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3 March 2024 at 19:45

03
Full Time
Ligue 1 · Season 2023
Referee: J. Brisard

Match Summary

Lens defeated Lyon 3:0. The match was played in Ligue 1 2023. Goals were scored by F. Sotoca 43′, E. Wahi 53′ (pen.), K. Danso 87′. 2 yellow cards were shown, 1 red cards. Lyon had 47% possession while Lens held 53%. Lyon had 13 shots (4 on target) compared to 18 (8 on target) for Lens. Expected goals: Lyon 2.40 — Lens 3.57. Lyon made 4 substitutions, Lens made 4. VAR was involved: Penalty cancelled (Nampalys Mendy 50′).

Match Events

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

Lyon
Lens
Kick Off
43′
F. Sotoca

assist: David Pereira da Costa

Half Time
VAR
50′Penalty cancelled
53′
E. Wahi

Penalty

G. OrbanR. Cherki
61′
O. MangalaM. Fofana
61′
73′
N. MendyS. Abdul Samed
73′
David Pereira da CostaA. Thomasson
S. BenrahmaMama Baldé
77′
79′
E. WahiW. Saïd
E. NuamahClinton Mata
86′
87′
J. GraditA. Khusanov
87′
K. Danso

assist: A. Thomasson

Full Time

Match Statistics

Lyon had 47% possession against Lens's 53%. Lyon registered 13 shots (4 on target) while Lens managed 18 (8 on target). Corner kicks: 2–4. Fouls committed: 5–15.

4Shots on Goal8
5Shots off Goal4
13Total Shots18
4Blocked Shots6
11Shots insidebox12
2Shots outsidebox6
5Fouls15
2Corner Kicks4
2Offsides1
47%Ball Possession53%
0Yellow Cards2
1Red Cards0
5Goalkeeper Saves4
444Total passes505
368Passes accurate439
83%Passes %87%
2.40expected_goals3.57

Recent Form

In their last 6 matches, Lyon have recorded 0 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats. Lens show 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses from their last 6 outings.

Lyon

LLDDDD

Lens

WLWDDL

Head to Head

Lyon and Lens have met 2 times — Lyon won 1, Lens won 0, with 1 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2025. Lyon leads the head-to-head with 1 victories from 2 meetings. A combined 5 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.50 per match (3 for the home side, 2 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 1 matches (50%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 1 games (50%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 2–2 in 2026.

1

Lyon

1

Drawn

0

Lens

Goals: 3Goals: 2

Recent Meetings (2)

5 Mar 2026Lyon2 – 2Lens
16 Aug 2025Lens0 – 1Lyon

API data: 15 Mar 2026

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