Ligue 1 Regular Season - 15
Nantes 1 - 2 FT Lens
Match Statistics
Possession
Shots
Shots on Target
Expected Goals (xG)
Passes
Pass Accuracy
Corners
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Match Events
F. Thauvin (R. Aguilar) 34'
38' Y. El Arabi (Y. El Arabi)
38' Y. El Arabi
45' ↓ B. Guirassy ↑M. Lahdo
HT
59' ↓ Y. El Arabi ↑Mostafa Mohamed
60' ↓ B. Deuff ↑D. Tabibou
↓ O. Edouard ↑R. Fofana 69'
W. Said (M. Udol) 81'
83' Dehmaine Tabibou
87' ↓ N. Cozza ↑F. Centonze
87' ↓ Kwon Hyeok-Kyu ↑A. Camara
↓ W. Said ↑F. Sotoca 90'+2
FT
Player Cards
Season performance ratings for players in this match
Nantes
Goalkeepers
Anthony Lopes 
LATE SHIFT
15
late mins
15
late mins
90
total mins
Started
entry
Defenders
Kelvin Amian 
PROVOCATEUR
2
fouls won
2
fouls won
8
Duels Won
0
pens won
Chidozie Awaziem 
SWEEPER
4
cleanups
4
cleanups
4
interceptions
0
blocks
Tylel Tati
PROVOCATEUR
2
fouls won
2
fouls won
5
Duels Won
0
pens won
Nicolas Cozza 
NPC
87
minutes
87
minutes
13%
pass acc
6.2
rating
Midfielders
Johann Lepenant
LATE SHIFT
15
late mins
15
late mins
90
total mins
Started
entry
Hyeok-kyu Kwon
SWEEPER
3
cleanups
3
cleanups
1
interceptions
2
blocks
Bahmed Deuff
SWEEPER
3
cleanups
3
cleanups
1
interceptions
2
blocks
Forwards
Matthis Abline
PROVOCATEUR
4
fouls won
4
fouls won
7
Duels Won
1
pens won
Youssef El Arabi 
SNIPER
50%
conversion
50%
conversion
1
goals
2
shots
Bahereba Guirassy
LATE SHIFT
15
late mins
15
late mins
44
total mins
45
entry
BENCH
Patrik Carlgren 
SPECTATOR
0
saves
0
saves
0
conceded
0
minutes
Fabien Centonze
LATE SHIFT
15
late mins
15
late mins
8
total mins
Started
entry
Uroš Radaković
LATE SHIFT
15
late mins
15
late mins
0
total mins
Started
entry
Dehmaine Tabibou
LATE SHIFT
15
late mins
15
late mins
30
total mins
Started
entry
Hyun-Seok Hong
LATE SHIFT
15
late mins
15
late mins
0
total mins
Started
entry
Yassine Benhattab
LATE SHIFT
15
late mins
15
late mins
0
total mins
Started
entry
Mayckel Lahdo
LATE SHIFT
15
late mins
15
late mins
46
total mins
Started
entry
Mostafa Mohamed
LATE SHIFT
15
late mins
15
late mins
31
total mins
Started
entry
Amady Camara
LATE SHIFT
15
late mins
15
late mins
2
total mins
Started
entry
Lens
Goalkeepers
Robin Risser 
PENALTY HERO
1
pens saved
1
pens saved
3
saves
6.9
rating
Defenders
Ismaelo Ganiou 
FRIENDLY FIRE
0
mistake
0
mistake
3
fouls
6.5
rating
Samson Baidoo 
WALL
0
dribbled past
0
dribbled past
3
tackles
50%
duel win %
Malang Sarr 
STORMTROOPER
1
shots
1
shots
0
goals
1
on target
Midfielders
Ruben Aguilar 
MAGNET
78
activity
78
activity
69
passes
9
duels
Mamadou Sangare
MAGNET
84
activity
84
activity
69
passes
15
duels
Andrija Bulatovic
SWEEPER
2
cleanups
2
cleanups
1
interceptions
1
blocks
Matthieu Udol 
ARCHITECT
5
key passes
5
key passes
1
assists
35%
pass acc
Forwards
Florian Thauvin
MAGNET
70
activity
