Ligue 1 · Sat, 6 Dec 2025 ·
Nantes vs Lens — 1 - 2
Stade de la Beaujoire · Referee: Benoît Bastien, France
Match report
W. Said’s 81' winner gives Lens 2-1 victory over Nantes
Nantes were beaten 2-1 by Lens at Stade de la Beaujoire on Saturday, 6 December 2025 in Ligue 1 matchday 15. Y. El Arabi (38') scored for Nantes, while F. Thauvin (34') and W. Said (81') found the net for Lens. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Nantes had 34% of the ball and 10 shots (4 on target) against Lens’s 20 (6 on target). Florian Thauvin (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
- 34'goalF. ThauvinAssist: R. Aguilar
- 38'goalY. El ArabiNormal Goal
- 44'substitutionB. GuirassyOff: M. Lahdo
- 60'substitutionB. DeuffOff: D. Tabibou
- 60'substitutionY. El ArabiOff: Mostafa Mohamed
- 69'substitutionO. EdouardOff: R. Fofana
- 81'goalW. SaidAssist: M. Udol
- 83'yellow cardDehmaine TabibouYellow Card
- 87'substitutionN. CozzaOff: F. Centonze
- 87'substitutionKwon Hyeok-KyuOff: A. Camara
- 90+2'substitutionW. SaidOff: F. Sotoca
- 90+5'yellow cardChidozie AwaziemYellow Card
Lineups
Nantes
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Luís Manuel Ferreira de Castro
Starting XI
- 1A. LopesG
- 98K. AmianD
- 6C. AwaziemD
- 78T. TatiD
- 3N. CozzaD
- 8J. LepenantM
- 5Kwon Hyeok-KyuM
- 52B. DeuffM
- 10M. AblineF
- 19Y. El ArabiF
- 11B. GuirassyF
Substitutes
- 30P. CarlgrenG
- 18F. CentonzeD
- 7Hong Hyun-SeokM
- 14A. CamaraF
- 17D. TabibouM
- 26U. RadakovicD
- 90Y. BenhattabM
- 31Mostafa MohamedF
- 15M. LahdoF
Lens
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Pierre Sage
Starting XI
- 40R. RisserG
- 25I. GaniouD
- 6S. BaidooD
- 20M. SarrD
- 2R. AguilarM
- 8M. SangareM
- 5A. BulatovicM
- 14M. UdolM
- 10F. ThauvinF
- 22W. SaidF
- 11O. EdouardF
Substitutes
- 1R. GurtnerG
- 23S. AbdulhamidD
- 32K. AntonioD
- 15H. OjediranM
- 18F. SyllaM
- 26A. BermontM
- 7F. SotocaF
- 19A. SimaF
- 38R. FofanaF
Match statistics
- 34%Possession66%
- 1.19Expected goals (xG)2.30
- 10Total shots20
- 4Shots on target6
- 4Shots off target8
- 2Blocked shots6
- 5Shots inside the box16
- 5Shots outside the box4
- 1Corners12
- 0Offsides3
- 8Fouls13
- 2Yellow cards0
- –Red cards–
- 4Goalkeeper saves3
- 287Passes534
- 216Accurate passes461
- 75%Pass accuracy86%
- 0.61Goals prevented0.61
Player statistics
Nantes
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anthony LopesG | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 3Nicolas CozzaD | 87 | 6.0 | ||
| 6Chidozie AwaziemD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 78Tylel TatiD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 98Kelvin AmianD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 5Hyeok-kyu KwonM | 87 | 7.2 | ||
| 8Johann LepenantM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 52Bahmed DeuffM | 60 | 6.9 | ||
| 10Matthis AblineF | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 11Bahereba GuirassyF | 44 | 6.9 | ||
| 19Youssef El ArabiF | 59 | 5.9 | 1 | |
| 30Patrik CarlgrenG | – | – | ||
| 18Fabien CentonzeD | 8 | 6.6 | ||
| 26Uroš RadakovićD | – | – | ||
| 7Hyun-Seok HongM | – | – | ||
| 17Dehmaine TabibouM | 30 | 6.3 | ||
| 90Yassine BenhattabM | – | – | ||
| 14Amady CamaraF | 3 | – | ||
| 15Mayckel LahdoF | 46 | 6.3 | ||
| 31Mostafa MohamedF | 31 | 6.7 |
Lens
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40Robin RisserG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 6Samson BaidooD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 20Malang SarrD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 25Ismaelo GaniouD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 2Ruben AguilarM | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 5Andrija BulatovicM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 8Mamadou SangareM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 14Matthieu UdolM | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 10Florian ThauvinFTop rated | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| 11Odsonne ÉdouardF | 69 | 6.6 | ||
| 22Wesley SaïdF | 89 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 1Régis GurtnerG | – | – | ||
| 23Saud AbdulhamidD | – | – | ||
| 32Kyllian AntonioD | – | – | ||
| 15Hamzat OjediranM | – | – | ||
| 18Fode SyllaM | – | – | ||
| 26Anthony BermontM | – | – | ||
| 7Florian SotocaF | 1 | – | ||
| 19Abdallah SimaF | – | – | ||
| 38Rayan FofanaF | 21 | 6.3 |