LENS. Lens beats Paris Saint Germain 3-1. Paris Saint Germain lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis stadium in Lens on Sunday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Jérôme Brisard assisted by Benjamin Pages and Alexis Auger. The 4th official was Anthony Ustaritz. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12 degrees Celsius or 53.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
- 9 Total 16
- 4 On Target 6
- 5 Off Target 10
- 1 Shots blocked 4
- 72 Attack 108
- 36 Dangerous attack 65
- 63 Ball safe 66
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 7
Fouls
- 16 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Paris Saint Germain had a superior ball possession 59% while Lens was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Paris Saint Germain was more pushing with 65 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, Lens managed to find the solution to win this match.
Lens shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Paris Saint Germain shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Lens received 2 yellow cards (Salis Abdul Samed and Jonathan Gradit). On the other side, Paris Saint Germain received 3 yellow cards (Achraf Hakimi, Ismaël Gharbi and Marco Verratti ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Lens will have 40 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Paris Saint Germain will stay with 44 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Lens will play away with Strasbourg on the 11th of January with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Strasbourg (4 draws).
Paris Saint Germain will host Reims on the 29th of January with a 11-3 head to head statistic in favor of Paris Saint Germain (3 draws).
Lens – Formation
Lens started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Franck Haise decided to play with the following team: Brice Samba , Jonathan Gradit , Kevin Danso , Facundo Medina , Przemysław Frankowski , Seko Fofana , Salis Abdul Samed , Massadio Haïdara , Florian Sotoca , Alexis Claude-Maurice and Loïs Openda .
The home team had on the bench: Remy Labeau Lascary, Deiver Machado, Steven Fortes, Ismaël Boura, Wesley Saïd , Julien Le Cardinal, Jean-Louis Leca, Junior Onana and Łukasz Poręba.
Substitutions
Lens made 3 changes: Alexis Claude-Maurice for Jean Onana (73′), Loïs Openda for Wesley Saïd (73′) and Seko Fofana for Lukasz Poreba (90′).
Best player: Loïs Openda
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Lens was Loïs Openda.
His rating is with 1 goal, 9 passes (55% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 6.
Paris Saint Germain – Formation
Paris Saint Germain started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Christophe Galtier played with: Gianluigi Donnarumma , Nordi Mukiele , Sergio Ramos , Marquinhos , Achraf Hakimi , Fabián Ruiz , Danilo Pereira , Marco Verratti , Carlos Soler , Hugo Ekitiké and Kylian Mbappé .
These were the players on the bench: Keylor Navas, Ismael Gharbi , Sergio Rico, Juan Bernat, Pablo Sarabia , Warren Zaïre-Emery , El Chadaille Bitshiabu, Ilyes Housni and Vitinha .
Substitutions
Paris Saint Germain made 4 changes: Danilo Pereira for Pablo Sarabia (58′), Fabián Ruiz for Vitinha (58′), Hugo Ekitike for Warren Zaire Emery (73′) and Carlos Soler for Ismaël Gharbi (78′).
Best player: Nordi Mukiele
The player that probably impressed the most for Paris Saint Germain was Nordi Mukiele.
His rating is with 37 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Angers SCO – Lorient – 1-2
- Lens – Paris Saint Germain – 3-1
- Olympique Lyonnais – Clermont – 0-1
- Toulouse – Ajaccio – 2-0
- Nantes – Auxerre – 1-0
- Monaco – Brest – 1-0