Lens vs Rennes 2025-26 Ligue 1
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Introduction
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
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 |
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 |
Lens (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Robin Risser (GK) |
| 6 | Samson Baidoo |
| 20 | Malang Sarr |
| 25 | Pierre Ganiou |
| 28 | Adrien Thomasson |
| 8 | Mamadou Sangare |
| 14 | Matthieu Udol |
| 2 | Ruben Aguilar |
| 11 | Odsonne Édouard |
| 22 | Wesley Saïd |
| 10 | Florian Thauvin |
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 |
| 9 | Esteban Lepaul |
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