Lens vs Monaco

25 February 2024 · Ligue 1 · 2023/24 · Referee François Letexier

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 1–2

  • Sepe Elye Wahi 31’
  • Wesley Said 77’
  • Folarin Balogun 19’
  • Takumi Minamino 30’, 90+2’

Match summary

Monaco took a 3-2 win at Lens, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Monaco led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Folarin Balogun put Monaco ahead in the 19th minute, set up by Mohammed Salisu, Takumi Minamino made it 0-2 in the 30th minute, and Sepe Elye Wahi pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 31st minute. In the second half, Wesley Said equalised in the 77th minute and Minamino won it in stoppage time, set up by Wilfried Stephane Singo.

There was little between the sides on chances: Lens created 2.97 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots, Monaco 2.68 from 15. Folarin Balogun had a penalty saved for Monaco.

Match stats

Lens Monaco
20 Shots 15
10 Shots on Target 9
9 Corners 3
6 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.86 xG 2.33
2.86 Non-penalty xG 1.46
15 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Lens Monaco
Kick-off
19’
Folarin Balogun
Assist: Mohammed Salisu0-1 (Monaco)
30’
Takumi Minamino0-2 (Monaco)
Sepe Elye Wahi1-2 (Lens)
31’
Half-time1-2
Wesley Said2-2 (Lens)
77’
90+2’
Takumi Minamino
Assist: Wilfried Stephane Singo2-3 (Monaco)
Full-time2-3

Bookings

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

Lens
  • Brice Samba
  • Facundo Medina
  • Ruben Aguilar
  • Nampalys Mendy
  • Adrien Thomasson
  • Sepe Elye Wahi
Monaco
  • Radoslaw Majecki
  • Kassoum Ouattara
  • Edan Diop

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 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.97 2.68 19’ Folarin Balogun (Monaco), 0-1 19’ 30’ Takumi Minamino (Monaco), 0-2 30’ 31’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Lens), 1-2 31’ 77’ Wesley Said (Lens), 2-2 77’ 90+2’ Takumi Minamino (Monaco), 2-3 90+2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.97 2.68 19’ Folarin Balogun (Monaco), 0-1 Balogun 19’ 30’ Takumi Minamino (Monaco), 0-2 Minamino 30’ 31’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Lens), 1-2 Wahi 31’ 77’ Wesley Said (Lens), 2-2 Said 77’ 90+2’ Takumi Minamino (Monaco), 2-3 Minamino 90+2’
Lens 2.97 xGMonaco 2.68 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Monaco attacking Lens attacking 
77’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.89 xG, goal 82’ Folarin Balogun (Monaco), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 82’ Folarin Balogun (Monaco), set piece, 0.45 xG, saved 6’ Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 19’ Folarin Balogun (Monaco), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 73’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 31’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Lens), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 7’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Lens), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 40’ Ruben Aguilar (Lens), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 30’ Takumi Minamino (Monaco), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 77’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 37’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Lens), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 11’ Takumi Minamino (Monaco), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 20’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 45’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 58’ Andy Diouf (Lens), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 30’ Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 58’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 87’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+2’ Takumi Minamino (Monaco), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 1’ Folarin Balogun (Monaco), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 14’ Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 9’ Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 53’ Kevin Danso (Lens), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 66’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 46’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 55’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+7’ Neil El Aynaoui (Lens), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 10’ Folarin Balogun (Monaco), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 25’ Denis Zakaria (Monaco), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 8’ Facundo Medina (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90’ Ayanda Sishuba (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+7’ Takumi Minamino (Monaco), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 77’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.89 xG, goal 82’ Folarin Balogun (Monaco), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 82’ Folarin Balogun (Monaco), set piece, 0.45 xG, saved 19’ Folarin Balogun (Monaco), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 6’ Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 73’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 31’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Lens), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 7’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Lens), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 40’ Ruben Aguilar (Lens), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 30’ Takumi Minamino (Monaco), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 77’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 37’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Lens), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 45’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 58’ Andy Diouf (Lens), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 11’ Takumi Minamino (Monaco), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 20’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 30’ Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 58’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 87’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+2’ Takumi Minamino (Monaco), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 1’ Folarin Balogun (Monaco), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 14’ Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 9’ Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 53’ Kevin Danso (Lens), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 66’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 55’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 46’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+7’ Neil El Aynaoui (Lens), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 10’ Folarin Balogun (Monaco), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 25’ Denis Zakaria (Monaco), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 8’ Facundo Medina (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90’ Ayanda Sishuba (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+7’ Takumi Minamino (Monaco), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Brice Samba GK900 0.000.000
Facundo Medina DEF901 0.010.081
Kevin Danso DEF901 0.060.000
Jonathan Gradit DEF510 0.000.000
Ruben Aguilar MID901 0.220.091
Jhoanner Chávez MID230 0.000.000
Nampalys Mendy MID900 0.000.000
Andy Diouf MID761 0.100.102
David Pereira Da Costa MID902 0.140.333
Adrien Thomasson MID752 0.120.362
Sepe Elye Wahi FWD9014 0.770.111
Przemyslaw Frankowski Sub672 0.400.103
Florian Sotoca Sub392 0.090.193
Wesley Said Sub1512 1.000.000
Neil El Aynaoui Sub141 0.040.000
Ayanda Sishuba Sub11 0.010.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lens win 41% Avg odds 2.31
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.53
Monaco win 32% Avg odds 3.02

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

Form going into the game

Lens LWWWD
Monaco LDDWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Monaco 3-0 Lens, 02 Sep 23 Next meeting: Monaco 1-1 Lens, 01 Sep 24  All Lens vs Monaco 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.