Lorient vs Lens

21 May 2023 · Ligue 1 · 2022/23 · Referee Stéphanie Frappart

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 1–2

  • Romain Faivre 6’
  • Florian Sotoca 20’
  • Adrien Thomasson 25’
  • Seko Fofana 87’

Match summary

Lens came from behind to win 3-1 away at Lorient. Lens led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Romain Faivre put Lorient ahead in the 6th minute, Florian Sotoca equalised in the 20th minute, set up by Seko Fofana, and Adrien Thomasson put Lens in front in the 25th minute. In the second half, Seko Fofana made it 1-3 in the 87th minute, set up by Alexis Claude Maurice.

The chances backed that up: Lens created 2.40 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Lorient's 1.37 from 13.

Match stats

Lorient Lens
13 Shots 15
5 Shots on Target 7
3 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.37 xG 2.31
1.37 Non-penalty xG 2.31
11 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Lorient Lens
Kick-off
Romain Faivre1-0 (Lorient)
6’
20’
Florian Sotoca
Assist: Seko Fofana1-1 (Lens)
25’
Adrien Thomasson1-2 (Lens)
Half-time1-2
87’
Seko Fofana
Assist: Alexis Claude Maurice1-3 (Lens)
Full-time1-3

Bookings

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

Lorient
  • Gédéon Kalulu
  • Darline Yongwa
Lens
  • Facundo Medina
  • Deiver Machado

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 1.37 2.40 6’ Romain Faivre (Lorient), 1-0 6’ 20’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), 1-1 20’ 25’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), 1-2 25’ 87’ Seko Fofana (Lens), 1-3 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.37 2.40 6’ Romain Faivre (Lorient), 1-0 Faivre 6’ 20’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), 1-1 Sotoca 20’ 25’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), 1-2 Thomasson 25’ 87’ Seko Fofana (Lens), 1-3 Fofana 87’
Lorient 1.37 xGLens 2.40 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lens attacking Lorient attacking 
12’ Loïs Openda (Lens), from a corner, 0.79 xG, saved 87’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 84’ Ibrahima Koné (Lorient), from a corner, 0.48 xG, saved 25’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 6’ Romain Faivre (Lorient), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 37’ Ibrahima Koné (Lorient), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 12’ Facundo Medina (Lens), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 90’ Massadio Haidara (Lens), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 7’ Ibrahima Koné (Lorient), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 57’ Ibrahima Koné (Lorient), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 12’ Jean Onana (Lens), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 82’ Darline Yongwa (Lorient), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 77’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 32’ Laurent Abergel (Lorient), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 19’ Seko Fofana (Lens), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 66’ Ibrahima Koné (Lorient), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 69’ Enzo Le Fée (Lorient), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 34’ Deiver Machado (Lens), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 6’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 20’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 16’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ Loïs Openda (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 89’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 54’ Laurent Abergel (Lorient), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 60’ Jean-Victor Makengo (Lorient), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 64’ Vincent Le Goff (Lorient), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 12’ Loïs Openda (Lens), from a corner, 0.79 xG, saved 87’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 84’ Ibrahima Koné (Lorient), from a corner, 0.48 xG, saved 25’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 6’ Romain Faivre (Lorient), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 37’ Ibrahima Koné (Lorient), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 12’ Facundo Medina (Lens), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 90’ Massadio Haidara (Lens), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 7’ Ibrahima Koné (Lorient), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 57’ Ibrahima Koné (Lorient), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 12’ Jean Onana (Lens), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 82’ Darline Yongwa (Lorient), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 77’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 32’ Laurent Abergel (Lorient), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 19’ Seko Fofana (Lens), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 66’ Ibrahima Koné (Lorient), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 69’ Enzo Le Fée (Lorient), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 34’ Deiver Machado (Lens), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 6’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 20’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 16’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ Loïs Openda (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 89’ Ahmadou Bamba Dieng (Lorient), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 54’ Laurent Abergel (Lorient), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Jean-Victor Makengo (Lorient), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 64’ Vincent Le Goff (Lorient), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Yvon Mvogo GK900 0.000.000
Vincent Le Goff DEF901 0.010.000
Montassar Talbi DEF900 0.000.000
Bamo Meïté DEF900 0.000.000
Gédéon Kalulu MID760 0.000.062
Darline Yongwa MID901 0.070.031
Laurent Abergel MID852 0.080.000
Bonke Innocent MID580 0.000.000
Romain Faivre MID9011 0.280.264
Enzo Le Fée MID901 0.050.481
Ibrahima Koné FWD905 0.830.122
Jean-Victor Makengo Sub321 0.020.000
Théo Le Bris Sub140 0.000.000
Ahmadou Bamba Dieng Sub51 0.030.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lorient win 19% Avg odds 4.96
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.98
Lens win 57% Avg odds 1.68

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

Form going into the game

Lorient LLWWD
Lens LWWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lens 5-2 Lorient, 31 Aug 22 Next meeting: Lorient 0-0 Lens, 04 Nov 23  All Lorient 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.