70
activity
60
passes
10
duels
Wesley Saïd 
CLOSER
1
late goals
1
late goals
0
late assists
75
minute
Odsonne Édouard
LATE SHIFT
15
late mins
15
late mins
69
total mins
69
entry
BENCH
Régis Gurtner
SPECTATOR
0
saves
0
saves
0
conceded
0
minutes
Saud Abdulhamid
LATE SHIFT
15
late mins
15
late mins
0
total mins
Started
entry
Kyllian Antonio
LATE SHIFT
15
late mins
15
late mins
0
total mins
Started
entry
Anthony Bermont
LATE SHIFT
15
late mins
15
late mins
0
total mins
Started
entry
Hamzat Ojediran
LATE SHIFT
15
late mins
15
late mins
0
total mins
Started
entry
Fode Sylla
LATE SHIFT
15
late mins
15
late mins
0
total mins
Started
entry
Rayan Fofana
LATE SHIFT
15
late mins
15
late mins
21
total mins
Started
entry
Florian Sotoca
LATE SHIFT
15
late mins
15
late mins
1
total mins
Started
entry
Abdallah Sima
LATE SHIFT
15
late mins
15
late mins
0
total mins
Started
entry
Head to Head
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/02/2025 | Nantes | 3 - 1 | Lens | Ligue 1 | Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau |
| 09/11/2024 | Lens | 3 - 2 | Nantes | Ligue 1 | Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 03/02/2024 | Nantes | 0 - 1 | Lens | Ligue 1 | Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau |
| 28/10/2023 | Lens | 4 - 0 | Nantes | Ligue 1 | Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 01/03/2023 | Nantes | 2 - 1 | Lens | Coupe de France | Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau |
| 19/02/2023 | Lens | 3 - 1 | Nantes | Ligue 1 | Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 18/09/2022 | Nantes | 0 - 0 | Lens | Ligue 1 | Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau |
| 30/04/2022 | Lens | 2 - 2 | Nantes | Ligue 1 | Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
| 10/12/2021 | Nantes | 3 - 2 | Lens | Ligue 1 | Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau |
| 10/02/2021 | Nantes | 2 - 4 | Lens | Coupe de France | Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau |
Nantes Win
Lens Win
Draw
League Standings
P: 15 GD: +13
P: 15 GD: +20
P: 15 GD: +20
P: 15 GD: +12
P: 15 GD: +5
P: 15 GD: +1
P: 15 GD: 0
P: 15 GD: +5
P: 15 GD: +2
P: 15 GD: -4
P: 15 GD: -4
P: 15 GD: -8
P: 15 GD: -9
P: 15 GD: -5
P: 15 GD: -8
P: 15 GD: -10
P: 15 GD: -11
League Standings
P: 20 GD: +18
P: 19 GD: +26
P: 20 GD: +24
P: 20 GD: +13
P: 20 GD: +4
P: 20 GD: -1
P: 19 GD: +9
P: 20 GD: +8
P: 20 GD: -4
P: 20 GD: -1
P: 20 GD: -4
P: 20 GD: -5
P: 20 GD: -8
P: 20 GD: -13
P: 20 GD: -9
P: 20 GD: -17
P: 20 GD: -15
AI-powered match analysis and previews to help you decide which games are worth watching
Lens survives Nantes fury at La Beaujoire: 2-1 victory
Worth Watching Futmetrix Score: 66/100. At Stade de la Beaujoire, an unbeaten leader faces a relegation-haunted side—and intensity becomes the only winner.
