Nantes v Lens result

Full-time · Nantes 1–2 Lens

Ligue 1 · Sat, 06 Dec 2025 16:00 GMT

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Nantes · Lens · Head-to-head

Nantes 1–2 Lens — Lens won this Ligue 1 match.

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said Lens: 3.33 to 1.67 in expected goals, from 21 shots to 10, ahead on xG from the second minute (per-shot expected goals for this match).

The result

Lens won 2–1 at Nantes in Ligue 1 on Saturday 6 December. Nantes are winless in their last six matches in all competitions. Lens have won their last five matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Lens: Florian Thauvin (34’, assisted by Ruben Aguilar) and W. Saïd (81’, assisted by Matthieu Udol); Nantes: Y. El-Arabi (38’).

Discipline

Benoît Bastien, France showed two yellow cards — against 4.7 yellows a game across the last 6 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Nantes: D. Assoumani (83’) and C. Awaziem (90+5’).

What it changes

Nantes stay 16th after this result (15 league matches played).

Lens stay first after this result (15 league matches played).

Lens have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Ruben Aguilar (Lens) 8.3, Florian Thauvin (Lens) 6.7 and R. Risser (Lens) 6.2 led the match.

Next up

Nantes next travel to Saint Etienne on 24 October 2026.

Lens next travel to Club Brugge KV on 21 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Nantes: Saint Etienne v Nantes, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Lens: Club Brugge KV v Lens, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Nantes 1–2 Lens · Ligue 1
Referee: Benoît Bastien, France
Head-to-head (last 6): Nantes 2 · draws 0 · Lens 4 · 3.5 goals/game
Recent form: Nantes 0W 2D 3L · Lens 4W 0D 1L

Nantes 1–2 Lens (Ligue 1): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.88 / 2

Goals

against 1.88 / 0.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

2.88 / 5.5

Corners

against 6.63 / 3.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

2.5 / 5.38

Shots on target

against 5.25 / 3.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.88 / 2.88

Cards

against 3 / 2.63 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 30 November 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 30 November 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Nantes for / against	Line	Lens for / against
Goals scored	0.88 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	2.88 for · 6.63 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.5 for · 3.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	9.88 for · 16.38 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	11.88 for · 12.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	2.5 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.38 for · 3.75 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.13 for · 13.38 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	13.75 for · 10.88 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.88 for · 3 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.88 for · 2.63 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Benoît Bastien, France.

Nantes

Nantes — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Y. El-Arabi n 8	55.6	2.4 6/2	2.6 7/5	—
B. Deuff n 7	21.6	2.4 3/1	0.6 1/0	A. Bulatović
Mostafa Mohamed n 8	32.4	2.1 4/2	1.4 3/1	—
J. Mwanga n 8	84.1	1.5 7/3	0.8 5/1	—
D. Assoumani n 8	73.1	1.5 7/3	1.7 6/3	—

Nantes — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Abline n 8	89.4	2.4 7/6	1 5/3
B. Deuff n 7	21.6	2.4 3/1	0.6 1/0
Mostafa Mohamed n 8	32.4	1.7 3/2	0.3 1/0
D. Assoumani n 8	73.1	1.2 5/3	0.2 1/0
A. Camara n 8	20.9	1.1 2/0	0.5 1/0

Nantes — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Abline n 8	89.4	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
Bahereba Guirassy n 8	56.1	0.4 1/1	0 0/0
U. Radaković n 8	39.3	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
Mostafa Mohamed n 8	32.4	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
Louis Leroux n 8	89.9	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Nantes — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Lepenant n 8	81.1	3.6 8/6
F. Centonze n 8	28.6	3.1 4/2
Hong Hyun-Seok n 8	39.3	2.9 6/3
Y. Benhattab n 8	44.3	2.3 6/3
A. Camara n 8	20.9	2.2 4/0

Nantes — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
P. Carlgren n 8	75.5	3.7 5/5
Anthony Lopes n 8	89.9	3.6 7/6

Lens

Lens — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. Guilavogui n 8	31.3	2.9 4/2	2.9 5/2	—
A. Bulatović n 7	48	2.7 5/3	1.9 4/2	B. Deuff
Saud Abdulhamid n 8	33	2.7 3/2	2 3/2	—
A. Thomasson n 8	89.3	2.6 8/6	2.1 8/5	—
A. Bermont n 8	24.8	2.3 3/1	0.5 1/0	—

