Monaco vs Lens

20 August 2022 · Ligue 1 · 2022/23 · Referee Willy Delajod

Full time 1 – 4

Half-time: 1–2

  • Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi 41’
  • Loïs Openda 7’
  • Deiver Machado 38’
  • Seko Fofana 55’ (pen)
  • Wesley Said 78’

Match summary

Lens won comfortably, 4-1 away at Monaco. Lens led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Loïs Openda put Lens ahead in the 7th minute, set up by David Pereira Da Costa, Deiver Machado made it 0-2 in the 38th minute, and Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi pulled one back to make it 1-2 with a header in the 41st minute, set up by Caio Henrique. In the second half, Seko Fofana made it 1-3 from the penalty spot in the 55th minute and Wesley Said made it 1-4 in the 78th minute, set up by Seko Fofana.

There was little between the sides on chances: Monaco created 2.61 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots, Lens 2.46 from 14. Monaco had a player sent off.

Match stats

Monaco Lens
12 Shots 14
5 Shots on Target 6
3 Corners 5
4 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
2.28 xG 2.46
2.28 Non-penalty xG 1.70
8 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Monaco Lens
Kick-off
7’
Loïs Openda
Assist: David Pereira Da Costa0-1 (Lens)
38’
Deiver Machado0-2 (Lens)
Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi
Assist: Caio Henrique1-2 (Monaco)
41’
Half-time1-2
55’
Seko Fofana
Penalty1-3 (Lens)
78’
Wesley Said
Assist: Seko Fofana1-4 (Lens)
Full-time1-4

Bookings

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

Monaco
  • Vanderson
  • Wissam Ben Yedder
  • Breel Embolo

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 2.61 2.46 7’ Loïs Openda (Lens), 0-1 7’ 38’ Deiver Machado (Lens), 0-2 38’ 41’ Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi (Monaco), 1-2 41’ 55’ Seko Fofana (Lens), 1-3 55’ 78’ Wesley Said (Lens), 1-4 78’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.61 2.46 7’ Loïs Openda (Lens), 0-1 Openda 7’ 38’ Deiver Machado (Lens), 0-2 Machado 38’ 41’ Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi (Monaco), 1-2 Mukinayi 41’ 55’ Seko Fofana (Lens), 1-3 Fofana 55’ 78’ Wesley Said (Lens), 1-4 Said 78’
Monaco 2.61 xGLens 2.46 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lens attacking Monaco attacking 
55’ Seko Fofana (Lens), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 7’ Loïs Openda (Lens), open play, 0.65 xG, goal 16’ Takumi Minamino (Monaco), set piece, 0.61 xG, saved 16’ Jean Lucas (Monaco), set piece, 0.54 xG, off target 77’ Breel Embolo (Monaco), open play, 0.55 xG, off target 41’ Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi (Monaco), from a corner, 0.38 xG, goal 18’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 59’ Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 69’ Loïs Openda (Lens), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 42’ Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 73’ Loïs Openda (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 89’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 38’ Deiver Machado (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 64’ Loïs Openda (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 74’ Kevin Danso (Lens), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 80’ Seko Fofana (Lens), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+2’ Ismail Jakobs (Monaco), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 10’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 85’ Breel Embolo (Monaco), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Krépin Diatta (Monaco), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 62’ Caio Henrique (Monaco), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 65’ Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 22’ Vanderson (Monaco), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 55’ Seko Fofana (Lens), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 7’ Loïs Openda (Lens), open play, 0.65 xG, goal 16’ Takumi Minamino (Monaco), set piece, 0.61 xG, saved 77’ Breel Embolo (Monaco), open play, 0.55 xG, off target 16’ Jean Lucas (Monaco), set piece, 0.54 xG, off target 41’ Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi (Monaco), from a corner, 0.38 xG, goal 18’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 59’ Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 69’ Loïs Openda (Lens), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 42’ Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 73’ Loïs Openda (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 89’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 38’ Deiver Machado (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 64’ Loïs Openda (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 74’ Kevin Danso (Lens), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 80’ Seko Fofana (Lens), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+2’ Ismail Jakobs (Monaco), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 10’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 85’ Breel Embolo (Monaco), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Krépin Diatta (Monaco), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 65’ Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 62’ Caio Henrique (Monaco), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 22’ Vanderson (Monaco), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alexander Nübel GK900 0.000.000
Vanderson DEF731 0.010.000
Axel Disasi DEF900 0.000.000
Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi DEF9011 0.380.551
Caio Henrique DEF6811 0.010.402
Krépin Diatta MID901 0.010.111
Jean Lucas MID771 0.540.011
Eliot Matazo MID470 0.000.000
Takumi Minamino MID571 0.610.000
Wissam Ben Yedder FWD902 0.430.073
Breel Embolo FWD902 0.570.611
Mohamed Camara Sub430 0.000.321
Aleksandr Golovin Sub331 0.010.000
Ismail Jakobs Sub221 0.040.000
Malang Sarr Sub130 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Monaco win 53% Avg odds 1.82
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.91
Lens win 23% Avg odds 4.18

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

Form going into the game

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Lens WWDWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lens 2-2 Monaco, 21 May 22 Next meeting: Lens 3-0 Monaco, 22 Apr 23  All Monaco 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.