Nimes vs Lens

27 September 2020 · Ligue 1 · 2020/21 · Referee Frank Schneider

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Zinedine Ferhat 87’
  • Ignatius Ganago 34’

Match summary

The points were shared as Nimes and Lens drew 1-1. Lens led 1-0 at half-time.

Ignatius Ganago put Lens ahead in the 34th minute, set up by Gaël Kakuta and Zinedine Ferhat equalised in the 87th minute.

Lens had the better of the chances, with 1.37 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Nimes's 0.37 from 13.

Match stats

Nimes Lens
13 Shots 15
4 Shots on Target 6
5 Corners 7
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.37 xG 1.37
0.37 Non-penalty xG 1.37
5 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Nimes Lens
Kick-off
34’
Ignatius Ganago
Assist: Gaël Kakuta0-1 (Lens)
Half-time0-1
Zinedine Ferhat1-1 (Nimes)
87’
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Lens
  • Facundo Medina
  • Jonathan Gradit
  • Manuel Perez

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 0.37 1.37 34’ Ignatius Ganago (Lens), 0-1 34’ 87’ Zinedine Ferhat (Nimes), 1-1 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.37 1.37 34’ Ignatius Ganago (Lens), 0-1 Ganago 34’ 87’ Zinedine Ferhat (Nimes), 1-1 Ferhat 87’
Nimes 0.37 xGLens 1.37 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lens attacking Nimes attacking 
34’ Ignatius Ganago (Lens), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 46’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 69’ Simon Banza (Lens), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 30’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 1’ Zinedine Ferhat (Nimes), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 6’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 46’ Renaud Ripart (Nimes), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 61’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 87’ Zinedine Ferhat (Nimes), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 17’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 77’ Simon Banza (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 7’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 48’ Yannick Cahuzac (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 76’ Corentin Jean (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 60’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 84’ Corentin Jean (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 59’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 48’ Nolan Roux (Nimes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 21’ Adrián Cubas (Nimes), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 84’ Marco Ludivin Majouga (Nimes), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 37’ Adrián Cubas (Nimes), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 48’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 68’ Renaud Ripart (Nimes), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 85’ Birger Meling (Nimes), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 15’ Birger Meling (Nimes), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 30’ Gaetan Paquiez (Nimes), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 44’ Nolan Roux (Nimes), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 48’ Nolan Roux (Nimes), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 34’ Ignatius Ganago (Lens), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 46’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 69’ Simon Banza (Lens), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 30’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 6’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 46’ Renaud Ripart (Nimes), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 1’ Zinedine Ferhat (Nimes), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 17’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 61’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 87’ Zinedine Ferhat (Nimes), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 77’ Simon Banza (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 7’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 48’ Yannick Cahuzac (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 76’ Corentin Jean (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 60’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 84’ Corentin Jean (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ Nolan Roux (Nimes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 21’ Adrián Cubas (Nimes), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 84’ Marco Ludivin Majouga (Nimes), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 37’ Adrián Cubas (Nimes), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 48’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 68’ Renaud Ripart (Nimes), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 85’ Birger Meling (Nimes), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 15’ Birger Meling (Nimes), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 30’ Gaetan Paquiez (Nimes), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 44’ Nolan Roux (Nimes), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 48’ Nolan Roux (Nimes), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Baptiste Reynet GK900 0.000.000
Gaetan Paquiez DEF701 0.010.000
Anthony Briancon DEF900 0.000.011
Loïck Landre DEF900 0.000.000
Birger Meling DEF902 0.020.000
Adrián Cubas MID902 0.030.011
Lamine Fomba MID900 0.000.000
Yassin Benrahou MID700 0.000.102
Zinedine Ferhat FWD9012 0.160.022
Nolan Roux FWD693 0.040.091
Renaud Ripart FWD902 0.100.000
Kévin Denkey Sub210 0.000.000
Patrick Burner Sub200 0.000.000
Marco Ludivin Majouga Sub201 0.020.000
Florian Miguel Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Nimes win 28% Avg odds 3.42
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.30
Lens win 43% Avg odds 2.19

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

Form going into the game

Nimes LWLLD
Lens LWWW

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Lens 2-1 Nimes, 25 Apr 21  All Nimes 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.