Reims vs Lens

13 February 2021 · Ligue 1 · 2020/21 · Referee Eric Wattellier

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Arbër Zeneli 13’
  • Florian Sotoca 61’

Match summary

Reims and Lens shared the points in a 1-1 draw. Reims led 1-0 at half-time.

Arbër Zeneli put Reims ahead with a header in the 13th minute and Florian Sotoca equalised in the 61st minute, set up by Jonathan Clauss.

Lens had the better of the chances, with 3.16 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Reims's 0.70 from 9. Gaël Kakuta missed a penalty for Lens.

Match stats

Reims Lens
9 Shots 17
6 Shots on Target 6
4 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.68 xG 3.16
0.68 Non-penalty xG 2.40
1 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Reims Lens
Kick-off
Arbër Zeneli1-0 (Reims)
13’
Half-time1-0
61’
Florian Sotoca
Assist: Jonathan Clauss1-1 (Lens)
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Reims
  • Wout Faes
  • Ghislain Konan

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 0.70 3.16 13’ Arbër Zeneli (Reims), 1-0 13’ 61’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), 1-1 61’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.70 3.16 13’ Arbër Zeneli (Reims), 1-0 Zeneli 13’ 61’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), 1-1 Sotoca 61’
Reims 0.70 xGLens 3.16 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lens attacking Reims attacking 
45’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), penalty, 0.76 xG, off target 61’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 13’ Arbër Zeneli (Reims), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 22’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 64’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 63’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 38’ Massadio Haidara (Lens), from a corner, 0.17 xG, hit the woodwork 63’ Simon Banza (Lens), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 13’ Boulaye Dia (Reims), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 36’ Arbër Zeneli (Reims), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 84’ Corentin Jean (Lens), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 89’ Clement Michelin (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 85’ Facundo Medina (Lens), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Massadio Haidara (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 39’ Massadio Haidara (Lens), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+4’ Xavier Chavalerin (Reims), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 36’ Xavier Chavalerin (Reims), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ El Bilal Touré (Reims), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 7’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 29’ Mathieu Cafaro (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 63’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ Boulaye Dia (Reims), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 9’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 37’ Mathieu Cafaro (Reims), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 90+5’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 27’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 45’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), penalty, 0.76 xG, off target 61’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 13’ Arbër Zeneli (Reims), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 22’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 64’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 63’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 38’ Massadio Haidara (Lens), from a corner, 0.17 xG, hit the woodwork 63’ Simon Banza (Lens), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 36’ Arbër Zeneli (Reims), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 13’ Boulaye Dia (Reims), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 89’ Clement Michelin (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 84’ Corentin Jean (Lens), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 85’ Facundo Medina (Lens), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Massadio Haidara (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 39’ Massadio Haidara (Lens), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+4’ Xavier Chavalerin (Reims), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 89’ El Bilal Touré (Reims), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ Xavier Chavalerin (Reims), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 7’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ Boulaye Dia (Reims), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 29’ Mathieu Cafaro (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 9’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 37’ Mathieu Cafaro (Reims), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 90+5’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 27’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), 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
Thomas Foket DEF900 0.000.062
Wout Faes DEF900 0.000.000
Marshall Munetsi DEF900 0.000.000
Ghislain Konan DEF800 0.000.061
Moreto Cassamã MID900 0.000.021
Nathanael Mbuku MID710 0.000.000
Xavier Chavalerin MID902 0.070.072
Mathieu Cafaro MID802 0.040.000
Arbër Zeneli MID8912 0.480.000
Boulaye Dia FWD902 0.080.000
El Bilal Touré Sub191 0.030.000
Thibault De Smet Sub100 0.000.000
Dereck Kutesa Sub100 0.000.000
Kaj Sierhuis Sub10 0.000.041

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Reims win 31% Avg odds 3.09
Draw 32% Avg odds 2.98
Lens win 37% Avg odds 2.52

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

Form going into the game

Reims LWWDL
Lens WLWDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lens 4-4 Reims, 08 Nov 20 Next meeting: Lens 2-0 Reims, 01 Oct 21  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.