French Ligue 1

Lens vs Rennes 2025-26 Ligue 1

  • 41': Odsonne Édouard
  • 54': Ruben Aguilar
  • Red Card 56': Ruben Aguilar
  • 78': Allan Saint-Maximin
FT
3 - 1
  • 8': Esteban Lepaul

Introduction

Lens are hosting Stade Rennais at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

Match Commentary

  • 8': Goal! Lens 0, Rennes 1. Estéban Lepaul (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arnaud Nordin with a through ball.
  • 29': Substitution, Rennes. Alidu Seidu replaces Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal because of an injury.
  • 32': Ruben Aguilar (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 36': Adrien Thomasson (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Goal! Lens 1, Rennes 1. Odsonne Édouard (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ruben Aguilar with a through ball.
  • 45': Breel Embolo (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': Mamadou Sangaré (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Second Half begins Lens 1, Rennes 1.
  • 54': Goal! Lens 2, Rennes 1. Ruben Aguilar (Lens) header from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Thauvin.
  • 56': Second yellow card to Ruben Aguilar (Lens) for a bad foul.
  • 60': Substitution, Lens. Kyllian Antonio replaces Samson Baidoo.
  • 61': Substitution, Lens. Saud Abdulhamid replaces Odsonne Édouard.
  • 61': Substitution, Lens. Allan Saint-Maximin replaces Wesley Saïd.
  • 61': Arnaud Nordin (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Substitution, Rennes. Quentin Merlin replaces Sebastian Szymanski.
  • 64': Substitution, Rennes. Ludovic Blas replaces Arnaud Nordin.
  • 64': Substitution, Rennes. Lilian Brassier replaces Anthony Rouault.
  • 69': Substitution, Rennes. Aboubakar Nagida replaces Jérémy Jacquet because of an injury.
  • 78': Goal! Lens 3, Rennes 1. Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robin Risser following a fast break.
  • 78': Substitution, Lens. Amadou Haidara replaces Florian Thauvin.
  • 89': Substitution, Lens. Florian Sotoca replaces Mamadou Sangaré.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 38,174

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+20 Lens 21 49 4
+27 Paris Saint-Germain 20 48 2
+14 Lyon 21 42 5
+24 Marseille 20 39 5
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Statistics

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17 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 4
0 Saves 0
48.5 Possession 51.5
14 SHOTS 10
1 ON GOAL 3
0.1 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
340 Accurate Passes 366
398 Passes 434
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 6
22 Crosses 17
0.3 Cross % 0.4
33 Long Balls 53
25 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.8 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 4
12 Effective Tackles 10
17 Tackles 18
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
7 Interceptions 10
22 Effective Clearances 25
22 Clearances 25

Line-Ups

RCL Lens (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
40 Robin Risser (GK)
6 Samson Baidoo
20 Malang Sarr
25 Pierre Ganiou
28 Adrien Thomasson Yellow Card
8 Mamadou Sangare Yellow Card
14 Matthieu Udol
2 Ruben Aguilar Yellow Card
11 Odsonne Édouard
22 Wesley Saïd
10 Florian Thauvin

REN Stade Rennais (3-5-2)

No. Name
50 Mathys Silistre (GK)
97 Jérémy Jacquet
24 Anthony Rouault
48 Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal
45 Mahdi Camara
17 Sebastian Szymanski
21 Valentin Rongier
11 Mousa Al-Tamari
70 Arnaud Nordin
7 Breel Embolo Yellow Card
9 Esteban Lepaul

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