Ligue 1

Season 2025/2026

Ligue 1

Lorient vs Lens – Lineups & Match Details

Lorient beat Lens 2-1. Goals: B. Dieng (18'), O. Édouard (48'), A. Tosin (65'). Lorient had 34% possession against Lens's 66%. Shots on target: 3-6.

Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 26

Saturday, 14 March 2026

LorientLorient

2 - 1

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

LensLens

Referee: Thomas Leonard, France

Lineups

LorientLorient3-4-2-1
Y. Mvogo38Y. MvogoG
B. Meite5B. MeiteD
M. Talbi3M. TalbiD
A. Faye25A. FayeD
T. Le Bris11T. Le BrisM
N. Cadiou8N. CadiouM
A. Avom62A. AvomM
A. Kouassi43A. KouassiM
J. Makengo17J. MakengoF
D. Karim29D. KarimF
B. Dieng12B. DiengF

Substitutes

21B. KamaraG
32N. AdjeiD
14T. SanusiF
35D. SemedoM
15A. TosinF
44D. YongwaD
77P. KatserisD
28S. SoumanoF
34M. BleyM
LensLens3-4-2-1
R. Risser40R. RisserG
N. Celik4N. CelikD
I. Ganiou25I. GaniouD
M. Sarr20M. SarrD
S. Abdulhamid23S. AbdulhamidM
M. Sangare8M. SangareM
A. Thomasson28A. ThomassonM
M. Udol14M. UdolM
F. Thauvin10F. ThauvinF
A. Sima19A. SimaF
O. Edouard11O. EdouardF

Substitutes

16M. GorgelinG
34E. GarnierF
7F. SotocaF
21A. HaidaraM
5A. BulatovicM
18F. SyllaM
39O. LenneD
26A. BermontM
38R. FofanaF

Match Events

18'G

B. Dieng

23'Y

N. Čelik

26'Y

A. Faye

48'G

O. Édouard

Assist: M. Sangaré

54'Y

M. Talbi

64'S

B. Dieng

Substitution 1

65'G

A. Tosin

Assist: K. Kouassi

68'S

N. Čelik

Substitution 1

71'Y

I. Ganiou

73'S

A. Thomasson

Substitution 2

73'S

A. Sima

Substitution 3

75'Y

Saud Abdulhamid

81'S

J. Makengo

Substitution 2

82'S

D. Karim

Substitution 3

84'S

Saud Abdulhamid

Substitution 4

84'S

O. Édouard

Substitution 5

90'+6S

T. Le Bris

Substitution 4

Statistics

Lorient
34%66%
Lens
1.45Expected Goals (xG)1.21
6Total Shots20
3Shots on Target6
1Corners10
6Fouls11
1Offsides0
77Pass Accuracy (%)91
2Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Lorient host Lens on Saturday, 14 March 2026. The kick-off time is 16:00 local. The fixture is part of the Ligue 1 schedule. Lorient go into the match 9th in the table; Lens sit 2nd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Lorient have taken 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 3 draws in a row. Lens have collected 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 2 Nov 2025: Lorient 0-3 Lens; 3 May 2024: Lorient 0-2 Lens; 4 Nov 2023: Lorient 0-0 Lens. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Lorient beat Lens 2-1. Lorient scored through B. Dieng 18', A. Tosin 65'. Lens replied with O. Édouard 48'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 65 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Lorient held 34% of the ball against 66% for Lens. Shots on target finished 3-6. Expected goals read 1.45 for Lorient, 1.21 for Lens.

Verdict

The win nudges Lorient forward and leaves Lens with work to do. Lorient sat 9th and Lens 2nd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.