 1 table around both teams
#TeamPGDPts
1Monaco5+513
2Lyon5+811
14Nice5-35
15Lens504
16Estac Troyes5-74

Full Ligue 1 table

Last meetings

  1. Sat, 21 Feb 2026Lens2-3Monaco
  2. Sat, 8 Nov 2025Monaco1-4Lens
  3. Sat, 17 May 2025Lens4-0Monaco
  4. Sun, 1 Sept 2024Monaco1-1Lens
  5. Sun, 25 Feb 2024Lens2-3Monaco
  6. Sun, 7 Jan 2024Lens2-2Monaco

Full Monaco vs Lens head-to-head

Prediction

We called it!

Prediction right: Double chance : Monaco or draw

Predicted: Monaco or draw · 90% likely

Double chance : Monaco or draw

MON 45%Draw 45%10% LEN

Monaco: -3.5 goals · Lens: -2.5 goals

How the teams compare

  • 71%Form29%
  • 43%Attack57%
  • 78%Defence22%
  • 100%Poisson model0%
  • 50%Head-to-head50%
  • 38%Goals62%
  • 56%Overall44%

Last 5 matches

Monaco

Form

83%

Attack

55%

Defence

82%

League form: WWWD

Lens

Form

33%

Attack

73%

Defence

36%

League form: WLLD

Statistical prediction, for information only. All of today's tips and our track record

Match events

  1. 20'VAR decisionMichaël CuisancePenalty cancelled
  2. 32'goalParis BrunnerAssist: Matthis Abline
  3. 45'substitutionJean-Clair TodiboOff: Jonathan Gradit
  4. 53'yellow cardFlorian ThauvinYellow Card
  5. 57'goalMatthieu UdolAssist: Florian Thauvin
  6. 58'substitutionMezian Soares MesloubOff: Thorgan Hazard
  7. 58'substitutionAbdallah SimaOff: Odsonne Édouard
  8. 62'substitutionEdan DiopOff: Mathys Detourbet
  9. 69'substitutionJunior KadileOff: Michał Skóraś
  10. 71'yellow cardLamine CamaraYellow Card
  11. 72'substitutionAmadou HaidaraOff: Andrija Bulatović
  12. 76'substitutionMatthis AblineOff: Folarin Balogun
  13. 76'substitutionDenis ZakariaOff: Pape Cabral
  14. 84'own goalJonathan Gradit(own goal)Own Goal
  15. 90+2'substitutionParis BrunnerOff: Mohammed Salisu

Lineups

Match statistics

  • 52%Possession48%
  • 9Total shots12
  • 6Shots on target4
  • 2Shots off target4
  • 1Blocked shots4
  • 6Shots inside the box10
  • 3Shots outside the box2
  • 2Corners8
  • 3Offsides1
  • 13Fouls11
  • 1Yellow cards1
  • 0Red cards0
  • 3Goalkeeper saves5
  • 529Passes526
  • 464Accurate passes451
  • 11Free Kicks13

Player statistics

Monaco

Monaco player statistics
PlayerMinRatingGA
1L. HrádeckýG907.0
16P. KöhnG00.0
2VandersonD907.2
13C. Mawissa ElebiD00.0
15E. DierD906.8
20Flávio NazinhoD906.3
22M. SalisuD00.0
72Sadibou SanéD907.1
6D. ZakariaM766.6
8L. CamaraM906.5
10A. GolovinM906.9
18T. MinaminoM00.0
19Pape CabralM146.5
37E. DiopM626.4
47S. BenzahraM00.0
49I. TouréM00.0
7M. DetourbetF286.7
9F. BalogunF146.7
11M. AblineF767.21
29Paris Josua BrunnerFTop rated927.91

Lens

Lens player statistics
PlayerMinRatingGA
16M. GorgelinG00.0
40R. RisserG906.9
14M. UdolD907.31
20J. TodiboD466.5
24J. GraditD446.8
31S. SagnanD00.0
32K. AntonioD906.8
2R. AguilarM906.4
5A. BulatovićM186.6
9T. HazardM326.0
10F. ThauvinM906.41
21A. HaidaraM726.7
27M. CuisanceM906.3
28J. KadileM696.1
38Mezian MesloubM586.3
7F. SotocaF00.0
11O. ÉdouardF326.2
19A. SimaF586.5
22M. SkóraśF216.5
29F. IvanovićF00.0

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