Lens vs Lille

20 September 2025 · Ligue 1 · 2025/26 · Referee Eric Wattellier

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Wesley Said 28’
  • Florian Thauvin 43’
  • Rayan Fofana 52’

Match summary

Lens won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Lille. Lens led 2-0 at half-time.

Wesley Said put Lens ahead from a corner in the 28th minute, Florian Thauvin made it 2-0 in the 43rd minute, set up by Wesley Said, and Rayan Fofana made it 3-0 in the 52nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Lens created 3.87 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Lille's 2.18 from 17.

Match stats

38% Possession 62%
15 Shots 17
6 Shots on target 3
4 Corners 10
75 Attacks 109
34 Dangerous attacks 54
326 Passes 539
79% Pass accuracy 84%
19 Tackles 15
17 Fouls 11
1 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
4 Offsides 1

Key events

Lens Lille
Kick-off
Florian ThauvinShot on target
6’
15’
Felix CorreiaShot on target
18’
Calvin VerdonkRomain PerraudInjury
Rayan FofanaShot on target
19’
22’
Felix CorreiaShot on target
Wesley Saïd Right foot shot1-0 (Lens)
28’
36’
Calvin VerdonkFoul
42’
Chancel MbembaShot on target
Florian ThauvinLeft foot shot2-0 (Lens)
43’
45+1’
Aïssa MandiArgument
Half-time2-0
46’
Osame SahraouiFélix Correia
Second half underway
Rayan FofanaLeft foot shot3-0 (Lens)
52’
Ruben AguilarShot on target
52’
VAR review
54’
59’
Ngal'ayel MukauHákon Arnar Haraldsson
Saud AbdulhamidRuben Aguilar
69’
Odsonne ÉdouardRayan Fofana
69’
Morgan GuilavoguiWesley Saïd 
74’
77’
Ethan MbappéNabil Bentaleb
78’
Hamza IgamaneOlivier Giroud
Matthieu UdolFoul
83’
Florian SotocaFlorian Thauvin
86’
Fodé SyllaMamadou Sangaré
86’
90+5’
Chancel MbembaFoul
Full-time3-0

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 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.87 2.18 28’ Wesley Said (Lens), 1-0 28’ 43’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), 2-0 43’ 52’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), 3-0 52’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.87 2.18 28’ Wesley Said (Lens), 1-0 Said 28’ 43’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), 2-0 Thauvin 43’ 52’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), 3-0 Fofana 52’
Lens 3.87 xGLille 2.18 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lille attacking Lens attacking 
52’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.68 xG, goal 28’ Wesley Said (Lens), from a corner, 0.64 xG, goal 6’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.63 xG, saved 22’ Hákon Haraldsson (Lille), open play, 0.61 xG, hit the woodwork 69’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.59 xG, off target 22’ Felix Correia (Lille), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 15’ Felix Correia (Lille), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 43’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 76’ Morgan Guilavogui (Lens), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 40’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 6’ Olivier Giroud (Lille), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 14’ Felix Correia (Lille), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 90+4’ Osame Sahraoui (Lille), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 28’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 26’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 60’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 52’ Ruben Aguilar (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 89’ Aissa Mandi (Lille), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 78’ Ngal'ayel Mukau (Lille), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 86’ Hamza Igamane (Lille), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 28’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 42’ Chancel Mbemba (Lille), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 48’ Osame Sahraoui (Lille), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+3’ Matias Fernandez-Pardo (Lille), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+4’ Hamza Igamane (Lille), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Ruben Aguilar (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 13’ Felix Correia (Lille), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 70’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ Ngal'ayel Mukau (Lille), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ Ayyoub Bouaddi (Lille), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 72’ Calvin Verdonk (Lille), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 52’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.68 xG, goal 28’ Wesley Said (Lens), from a corner, 0.64 xG, goal 6’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.63 xG, saved 22’ Hákon Haraldsson (Lille), open play, 0.61 xG, hit the woodwork 69’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.59 xG, off target 22’ Felix Correia (Lille), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 15’ Felix Correia (Lille), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 43’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 76’ Morgan Guilavogui (Lens), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 40’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 6’ Olivier Giroud (Lille), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 14’ Felix Correia (Lille), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 90+4’ Osame Sahraoui (Lille), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 28’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 26’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 60’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 52’ Ruben Aguilar (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 89’ Aissa Mandi (Lille), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 78’ Ngal'ayel Mukau (Lille), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 86’ Hamza Igamane (Lille), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 28’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ Osame Sahraoui (Lille), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 42’ Chancel Mbemba (Lille), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 90+3’ Matias Fernandez-Pardo (Lille), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 13’ Felix Correia (Lille), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+4’ Hamza Igamane (Lille), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Ruben Aguilar (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 70’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ Ngal'ayel Mukau (Lille), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ Ayyoub Bouaddi (Lille), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 72’ Calvin Verdonk (Lille), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Lens 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Risser
Gradit
Baidoo
Sarr
Aguilar 69’
Sangaré 86’
Thomasson
Udol
Thauvin 86’
Saïd 74’
Fofana 69’
Lille 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Özer
Perraud 18’
Mbemba
Ngoy
Mandi
Bouaddi
Bentaleb 77’
Correia 46’
Haraldsson 59’
Fernández-Pardo
Giroud 78’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Robin Risser GK900 0.000.021
Samson Baidoo DEF900 0.000.000
Jonathan Gradit DEF900 0.000.000
Malang Sarr DEF900 0.000.000
Ruben Aguilar MID742 0.100.000
Matthieu Udol MID901 0.090.271
Adrien Thomasson MID900 0.000.081
Mamadou Sangaré MID901 0.020.071
Florian Thauvin MID9015 1.690.072
Wesley Said MID79112 0.681.695
Rayan Fofana FWD7413 0.980.000
Odsonne Edouard Sub160 0.000.301
Saud Abdulhamid Sub160 0.000.000
Morgan Guilavogui Sub111 0.300.000
Fodé Sylla Sub10 0.000.000
Florian Sotoca Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lens win 42% Avg odds 2.23
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.45
Lille win 31% Avg odds 3.10

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

Form going into the game

Lens WLWWL
Lille WDWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lille 1-0 Lens, 30 Mar 25 Next meeting: Lille 3-0 Lens, 04 Apr 26  All Lens vs Lille meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.