Lens vs Nantes

25 November 2020 · Ligue 1 · 2020/21 · Referee Florent Batta

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Gaël Kakuta 27’
  • Abdoulaye Touré 81’ (pen)

Match summary

The points were shared as Lens and Nantes drew 1-1. Lens led 1-0 at half-time.

Gaël Kakuta put Lens ahead in the 27th minute, set up by Simon Banza and Abdoulaye Touré equalised from the penalty spot in the 81st minute.

Nantes had the better of the chances, with 2.17 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Lens's 0.88 from 7.

Match stats

Lens Nantes
7 Shots 11
1 Shots on Target 3
6 Corners 2
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.88 xG 2.17
0.88 Non-penalty xG 1.41
6 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Lens Nantes
Kick-off
Gaël Kakuta
Assist: Simon Banza1-0 (Lens)
27’
Half-time1-0
81’
Abdoulaye Touré
Penalty1-1 (Nantes)
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Lens
  • Jonathan Gradit
  • Loic Bade
  • Cheick Oumar Doucoure
  • Gaël Kakuta
Nantes
  • Andrei Girotto
  • Randal Kolo Muani

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 0.88 2.17 27’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), 1-0 27’ 81’ Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes), 1-1 81’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.88 2.17 27’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), 1-0 Kakuta 27’ 81’ Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes), 1-1 Touré 81’
Lens 0.88 xGNantes 2.17 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Nantes attacking Lens attacking 
81’ Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+4’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.52 xG, off target 27’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 52’ Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes), open play, 0.51 xG, off target 45’ Issiaga Sylla (Lens), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 44’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 2’ Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 90+5’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 7’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 29’ Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 62’ Imran Louza (Nantes), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 43’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 13’ Andrei Girotto (Nantes), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 86’ Marcus Coco (Nantes), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 62’ Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 33’ Sébastien Corchia (Nantes), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 19’ Simon Banza (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 38’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 81’ Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+4’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.52 xG, off target 27’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 52’ Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes), open play, 0.51 xG, off target 45’ Issiaga Sylla (Lens), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 44’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 2’ Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 90+5’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 29’ Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 7’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 62’ Imran Louza (Nantes), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 43’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 13’ Andrei Girotto (Nantes), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 86’ Marcus Coco (Nantes), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 62’ Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 33’ Sébastien Corchia (Nantes), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 19’ Simon Banza (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 38’ Gaël Kakuta (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 0.000.000
Massadio Haidara DEF900 0.000.000
Clement Michelin MID900 0.000.131
Cheick Oumar Doucoure MID902 0.170.000
Yannick Cahuzac MID840 0.000.000
Issiaga Sylla MID841 0.130.000
Gaël Kakuta MID6613 0.570.011
Simon Banza FWD8811 0.010.511
Ignatius Ganago FWD660 0.000.000
Tony Mauricio Sub240 0.000.000
Florian Sotoca Sub240 0.000.000
Facundo Medina Sub60 0.000.000
Seko Fofana Sub60 0.000.000
Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lens win 42% Avg odds 2.26
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.25
Nantes win 29% Avg odds 3.31

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

Form going into the game

Lens DWLDW
Nantes LWLWD

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Nantes 1-1 Lens, 17 Jan 21  All Lens vs Nantes 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.