Lens vs Nantes 2023-24 Ligue 1
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 27': Goal! Lens 1, Nantes 0. Florian Sotoca (Lens) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Lens 1, Nantes 0.
- 58': Goal! Lens 2, Nantes 0. Facundo Medina (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Sotoca.
- 60': Substitution, Nantes. Abdoul Kader Bamba replaces Moses Simon.
- 60': Substitution, Nantes. Mostafa Mohamed replaces Matthis Abline.
- 68': Eray Cömert (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Elye Wahi (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
- 69': Substitution, Lens. Massadio Haïdara replaces Deiver Machado.
- 69': Substitution, Lens. Morgan Guilavogui replaces Elye Wahi.
- 72': Goal! Lens 3, Nantes 0. Florian Sotoca (Lens) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 72': Substitution, Nantes. Adson replaces Marcus Coco.
- 77': Substitution, Lens. Angelo Fulgini replaces Adrien Thomasson.
- 78': Substitution, Lens. Neil El Aynaoui replaces Andy Diouf.
- 81': Substitution, Nantes. Jaouen Hadjam replaces Quentin Merlin.
- 81': Substitution, Nantes. Moussa Sissoko replaces Samuel Moutoussamy.
- 83': Jean-Kévin Duverne (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, Lens. Óscar Cortés replaces Florian Sotoca.
- 89': Goal! Lens 4, Nantes 0. Neil El Aynaoui (Lens) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Óscar Cortés.
Game Information
Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 38,223
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
 NAN |
RCL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 46.2 | Possession | 53.8 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
| 382 | Accurate Passes | 446 |
| 454 | Passes | 530 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 15 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 14 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 12 | Clearances | 20 |
Lens (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Brice Samba (GK) |
| 4 | Kevin Danso |
| 14 | Facundo Medina |
| 24 | Jonathan Gradit |
| 18 | Andy Diouf |
| 6 | Salis Abdul Samed |
| 3 | Deiver Machado |
| 2 | Ruben Aguilar |
| 9 | Elye Wahi  |
| 28 | Adrien Thomasson |
| 7 | Florian Sotoca |
Nantes (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alban Lafont (GK) |
| 24 | Eray Cömert |
| 2 | Jean-Kevin Duverne |
| 21 | Jean-Charles Castelletto |
| 8 | Samuel Moutoussamy |
| 5 | Pedro Chirivella |
| 29 | Quentin Merlin |
| 11 | Marcus Coco |
| 39 | Matthis Abline |
| 27 | Moses Simon |
| 25 | Florent Mollet |
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