Nantes vs Lens

6 December 2025 · Ligue 1 · 2025/26 · Referee Benoît Bastien

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Youssef El-Arabi 38’
  • Florian Thauvin 34’
  • Wesley Said 81’

Match summary

Lens beat Nantes 2-1 on the road. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Florian Thauvin put Lens ahead with a header in the 34th minute, set up by Ruben Aguilar, Youssef El-Arabi equalised in the 38th minute, and Wesley Said won it in the 81st minute, set up by Matthieu Udol.

The chances backed that up: Lens created 3.33 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Nantes's 1.67 from 10. Youssef El-Arabi had a penalty saved for Nantes.

Match stats

34% Possession 66%
10 Shots 20
4 Shots on target 6
1 Corners 12
86 Attacks 104
29 Dangerous attacks 65
287 Passes 534
75% Pass accuracy 86%
20 Tackles 26
8 Fouls 13
2 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 3

Key events

Nantes Lens
Kick-off
6’
Malang SarrShot on target
13’
Odsonne EdouardShot on target
Matthis AblineShot on target
30’
34’
Florian ThauvinHeader0-1 (Lens)
Youssef El ArabiRight foot shot1-1 (Nantes)
38’
Youssef El ArabiMissed penalty
38’
Youssef El-ArabiShot on target
38’
Mayckel LahdoHerba GuirassyInjury
45’
Half-time1-1
46’
Mamadou SangaréShot on target
Second half underway
Bahmed DeuffShot on target
53’
Mostafa MohamedYoussef El Arabi
59’
Dehmaine TabibouBahmed Deuff
60’
69’
Rayan FofanaOdsonne Édouard
79’
Offside
81’
Wesley Saïd Right foot shot1-2 (Lens)
Dehmaine TabibouFoul
83’
85’
Florian ThauvinShot on target
Amady CamaraHyeok-kyu Kwon
87’
Fabien CentonzeNicolas Cozza
87’
90+2’
Florian SotocaWesley Saïd 
Chidozie AwaziemArgument
90+5’
Full-time1-2

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 1.67 3.33 34’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), 0-1 34’ 38’ Youssef El-Arabi (Nantes), 1-1 38’ 81’ Wesley Said (Lens), 1-2 81’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.67 3.33 34’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), 0-1 Thauvin 34’ 38’ Youssef El-Arabi (Nantes), 1-1 El-Arabi 38’ 81’ Wesley Said (Lens), 1-2 Said 81’
Nantes 1.67 xGLens 3.33 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lens attacking Nantes attacking 
38’ Youssef El-Arabi (Nantes), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 38’ Youssef El-Arabi (Nantes), set piece, 0.65 xG, goal 81’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 6’ Malang Sarr (Lens), from a corner, 0.49 xG, saved 26’ Samson Baidoo (Lens), from a corner, 0.49 xG, off target 43’ Andrija Bulatovic (Lens), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 13’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 34’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 6’ Wesley Said (Lens), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 59’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 13’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 49’ Samson Baidoo (Lens), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 20’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 64’ Matthis Abline (Nantes), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 73’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 85’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 46’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 89’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+3’ Amady Camara (Nantes), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 56’ Matthis Abline (Nantes), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 3’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 52’ Matthis Abline (Nantes), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Pierre Ganiou (Lens), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 53’ Bahmed Deuff (Nantes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 16’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Matthis Abline (Nantes), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 90+5’ Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 18’ Ruben Aguilar (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 46’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 74’ Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 38’ Youssef El-Arabi (Nantes), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 38’ Youssef El-Arabi (Nantes), set piece, 0.65 xG, goal 81’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 6’ Malang Sarr (Lens), from a corner, 0.49 xG, saved 26’ Samson Baidoo (Lens), from a corner, 0.49 xG, off target 43’ Andrija Bulatovic (Lens), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 13’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 34’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 6’ Wesley Said (Lens), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 59’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 13’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 49’ Samson Baidoo (Lens), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 20’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 64’ Matthis Abline (Nantes), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 73’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 85’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 46’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 89’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+3’ Amady Camara (Nantes), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 56’ Matthis Abline (Nantes), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 3’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 52’ Matthis Abline (Nantes), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Pierre Ganiou (Lens), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 53’ Bahmed Deuff (Nantes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 16’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Matthis Abline (Nantes), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 90+5’ Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 18’ Ruben Aguilar (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 46’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 74’ Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Nantes

Lineup not available for this match.

Lens 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Risser
Sarr
Baidoo
Ganiou
Udol
Bulatovic
Sangaré
Aguilar
Saïd 90’
Thauvin
Édouard 69’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Anthony Lopes GK900 0.000.000
Kelvin Adou DEF900 0.000.000
Tylel Tati DEF900 0.000.000
Chidozie Awaziem DEF900 0.000.011
Nicolas Cozza DEF900 0.000.051
Johann Lepenant MID900 0.000.032
Kwon Hyeok-Kyu MID900 0.000.000
Bahmed Deuff MID641 0.020.000
Matthis Abline FWD904 0.170.000
Youssef El-Arabi FWD6312 1.410.000
Bahereba Guirassy FWD440 0.000.000
Mayckel Lahdo Sub460 0.000.000
Mostafa Mohamed Sub272 0.020.000
Dehmaine Assoumani Sub260 0.000.000
Fabien Centonze Sub10 0.000.000
Amady Camara Sub11 0.050.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Nantes win 19% Avg odds 4.87
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.86
Lens win 56% Avg odds 1.68

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

Form going into the game

Nantes LLDDL
Lens LWWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Nantes 3-1 Lens, 23 Feb 25 Next meeting: Lens 1-0 Nantes, 08 May 26  All Nantes 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.