Lens — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
R. Fofana n 8	28.5	3.6 5/3	1.6 3/1
F. Thauvin n 8	74.4	2 7/3	1.1 5/1
O. Édouard n 8	66.5	2 7/5	1.9 7/4
W. Saïd n 8	65.6	1.7 4/3	1.2 3/2
A. Sima n 8	22.3	1.5 3/0	1.5 3/0

Lens — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
O. Édouard n 8	66.5	0.8 5/0	0.3 2/0
I. Ganiou n 8	79.3	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
F. Thauvin n 8	74.4	0.3 1/1	0.3 1/1
A. Thomasson n 8	89.3	0 0/0	0.5 2/2
W. Saïd n 8	65.6	0.5 2/1	0 0/0

Lens — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Bulatović n 7	48	4.6 6/5
M. Sangaré n 8	82.8	3.9 8/8
I. Ganiou n 8	79.3	3.8 8/6
A. Thomasson n 8	89.3	3.3 8/6
Saud Abdulhamid n 8	33	2.7 5/3

Lens — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Risser n 8	90	2.8 6/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Nantes		Lens
34%	Possession	66%
1.19	Expected goals (xG)	2.30
10	Shots	20
4	Shots on target	6
4	Shots off target	8
2	Blocked shots	6
5	Shots inside the box	16
1	Corners	12
0	Offsides	3
8	Fouls	13
2	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	3
287	Passes	534
75%	Pass accuracy	86%

Nantes player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Anthony Lopes	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
K. Amian	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.6
C. Awaziem	90	0	0	0	1	1	Y	6.9
T. Tati	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
J. Lepenant	90	0	0	0	2	5	0	7.2
M. Abline	90	0	3	1	0	0	0	7.9
N. Cozza	87	0	0	0	1	1	0	6
Kwon Hyeok-Kyu	87	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.2
B. Deuff	60	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.9
Y. El-Arabi	59	1	2	2	0	0	0	5.9
Bahereba Guirassy	44	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
Mayckel Lahdo sub	46	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Mostafa Mohamed sub	31	0	2	0	0	0	0	6.7
D. Assoumani sub	30	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
F. Centonze sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
A. Camara sub	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Lens player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
R. Risser	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
I. Ganiou	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	6.5
S. Baidoo	90	0	0	2	0	0	3	6.7
M. Sarr	90	0	0	1	1	0	5	7.3
R. Aguilar	90	0	1	1	0	1	4	7.2
M. Sangaré	90	0	0	2	1	0	5	7
A. Bulatović	90	0	0	1	0	1	4	7.3
M. Udol	90	0	1	0	0	4	1	7.2
F. Thauvin	90	1	0	3	2	1	0	8
W. Saïd	89	1	0	3	1	0	1	7.2
O. Édouard	69	0	0	1	1	1	0	6.6
R. Fofana sub	21	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
F. Sotoca sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Nantes v Lens — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

NantesLLDDL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 1 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

LensLWWWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 2 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Nantes 2 · 0 draws · Lens 4 · 3.5 goals/game

2025-02-23 Nantes 3–1 Lens
2024-11-09 Lens 3–2 Nantes
2024-02-03 Nantes 0–1 Lens
2023-10-28 Lens 4–0 Nantes
2023-03-01 Nantes 2–1 Lens
2023-02-19 Lens 3–1 Nantes

League standing · 2025/26

Nantes#17 pos23 pts33 pl-23 GD

Lens#2 pos70 pts34 pl+31 GD

Goals per game

Nantes scored0.88

Lens scored1.94

Nantes conceded1.58

Lens conceded1.03

Shot map and expected goals

Nantes 1.67 xG from 10 shots, Lens 3.33 from 21. Every mark is one shot, placed where it was taken and sized by the chance it had of becoming a goal. Filled marks with a white ring are goals.

Nantes (attacking right)Lens (attacking left)mark size = expected goals

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Nantes	10	1	1.67
Lens	21	2	3.33

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What is the head-to-head record between Nantes and Lens?: In their last 6 meetings, Nantes won 2, Lens won 4 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Nantes and Lens?: Recent form — Nantes 0W 2D 3L; Lens 4W 0D 1L.

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