Lens vs Reims

12 May 2023 · Ligue 1 · 2022/23 · Referee Jérémie Pignard

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Przemyslaw Frankowski 40’ (pen)
  • Seko Fofana 55’
  • Folarin Balogun 23’ (pen)

Match summary

Lens came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Reims. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Folarin Balogun put Reims ahead from the penalty spot in the 23rd minute, Przemyslaw Frankowski equalised from the penalty spot in the 40th minute, and Seko Fofana won it in the 55th minute, set up by Deiver Machado.

Reims can feel hard done by, creating 1.81 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Lens's 1.35 from 8. Lens had a player sent off.

Match stats

Lens Reims
8 Shots 17
6 Shots on Target 3
0 Corners 14
1 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
1.35 xG 1.81
0.59 Non-penalty xG 1.05
1 Deep Completions 11

Key events

Lens Reims
Kick-off
23’
Folarin Balogun
Penalty0-1 (Reims)
Przemyslaw Frankowski
Penalty1-1 (Lens)
40’
Half-time1-1
Seko Fofana
Assist: Deiver Machado2-1 (Lens)
55’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Lens
  • Kevin Danso
  • Przemyslaw Frankowski
Reims
  • Yunis Abdelhamid
  • Alexis Flips
  • Folarin Balogun

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 1.35 1.81 23’ Folarin Balogun (Reims), 0-1 23’ 40’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), 1-1 40’ 55’ Seko Fofana (Lens), 2-1 55’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.35 1.81 23’ Folarin Balogun (Reims), 0-1 Balogun 23’ 40’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), 1-1 Frankowski 40’ 55’ Seko Fofana (Lens), 2-1 Fofana 55’
Lens 1.35 xGReims 1.81 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Reims attacking Lens attacking 
23’ Folarin Balogun (Reims), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 40’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 53’ Folarin Balogun (Reims), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 55’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 36’ Alexis Flips (Reims), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 46’ Loïs Openda (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 69’ Jens Cajuste (Reims), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 82’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, blocked 90’ Folarin Balogun (Reims), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+2’ Valentin Atangana Edoa (Reims), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 16’ Jens Cajuste (Reims), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 6’ Junya Ito (Reims), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 65’ Yunis Abdelhamid (Reims), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 34’ Junya Ito (Reims), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 50’ Loïs Openda (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 60’ Folarin Balogun (Reims), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 65’ Folarin Balogun (Reims), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+2’ Marshall Munetsi (Reims), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 7’ Emmanuel Agbadou (Reims), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Jens Cajuste (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Arbër Zeneli (Reims), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Azor Matusiwa (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 4’ Loïs Openda (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 23’ Folarin Balogun (Reims), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 40’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 53’ Folarin Balogun (Reims), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 55’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 36’ Alexis Flips (Reims), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 46’ Loïs Openda (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 82’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, blocked 69’ Jens Cajuste (Reims), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90’ Folarin Balogun (Reims), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+2’ Valentin Atangana Edoa (Reims), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 16’ Jens Cajuste (Reims), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 6’ Junya Ito (Reims), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 65’ Yunis Abdelhamid (Reims), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 34’ Junya Ito (Reims), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 60’ Folarin Balogun (Reims), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 65’ Folarin Balogun (Reims), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 50’ Loïs Openda (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+2’ Marshall Munetsi (Reims), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 7’ Emmanuel Agbadou (Reims), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Jens Cajuste (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Arbër Zeneli (Reims), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Azor Matusiwa (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 4’ Loïs Openda (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Brice Samba GK900 0.000.041
Facundo Medina DEF900 0.000.000
Jonathan Gradit DEF900 0.000.000
Kevin Danso DEF180 0.000.000
Przemyslaw Frankowski MID9012 0.850.042
Deiver Machado MID7210 0.000.341
Salis Abdul Samed MID900 0.000.000
Seko Fofana MID9011 0.340.000
Florian Sotoca MID901 0.020.081
Adrien Thomasson MID901 0.020.000
Loïs Openda FWD803 0.140.000
Massadio Haidara Sub180 0.000.000
Jean Onana Sub100 0.000.000
Angelo Fulgini Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lens win 61% Avg odds 1.56
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.44
Reims win 17% Avg odds 5.60

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

Form going into the game

Lens WLWWW
Reims DLLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Reims 1-1 Lens, 04 Sep 22 Next meeting: Lens 2-0 Reims, 16 Dec 23  All Lens vs Reims 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.