Ligue 1

Season 2025/2026

Ligue 1

Lens vs Nantes – Lineups & Match Details

Lens beat Nantes 1-0. Goals: Player #660571 (79'). Lens had 64% possession against Nantes's 36%. Shots on target: 5-3.

Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 33

Friday, 8 May 2026

LensLens

1 - 0

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

NantesNantes

Referee: Mathieu Vernice, France

Lineups

LensLens3-4-2-1
R. Risser40R. RisserG
I. Ganiou25I. GaniouD
S. Baidoo6S. BaidooD
M. Sarr20M. SarrD
A. Sima19A. SimaM
A. Bulatovic5A. BulatovicM
A. Haidara21A. HaidaraM
M. Udol14M. UdolM
R. Fofana38R. FofanaF
W. Said22W. SaidF
O. Edouard11O. EdouardF

Substitutes

16M. GorgelinG
27A. MasuakuD
4N. CelikD
32K. AntonioD
7F. SotocaF
2R. AguilarD
18F. SyllaM
26A. BermontM
41M. Soares
NantesNantes3-1-4-2
A. Lopes1A. LopesG
C. Awaziem6C. AwaziemD
U. Radakovic26U. RadakovicD
N. Cozza3N. CozzaD
I. Sissoko28I. SissokoM
M. Acapandie22M. AcapandieM
M. Kaba21M. KabaM
J. Lepenant8J. LepenantM
F. Guilbert24F. GuilbertM
I. Ganago37I. GanagoF
M. Abline10M. AblineF

Substitutes

30P. CarlgrenG
19Y. El ArabiF
20R. CabellaM
31Mostafa MohamedF
2Ali YoussefD
72S. DoucoureD
17D. TabibouM
66L. LerouxM
11B. GuirassyF

Match Events

15'Y

A. Sima

36'Y

A. Bulatović

46'S

R. Fofana

Substitution 1

59'S

O. Édouard

Substitution 2

65'S

A. Haidara

Substitution 3

66'S

U. Radaković

Substitution 1

75'Y

Ali Yousef Musrati

79'S

W. Saïd

Substitution 4

79'S

A. Sima

Substitution 5

79'G

#660571

Assist: A. Bulatović

82'S

M. Abline

Substitution 2

82'S

I. Ganago

Substitution 3

82'S

M. Kaba

Substitution 4

87'S

F. Guilbert

Substitution 5

Statistics

Lens
64%36%
Nantes
0.77Expected Goals (xG)1.11
14Total Shots15
5Shots on Target3
8Corners3
15Fouls15
4Offsides0
82Pass Accuracy (%)70
2Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Lens host Nantes on Friday, 8 May 2026 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. The kick-off time is 18:45 local. The fixture is part of the Ligue 1 schedule. Lens go into the match 2nd in the table; Nantes sit 17th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Lens have taken 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 2 draws in a row. Nantes have collected 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 6 Dec 2025: Lens 2-1 Nantes; 23 Feb 2025: Lens 1-3 Nantes; 9 Nov 2024: Lens 3-2 Nantes. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Lens beat Nantes 1-0. Lens scored through Player 660571 79'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 79 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Lens held 64% of the ball against 36% for Nantes. Shots on target finished 5-3. Expected goals read 0.77 for Lens, 1.11 for Nantes.

Verdict

The win nudges Lens forward and leaves Nantes with work to do. Lens sat 2nd and Nantes 17th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.