Lille vs Lens

29 March 2024 · Ligue 1 · 2023/24 · Referee Willy Delajod

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Edon Zhegrova 9’, 60’
  • Sepe Elye Wahi 78’

Match summary

Lille saw off Lens 2-1. Lille led 1-0 at half-time.

Edon Zhegrova put Lille ahead in the 9th minute, set up by Nabil Bentaleb, Zhegrova made it 2-0 in the 60th minute, and Sepe Elye Wahi pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 78th minute, set up by Facundo Medina.

The chances backed that up: Lille created 1.68 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Lens's 0.74 from 9.

Match stats

Lille Lens
15 Shots 9
6 Shots on Target 3
5 Corners 5
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.60 xG 0.74
1.60 Non-penalty xG 0.74
3 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Lille Lens
Kick-off
Edon Zhegrova
Assist: Nabil Bentaleb1-0 (Lille)
9’
Half-time1-0
Edon Zhegrova2-0 (Lille)
60’
78’
Sepe Elye Wahi
Assist: Facundo Medina2-1 (Lens)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Lille
  • Nabil Bentaleb
  • Benjamin André
  • Edon Zhegrova
Lens
  • Facundo Medina
  • David Pereira Da Costa
  • Sepe Elye Wahi

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.68 0.74 9’ Edon Zhegrova (Lille), 1-0 9’ 60’ Edon Zhegrova (Lille), 2-0 60’ 78’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Lens), 2-1 78’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.68 0.74 9’ Edon Zhegrova (Lille), 1-0 Zhegrova 9’ 60’ Edon Zhegrova (Lille), 2-0 Zhegrova 60’ 78’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Lens), 2-1 Wahi 78’
Lille 1.68 xGLens 0.74 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lens attacking Lille attacking 
60’ Edon Zhegrova (Lille), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 78’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Lens), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 90+5’ Rémy Cabella (Lille), open play, 0.19 xG, blocked 60’ Gabriel Gudmundsson (Lille), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 27’ Jonathan Christian David (Lille), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 46’ Kevin Danso (Lens), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 90+4’ Trévis Dago (Lille), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 14’ Hákon Haraldsson (Lille), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 90+1’ Massadio Haidara (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 13’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 57’ Tiago Santos (Lille), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 29’ Nabil Bentaleb (Lille), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 32’ Edon Zhegrova (Lille), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 80’ Ismaily (Lille), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 9’ Edon Zhegrova (Lille), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 43’ Wesley Said (Lens), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 56’ Edon Zhegrova (Lille), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 22’ Jonathan Christian David (Lille), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 76’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 84’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 85’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 66’ Jonathan Christian David (Lille), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 49’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 65’ Hákon Haraldsson (Lille), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Edon Zhegrova (Lille), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 78’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Lens), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 90+5’ Rémy Cabella (Lille), open play, 0.19 xG, blocked 60’ Gabriel Gudmundsson (Lille), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 27’ Jonathan Christian David (Lille), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 90+4’ Trévis Dago (Lille), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 46’ Kevin Danso (Lens), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 14’ Hákon Haraldsson (Lille), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 90+1’ Massadio Haidara (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 13’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 57’ Tiago Santos (Lille), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 29’ Nabil Bentaleb (Lille), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 32’ Edon Zhegrova (Lille), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 80’ Ismaily (Lille), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 9’ Edon Zhegrova (Lille), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 43’ Wesley Said (Lens), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 56’ Edon Zhegrova (Lille), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 22’ Jonathan Christian David (Lille), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 84’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 85’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 76’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 66’ Jonathan Christian David (Lille), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 49’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 65’ Hákon Haraldsson (Lille), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Lucas Chevalier GK900 0.000.000
Tiago Santos DEF901 0.070.283
Bafode Diakite DEF900 0.000.021
Leny Yoro DEF900 0.000.000
Ismaily DEF901 0.060.000
Nabil Bentaleb MID9011 0.070.102
Benjamin André MID900 0.000.352
Gabriel Gudmundsson MID881 0.150.131
Edon Zhegrova FWD7924 0.670.031
Jonathan Christian David FWD903 0.200.000
Hákon Haraldsson FWD902 0.130.061
Adam Ounas Sub90 0.000.000
Alexsandro Ribeiro Sub20 0.000.000
Rémy Cabella Sub21 0.190.000
Ivan Cavaleiro Sub10 0.000.000
Trévis Dago Sub11 0.130.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lille win 44% Avg odds 2.15
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.32
Lens win 27% Avg odds 3.54

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

Form going into the game

Lille WLWDD
Lens DLWWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lens 1-1 Lille, 08 Oct 23 Next meeting: Lens 0-2 Lille, 26 Oct 24  All Lille vs Lens 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.