Lens vs Monaco 2025-26 Ligue 1
Introduction
Lens are hosting AS Monaco
at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.
Match Commentary
- 3': Goal! Lens 1, Monaco 0. Odsonne Édouard (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson with a headed pass.
- 31': Substitution, Monaco. Aladji Bamba replaces Krépin Diatta because of an injury.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Lens 1, Monaco 0.
- 56': Goal! Lens 2, Monaco 0. Florian Thauvin (Lens) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
- 62': Goal! Lens 2, Monaco 1. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mamadou Coulibaly.
- 63': Substitution, Lens. Abdallah Sima replaces Odsonne Édouard.
- 68': Substitution, Monaco. Ansu Fati replaces Simon Adingra.
- 70': Goal! Lens 2, Monaco 2. Denis Zakaria (Monaco) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Caio Henrique with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 72': Goal! Lens 2, Monaco 3. Ansu Fati (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner following a fast break.
- 74': Saud Abdulhamid (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
- 75': Substitution, Lens. Ruben Aguilar replaces Saud Abdulhamid.
- 75': Substitution, Lens. Rayan Fofana replaces Allan Saint-Maximin.
- 85': Substitution, Monaco. Mika Biereth replaces Folarin Balogun.
- 87': Substitution, Lens. Florian Sotoca replaces Andrija Bulatovic.
- 87': Substitution, Lens. Anthony Bermont replaces Ruben Aguilar because of an injury.
- 90'+2': Wout Faes (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Ismaëlo Ganiou (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Location: Lens, France
Venue: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Location: Lens, France
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +33 | Paris Saint-Germain | 23 | 54 | 3 |
| +24 | Lens | 23 | 52 | 5 |
| +16 | Lyon | 22 | 45 | 5 |
| +17 | Marseille | 23 | 40 | 7 |
Statistics
 MON |
RCL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 47.9 | Possession | 52.1 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 344 | Accurate Passes | 385 |
| 422 | Passes | 450 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 14 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 19 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 24 | Clearances | 22 |
Lens (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Robin Risser (GK) |
| 25 | Pierre Ganiou  |
| 20 | Malang Sarr |
| 4 | Nidal Celik |
| 28 | Adrien Thomasson |
| 5 | Andrija Bulatovic |
| 14 | Matthieu Udol |
| 23 | Saud Abdulhamid |
| 11 | Odsonne Édouard |
| 9 | Allan Saint-Maximin |
| 10 | Florian Thauvin |
AS Monaco (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Philipp Köhn (GK) |
| 6 | Denis Zakaria |
| 25 | Wout Faes |
| 5 | Thilo Kehrer |
| 4 | Jordan Teze |
| 15 | Lamine Camara |
| 28 | Mamadou Coulibaly |
| 12 | Caio Henrique |
| 27 | Krépin Diatta |
| 24 | Simon Adingra |
| 9 | Folarin Balogun |
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