Lens 2-1 Lyon: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 6

Lens

2 : 1

Lyon

Florian Sotoca36'
Matthieu Udol76'

85'Khalis Merah

Lens3-4-2-1

Line ups

4-3-3Lyon

Assistant

Paulo Ferreira

Substitutions

53'
246.3
J. Gradit
66.2
S. Baidoo
54'
86.7
Y. Titraoui
216.3
A. Haidara
69'
116.5
O. Edouard
296.7
F. Ivanovic
69'
78.2
F. Sotoca
286.7
J. Kadile
83'
277.0
M. Cuisance
56.6
A. Bulatovic

Unused

Assistant

Paulo Ferreira

Substitutions

60'
176.6
L. Openda
116.3
K. Nakamura
60'
26.7
M. Bidstrup
996.7
N. Nartey
71'
76.9
E. Nuamah
266.6
K. Boudache
77'
236.3
T. Morton
66.9
T. Tessmann
78'
106.3
P. Sulc
187.7
K. Merah

Unused

Home

J. Chavez
Thigh Injury
Out
T. Hazard
Coach's decision
Out
M. Nawrocki
Knee Injury
Out
A. Sima
Muscle Injury
Out
J. Todibo
Inactive
Out

Away

R. Himbert
Inactive
Out
M. Niakhate
Muscle Injury
Out
M. Ouedraogo
Knee Injury
Out
N. Tagliafico
Rest
Out

Player of the match

Florian Thauvin

Attacker · Lens

8.6

This match

Attacking

Goals0

Assists2

Shots2

Shots on target2

Shot accuracy100%

Build-up

Passes50

Key passes5

Pass accuracy78%

Defending

Interceptions1

Duels won3 · 50%

Fouls won/made2 / 1

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Robin RisserG	4	1	1,44	+0,44	43/51	6/14
Dominik GreifG	5	2	2,37	+0,37	27/30	5/8

Live stats

Possession & Passing

48%Possession52%

454Total passes487

85%Pass accuracy85%

7Corners4

Attack

15Shots13

7On target5

7Off target5

1Blocked shots3

Box & Quality

12Shots in box9

3Shots out box4

1.4xG1.0

Defense & Discipline

4Goalkeeper saves5

1Offsides1

13Fouls12

1Yellow cards1

1Red cards0

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

1,03xG0,04

10Shots2

4On target0

1Big chances0

20Touches in box4

61%Possession39%

6Corners0

Second half

0,34xG0,95

5Shots11

3On target5

1Big chances1

9Touches in box19

35%Possession65%

1Corners4

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Lens

1.3615848%

59% open play41% set piece

Lyon

0.9813852%

91% open play9% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

28 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Lens1,36 xG · 2 scored

Lyon0,98 xG · 1 scored

How those chances were made

Lens28

Open play 21Set piece 5Rebound 1Defensive 1

Lyon25

Open play 20Set piece 2Dribble 2Rebound 1

Momentum

22 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Lens53% pressure

Lyon47% pressure

Match replay

91'

2-1

100%Draw 0%0%

1.36xG0.98

15Shots13

8On target8

Momentum

90' Off target Felix Bacher 0.10 xG · Regular play · Right foot

Shot map

15 v 13

Lens shoot right, Lyon left. Bigger dot = better chance.

LENLensLYOLyongoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

16 on target · 3 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

LensLyongoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

LensDefensive line 36%

LyonDefensive line 32%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

LensUntil 53'

Most-connected pair: Ganiou and Risser, 30 passes between them.

LyonUntil 60'

Most-connected pair: Kluivert and Abner, 26 passes between them.

Tactical battle

46control54

Odsonne Édouard

7 touches in box

In possession

45,3%Field tilt54,7%

17Passes into box11

26Progressive passes22

7Carries into final third14

10Chances created9

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

11,06Press intensity (PPDA)11,97

10High turnovers9

10Regains within 5s7

25,3sBall recovery time24,5s

18Interceptions11

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

105Carries120

1269mCarry distance1329m

13Progressive carries13

677mProgressive carry distance765m

1Carries into the box2

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

5Take-ons won7

10Take-ons attempted17

455mProgressive pass distance365m

1Through balls3

2Switches of play5

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,80Expected threat (xT)0,93

2,18Action value (VAEP)1,20

28Shot-creating actions25

3Goal-creating actions2

0,87Expected assisted goals0,71

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

3,7Passes per attack3,8

12,1sAttack duration10,8s

2,52 m/sAttack directness2,61 m/s

4Build-up attacks1

12Direct attacks10

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

29Touches in box23

37Final third entries51

2Big chances1

2,37xG on target1,44

1Big chances missed1

Passing

6/18 (33%)Crosses7/19 (37%)

21/43 (49%)Long balls22/34 (65%)

19Throw-ins22

12Free kicks13

7Goal kicks7

Duels

54Total46

35/65 (54%)Ground30/64 (47%)

11/20 (55%)Aerial9/20 (45%)

5/10 (50%)Dribbles7/17 (41%)

5Dispossessed8

Defending

48Recoveries38

8Interceptions5

19Tackles10

42%Tackles won80%

26Clearances23

1Big chances scored0

1Big saves2

0Errors led to shot2

0Fouled in final third1

7,65Average rating7,29

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

LensThis season

Scores most 46-60 · concedes most 31-45

LyonThis season

Scores most 76-90 · concedes most 31-45

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 6 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

83%1+ goal83%

50%2+ goals50%

17%3+ goals33%

17%4+ goals17%

They concede

100%1+ goal50%

67%2+ goals17%

Heaviest results

best 5-2 (H)·worst 0-1 (H)

best 4-0 (H)·worst 1-2 (A)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

LensshootallowLyon

7.0%+1.8Six-yard box6.1%

64.4%+2.4Penalty area60.5%

22.7%-1.7Edge of the box25.7%

5.9%-2.5Long range7.6%

559 shots taken · 408 faced

LyonshootallowLens

7.4%+2.2Six-yard box6.1%

61.8%Penalty area61.2%

23.4%Edge of the box23.7%

7.4%Long range9.0%

419 shots taken · 379 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Lens beat Lyon 2-1 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Ligue 1. Lens led 1-0 at half-time. Scorers: Florian Sotoca (36'), Matthieu Udol (76') for Lens; Khalis Merah (85') for Lyon. Lens finished with ten men after Matthieu Udol was sent off. In their last 20 meetings, Lens have won 9, Lyon 8, with 3 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.