Nantes vs Lens

3 - 1
🕒 Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:00 Europe/London 📍 Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau 🧑‍⚖️ Jérôme Brisard 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 23
Regular Season Table
Nantes 13 · Lens 8
Referee Stats
18 matches · 3.61 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.61
Reds avg 0.28
Penalties avg 0.83
Over 4.5 cards 33%
Home wins 33%
Draws 28%
Away wins 39%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (17-14).
  • Lens controlled possession (65%).
  • Nantes had the sharper finishing (8-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Nantes (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 5-6-6

Goals For / Against

19 / 18
Avg: 1.12 / 1.06

Points

21
Avg: 1.24

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

5
Lens (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 8-5-4

Goals For / Against

23 / 17
Avg: 1.35 / 1.00

Points

29
Avg: 1.71

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.24
PPG
1.71
1.12
GF
1.35
1.06
GA
1.00
35%
O2.5
35%
47%
BTTS
53%
59%
Score 1st
53%

League-position context

Nantes rank13th
Lens rank8th
Nantes points36
Lens points52
Nantes: #13 · 36 pts · GD -13
29 pts off the top 2. 16 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Lens: #8 · 52 pts · GD +3
13 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.
16-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Nantes last 5 home

W L D D W
Points8/15
Weighted index51
Goals5-2
Record2-2-1
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 last 5 away

D W W L W
Points10/15
Weighted index64
Goals7-4
Record3-1-1
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.

Nantes trend breakdown

Over 2.535%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.529%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 12%

Lens trend breakdown

Over 2.535%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.582%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 24%

Scoring reliability

Nantes score at home71%
Nantes clean sheet at home29%
Lens score away82%
Lens clean sheet away29%

First-goal patterns

Nantes score first59%
Nantes win after scoring first50%
Lens score first53%
Lens win after scoring first67%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Nantes 33% · Lens 50%
Avg first goal minute: Nantes 35.7' · Lens 32.9'

Vs league average

Nantes score at home1.12 vs 1.61
Nantes concede at home1.06 vs 1.37
Lens score away1.35 vs 1.37
Lens concede away1.00 vs 1.61
Nantes score 30% below league average, while Lens score 1% below league average.
Defensive side: Nantes are 23% below league average at home, and Lens are 38% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Nantes goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
0-15 4
46-60 4
16-30 3
31-45 3
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 6
46-60 5
0-15 4
76-90+ 4
31-45 2
16-30 1

Lens goal timing (away)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
16-30 8
61-75 5
0-15 2
31-45 2
46-60 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 5
16-30 4
46-60 4
61-75 3
76-90+ 3
31-45 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
8
4
Total Shots
17
14
Shots off Goal
7
5
Blocked Shots
2
5
Shots Inside Box
14
9
Shots Outside Box
3
5
Ball Possession
35%
65%
Corner Kicks
2
11
Fouls
13
18
Offsides
Yellow Cards
2
4
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
3
5
Total Passes
325
593
Passes Accurate
263
516
Passes %
81%
87%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
28'
28' J. Gradit
36'
36' Goal · 1-0
Louis Leroux
Normal Goal
45+1'
45+1' F. Medina
46'
46' A. Diouf
1st substitution · For: J. Agbonifo
54'
54' G. Koyalipou
2nd substitution · For: M'Bala Nzola
58'
58' K. Amian
58'
58' VAR
J. Castelletto
Penalty confirmed
60'
60' Goal · 2-0
M. Simon
Penalty
63'
63' VAR
M'Bala Nzola
Penalty confirmed
65'
65' Goal · 2-1
N. El Aynaoui
Penalty
66'
66' A. Thomasson
70'
70' M'Bala Nzola
72'
72' W. Saïd
3rd substitution · For: F. Sotoca
82'
82' Anthony Lopes
85'
85' K. Amian
1st substitution · For: M. Elia
85'
85' Mostafa Mohamed
2nd substitution · For: S. Thomas
85'
85' R. Aguilar
4th substitution · For: T. Pouilly
85'
85' A. Zaroury
5th substitution · For: A. Fulgini
90'
90' M. Simon
3rd substitution · For: F. Coquelin
90+4'
90+4' Louis Leroux
4th substitution · For: M. Coco
90+5'
90+5' Goal · 3-1
M. Elia
Normal Goal · Assist: F. Coquelin
90+8'
90+8' A. Fulgini

Nantes vs Lens 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Nantes beat Lens 3-1 on Sunday, 23 February 2025 in Ligue 1. The match was refereed by Jérôme Brisard. It was played at Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau.

First half: J. Gradit received a yellow card for Lens at 28'. Nantes took the lead at 36' when Louis Leroux scored, making the score 1-0. F. Medina received a yellow card for Lens at 45+1'.

Second half: Lens made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. Diouf replacing J. Agbonifo. Lens made their 2nd substitution at 54', with G. Koyalipou replacing M'Bala Nzola. K. Amian received a yellow card for Nantes at 58'. VAR intervened at 58' for Nantes (Penalty confirmed). Nantes extended the lead at 60' when M. Simon scored (Penalty), making the score 2-0. VAR intervened at 63' for Lens (Penalty confirmed). Lens reduced the deficit at 65' when N. El Aynaoui scored (Penalty), making the score 2-1. A. Thomasson received a yellow card for Lens at 66'. M'Bala Nzola received a red card for Lens at 70'. Lens made their 3rd substitution at 72', with W. Saïd replacing F. Sotoca. Anthony Lopes received a yellow card for Nantes at 82'. Nantes made their 1st substitution at 85', with K. Amian replacing M. Elia. Nantes made their 2nd substitution at 85', with Mostafa Mohamed replacing S. Thomas. Lens made their 4th substitution at 85', with R. Aguilar replacing T. Pouilly. Lens made their 5th substitution at 85', with A. Zaroury replacing A. Fulgini. Nantes made their 3rd substitution at 90', with M. Simon replacing F. Coquelin. Nantes made their 4th substitution at 90+4', with Louis Leroux replacing M. Coco. Nantes added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+5' when M. Elia scored, with the assist credited to F. Coquelin, making the score 3-1. A. Fulgini received a yellow card for Lens at 90+8'.

Nantes used 4 substitutions while Lens used 5 substitutions. Nantes got 2 yellow cards, while Lens got 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (17-14).
  • Lens controlled possession (65%).
  • Nantes had the sharper finishing (8-4 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins2
Draws4
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals7 (58.3%)
BTTS8 (66.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins2
Draws2
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals3 (50.0%)
BTTS4 (66.7%)

Nantes vs Lens Head-to-Head History by Season