Ligue 1 · Sat, 29 Aug 2026 ·
Strasbourg vs Lens — 2 - 1
Stade de la Meinau · Referee: Bastien Dechepy, France
Match report
Strasbourg beat Lens 2-1 as G. Yassine scores twice
Lens were beaten 2-1 by Strasbourg at Stade de la Meinau on Saturday, 29 August 2026 in Ligue 1 matchday 2. G. Yassine (48', 85') scored for Strasbourg, while F. Thauvin (38' pen) found the net for Lens. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Strasbourg had 52% of the ball and 16 shots (7 on target) against Lens’s 17 (7 on target). Gessime Yassine (Strasbourg) was the top-rated player with 9.9. The result leaves Strasbourg 8th in the Ligue 1 table on 7 points and Lens 15th on 4.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Angers | 5 | +1 | 7 |
| 8 | Strasbourg | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Le Mans | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Nice | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 15 | Lens | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Estac Troyes | 5 | -7 | 4 |
Match events
- 36'yellow cardJeyland MitchellYellow Card
- 38'penaltyF. ThauvinPenalty
- 48'goalG. YassineAssist: S. Nanasi
- 56'VAR decisionJacobo OrtegaGoal cancelled
- 62'substitutionM. NawrockiOff: R. Aguilar
- 69'yellow cardFranjo IvanovićYellow Card
- 72'substitutionM. CuisanceOff: A. Bulatovic
- 73'substitutionF. IvanovicOff: T. Hazard
- 76'substitutionG. ReynaOff: S. Amo-Ameyaw
- 80'yellow cardRuben AguilarYellow Card
- 83'yellow cardGessime YassineYellow Card
- 83'substitutionL. HogsbergOff: K. Coulibaly
- 83'substitutionJ. OrtegaOff: S. Mara
- 85'goalG. YassineAssist: S. Nanasi
- 89'substitutionM. SkorasOff: M. Soares
- 89'substitutionA. SimaOff: F. Sotoca
- 90'substitutionS. NanasiOff: M. Del Blanco
- 90'substitutionG. YassineOff: F. Balde
Lineups
Strasbourg
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Hugo Oliveira
Starting XI
- 1F. JorgensenG
- 16G. AntwiD
- 4J. MitchellD
- 2A. OmobamideleD
- 24L. HogsbergD
- 23D. SousaM
- 21P. DembaM
- 10G. ReynaM
- 80G. YassineF
- 30J. OrtegaF
- 11S. NanasiF
Substitutes
- 12M. PiekutowskiG
- 31K. CoulibalyD
- 17M. AmougouM
- 7S. Amo-AmeyawF
- 15M. Del BlancoD
- 45B. BrantlindM
- 28T. NoubissieM
- 19F. BaldeF
- 14S. MaraF
Lens
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Dino Toppmoller
Starting XI
- 40R. RisserG
- 3M. NawrockiD
- 25I. GaniouD
- 31S. SagnanD
- 22M. SkorasM
- 8Y. TitraouiM
- 27M. CuisanceM
- 14M. UdolM
- 10F. ThauvinF
- 29F. IvanovicF
- 19A. SimaF
Substitutes
Match statistics
- 52%Possession48%
- 1.83Expected goals (xG)2.91
- 16Total shots17
- 7Shots on target7
- 6Shots off target6
- 3Blocked shots4
- 12Shots inside the box12
- 4Shots outside the box5
- 3Corners6
- 3Offsides3
- 10Fouls11
- 2Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 6Goalkeeper saves5
- 444Passes415
- 384Accurate passes354
- 86%Pass accuracy85%
- 0.64Goals prevented0.64
Player statistics
Strasbourg
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Filip JørgensenG | 90 | 8.5 | ||
| 2Andrew OmobamideleD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 4Jeyland MitchellD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 16Genesis AntwiD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 24Lucas HøgsbergD | 83 | 6.6 | ||
| 10Giovanni ReynaM | 76 | 7.2 | ||
| 21Pape DiopM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 23Diogo SousaM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 11Sebastian NanasiF | 89 | 7.9 | 2 | |
| 30Jacobo OrtegaF | 83 | 6.9 | ||
| 80Gessime YassineFTop rated | 89 | 9.9 | 2 | |
| 12Miłosz PiekutowskiG | – | – | ||
| 15Mateo Del BlancoD | 8 | 6.9 | ||
| 31Karim CoulibalyD | 15 | 7.0 | ||
| 17Mathis AmougouM | – | – | ||
| 28Tyrese NoubissieM | – | – | ||
| 45Benjamin BrantlindM | – | – | ||
| 7Samuel Amo-AmeyawF | 14 | 6.7 | ||
| 14Sékou MaraF | 15 | 6.6 | ||
| 19Fabio BaldéF | 8 | 6.3 |
Lens
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40Robin RisserG | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 3Maik NawrockiD | 62 | 6.7 | ||
| 25Ismaelo GaniouD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 31Souleymane SagnanD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 8Yassine TitraouiM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 14Matthieu UdolM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 22Michał SkóraśM | 89 | 6.9 | ||
| 27Michaël CuisanceM | 72 | 6.5 | ||
| 10Florian ThauvinF | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 19Abdallah SimaF | 89 | 6.5 | ||
| 29Franjo IvanovićF | 73 | 6.3 | ||
| 16Mathieu GorgelinG | – | – | ||
| 2Ruben AguilarD | 28 | 6.3 | ||
| 4Nidal ČelikD | – | – | ||
| 5Andrija BulatovićM | 18 | 6.7 | ||
| 9Thorgan HazardM | 17 | 6.5 | ||
| 21Amadou HaidaraM | – | – | ||
| 38Mezian MesloubM | 9 | 6.6 | ||
| 7Florian SotocaF | 9 | 6.7 | ||
| 18Rayan FofanaF | – | – |
