Lens vs Clermont Foot 2022-23 Ligue 1
Lens consolidate second place with another home win
RC Lens came from behind to beat Clermont 2-1 and consolidate their second place in Ligue 1 by extending their perfect run at home on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 39': Own Goal by Salis Abdul Samed, Lens. Lens 0, Clermont 1.
- 42': Grejohn Kyei (Clermont) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Johan Gastien (Clermont) is shown the yellow card.
- 60': Goal! Lens 1, Clermont 1. Wesley Saïd (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Sotoca with a cross.
- 64': Substitution, Lens. Loïs Openda replaces Wesley Saïd.
- 65': Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Substitution, Clermont. Jim Allevinah replaces Grejohn Kyei.
- 68': Substitution, Clermont. Baila Diallo replaces Elbasan Rashani.
- 68': Goal! Lens 2, Clermont 1. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Gradit with a cross.
- 74': Substitution, Lens. Alexis Claude-Maurice replaces David da Costa.
- 75': Substitution, Clermont. Muhammed Cham replaces Saîf-Eddine Khaoui.
- 85': Komnen Andric (Clermont) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Substitution, Clermont. Maxime Gonalons replaces Johan Gastien.
- 86': Substitution, Clermont. Brandon Baiye replaces Yohann Magnin.
- 89': Substitution, Lens. Jean Onana replaces Florian Sotoca.
- 90': Substitution, Lens. Ismaël Boura replaces Deiver Machado.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Lens 2, Clermont 1.
Game Information
Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 37,519
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +55 | Paris Saint-Germain | 33 | 81 | 2 |
| +25 | Marseille | 33 | 62 | 9 |
| +26 | AS Monaco | 33 | 61 | 8 |
| +19 | Nice | 33 | 57 | 8 |
Statistics
 CLE |
RCL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 19 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 38.6 | Possession | 61.4 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 242 | Accurate Passes | 445 |
| 330 | Passes | 508 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 9 | Crosses | 34 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 32 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 12 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 2 |
| 15 | Clearances | 2 |
Lens (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Brice Samba (GK) |
| 4 | Kevin Danso |
| 14 | Facundo Medina |
| 24 | Jonathan Gradit |
| 26 | Salis Abdul Samed |
| 8 | Seko Fofana |
| 3 | Deiver Machado |
| 29 | Przemyslaw Frankowski |
| 22 | Wesley Saïd |
| 20 | David Da Costa |
| 7 | Florian Sotoca |
Clermont Foot (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Mory Diaw (GK) |
| 4 | Mateusz Wieteska |
| 5 | Max Caufriez |
| 36 | Alidu Seidu |
| 7 | Yohann Magnin |
| 25 | Johan Gastien  |
| 10 | Saif-Eddine Khaoui |
| 18 | Elbasan Rashani |
| 91 | Jérémie Bela |
| 95 | Grejohn Kyei |
| 9 | Komnen Andric |
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