Lens vs Bordeaux

19 September 2020 · Ligue 1 · 2020/21 · Referee Benoît Millot

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Ignatius Ganago 47’
  • Gaël Kakuta 59’ (pen)
  • Samuel Kalu 90+5’

Match summary

Lens won 2-1 at home to Bordeaux. It was goalless at half-time.

Ignatius Ganago put Lens ahead in the 47th minute, Gaël Kakuta made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 59th minute, and Samuel Kalu pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in stoppage time, set up by Yacine Adli.

The chances backed that up: Lens created 3.04 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Bordeaux's 0.36 from 7. Bordeaux had a player sent off.

Match stats

Lens Bordeaux
19 Shots 7
5 Shots on Target 3
7 Corners 0
5 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 1
3.02 xG 0.36
2.26 Non-penalty xG 0.36
6 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Lens Bordeaux
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Ignatius Ganago1-0 (Lens)
47’
Gaël Kakuta
Penalty2-0 (Lens)
59’
90+5’
Samuel Kalu
Assist: Yacine Adli2-1 (Bordeaux)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Lens
  • Facundo Medina
  • Steven Fortes
  • Jonathan Gradit
  • Cheick Oumar Doucoure
  • Corentin Jean
Bordeaux
  • Paul Baysse
  • Loris Benito
  • Otávio
  • Josh Maja

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.04 0.36 47’ Ignatius Ganago (Lens), 1-0 47’ 59’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), 2-0 59’ 90+5’ Samuel Kalu (Bordeaux), 2-1 90+5’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.04 0.36 47’ Ignatius Ganago (Lens), 1-0 Ganago 47’ 59’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), 2-0 Kakuta 59’ 90+5’ Samuel Kalu (Bordeaux), 2-1 Kalu 90+5’
Lens 3.04 xGBordeaux 0.36 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bordeaux attacking Lens attacking 
59’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 38’ Ignatius Ganago (Lens), from a corner, 0.53 xG, saved 4’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 47’ Ignatius Ganago (Lens), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 14’ Ignatius Ganago (Lens), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 17’ Laurent Koscielny (Bordeaux), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 70’ Issiaga Sylla (Lens), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 70’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 26’ Steven Fortes (Lens), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 13’ Ignatius Ganago (Lens), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 25’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 72’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 72’ Remi Oudin (Bordeaux), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 79’ Corentin Jean (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+5’ Samuel Kalu (Bordeaux), set piece, 0.03 xG, goal 48’ Otávio (Bordeaux), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 79’ Facundo Medina (Lens), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+3’ Josh Maja (Bordeaux), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Nicolas de Preville (Bordeaux), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ Remi Oudin (Bordeaux), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 43’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Issiaga Sylla (Lens), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 38’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 25’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 59’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 38’ Ignatius Ganago (Lens), from a corner, 0.53 xG, saved 4’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 47’ Ignatius Ganago (Lens), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 14’ Ignatius Ganago (Lens), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 17’ Laurent Koscielny (Bordeaux), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 70’ Issiaga Sylla (Lens), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 70’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 26’ Steven Fortes (Lens), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 13’ Ignatius Ganago (Lens), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 25’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 72’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 72’ Remi Oudin (Bordeaux), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 79’ Corentin Jean (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+3’ Josh Maja (Bordeaux), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+5’ Samuel Kalu (Bordeaux), set piece, 0.03 xG, goal 48’ Otávio (Bordeaux), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 79’ Facundo Medina (Lens), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Nicolas de Preville (Bordeaux), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ Remi Oudin (Bordeaux), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 43’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 27’ Issiaga Sylla (Lens), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 25’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Jean-Louis Leca GK900 0.000.000
Facundo Medina DEF901 0.030.000
Steven Fortes DEF901 0.110.021
Jonathan Gradit DEF900 0.000.000
Jonathan Clauss MID781 0.020.000
Yannick Cahuzac MID900 0.000.122
Cheick Oumar Doucoure MID662 0.030.000
Issiaga Sylla MID902 0.150.011
Gaël Kakuta MID9013 1.110.985
Ignatius Ganago FWD7814 1.230.233
Florian Sotoca FWD774 0.300.000
Seko Fofana Sub240 0.000.071
Simon Banza Sub130 0.000.000
Corentin Jean Sub121 0.070.000
Ismael Boura Sub120 0.000.071
Tony Mauricio Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lens win 40% Avg odds 2.37
Draw 32% Avg odds 3.01
Bordeaux win 28% Avg odds 3.38

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

Form going into the game

Lens LWW
Bordeaux DDDWD

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Bordeaux 3-0 Lens, 16 May 21  All Lens vs Bordeaux meetings

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.