Lens vs Nantes

8 May 2026 · Ligue 1 · 2025/26 · Referee Mathieu Vernice

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Mezian Soares 79’

Match summary

Lens beat Nantes 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Mezian Soares put Lens ahead in the 79th minute, set up by Andrija Bulatovic.

Nantes can feel hard done by, creating 1.07 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Lens's 0.72 from 14.

Match stats

64% Possession 36%
14 Shots 15
5 Shots on target 3
8 Corners 3
92 Attacks 70
45 Dangerous attacks 51
467 Passes 260
81% Pass accuracy 70%
12 Tackles 16
15 Fouls 15
2 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
4 Offsides 0

Key events

Lens Nantes
Kick-off
Wesley SaidShot on target
8’
Abdallah SimaFoul
15’
Andrija BulatovicShot on target
26’
Andrija BulatovicFoul
36’
Half-time0-0
Florian SotocaRayan Fofana
46’
Second half underway
Matthieu UdolShot on target
48’
54’
Mohamed KabaShot on target
56’
Johann LepenantShot on target
Ruben AguilarOdsonne Édouard
59’
Fodé SyllaAmadou Haidara 
65’
66’
Ali YoussefUros RadakovicInjury
VAR review
72’
74’
Johann LepenantShot on target
75’
Ali YoussefFoul
Mezian SoaresLeft foot shot1-0 (Lens)
79’
Anthony BermontWesley Saïd 
79’
Mezian SoaresAbdallah Sima
79’
82’
Youssef El ArabiMatthis Abline
82’
Louis LerouxMohamed Kaba
82’
Mostafa MohamedIgnatius Ganago
Anthony BermontShot on target
86’
87’
Dehmaine TabibouFrédéric Guilbert
Full-time1-0

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.72 1.07 79’ Mezian Soares (Lens), 1-0 79’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.72 1.07 79’ Mezian Soares (Lens), 1-0 Soares 79’
Lens 0.72 xGNantes 1.07 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Nantes attacking Lens attacking 
75’ Matthis Abline (Nantes), open play, 0.30 xG, hit the woodwork 43’ Ignatius Ganago (Nantes), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 79’ Mezian Soares (Lens), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 60’ Matthis Abline (Nantes), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 28’ Ignatius Ganago (Nantes), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 61’ Ibrahima Sissoko (Nantes), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 39’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 3’ Andrija Bulatovic (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 86’ Anthony Bermont (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 8’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 27’ Matthis Abline (Nantes), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 14’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 56’ Matthis Abline (Nantes), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 20’ Mohamed Kaba (Nantes), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Malang Sarr (Lens), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 10’ Ignatius Ganago (Nantes), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 56’ Johann Lepenant (Nantes), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 48’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 51’ Andrija Bulatovic (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 77’ Andrija Bulatovic (Lens), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 26’ Andrija Bulatovic (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 54’ Mohamed Kaba (Nantes), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 13’ Abdallah Sima (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Matthis Abline (Nantes), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Johann Lepenant (Nantes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+1’ Anthony Lopes (Nantes), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Abdallah Sima (Lens), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Matthis Abline (Nantes), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 75’ Matthis Abline (Nantes), open play, 0.30 xG, hit the woodwork 43’ Ignatius Ganago (Nantes), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 79’ Mezian Soares (Lens), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 60’ Matthis Abline (Nantes), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 28’ Ignatius Ganago (Nantes), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 61’ Ibrahima Sissoko (Nantes), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 39’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 3’ Andrija Bulatovic (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 86’ Anthony Bermont (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 8’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 27’ Matthis Abline (Nantes), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 14’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 56’ Matthis Abline (Nantes), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 20’ Mohamed Kaba (Nantes), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 10’ Ignatius Ganago (Nantes), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 89’ Malang Sarr (Lens), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 56’ Johann Lepenant (Nantes), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 77’ Andrija Bulatovic (Lens), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 51’ Andrija Bulatovic (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 26’ Andrija Bulatovic (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 54’ Mohamed Kaba (Nantes), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 13’ Abdallah Sima (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Matthis Abline (Nantes), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Johann Lepenant (Nantes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+1’ Anthony Lopes (Nantes), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Abdallah Sima (Lens), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Matthis Abline (Nantes), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Lens 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Risser
Ganiou
Baidoo
Sarr
Sima 79’
Bulatovic
Haidara 65’
Udol
Fofana 46’
Saïd 79’
Édouard 59’
Nantes

Lineup not available for this match.

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Robin Risser GK900 0.000.000
Samson Baidoo DEF900 0.000.000
Malang Sarr DEF901 0.050.000
Pierre Ganiou DEF900 0.000.071
Abdallah Sima MID802 0.040.091
Matthieu Udol MID903 0.140.062
Andrija Bulatovic MID9014 0.180.143
Amadou Haidara MID660 0.000.041
Wesley Said MID801 0.070.000
Rayan Fofana MID471 0.060.000
Odsonne Edouard FWD600 0.000.092
Florian Sotoca Sub430 0.000.000
Ruben Aguilar Sub300 0.000.000
Fodé Sylla Sub240 0.000.000
Anthony Bermont Sub101 0.080.000
Mezian Soares Sub1011 0.110.081

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lens win 65% Avg odds 1.44
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.78
Nantes win 15% Avg odds 6.17

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

Form going into the game

Lens WLWDD
Nantes DDLLW

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