Nantes vs Lens

3 February 2024 · Ligue 1 · 2023/24 · Referee Florent Batta

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • David Pereira Da Costa 48’

Match summary

Lens beat Nantes 1-0 on the road. It was goalless at half-time.

David Pereira Da Costa put Lens ahead in the 48th minute, set up by Facundo Medina.

The chances backed that up: Lens created 1.64 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Nantes's 0.72 from 7.

Match stats

Nantes Lens
7 Shots 12
2 Shots on Target 4
2 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.71 xG 1.64
0.71 Non-penalty xG 1.64
1 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Nantes Lens
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
48’
David Pereira Da Costa
Assist: Facundo Medina0-1 (Lens)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Nantes
  • Douglas Augusto
  • Tinotenda Kadewere
Lens
  • Kevin Danso
  • Ruben Aguilar

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.72 1.64 48’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), 0-1 48’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.72 1.64 48’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), 0-1 Da Costa 48’
Nantes 0.72 xGLens 1.64 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lens attacking Nantes attacking 
68’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Lens), open play, 0.60 xG, off target 48’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 39’ Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 75’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 34’ Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 17’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 3’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 63’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 34’ Tinotenda Kadewere (Nantes), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 8’ Jhoanner Chávez (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 14’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 44’ Nathan Zeze (Nantes), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 75’ Florent Mollet (Nantes), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 88’ Abdoul Kader Bamba (Nantes), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 23’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 8’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 1’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 71’ Ruben Aguilar (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90’ Stredair Appuah (Nantes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Lens), open play, 0.60 xG, off target 39’ Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 48’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 75’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 34’ Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 17’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 3’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 63’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 34’ Tinotenda Kadewere (Nantes), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 14’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 8’ Jhoanner Chávez (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 44’ Nathan Zeze (Nantes), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 75’ Florent Mollet (Nantes), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 88’ Abdoul Kader Bamba (Nantes), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 23’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 8’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 71’ Ruben Aguilar (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 1’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 90’ Stredair Appuah (Nantes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alban Lafont GK900 0.000.000
Kelvin Adou DEF110 0.000.000
Jean-Charles Castelletto DEF900 0.000.000
Nathan Zeze DEF901 0.050.000
Jean-Kevin Duverne DEF900 0.000.000
Florent Mollet MID801 0.050.051
Douglas Augusto MID900 0.000.082
Pedro Chirivella MID900 0.000.000
Tinotenda Kadewere MID801 0.060.000
Moussa Sissoko MID610 0.000.371
Mostafa Mohamed FWD902 0.490.000
Nicolas Pallois Sub790 0.000.000
Abdoul Kader Bamba Sub291 0.050.000
Matthis Abline Sub100 0.000.051
Stredair Appuah Sub101 0.020.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Nantes win 27% Avg odds 3.61
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.39
Lens win 45% Avg odds 2.11

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

Form going into the game

Nantes LLLLD
Lens DWLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lens 4-0 Nantes, 28 Oct 23 Next meeting: Lens 3-2 Nantes, 09 Nov 24  All Nantes 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.