Lens vs Ajaccio

27 May 2023 · Ligue 1 · 2022/23 · Referee Thomas Léonard

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 3–0

  • Deiver Machado 16’
  • Adrien Thomasson 22’
  • Loïs Openda 35’ (pen)

Match summary

Lens won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Ajaccio. Lens led 3-0 at half-time.

Deiver Machado put Lens ahead with a header in the 16th minute, set up by Adrien Thomasson, Adrien Thomasson made it 2-0 in the 22nd minute, set up by Facundo Medina, and Loïs Openda made it 3-0 from the penalty spot in the 35th minute.

The chances backed that up: Lens created 2.30 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Ajaccio's 0.19 from 6.

Match stats

Lens Ajaccio
12 Shots 6
3 Shots on Target 0
9 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.30 xG 0.19
1.54 Non-penalty xG 0.19
14 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Lens Ajaccio
Kick-off
Deiver Machado
Assist: Adrien Thomasson1-0 (Lens)
16’
Adrien Thomasson
Assist: Facundo Medina2-0 (Lens)
22’
Loïs Openda
Penalty3-0 (Lens)
35’
Half-time3-0
Full-time3-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Lens
  • Loïs Openda
Ajaccio
  • Oumar Gonzalez
  • Tony Strata

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.30 0.19 16’ Deiver Machado (Lens), 1-0 16’ 22’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), 2-0 22’ 35’ Loïs Openda (Lens), 3-0 35’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.30 0.19 16’ Deiver Machado (Lens), 1-0 Machado 16’ 22’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), 2-0 Thomasson 22’ 35’ Loïs Openda (Lens), 3-0 Openda 35’
Lens 2.30 xGAjaccio 0.19 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Ajaccio attacking Lens attacking 
35’ Loïs Openda (Lens), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 71’ Massadio Haidara (Lens), from a corner, 0.45 xG, off target 22’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 16’ Deiver Machado (Lens), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 66’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 89’ Massadio Haidara (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 61’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 75’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 81’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 51’ Riad Nouri (Ajaccio), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 11’ Riad Nouri (Ajaccio), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 49’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 73’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 51’ Mohamed Youssouf (Ajaccio), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 26’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Michael Barreto (Ajaccio), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 10’ Ben Touré (Ajaccio), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 68’ Michael Barreto (Ajaccio), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 35’ Loïs Openda (Lens), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 71’ Massadio Haidara (Lens), from a corner, 0.45 xG, off target 22’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 66’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 16’ Deiver Machado (Lens), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 89’ Massadio Haidara (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 61’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 75’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 81’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 11’ Riad Nouri (Ajaccio), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 51’ Riad Nouri (Ajaccio), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 73’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 51’ Mohamed Youssouf (Ajaccio), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 26’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Michael Barreto (Ajaccio), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 10’ Ben Touré (Ajaccio), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 68’ Michael Barreto (Ajaccio), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Brice Samba GK900 0.000.000
Facundo Medina DEF9010 0.000.371
Kevin Danso DEF900 0.000.000
Jonathan Gradit DEF900 0.000.000
Florian Sotoca MID821 0.080.000
Deiver Machado MID6911 0.120.131
Salis Abdul Samed MID900 0.000.000
Seko Fofana MID904 0.250.000
Angelo Fulgini MID820 0.000.623
Adrien Thomasson MID69112 0.450.172
Loïs Openda FWD6811 0.760.000
Adam Buksa Sub220 0.000.000
Massadio Haidara Sub212 0.540.000
David Pereira Da Costa Sub211 0.080.051
Wesley Said Sub80 0.000.091
Alexis Claude Maurice Sub80 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lens win 83% Avg odds 1.15
Draw 12% Avg odds 7.64
Ajaccio win 5% Avg odds 19.84

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Ajaccio DLDLL

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.