Lens vs Monaco

21 February 2026 · Ligue 1 · 2025/26 · Referee Willy Delajod

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 1–0

  • Odsonne Edouard 3’
  • Florian Thauvin 56’
  • Folarin Balogun 62’
  • Denis Zakaria 70’
  • Anssumane Fati 72’

Match summary

Monaco came back from 2 goals down to win 3-2 away at Lens. Lens led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Odsonne Edouard put Lens ahead in the 3rd minute, set up by Adrien Thomasson. In the second half, Florian Thauvin made it 2-0 in the 56th minute, Folarin Balogun pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 62nd minute, set up by Mamadou Coulibaly, Denis Zakaria equalised with a header in the 70th minute, set up by Caio Henrique, and Anssumane Fati won it in the 72nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Monaco created 2.34 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Lens's 1.85 from 18.

Match stats

52% Possession 48%
18 Shots 10
7 Shots on target 5
7 Corners 2
96 Attacks 72
53 Dangerous attacks 40
450 Passes 422
86% Pass accuracy 82%
17 Tackles 19
13 Fouls 12
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 0

Key events

Lens Monaco
Kick-off
Odsonne ÉdouardRight foot shot1-0 (Lens)
3’
Florian ThauvinShot on target
7’
VAR review
15’
21’
Folarin BalogunShot on target
31’
Aladji BambaKrépin DiattaInjury
43’
Folarin BalogunShot on target
Second half underway
Half-time1-0
Odsonne EdouardShot on target
49’
Florian ThauvinShot on target
55’
Florian ThauvinLeft foot shot2-0 (Lens)
56’
Malang SarrShot on target
56’
62’
Folarin BalogunRight foot shot2-1 (Monaco)
Abdallah SimaOdsonne Édouard
63’
68’
Ansu FatiSimon Adingra
70’
Denis ZakariaHeader2-2 (Monaco)
72’
Ansu FatiRight foot shot2-3 (Monaco)
Saud AbdulhamidSimulation
74’
Ruben AguilarSaud Abdulhamid
75’
Rayan FofanaAllan Saint-Maximin
75’
Matthieu UdolShot on target
77’
85’
Mika BierethFolarin Balogun
Anthony BermontRuben AguilarInjury
87’
Florian SotocaAndrija Bulatovic
87’
90+2’
Wout FaesFoul
Ismaëlo GaniouArgument
90+4’
90+6’
J. TezeArgument
Full-time2-3

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 1.85 2.34 3’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), 1-0 3’ 56’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), 2-0 56’ 62’ Folarin Balogun (Monaco), 2-1 62’ 70’ Denis Zakaria (Monaco), 2-2 70’ 72’ Anssumane Fati (Monaco), 2-3 72’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.85 2.34 3’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), 1-0 Edouard 3’ 56’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), 2-0 Thauvin 56’ 62’ Folarin Balogun (Monaco), 2-1 Balogun 62’ 70’ Denis Zakaria (Monaco), 2-2 Zakaria 70’ 72’ Anssumane Fati (Monaco), 2-3 Fati 72’
Lens 1.85 xGMonaco 2.34 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Monaco attacking Lens attacking 
56’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.67 xG, goal 70’ Denis Zakaria (Monaco), set piece, 0.57 xG, goal 26’ Folarin Balogun (Monaco), open play, 0.44 xG, off target 72’ Anssumane Fati (Monaco), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 21’ Folarin Balogun (Monaco), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 80’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.35 xG, blocked 43’ Folarin Balogun (Monaco), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 67’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 9’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 62’ Folarin Balogun (Monaco), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 25’ Lamine Camara (Monaco), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, blocked 36’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 3’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 42’ Simon Adingra (Monaco), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 49’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 77’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 7’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 55’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 34’ Andrija Bulatovic (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+3’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 55’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 5’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 56’ Malang Sarr (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 38’ Wout Faes (Monaco), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 6’ Malang Sarr (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Lamine Camara (Monaco), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, off target 22’ Malang Sarr (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 56’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.67 xG, goal 70’ Denis Zakaria (Monaco), set piece, 0.57 xG, goal 26’ Folarin Balogun (Monaco), open play, 0.44 xG, off target 72’ Anssumane Fati (Monaco), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 21’ Folarin Balogun (Monaco), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 80’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.35 xG, blocked 43’ Folarin Balogun (Monaco), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 67’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 9’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 62’ Folarin Balogun (Monaco), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 25’ Lamine Camara (Monaco), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, blocked 36’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 3’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 42’ Simon Adingra (Monaco), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 77’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 49’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 7’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 55’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 34’ Andrija Bulatovic (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+3’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 55’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Malang Sarr (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 5’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 38’ Wout Faes (Monaco), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 6’ Malang Sarr (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Lamine Camara (Monaco), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, off target 22’ Malang Sarr (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Lens 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Risser
Celik
Ganiou
Sarr
Abdulhamid 75’
Bulatovic 87’
Thomasson
Udol
Thauvin
Saint-Maximin 75’
Édouard 63’
Monaco 3-1-4-2 Starting XI
Köhn
Faes
Zakaria
Kehrer
Teze
Henrique
Camara
Coulibaly
Diatta 31’
Adingra 68’
Balogun 85’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Robin Risser GK900 0.000.000
Nidal Celik DEF900 0.000.000
Malang Sarr DEF903 0.070.041
Pierre Ganiou DEF900 0.000.000
Saud Abdulhamid MID800 0.000.051
Matthieu Udol MID902 0.100.000
Adrien Thomasson MID9010 0.000.265
Andrija Bulatovic MID901 0.040.000
Florian Thauvin MID9017 1.100.403
Allan Saint-Maximin MID802 0.070.173
Odsonne Edouard FWD6812 0.120.082
Abdallah Sima Sub220 0.000.131
Ruben Aguilar Sub100 0.000.000
Rayan Fofana Sub101 0.350.000
Florian Sotoca Sub10 0.000.000
Anthony Bermont Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lens win 55% Avg odds 1.72
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.02
Monaco win 22% Avg odds 4.29

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

Form going into the game

Lens WLWWW
Monaco LDWDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Monaco 1-4 Lens, 08 Nov 25 Next meeting: Monaco 2-1 Lens, 18 Sep 26  All Lens vs Monaco meetings

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