Lorient vs Lens

14 March 2026 · Ligue 1 · 2025/26 · Referee Thomas Léonard

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Ahmadou Bamba Dieng 18’
  • Aiyegun Tosin 65’
  • Odsonne Edouard 49’

Match summary

Lorient beat Lens 2-1. Lorient led 1-0 at half-time.

Ahmadou Bamba Dieng put Lorient ahead from a corner in the 18th minute, Odsonne Edouard equalised in the 49th minute, set up by Mamadou Sangaré, and Aiyegun Tosin won it in the 65th minute, set up by Arsène Kouassi.

The chances backed that up: Lorient created 2.37 expected goals (xG) from 6 shots to Lens's 1.01 from 20.

Match stats

34% Possession 66%
6 Shots 20
3 Shots on target 6
1 Corners 10
60 Attacks 145
26 Dangerous attacks 100
339 Passes 621
77% Pass accuracy 91%
18 Tackles 13
6 Fouls 11
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 0

Key events

Lorient Lens
Kick-off
Bamba DiengRight foot shot1-0 (Lorient)
18’
Ahmadou Bamba DiengShot on target
18’
23’
Nidal CelikFoul
23’
Abdallah SimaShot on target
25’
Florian ThauvinShot on target
Abdoulaye FayeFoul
26’
39’
Florian ThauvinShot on target
Half-time1-0
47’
Odsonne EdouardShot on target
48’
Odsonne ÉdouardRight foot shot1-1 (Lens)
48’
Matthieu UdolShot on target
Second half underway
Montassar TalbiFoul
54’
Aiyegun TosinBamba Dieng
64’
Aiyegun TosinRight foot shot2-1 (Lorient)
65’
65’
Ismaëlo GaniouFoul
68’
Amadou Haidara Nidal Celik
73’
Anthony BermontAbdallah Sima
73’
Andrija BulatovicAdrien Thomasson 
75’
Saud AbdulhamidFoul
Panos KatserisJean-Victor Makengo
81’
Sambou SoumanoKarim Dermane
82’
84’
Rayan FofanaOdsonne Édouard
84’
Erawan GarnierSaud Abdulhamid
Nathaniel AdjeiThéo Le Bris
90+6’
Full-time2-1

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 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.37 1.01 18’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), 1-0 18’ 49’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), 1-1 49’ 65’ Aiyegun Tosin (Lorient), 2-1 65’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.37 1.01 18’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), 1-0 Dieng 18’ 49’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), 1-1 Edouard 49’ 65’ Aiyegun Tosin (Lorient), 2-1 Tosin 65’
Lorient 2.37 xGLens 1.01 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lens attacking Lorient attacking 
65’ Aiyegun Tosin (Lorient), open play, 0.98 xG, goal 18’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), from a corner, 0.67 xG, goal 18’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), from a corner, 0.63 xG, saved 34’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 59’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 90+4’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90+3’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 39’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 77’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 25’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 14’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 47’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 49’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 46’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 10’ Montassar Talbi (Lorient), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 37’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+6’ Anthony Bermont (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 55’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 62’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 52’ Pierre Ganiou (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 87’ Pierre Ganiou (Lens), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Abdallah Sima (Lens), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 18’ Montassar Talbi (Lorient), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 65’ Aiyegun Tosin (Lorient), open play, 0.98 xG, goal 18’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), from a corner, 0.67 xG, goal 18’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), from a corner, 0.63 xG, saved 34’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 59’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 90+4’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90+3’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 39’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 77’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 25’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 47’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 14’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 46’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 10’ Montassar Talbi (Lorient), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 37’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+6’ Anthony Bermont (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 55’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 62’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 79’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 23’ Abdallah Sima (Lens), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 52’ Pierre Ganiou (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 87’ Pierre Ganiou (Lens), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Montassar Talbi (Lorient), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Lorient 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Mvogo
Meïté
Talbi
Faye
Bris 90’
Cadiou
Avom
Kouassi
Makengo 81’
Dermane 82’
Dieng 64’
Lens 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Risser
Sarr
Ganiou
Celik 68’
Udol
Thomasson 73’
Sangaré
Abdulhamid 84’
Sima 73’
Thauvin
Édouard 84’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Yvon Mvogo GK900 0.000.000
Abdoulaye Faye DEF900 0.000.000
Montassar Talbi DEF902 0.050.631
Bamo Meïté DEF900 0.000.041
Théo Le Bris MID900 0.000.000
Arsène Kouassi MID9010 0.000.992
Arthur Avom MID900 0.000.000
Noah Cadiou MID900 0.000.000
Dermane Karim MID860 0.000.000
Jean-Victor Makengo MID850 0.000.051
Ahmadou Bamba Dieng FWD6813 1.340.000
Aiyegun Tosin Sub2211 0.980.000
Panos Katseris Sub50 0.000.000
Sambou Soumano Sub40 0.000.000
Nathaniel Adjei Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lorient win 19% Avg odds 4.98
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.92
Lens win 57% Avg odds 1.65

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

Form going into the game

Lorient LWDDD
Lens WWLDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lens 3-0 Lorient, 02 Nov 25 Next meeting: Lens 0-1 Lorient, 05 Sep 26  All Lorient vs Lens meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.