Rennes vs Lens 2022-23 Ligue 1
Openda still on fire as Lens jump up to second with Rennes win
Lois Openda scored to give RC Lens a 1-0 win at Stade Rennais to leapfrog Olympique de Marseille into second place in Ligue 1.
Match Commentary
- 27': Désiré Doué (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Goal! Rennes 0, Lens 1. Loïs Openda (Lens) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Florian Sotoca with a cross.
- 45'+1': Kevin Danso (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Rennes 0, Lens 1.
- 56': Substitution, Rennes. Lovro Majer replaces Karl Toko Ekambi.
- 56': Substitution, Rennes. Baptiste Santamaría replaces Christopher Wooh.
- 56': Substitution, Rennes. Amine Gouiri replaces Désiré Doué.
- 61': Adrien Thomasson (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Lens. Alexis Claude-Maurice replaces Adrien Thomasson.
- 74': Substitution, Lens. David Costa replaces Angelo Fulgini.
- 74': Substitution, Rennes. Jérémy Doku replaces Lesley Ugochukwu.
- 80': Substitution, Lens. Deiver Machado replaces Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 81': Substitution, Lens. Wesley Saïd replaces Loïs Openda.
- 82': Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Substitution, Rennes. Djed Spence replaces Hamari Traoré.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Lens. Massadio Haïdara replaces Facundo Medina.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Rennes 0, Lens 1.
Game Information
Venue: Roazhon Park
Location: Rennes, France
Attendance: 28,556
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +41 | Paris Saint-Germain | 28 | 63 | 1 |
| +17 | Brest | 29 | 53 | 6 |
| +15 | AS Monaco | 28 | 52 | 6 |
| +17 | Lille | 28 | 49 | 5 |
Statistics
 RCL |
REN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 44.1 | Possession | 55.9 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 364 | Accurate Passes | 480 |
| 445 | Passes | 563 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 12 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 14 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 11 | Clearances | 15 |
Stade Rennais (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Steve Mandanda (GK) |
| 15 | Christopher Wooh |
| 5 | Arthur Theate |
| 23 | Warmed Omari |
| 25 | Birger Meling |
| 27 | Hamari Traoré |
| 6 | Lesley Ugochukwu |
| 14 | Benjamin Bourigeaud  |
| 17 | Karl Toko Ekambi |
| 33 | Désiré Doué |
| 9 | Arnaud Kalimuendo |
Lens (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Brice Samba (GK) |
| 4 | Kevin Danso |
| 14 | Facundo Medina |
| 24 | Jonathan Gradit |
| 8 | Seko Fofana |
| 26 | Salis Abdul Samed |
| 29 | Przemyslaw Frankowski |
| 7 | Florian Sotoca |
| 11 | Loïs Openda |
| 20 | Angelo Fulgini |
| 28 | Adrien Thomasson |
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