Lens vs Lyon

3 April 2021 · Ligue 1 · 2020/21 · Referee Benoît Millot

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Jonathan Clauss 65’
  • Lucas Paquetá 81’

Match summary

The points were shared as Lens and Lyon drew 1-1. It was goalless at half-time.

Jonathan Clauss put Lens ahead in the 65th minute, set up by Gaël Kakuta and Lucas Paquetá equalised in the 81st minute.

Lyon had the better of the chances, with 2.11 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Lens's 0.67 from 10. Lyon had a player sent off.

Match stats

Lens Lyon
10 Shots 15
4 Shots on Target 6
2 Corners 4
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
0.67 xG 2.11
0.67 Non-penalty xG 2.11
5 Deep Completions 13

Key events

Lens Lyon
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Jonathan Clauss
Assist: Gaël Kakuta1-0 (Lens)
65’
81’
Lucas Paquetá1-1 (Lyon)
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Lens
  • Steven Fortes
  • Florian Sotoca
  • Clement Michelin
Lyon
  • Islam Slimani
  • Bruno Guimarães
  • Memphis Depay
  • Mattia De Sciglio

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.67 2.11 65’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), 1-0 65’ 81’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), 1-1 81’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.67 2.11 65’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), 1-0 Clauss 65’ 81’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), 1-1 Paquetá 81’
Lens 0.67 xGLyon 2.11 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lyon attacking Lens attacking 
47’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 46’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), open play, 0.42 xG, blocked 56’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 65’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 74’ Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 63’ Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 46’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 64’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 81’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 70’ Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 37’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 68’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 20’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 86’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 39’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 44’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 80’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 13’ Thiago Mendes (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Clement Michelin (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+4’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 46’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), open play, 0.42 xG, blocked 56’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 65’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 74’ Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 63’ Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 46’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 64’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 81’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 70’ Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 37’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 68’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 20’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 86’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 39’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 44’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 80’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 13’ Thiago Mendes (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Clement Michelin (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 27’ Jonathan Clauss (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
Jonathan Gradit DEF900 0.000.000
Loic Bade DEF900 0.000.042
Steven Fortes DEF680 0.000.000
Cheick Oumar Doucoure MID902 0.040.000
Jonathan Clauss MID7813 0.380.000
Yannick Cahuzac MID900 0.000.041
Seko Fofana MID903 0.180.053
Massadio Haidara MID900 0.000.000
Gaël Kakuta FWD9010 0.000.382
Florian Sotoca FWD781 0.060.111
Ismael Boura Sub220 0.000.000
Simon Banza Sub120 0.000.051
Clement Michelin Sub121 0.020.000
Tony Mauricio Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lens win 21% Avg odds 4.50
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.08
Lyon win 56% Avg odds 1.71

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

Form going into the game

Lens WDWDW
Lyon WDWDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lyon 3-2 Lens, 06 Jan 21 Next meeting: Lyon 2-1 Lens, 30 Oct 21  All Lens vs Lyon 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.