Reims vs Lens

8 May 2022 · Ligue 1 · 2021/22 · Referee Vítor Ferreira

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Arbër Zeneli 28’
  • Florian Sotoca 55’
  • Seko Fofana 90+2’

Match summary

Lens came from behind to win 2-1 away at Reims, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Reims led 1-0 at half-time.

Arbër Zeneli put Reims ahead in the 28th minute, set up by Marshall Munetsi, Florian Sotoca equalised in the 55th minute, set up by David Pereira Da Costa, and Seko Fofana won it in stoppage time, set up by Ignatius Ganago.

The chances backed that up: Lens created 1.31 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Reims's 0.35 from 7.

Match stats

Reims Lens
7 Shots 21
2 Shots on Target 5
3 Corners 10
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.35 xG 1.31
0.35 Non-penalty xG 1.31
2 Deep Completions 11

Key events

Reims Lens
Kick-off
Arbër Zeneli
Assist: Marshall Munetsi1-0 (Reims)
28’
Half-time1-0
55’
Florian Sotoca
Assist: David Pereira Da Costa1-1 (Lens)
90+2’
Seko Fofana
Assist: Ignatius Ganago1-2 (Lens)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Reims
  • Azor Matusiwa
Lens
  • Facundo Medina
  • Seko Fofana

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.35 1.31 28’ Arbër Zeneli (Reims), 1-0 28’ 55’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), 1-1 55’ 90+2’ Seko Fofana (Lens), 1-2 90+2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.35 1.31 28’ Arbër Zeneli (Reims), 1-0 Zeneli 28’ 55’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), 1-1 Sotoca 55’ 90+2’ Seko Fofana (Lens), 1-2 Fofana 90+2’
Reims 0.35 xGLens 1.31 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lens attacking Reims attacking 
90+2’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 15’ El Bilal Touré (Reims), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 28’ Arbër Zeneli (Reims), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 58’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 19’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 52’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 55’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 87’ Nathanael Mbuku (Reims), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 25’ Kevin Danso (Lens), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 14’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 22’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 44’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 15’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 85’ Ignatius Ganago (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 4’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 71’ Wesley Said (Lens), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 82’ Ilan Kebbal (Reims), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 5’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 8’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 44’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 7’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 11’ El Bilal Touré (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Jonathan Gradit (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 53’ Marshall Munetsi (Reims), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 69’ Wout Faes (Reims), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+2’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 15’ El Bilal Touré (Reims), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 58’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 28’ Arbër Zeneli (Reims), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 19’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 52’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 55’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 87’ Nathanael Mbuku (Reims), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 25’ Kevin Danso (Lens), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 14’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 22’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 44’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 15’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 85’ Ignatius Ganago (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 4’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 71’ Wesley Said (Lens), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 5’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 8’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 82’ Ilan Kebbal (Reims), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 44’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 7’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Jonathan Gradit (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 11’ El Bilal Touré (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 53’ Marshall Munetsi (Reims), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 69’ Wout Faes (Reims), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Predrag Rajkovic GK900 0.000.000
Wout Faes DEF901 0.010.000
Yunis Abdelhamid DEF900 0.000.021
Andrew Gravillon DEF610 0.000.000
Thomas Foket MID900 0.000.000
Bradley Locko MID610 0.000.000
Azor Matusiwa MID900 0.000.011
Marshall Munetsi MID9011 0.010.202
Dion Lopy MID460 0.000.000
El Bilal Touré FWD742 0.130.000
Arbër Zeneli FWD4611 0.090.000
Maxime Busi Sub440 0.000.011
Kamory Doumbia Sub440 0.000.031
Nathanael Mbuku Sub291 0.070.000
Ilan Kebbal Sub291 0.030.071
Hugo Ekitike Sub160 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Reims win 29% Avg odds 3.33
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.38
Lens win 43% Avg odds 2.22

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

Form going into the game

Reims LDWLW
Lens WWWDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lens 2-0 Reims, 01 Oct 21 Next meeting: Reims 1-1 Lens, 04 Sep 22  All Reims 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.