Lens vs Reims

8 November 2020 · Ligue 1 · 2020/21 · Referee Thomas Léonard

Full time 4 – 4

Half-time: 1–0

  • Simon Banza 21’
  • Thomas Foket 77’ (og)
  • Florian Sotoca 90’, 90+1’
  • Mathieu Cafaro 47’
  • Boulaye Dia 54’, 81’
  • Facundo Medina 79’ (og)

Match summary

The points were shared as Lens and Reims drew 4-4. Lens led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Simon Banza put Lens ahead with a header in the 21st minute, set up by Tony Mauricio. In the second half, Mathieu Cafaro equalised in the 47th minute, Boulaye Dia put Reims in front in the 54th minute, set up by Valon Berisha, Foket's own goal equalised in the 77th minute, Medina's own goal put Reims back in front in the 79th minute, Dia made it 2-4 in the 81st minute, Florian Sotoca pulled one back to make it 3-4 with a header in the 90th minute, set up by Jonathan Clauss, and Sotoca equalised with a header in stoppage time, set up by Corentin Jean.

Lens had the better of the chances, with 2.04 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Reims's 1.03 from 8.

Match stats

Lens Reims
14 Shots 8
5 Shots on Target 6
9 Corners 1
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.04 xG 1.03
2.04 Non-penalty xG 1.03
5 Deep Completions 0

Key events

Lens Reims
Kick-off
Simon Banza
Assist: Tony Mauricio1-0 (Lens)
21’
Half-time1-0
47’
Mathieu Cafaro1-1 (Reims)
54’
Boulaye Dia
Assist: Valon Berisha1-2 (Reims)
Thomas Foket
Own goal2-2 (Lens)
77’
79’
Facundo Medina
Own goal2-3 (Reims)
81’
Boulaye Dia2-4 (Reims)
Florian Sotoca
Assist: Jonathan Clauss3-4 (Lens)
90’
Florian Sotoca
Assist: Corentin Jean4-4 (Lens)
90+1’
Full-time4-4

Bookings

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

Lens
  • Facundo Medina
  • Loic Bade
  • Tony Mauricio
Reims
  • Wout Faes

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 2.04 1.03 21’ Simon Banza (Lens), 1-0 21’ 47’ Mathieu Cafaro (Reims), 1-1 47’ 54’ Boulaye Dia (Reims), 1-2 54’ 77’ Thomas Foket (Lens) own goal, 2-2 77’ 79’ Facundo Medina (Reims) own goal, 2-3 79’ 81’ Boulaye Dia (Reims), 2-4 81’ 90’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), 3-4 90’ 90+1’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), 4-4 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.04 1.03 21’ Simon Banza (Lens), 1-0 Banza 21’ 47’ Mathieu Cafaro (Reims), 1-1 Cafaro 47’ 54’ Boulaye Dia (Reims), 1-2 Dia 54’ 77’ Thomas Foket (Lens) own goal, 2-2 Foket 77’ 79’ Facundo Medina (Reims) own goal, 2-3 Medina 79’ 81’ Boulaye Dia (Reims), 2-4 Dia 81’ 90’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), 3-4 Sotoca 90’ 90+1’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), 4-4 Sotoca 90+1’
Lens 2.04 xGReims 1.03 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Reims attacking Lens attacking 
81’ Boulaye Dia (Reims), open play, 0.82 xG, goal 90’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 62’ Facundo Medina (Lens), from a corner, 0.42 xG, off target 21’ Simon Banza (Lens), from a corner, 0.38 xG, goal 15’ Simon Banza (Lens), from a corner, 0.33 xG, saved 46’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 54’ Boulaye Dia (Reims), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 90+1’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 5’ Mathieu Cafaro (Reims), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 72’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 45’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 14’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 39’ Tony Mauricio (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 58’ Tony Mauricio (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 61’ Steven Fortes (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 44’ Kaj Sierhuis (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Boulaye Dia (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 51’ Ismael Boura (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Mathieu Cafaro (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 34’ Mathieu Cafaro (Reims), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 26’ Mathieu Cafaro (Reims), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 77’ Thomas Foket (Reims), own goal 79’ Facundo Medina (Lens), own goal 81’ Boulaye Dia (Reims), open play, 0.82 xG, goal 90’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 62’ Facundo Medina (Lens), from a corner, 0.42 xG, off target 21’ Simon Banza (Lens), from a corner, 0.38 xG, goal 15’ Simon Banza (Lens), from a corner, 0.33 xG, saved 46’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 54’ Boulaye Dia (Reims), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 90+1’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 5’ Mathieu Cafaro (Reims), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 72’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 45’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 14’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 39’ Tony Mauricio (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 61’ Steven Fortes (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Boulaye Dia (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 58’ Tony Mauricio (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 85’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Kaj Sierhuis (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Ismael Boura (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Mathieu Cafaro (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 34’ Mathieu Cafaro (Reims), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 26’ Mathieu Cafaro (Reims), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 77’ Thomas Foket (Reims), own goal 79’ Facundo Medina (Lens), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Jean-Louis Leca GK900 0.000.000
Facundo Medina DEF901 0.420.051
Loic Bade DEF900 0.000.000
Steven Fortes DEF741 0.020.000
Jonathan Clauss MID9012 0.090.933
Cheick Oumar Doucoure MID900 0.000.052
Tony Mauricio MID6412 0.040.381
Ismael Boura MID641 0.020.000
Gaël Kakuta MID831 0.050.342
Florian Sotoca FWD9023 0.690.000
Simon Banza FWD7412 0.700.131
Issiaga Sylla Sub260 0.000.000
Seko Fofana Sub260 0.000.000
Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga Sub161 0.020.000
David Pereira Da Costa Sub160 0.000.021
Corentin Jean Sub710 0.000.071

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lens win 44% Avg odds 2.17
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.25
Reims win 27% Avg odds 3.52

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

Form going into the game

Lens WWDWL
Reims LDLWW

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Reims 1-1 Lens, 13 Feb 21  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.