NantesNantes vs Lens — Ligue 1
3-1
LensStade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau, Nantes
Going into the match, Nantes had won 2, drawn 5, lost 3 in their previous 10, scoring 1.1 goals a game; Lens had won 5, drawn 1, lost 4 in 10, scoring 1.2. The sides have met 4 times in our records: Lens 4 wins.
Match report
Home form going in: Nantes
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 5, lost 3 (L L W D D). 1.1 scored per game, 2.0 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- L 7-1 at Monaco · 15 Feb 2025
- L 0-2 vs Brest · 7 Feb 2025
- W 1-2 at Reims · 2 Feb 2025
- D 1-1 vs Olympique Lyonnais · 26 Jan 2025
- D 1-1 at AS Saint-Étienne · 19 Jan 2025
- D 2-2 vs AS Monaco FC · 10 Jan 2025
Away form going in: Lens
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 1, lost 4 (L L W W L). 1.2 scored per game, 1.0 conceded, 30% over 2.5 goals, 30% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- L 0-2 vs Strasbourg · 16 Feb 2025
- L 2-0 at Nice · 8 Feb 2025
- W 0-2 at Montpellier · 31 Jan 2025
- W 1-0 vs Angers SCO · 26 Jan 2025
- L 1-2 vs Paris Saint-Germain FC · 18 Jan 2025
- W 1-2 at Le Havre AC · 12 Jan 2025
Head-to-head: Nantes vs Lens
- Lens 1-0 Nantes · 8 May 2026 · Ligue 1
- Nantes 1-2 Lens · 6 Dec 2025 · Ligue 1
- Nantes 0-1 Lens · 3 Feb 2024 · Ligue 1
- Lens 4-0 Nantes · 28 Oct 2023 · Ligue 1
How it unfolded
- 36' Normal Goal — L. Leroux (Nantes)
- 60' Penalty — M. Simon (Nantes)
- 65' Penalty — N. El Aynaoui (Lens)
- 95' Normal Goal — M. Elia (Nantes)
Match statistics
| Nantes | Metric | Lens |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Goals | 1 |
| 35 | Ball possession | 65 |
| 4.25273 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.06191 |
| 17 | Total shots | 14 |
| 8 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 7 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 5 |
| 14 | Attempts inside box | 9 |
| 3 | Attempts outside box | 5 |
| 2 | Corner kicks | 11 |
| 325 | Total passes | 593 |
| 263 | Accurate passes | 516 |
| 81 | Pass accuracy | 87 |
| 12 | Key passes | 10 |
| 129 | Duels | 129 |
| 76 | Duels won | 53 |
Ligue 1 table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Paris FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Lyon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Lille | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Rennes | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Strasbourg | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Stade Brestois 29 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Lorient | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Estac Troyes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 |
| 10 | Marseille | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Lens | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Angers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | Paris Saint-Germain | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 14 | Le Mans | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 15 | Nice | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 2 |
| 16 | Le Havre | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 17 | Toulouse | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 18 | Auxerre | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 0 |