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Nantes vs Lens – Lineups & Match Details

Lens beat Nantes 2-1. Goals: F. Thauvin (34'), Y. El-Arabi (38'), W. Saïd (81'). Nantes had 34% possession against Lens's 66%. Shots on target: 4-6.

Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 15

Saturday, 6 December 2025

NantesNantes

1 - 2

Full Time

HT: 1 - 1

LensLens

Referee: Benoît Bastien, France

Lineups

NantesNantes4-3-3
A. Lopes1A. LopesG
K. Amian98K. AmianD
C. Awaziem6C. AwaziemD
T. Tati78T. TatiD
N. Cozza3N. CozzaD
J. Lepenant8J. LepenantM
Kwon Hyeok-Kyu5Kwon Hyeok-KyuM
B. Deuff52B. DeuffM
M. Abline10M. AblineF
Y. El Arabi19Y. El ArabiF
B. Guirassy11B. GuirassyF

Substitutes

30P. CarlgrenG
18F. CentonzeD
7Hong Hyun-SeokM
14A. CamaraF
17D. TabibouM
26U. RadakovicD
90Y. BenhattabM
31Mostafa MohamedF
15M. LahdoF
LensLens3-4-2-1
R. Risser40R. RisserG
I. Ganiou25I. GaniouD
S. Baidoo6S. BaidooD
M. Sarr20M. SarrD
R. Aguilar2R. AguilarM
M. Sangare8M. SangareM
A. Bulatovic5A. BulatovicM
M. Udol14M. UdolM
F. Thauvin10F. ThauvinF
W. Said22W. SaidF
O. Edouard11O. EdouardF

Substitutes

1R. GurtnerG
23S. AbdulhamidD
32K. AntonioD
15H. OjediranM
18F. SyllaM
26A. BermontM
7F. SotocaF
19A. SimaF
38R. FofanaF

Match Events

34'G

F. Thauvin

Assist: R. Aguilar

38'G

Y. El-Arabi

44'S

Bahereba Guirassy

Substitution 1

60'S

B. Deuff

Substitution 2

60'S

Y. El-Arabi

Substitution 3

69'S

O. Édouard

Substitution 1

81'G

W. Saïd

Assist: M. Udol

83'Y

D. Assoumani

87'S

N. Cozza

Substitution 4

87'S

Kwon Hyeok-Kyu

Substitution 5

90'+5Y

C. Awaziem

90'+2S

W. Saïd

Substitution 2

Statistics

Nantes
34%66%
Lens
1.19Expected Goals (xG)2.3
10Total Shots20
4Shots on Target6
1Corners12
8Fouls13
0Offsides3
75Pass Accuracy (%)86
2Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Nantes host Lens on Saturday, 6 December 2025. The kick-off time is 16:00 local. The fixture is part of the Ligue 1 schedule. Nantes go into the match 17th in the table; Lens sit 2nd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

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

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 23 Feb 2025: Nantes 3-1 Lens; 9 Nov 2024: Nantes 2-3 Lens; 3 Feb 2024: Nantes 0-1 Lens. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Lens beat Nantes 2-1. Nantes scored through Y. El-Arabi 38'. Lens replied with F. Thauvin 34', W. Saïd 81'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 81 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Nantes held 34% of the ball against 66% for Lens. Shots on target finished 4-6. Expected goals read 1.19 for Nantes, 2.30 for Lens.

Verdict

Lens take the three points; Nantes look at a thin night for the home crowd. Nantes sat 17th 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.