Lille vs Lens 2022-23 Ligue 1
Lille end Lens's unbeaten run in northern derby
RC Lens's unbeaten run in Ligue 1 came to an end when Jonathan David's penalty earned Lille a 1-0 home victory in the northern derby on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 4': Jimmy Cabot (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 14': José Fonte (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 15': Penalty saved! Florian Sotoca (Lens) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 36': Facundo Medina (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': André Gomes (Lille) is shown the yellow card.
- 39': Benjamin André (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Massadio Haïdara (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Goal! Lille 1, Lens 0. Jonathan David (Lille) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 45': Second Half begins Lille 1, Lens 0.
- 53': Deiver Machado (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Substitution, Lens. Przemyslaw Frankowski replaces Jimmy Cabot.
- 61': Substitution, Lens. Wesley Saïd replaces David da Costa.
- 68': Substitution, Lens. Alexis Claude-Maurice replaces Florian Sotoca.
- 73': Substitution, Lille. Timothy Weah replaces Jonathan Bamba.
- 74': Substitution, Lille. Carlos Baleba replaces André Gomes.
- 77': Substitution, Lens. Ismaël Boura replaces Deiver Machado.
- 77': Substitution, Lens. Adam Buksa replaces Massadio Haïdara.
- 85': Substitution, Lille. Jonas Martin replaces Angel Gomes.
- 90'+2': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Lille 1, Lens 0.
Game Information
Venue: Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Location: Lille, France
Attendance: 48,527
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
 RCL |
LILL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 19 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 54.7 | Possession | 45.3 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 362 | Accurate Passes | 298 |
| 432 | Passes | 366 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 20 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 24 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 14 | Clearances | 25 |
Lille (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Lucas Chevalier (GK) |
| 3 | Tiago Djaló |
| 6 | José Fonte  |
| 31 | Ismaily |
| 18 | Bafodé Diakité |
| 20 | Angel Gomes |
| 28 | André Gomes |
| 21 | Benjamin André |
| 9 | Jonathan David |
| 7 | Jonathan Bamba |
| 11 | Adam Ounas |
Lens (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Brice Samba (GK) |
| 4 | Kevin Danso |
| 14 | Facundo Medina |
| 21 | Massadio Haidara |
| 8 | Seko Fofana |
| 26 | Salis Abdul Samed |
| 3 | Deiver Machado |
| 19 | Jimmy Cabot |
| 11 | Loïs Openda |
| 20 | David Da Costa |
| 7 | Florian Sotoca |
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