Lens vs Monaco

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🕒 Sat, 21 Feb 2026 16:00 Europe/London 📍 Stade Bollaert-Delelis 🧑‍⚖️ Willy Delajod 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 23

Regular Season Table

Lens 2 · Monaco 7

Referee Stats

Willy Delajod

17 matches · 2.47 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.47
Reds avg	0.24
Penalties avg	0.71
Over 4.5 cards	24%
Home wins	29%
Draws	24%
Away wins	47%

How the match was won

Lens outshot their opponent (19-10).
Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
Lens had the sharper finishing (7-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Lens (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-0-3

Goals For / Against

35 / 13

Avg: 2.06 / 0.76

Points

Avg: 2.47

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Monaco (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-4-7

Goals For / Against

27 / 31

Avg: 1.59 / 1.82

Points

Avg: 1.29

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Ligue 1 fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.47

PPG

1.29

2.06

1.59

0.76

1.82

59%

O2.5

65%

41%

BTTS

71%

53%

Score 1st

41%

League-position context

Lens rank2nd

Monaco rank7th

Lens points70

Monaco points54

Lens: #2 · 70 pts · GD +31

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 25 pts above the play-off edge. 36 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Monaco: #7 · 54 pts · GD +6

16 pts off the top 2. 9 pts above the play-off edge. 20 pts clear of the relegation zone.

16-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Lens last 5 home

L W W W W

Points12/15

Weighted index67

Goals12-5

Record4-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Monaco last 5 away

L W D L W

Points7/15

Weighted index40

Goals11-13

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Lens trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS41%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 18%

Monaco trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.565%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

Lens score at home88%

Lens clean sheet at home47%

Monaco score away71%

Monaco clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

Lens score first53%

Lens win after scoring first89%

Monaco score first41%

Monaco win after scoring first29%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Lens 80% · Monaco 44%

Avg first goal minute: Lens 35.3' · Monaco 36.6'

Vs league average

Lens score at home2.06 vs 1.59

Lens concede at home0.76 vs 1.24

Monaco score away1.59 vs 1.24

Monaco concede away1.82 vs 1.59

Lens score 30% above league average, while Monaco score 28% above league average.

Defensive side: Lens are 38% below league average at home, and Monaco are 15% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.80

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 4.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Lens goal timing (home)

1H scored: 34% 2H scored: 66% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

61-75 7

76-90+ 6

0-15 4

16-30 4

31-45 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 3

16-30 3

61-75 3

46-60 2

31-45 1

76-90+ 0

Monaco goal timing (away)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

76-90+ 8

31-45 7

0-15 4

46-60 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

0-15 5

46-60 5

61-75 5

16-30 4

31-45 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

52%

48%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

445

428

Passes Accurate

381

349

Passes %

86%

82%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

3' ⚽

⚽

3' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

O. Édouard

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Thomasson

15' ⚽

⚽

15' ⚽ VAR

A. Thomasson

Penalty confirmed

31' ↑↓

↑↓

31' ⇄ K. Diatta

1st substitution · For: A. Bamba

56' ⚽

⚽

56' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

F. Thauvin

Normal Goal

62' ⚽

⚽

62' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

F. Balogun

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Coulibaly

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ O. Édouard

1st substitution · For: A. Sima

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ S. Adingra

2nd substitution · For: Ansu Fati

70' ⚽

⚽

70' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

D. Zakaria

Normal Goal · Assist: Caio Henrique

72' ⚽

⚽

72' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

Ansu Fati

Normal Goal

74'

74' Saud Abdulhamid

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ Saud Abdulhamid

2nd substitution · For: R. Aguilar

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ A. Saint-Maximin

3rd substitution · For: R. Fofana

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ F. Balogun

3rd substitution · For: M. Biereth

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ A. Bulatović

4th substitution · For: F. Sotoca

90+2'

90+2' W. Faes

90+4'

90+4' I. Ganiou

Lens vs Monaco 2-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Monaco beat Lens 3-2 on Saturday, 21 February 2026 in Ligue 1. The match was refereed by Willy Delajod. It was played at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

First half: Lens took an early lead at 3' when O. Édouard scored, with the assist credited to A. Thomasson, making the score 1-0. VAR intervened at 15' for Lens (Penalty confirmed). Monaco made their 1st substitution at 31', with K. Diatta replacing A. Bamba.

Second half: Lens extended the lead at 56' when F. Thauvin scored, making the score 2-0. Monaco reduced the deficit at 62' when F. Balogun scored, with the assist credited to M. Coulibaly, making the score 2-1. Lens made their 1st substitution at 63', with O. Édouard replacing A. Sima. Monaco made their 2nd substitution at 69', with S. Adingra replacing Ansu Fati. Monaco leveled the score at 70' when D. Zakaria scored, with the assist credited to Caio Henrique, making the score 2-2. Monaco took the lead at 72' when Ansu Fati scored, making the score 2-3. Saud Abdulhamid received a yellow card for Lens at 74'. Lens made their 2nd substitution at 75', with Saud Abdulhamid replacing R. Aguilar. Lens made their 3rd substitution at 75', with A. Saint-Maximin replacing R. Fofana. Monaco made their 3rd substitution at 85', with F. Balogun replacing M. Biereth. Lens made their 4th substitution at 87', with A. Bulatović replacing F. Sotoca. W. Faes received a yellow card for Monaco at 90+2'. I. Ganiou received a yellow card for Lens at 90+4'.

Lens used 4 substitutions while Monaco used 3 substitutions. Lens got 2 yellow cards, while Monaco got 1 yellow card.