The 34th-minute explosion: four goals in four minutes
Silence to chaos in 240 seconds. Lens, dominant from the whistle, struck first: Florian Thauvin opened the scoring in the 34th minute, courtesy of R. Aguilar's assist. The leader breathed easy. Then the balance shattered. Two minutes later, Nantes crashed through via Y. El Arabi at the 38th. Before the crowd could settle, El Arabi struck again—1-1 became 1-2 in 38 minutes. Three goals in four minutes. The scoreline lurched back and forth.
Lens reasserts control: Said seals it at 81
Matthis Abline, Nantes' starting forward, embodied local resistance, but Lens, despite the psychological jolt, never crumbled. With 66% possession and 21 shots (6 on target), the leaders suffocated their opponents statistically. W. Said, introduced from the bench, planted the winner at 81 minutes, set up by M. Udol. Lens restored order: 2-1. Four lead changes told a story of fragile balance, but technical superiority ultimately prevailed.
Nantes drowns deeper; Lens marches on
For Nantes, 16th with 11 points after 15 games, this defeat deepens the relegation battle. With a -11 goal difference and form reading LLDDL, the Canaries navigate murky waters. For Lens, the unbeaten leaders (34 points, 11 wins), this sweat-soaked victory proves that even after a brutal emotional reversal, quality wins. Five straight wins, zero defeats: the title awaits only the slip-ups of challengers.
Key Questions
How did Nantes complete the comeback from behind?
El Arabi struck twice in two minutes (38th), turning 1-0 into 1-2. Lens, tactically surprised, surrendered on quick transitions.
What does this mean for Nantes's season?
Nantes remain buried in the relegation zone (16th, -11 goal difference). The defeat deepens crisis: only 2 wins in 15 matches.
How is the Futmetrix Score calculated?
The Futmetrix Score (0-100) combines multiple factors: match intensity, competitive balance, stakes importance, and entertainment value to help you decide if this match is worth watching.
Stade de la Beaujoire hosts the survival drama: Nantes faces the reckoning against Lens
Highly Entertaining Futmetrix Score: 73/100. Nantes confronts its nightmare: a league leader in freefall form meets a team drowning at home—this is a six-pointer disguised as a demolition.
The Setup
The stakes are brutally clear at Nantes. Sixteenth place, 11 points, one home win in seven matches (14.3%)—the Canaries are in freefall. Lens arrives atop the table with 34 points, unbeaten in five consecutive matches. The balance is entirely skewed: a team fighting for survival against a precision machine. For Nantes, this is about clawing back pride and points; for Lens, it's about extending their stranglehold on first place.
Key Battle
Tempo control will decide this match. Nantes must suffocate Lens's ball circulation and disrupt the rhythm that Florian Thauvin orchestrates with surgical precision (2 goals, 2 assists in five matches). If the Canaries allow Lens breathing room, their fragile defence—already leaking 24 goals—will be carved open. Lens thrives on possession; Nantes must gamble on transitions and set-pieces.
Our Prediction
Lens impose their tempo and win 2-1. Thauvin and Odsonne Édouard strike early, Nantes pull one back through desperation, but lack the craft to equalise. Robin Risser (3.4 saves per game) marshals the final onslaught with authority.
Key Questions
Should I watch this match?
Yes, if you crave relegation-battle drama. Nantes in crisis versus the league's elite creates raw tension, even if the outcome feels inevitable.
What's the predicted outcome?
Lens 2-1 Nantes. The visitors dominate possession and clinical finishing; the hosts grab a consolation goal.
Where are Nantes and Lens in the league table?
Nantes: 16th, 11 points. Lens: 1st, 34 points. A 23-point chasm that tells the entire story.
What is Nantes's current form?
Dire: LLDDL (two defeats, two draws in five). Just one home win in seven matches—a relegation-zone signature.
Who is the in-form player to watch?
Florian Thauvin (Lens): 2 goals, 2 assists in 5 matches, 7.4 average rating. Lens's creative heartbeat.
How is the Futmetrix Score calculated?
The Futmetrix Score (0-100) combines multiple factors: match intensity, competitive balance, stakes importance, and entertainment value to help you decide if this match is worth watching.