Lille vs Nantes

27 May 2023 · Ligue 1 · 2022/23 · Referee Eric Wattellier

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Jonathan Christian David 51’ (pen), 88’ (pen)
  • Quentin Merlin 18’

Match summary

Lille came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Nantes, with a late winner. Nantes led 1-0 at half-time.

Quentin Merlin put Nantes ahead in the 18th minute, Jonathan Christian David equalised from the penalty spot in the 51st minute, and David won it from the penalty spot in the 88th minute.

The chances backed that up: Lille created 2.17 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Nantes's 1.09 from 8.

Match stats

Lille Nantes
9 Shots 8
2 Shots on Target 3
5 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
2.16 xG 1.09
0.64 Non-penalty xG 1.09
4 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Lille Nantes
Kick-off
18’
Quentin Merlin0-1 (Nantes)
Half-time0-1
Jonathan Christian David
Penalty1-1 (Lille)
51’
Jonathan Christian David
Penalty2-1 (Lille)
88’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Lille
  • Carlos Baleba
  • Jonathan Christian David
Nantes
  • João Victor
  • Jean-Charles Castelletto
  • Ludovic Blas
  • Mostafa Mohamed

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 2.17 1.09 18’ Quentin Merlin (Nantes), 0-1 18’ 51’ Jonathan Christian David (Lille), 1-1 51’ 88’ Jonathan Christian David (Lille), 2-1 88’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.17 1.09 18’ Quentin Merlin (Nantes), 0-1 Merlin 18’ 51’ Jonathan Christian David (Lille), 1-1 David 51’ 88’ Jonathan Christian David (Lille), 2-1 David 88’
Lille 2.17 xGNantes 1.09 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Nantes attacking Lille attacking 
51’ Jonathan Christian David (Lille), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 88’ Jonathan Christian David (Lille), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 45’ Ignatius Ganago (Nantes), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 59’ Adam Ounas (Lille), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 18’ Quentin Merlin (Nantes), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 38’ Rémy Cabella (Lille), direct free kick, 0.17 xG, blocked 90+6’ João Victor (Nantes), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 57’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 58’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 23’ Ignatius Ganago (Nantes), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 80’ Carlos Baleba (Lille), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+6’ Moses Simon (Nantes), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 38’ Carlos Baleba (Lille), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 22’ Benjamin André (Lille), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Carlos Baleba (Lille), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 63’ Bafode Diakite (Lille), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+6’ Stredair Appuah (Nantes), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Jonathan Christian David (Lille), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 88’ Jonathan Christian David (Lille), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 45’ Ignatius Ganago (Nantes), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 59’ Adam Ounas (Lille), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 18’ Quentin Merlin (Nantes), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 38’ Rémy Cabella (Lille), direct free kick, 0.17 xG, blocked 90+6’ João Victor (Nantes), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 57’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 58’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 23’ Ignatius Ganago (Nantes), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 80’ Carlos Baleba (Lille), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+6’ Moses Simon (Nantes), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 38’ Carlos Baleba (Lille), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 22’ Benjamin André (Lille), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Carlos Baleba (Lille), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 63’ Bafode Diakite (Lille), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+6’ Stredair Appuah (Nantes), from a corner, 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
Bafode Diakite DEF901 0.010.000
Alexsandro Ribeiro DEF900 0.000.000
José Fonte DEF900 0.000.000
Timothy Weah DEF760 0.000.011
Carlos Baleba MID903 0.140.000
Benjamin André MID901 0.020.000
Jonathan Christian David MID9022 1.520.311
Rémy Cabella MID901 0.170.021
Jonathan Bamba MID900 0.000.000
Mohamed Bayo FWD480 0.000.000
Adam Ounas Sub421 0.310.011
Gabriel Gudmundsson Sub140 0.000.071
Leny Yoro Sub10 0.000.000
Jonas Martin Sub10 0.000.000
Amine Messoussa Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lille win 67% Avg odds 1.43
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.67
Nantes win 13% Avg odds 7.24

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

Form going into the game

Lille DWLDW
Nantes DLLDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Nantes 1-1 Lille, 12 Aug 22 Next meeting: Lille 2-0 Nantes, 20 Aug 23  All Lille 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.