Ligue 1 · Matchweek 23 · Feb 23

Nantes - Lens

Nantes beat Lens 3-1 in Ligue 1 (Matchweek 23). Goals: L. Leroux 36'; M. Simon (P) 60'; N. El Aynaoui (P) 65'.

NantesHOME

3 - 1

LensAWAY

L. Leroux 36'M. Simon (P) 60'M. Elia 90+5'

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N. El Aynaoui (P) 65'

🏟 Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau 👤 Referee: J. Brisard

Key events

28' 🟨 Jonathan GraditYellow card Lens

36' ⚽ L. Leroux(1 - 0) Nantes

45+1' 🟨 Facundo MedinaYellow card Lens

58' 🟨 Kelvin AmianYellow card Nantes

60' ⚽ M. Simon (P)(2 - 0) Nantes

65' ⚽ N. El Aynaoui (P)(2 - 1) Lens

66' 🟨 Adrien ThomassonYellow card Lens

70' 🟥 M'Bala NzolaRed card Lens

82' 🟨 Anthony LopesYellow card Nantes

90+5' ⚽ M. Elia(3 - 1) · Assist: F. Coquelin Nantes

90+8' 🟨 Angelo FulginiYellow card Lens

Quick stats

%35 Possession %65

17 Total shots 14

8 Shots on target 4

7 Shots off target 5

2 Blocked shots 5

14 Shots inside box 9

3 Shots outside box 5

3 Saves 5

Match timeline

First half

28'

🟨Jonathan GraditYellow card

L. Leroux(1 - 0)⚽

36'

45+1'

🟨Facundo MedinaYellow card

HT 1 - 0

46'

🔁A. Diouf ↔ J. AgbonifoSubstitution

54'

🔁G. Koyalipou ↔ M'Bala NzolaSubstitution

Kelvin AmianYellow card🟨

58'

M. Simon (P)(2 - 0)⚽

60'

65'

⚽N. El Aynaoui (P)(2 - 1)

66'

🟨Adrien ThomassonYellow card

70'

🟥M'Bala NzolaRed card

72'

🔁W. Saïd ↔ F. SotocaSubstitution

Anthony LopesYellow card🟨

82'

K. Amian ↔ M. EliaSubstitution🔁

85'

Mostafa Mohamed ↔ S. ThomasSubstitution🔁

85'

🔁R. Aguilar ↔ T. PouillySubstitution

85'

🔁A. Zaroury ↔ A. FulginiSubstitution

M. Simon ↔ F. CoquelinSubstitution🔁

90'

L. Leroux ↔ M. CocoSubstitution🔁

90+4'

M. Elia(3 - 1) · Assist: F. Coquelin⚽

90+5'

90+8'

🟨Angelo FulginiYellow card

FT 3 - 1

Match statsNantes · Lens

Key stats

%35 Possession %65

Shots

17 Total shots 14

8 Shots on target 4

7 Shots off target 5

2 Blocked shots 5

14 Shots inside box 9

3 Shots outside box 5

3 Saves 5

Passing

325 Total passes 593

263 Accurate passes 516

%81 Pass accuracy %87

Set pieces & discipline

2 Corners 11

13 Fouls 18

Cards

2 Yellow cards 4

0 Red cards 1

By half

1 1st-half goals 0

2 2nd-half goals 1

LineupsNantes 4-3-3Lens 4-2-3-1

Lopes 4

Pallois 21

Castelletto 24

Sow 98

Amian 66

Leroux 6

Augusto 8

Lepenant 27

Simon 31

Mohamed 39

Abline 30

Ryan 14

Medina 20

Sarr 24

Gradit 2

Aguilar 18

Diouf 23

Aynaoui 21

Zaroury 28

Thomasson 19

Koyalipou 22

Saïd

Nantes · Bench

17M. Elia17

30P. Carlgren30

59D. Assoumani59

62H. Guirassy62

25F. Mollet25

41M. Acapandié41

11M. Coco11

13F. Coquelin13

22S. Thomas22

Coach: A. Kombouare

Lens · Bench

26N. Mendy26

25J. Agbonifo25

8M'Bala Nzola8

7F. Sotoca7

34T. Pouilly34

11A. Fulgini11

16H. Koffi16

27J. Bah27

4N. Čelik4

Coach: W. Still

HEAD TO HEAD13 meetings · 2020–2026

Nantes 2

Nov 25who was on topMay 8

Lens 7

2 Nantes 4 draw 7 Lens

Lens won the last 5

GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE

3.1goals / match

15–25total goals

1/4clean sheets

2-1Nantes best win · Mar 1

4-0Lens best win · Oct 28

Over 1.5 10/13

Over 2.5 8/13

Over 3.5 6/13

BTTS 9/13

DOES THE VENUE MATTER

Nantes at home7 matches

2W 2D 3L 9:11

Lens at home6 matches

4W 2D 0L 14:6

Results are read from the side that hosted the match.

FORM COMPARISON

Last 5Last 10

Nantes1W 1D 3L Lens3W 2D 0L

0.80 2.20 Points per game

5 12 Goals scored

7 7 Goals conceded

1.71 2.46 xG average

1.51 0.89 xGA average

%20 %20 Clean sheets

%40 %80 BTTS

%60 %60 Over 2.5

7.0 8.4 Corners

1.8 2.0 Cards

Nantes1W 3D 6L Lens5W 3D 2L

0.60 1.80 Points per game

7 23 Goals scored

12 15 Goals conceded

1.42 2.17 xG average

1.42 1.05 xGA average

%30 %20 Clean sheets

%30 %70 BTTS

%40 %80 Over 2.5

4.7 7.5 Corners

2.1 2.0 Cards

SEASON COMPARISON

13Nantesin the table36pts

34matches 8-12-14W-D-L 39:52goals -13diff

WDLDD

8Lensin the table52pts

34matches 15-7-12W-D-L 42:39goals +3diff

WDWLW

Season profile · 2025/2026 · 21 matches

0.67 2.33 Points per game

1.10 1.54 xG average

1.66 1.29 xGA average

%14 %38 Clean sheets

%52 %48 BTTS

%48 %62 Over 2.5

3.2 5.5 Corners

2.0 2.2 Cards

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

May 8

Lens 1-0 Nantes

Ligue 1

Dec 6

Nantes 1-2 Lens

Ligue 1

Nov 9

Lens 3-2 Nantes

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Feb 3

Nantes 0-1 Lens

Ligue 1

Oct 28

Lens 4-0 Nantes

Ligue 1

Mar 1

Nantes 2-1 Lens

Coupe de France

Feb 19

Lens 3-1 Nantes

Ligue 1

Sep 18

Nantes 0-0 Lens

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