Monaco vs Lens

8 November 2025 · Ligue 1 · 2025/26 · Referee Bastien Dechepy

Full time 1 – 4

Half-time: 1–3

  • Folarin Balogun 37’ (pen)
  • Odsonne Edouard 21’
  • Wesley Said 40’, 60’
  • Mamadou Sangaré 45+3’

Match summary

Lens won comfortably, 4-1 away at Monaco. Lens led 3-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Odsonne Edouard put Lens ahead in the 21st minute, Folarin Balogun equalised from the penalty spot in the 37th minute, Wesley Said put Lens back in front in the 40th minute, set up by Odsonne Edouard, and Mamadou Sangaré made it 1-3 in first-half stoppage time, set up by Florian Thauvin. In the second half, Said made it 1-4 with a header in the 60th minute, set up by Florian Thauvin.

The chances backed that up: Lens created 3.51 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Monaco's 2.84 from 16. Anssumane Fati had a penalty saved for Monaco. Monaco had a player sent off.

Match stats

50% Possession 50%
16 Shots 20
6 Shots on target 12
5 Corners 4
101 Attacks 87
52 Dangerous attacks 41
460 Passes 459
84% Pass accuracy 86%
20 Tackles 17
15 Fouls 19
1 Yellow cards 2
1 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 2

Key events

Monaco Lens
Kick-off
Folarin BalogunShot on target
6’
9’
Odsonne EdouardShot on target
21’
Odsonne ÉdouardRight foot shot0-1 (Lens)
21’
Adrien ThomassonShot on target
Folarin BalogunPenalty1-1 (Monaco)
37’
39’
Wesley SaidShot on target
40’
Wesley Saïd Left foot shot1-2 (Lens)
43’
Matthieu UdolShot on target
Folarin BalogunFoul
45’
45+3’
Mamadou SangaréLeft foot shot1-3 (Lens)
Half-time1-3
Lucas MichalAleksandr Golovin
46’
Second half underway
54’
Wesley SaidShot on target
57’
Jonathan Gradit Foul
60’
Wesley Saïd Header1-4 (Lens)
Pape CabralJ. Teze
61’
George IlenikhenaMika Biereth
61’
George IlenikhenaShot on target
62’
63’
Andrija BulatovicMamadou SangaréInjury
72’
Rayan FofanaOdsonne Édouard
72’
Morgan GuilavoguiWesley Saïd 
Ansu FatiMaghnes Akliouche
73’
Maghnes AklioucheShot on target
73’
74’
Ruben AguilarFoul
78’
Adrien ThomassonShot on target
Denis ZakariaMamadou Coulibaly
79’
82’
Rayan FofanaShot on target
84’
Anthony BermontRuben Aguilar
84’
Florian SotocaAdrien Thomasson 
George IlenikhenaShot on target
89’
VAR review
90+2’
Ansu FatiMissed penalty
90+3’
Anssumane FatiShot on target
90+3’
Denis ZakariaArgument
90+5’
Full-time1-4

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.84 3.51 21’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), 0-1 21’ 37’ Folarin Balogun (Monaco), 1-1 37’ 40’ Wesley Said (Lens), 1-2 40’ 45+3’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), 1-3 45+3’ 60’ Wesley Said (Lens), 1-4 60’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.84 3.51 21’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), 0-1 Edouard 21’ 37’ Folarin Balogun (Monaco), 1-1 Balogun 37’ 40’ Wesley Said (Lens), 1-2 Said 40’ 45+3’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), 1-3 Sangaré 45+3’ 60’ Wesley Said (Lens), 1-4 Said 60’
Monaco 2.84 xGLens 3.51 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lens attacking Monaco attacking 
37’ Folarin Balogun (Monaco), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+3’ Anssumane Fati (Monaco), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 90+3’ Anssumane Fati (Monaco), set piece, 0.56 xG, off target 21’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 81’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.56 xG, off target 21’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 60’ Wesley Said (Lens), from a corner, 0.35 xG, goal 48’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 40’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 82’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 78’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 6’ Folarin Balogun (Monaco), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 17’ Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 42’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 43’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 89’ George Ilenikhena (Monaco), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 13’ Jonathan Gradit (Lens), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 62’ George Ilenikhena (Monaco), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 67’ George Ilenikhena (Monaco), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 70’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 10’ Folarin Balogun (Monaco), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 57’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 9’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 39’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 73’ Lucas Michal (Monaco), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 20’ Kassoum Ouattara (Monaco), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 54’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+1’ Mohammed Salisu (Monaco), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 39’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 51’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 88’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 44’ Thilo Kehrer (Monaco), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 44’ Mohammed Salisu (Monaco), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Samson Baidoo (Lens), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 73’ Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 37’ Folarin Balogun (Monaco), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+3’ Anssumane Fati (Monaco), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 90+3’ Anssumane Fati (Monaco), set piece, 0.56 xG, off target 81’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.56 xG, off target 21’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 21’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 60’ Wesley Said (Lens), from a corner, 0.35 xG, goal 48’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 40’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 82’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 78’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 6’ Folarin Balogun (Monaco), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 17’ Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 43’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 42’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 89’ George Ilenikhena (Monaco), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 13’ Jonathan Gradit (Lens), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 62’ George Ilenikhena (Monaco), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 70’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 10’ Folarin Balogun (Monaco), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 67’ George Ilenikhena (Monaco), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 57’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 9’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 39’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 73’ Lucas Michal (Monaco), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 54’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+1’ Mohammed Salisu (Monaco), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 20’ Kassoum Ouattara (Monaco), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 39’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 51’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 88’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 44’ Thilo Kehrer (Monaco), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 44’ Mohammed Salisu (Monaco), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Samson Baidoo (Lens), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 73’ Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Monaco 3-1-4-2 Starting XI
Köhn
Kehrer
Salisu
Henrique
Coulibaly 79’
Teze 61’
Akliouche 73’
Golovin 46’
Ouattara
Balogun
Biereth 61’
Lens 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Risser
Sarr
Baidoo
Gradit
Udol
Thomasson 84’
Sangaré 63’
Aguilar 84’
Saïd 2 72’
Thauvin 2
Édouard 72’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Philipp Köhn GK900 0.000.000
Caio Henrique DEF900 0.000.194
Thilo Kehrer DEF901 0.020.000
Mohammed Salisu DEF902 0.050.000
Mamadou Coulibaly MID850 0.000.091
Jordan Teze MID670 0.000.021
Maghnes Akliouche MID793 0.130.000
Aleksandr Golovin MID520 0.000.101
Kassoum Ouattara MID901 0.040.000
Mika Biereth FWD670 0.000.102
Folarin Balogun FWD4413 0.950.101
Lucas Michal Sub381 0.040.000
Pape Cabral Sub230 0.000.000
George Ilenikhena Sub233 0.280.000
Anssumane Fati Sub112 1.320.000
Denis Zakaria Sub50 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Monaco win 48% Avg odds 1.98
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.81
Lens win 27% Avg odds 3.43

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

Form going into the game

Monaco DDWWL
Lens WWWLW

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