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Ligue 1

Season 2025/2026

Ligue 1

Lens vs Monaco – Lineups & Match Details

Monaco beat Lens 3-2. Goals: Player #1135 (3'), Player #1922 (56'), Player #138835 (62'), Player #2810 (70'), Player #135775 (72'). Lens had 52% possession against Monaco's 48%. Shots on target: 7-5.

Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 23

Saturday, 21 February 2026

LensLens

2 - 3

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

MonacoMonaco

Referee: Willy Delajod, France

Lineups

LensLens3-4-2-1
R
40R. RisserG
N
4N. CelikD
I
25I. GaniouD
M
20M. SarrD
S
23S. AbdulhamidM
A
5A. BulatovicM
A
28A. ThomassonM
M
14M. UdolM
F
10F. ThauvinF
A
9A. Saint-MaximinF
O
11O. EdouardF

Substitutes

16M. GorgelinG
27A. MasuakuD
7F. SotocaF
2R. AguilarD
21A. HaidaraM
19A. SimaF
18F. SyllaM
26A. BermontM
38R. FofanaF
MonacoMonaco3-1-4-2
P
16P. KohnG
T
5T. KehrerD
D
6D. ZakariaD
W
25W. FaesD
J
4J. TezeM
K
27K. DiattaM
M
28M. CoulibalyM
L
15L. CamaraM
C
12Caio HenriqueM
F
9F. BalogunF
S
24S. AdingraF

Substitutes

50Y. LienardG
40J. StawieckiG
14M. BierethF
44S. Nibombe
23A. BambaM
17S. IdumboM
31A. FatiF
29P. BrunnerF
49I. ToureM

Match Events

3'G

#1135

31'S

#81

Substitution 1

56'G

#1922

62'G

#138835

63'S

#1135

Substitution 1

69'S

#301771

Substitution 2

70'G

#2810

72'G

#135775

74'Y

#44594

75'S

#44594

Substitution 2

75'S

#22173

Substitution 3

85'S

#138835

Substitution 3

87'S

#394950

Substitution 4

87'S

#null

Substitution 5

90'+4Y

#369500

90'+2Y

#8694

Statistics

Lens
52%48%
Monaco
1.79Expected Goals (xG)1.7
18Total Shots10
7Shots on Target5
7Corners2
13Fouls12
1Offsides0
86Pass Accuracy (%)82
2Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Lens host Monaco on Saturday, 21 February 2026 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. The kick-off time is 16:00 local. The fixture is part of the Ligue 1 schedule. Lens go into the match 2nd in the table; Monaco sit 7th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Lens have taken 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 3 wins in a row. Monaco have collected 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 8 Nov 2025: Lens 4-1 Monaco; 17 May 2025: Lens 4-0 Monaco; 1 Sept 2024: Lens 1-1 Monaco. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Monaco beat Lens 3-2. Lens scored through O. Édouard 3', F. Thauvin 56'. Monaco replied with F. Balogun 62', D. Zakaria 70', Ansu Fati 72'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 72 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Lens held 52% of the ball against 48% for Monaco. Shots on target finished 7-5. Expected goals read 1.79 for Lens, 1.70 for Monaco.

Verdict

Monaco take the three points; Lens look at a thin night for the home crowd. Lens sat 2nd and Monaco 7th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.