Lens vs Lorient

11 April 2021 · Ligue 1 · 2020/21 · Referee Eric Wattellier

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Gaël Kakuta 16’ (pen)
  • Corentin Jean 39’
  • Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga 55’
  • Simon Banza 88’ (pen)
  • Terem Igobor Moffi 29’

Match summary

Lens won comfortably, 4-1 at home to Lorient. Lens led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Gaël Kakuta put Lens ahead from the penalty spot in the 16th minute, Terem Igobor Moffi equalised with a header in the 29th minute, set up by Enzo Le Fée, and Corentin Jean put Lens back in front in the 39th minute. In the second half, Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga made it 3-1 from a corner in the 55th minute and Simon Banza made it 4-1 from the penalty spot in the 88th minute.

The chances backed that up: Lens created 3.67 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Lorient's 1.95 from 17.

Match stats

Lens Lorient
14 Shots 17
6 Shots on Target 6
5 Corners 10
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3.36 xG 1.95
1.84 Non-penalty xG 1.95
7 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Lens Lorient
Kick-off
Gaël Kakuta
Penalty1-0 (Lens)
16’
29’
Terem Igobor Moffi
Assist: Enzo Le Fée1-1 (Lorient)
Corentin Jean2-1 (Lens)
39’
Half-time2-1
Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga3-1 (Lens)
55’
Simon Banza
Penalty4-1 (Lens)
88’
Full-time4-1

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 3.67 1.95 16’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), 1-0 16’ 29’ Terem Igobor Moffi (Lorient), 1-1 29’ 39’ Corentin Jean (Lens), 2-1 39’ 55’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), 3-1 55’ 88’ Simon Banza (Lens), 4-1 88’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.67 1.95 16’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), 1-0 Kakuta 16’ 29’ Terem Igobor Moffi (Lorient), 1-1 Moffi 29’ 39’ Corentin Jean (Lens), 2-1 Jean 39’ 55’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), 3-1 Muinga 55’ 88’ Simon Banza (Lens), 4-1 Banza 88’
Lens 3.67 xGLorient 1.95 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lorient attacking Lens attacking 
16’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 88’ Simon Banza (Lens), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 55’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), from a corner, 0.62 xG, goal 34’ Terem Igobor Moffi (Lorient), open play, 0.49 xG, off target 55’ Massadio Haidara (Lens), from a corner, 0.50 xG, saved 39’ Corentin Jean (Lens), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 78’ Julien Laporte (Lorient), from a corner, 0.39 xG, blocked 59’ Terem Igobor Moffi (Lorient), open play, 0.26 xG, blocked 29’ Terem Igobor Moffi (Lorient), from a corner, 0.21 xG, goal 39’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 17’ Steven Fortes (Lens), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 43’ Terem Igobor Moffi (Lorient), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 28’ Terem Igobor Moffi (Lorient), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 20’ Laurent Abergel (Lorient), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 89’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 20’ Laurent Abergel (Lorient), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 8’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 31’ Terem Igobor Moffi (Lorient), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 54’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 76’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+1’ Pierre-Yves Hamel (Lorient), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 37’ Enzo Le Fée (Lorient), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 81’ Armand Lauriente (Lorient), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ Terem Igobor Moffi (Lorient), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 65’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 8’ Clement Michelin (Lens), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 21’ Vincent Le Goff (Lorient), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Fabien Lemoine (Lorient), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+2’ Laurent Abergel (Lorient), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Yoane Wissa (Lorient), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 64’ Clement Michelin (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 88’ Simon Banza (Lens), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 55’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), from a corner, 0.62 xG, goal 55’ Massadio Haidara (Lens), from a corner, 0.50 xG, saved 34’ Terem Igobor Moffi (Lorient), open play, 0.49 xG, off target 39’ Corentin Jean (Lens), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 78’ Julien Laporte (Lorient), from a corner, 0.39 xG, blocked 59’ Terem Igobor Moffi (Lorient), open play, 0.26 xG, blocked 29’ Terem Igobor Moffi (Lorient), from a corner, 0.21 xG, goal 39’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 17’ Steven Fortes (Lens), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 43’ Terem Igobor Moffi (Lorient), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 28’ Terem Igobor Moffi (Lorient), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 20’ Laurent Abergel (Lorient), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 89’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 20’ Laurent Abergel (Lorient), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 8’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 31’ Terem Igobor Moffi (Lorient), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 54’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 76’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+1’ Pierre-Yves Hamel (Lorient), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 37’ Enzo Le Fée (Lorient), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 81’ Armand Lauriente (Lorient), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ Terem Igobor Moffi (Lorient), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 65’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 8’ Clement Michelin (Lens), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 21’ Vincent Le Goff (Lorient), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Fabien Lemoine (Lorient), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+2’ Laurent Abergel (Lorient), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Yoane Wissa (Lorient), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 64’ Clement Michelin (Lens), open play, 0.02 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
Steven Fortes DEF901 0.130.000
Jonathan Gradit DEF900 0.000.000
Clement Michelin DEF902 0.040.000
Jonathan Clauss MID771 0.050.794
Yannick Cahuzac MID900 0.000.000
Cheick Oumar Doucoure MID901 0.030.062
Massadio Haidara MID901 0.500.000
Gaël Kakuta MID8513 0.860.000
Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga FWD7712 0.760.000
Corentin Jean FWD6611 0.460.092
David Pereira Da Costa Sub241 0.070.000
Simon Banza Sub1311 0.760.071
Cheick Traoré Sub130 0.000.000
Ansou Sow Sub50 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lens win 42% Avg odds 2.25
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.34
Lorient win 29% Avg odds 3.26

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

Form going into the game

Lens DWDWD
Lorient WDDDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lorient 2-3 Lens, 13 Sep 20 Next meeting: Lens 2-2 Lorient, 29 Aug 21  All Lens vs Lorient 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.