28 October 2023 at 19:00

40
Full Time
Ligue 1 · Season 2023
Referee: P. Gaillouste

Match Summary

Lens defeated Nantes 4:0. The match was played in Ligue 1 2023. Goals were scored by F. Sotoca 27′ (pen.), F. Medina 58′, F. Sotoca 72′ (pen.), N. El Aynaoui 89′. 3 yellow cards were shown. Lens had 54% possession while Nantes held 46%. Lens had 11 shots (7 on target) compared to 11 (1 on target) for Nantes. Expected goals: Lens 3.91 — Nantes 1.01. Lens made 5 substitutions, Nantes made 5. VAR was involved: Penalty confirmed (Adrien Thomasson 26′).

Match Events

Key match events between Lens and Nantes — 4 goals and 3 cards recorded during the match.

Lens
Nantes
Kick Off
Penalty confirmed26′
VAR
F. Sotoca

Penalty

27′
Half Time
F. Medina

assist: F. Sotoca

58′
60′
M. SimonK. Bamba
60′
M. AblineMostafa Mohamed
D. MachadoM. Haïdara
69′
E. WahiM. Guilavogui
69′
72′
M. CocoAdson
F. Sotoca

Penalty

72′
A. ThomassonA. Fulgini
77′
A. DioufN. El Aynaoui
78′
81′
S. MoutoussamyM. Sissoko
81′
Q. MerlinJ. Hadjam
F. SotocaÓ. Cortés
84′
N. El Aynaoui

assist: Ó. Cortés

89′
Full Time

Match Statistics

Lens had 54% possession against Nantes's 46%. Lens registered 11 shots (7 on target) while Nantes managed 11 (1 on target). Corner kicks: 4–1. Fouls committed: 12–17.

7Shots on Goal1
3Shots off Goal7
11Total Shots11
1Blocked Shots3
9Shots insidebox5
2Shots outsidebox6
12Fouls17
4Corner Kicks1
3Offsides0
54%Ball Possession46%
1Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
1Goalkeeper Saves3
530Total passes454
446Passes accurate382
84%Passes %84%
3.91expected_goals1.01

Recent Form

In their last 6 matches, Lens have recorded 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Nantes show 1 wins, 0 draws and 5 losses from their last 6 outings.

Lens

LWDDLW

Nantes

LLWLLL

Head to Head

Lens and Nantes have met 1 times — Lens won 1, Nantes won 0, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2025. Lens leads the head-to-head with 1 victories from 1 meetings. A combined 3 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 3.00 per match (2 for the home side, 1 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 1 matches (100%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 1 games (100%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 1–2 in 2025.

1

Lens

0

Drawn

0

Nantes

Goals: 2Goals: 1

Recent Meetings (1)

6 Dec 2025Nantes1 – 2Lens

API data: 15 Mar 2026

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