LENS. Lens destroys Nantes 4-0 with goals of Florian Sotoca (27′ pen), Facundo Medina (58′), Florian Sotoca (72′ pen) and Neil El Aynaoui (89′).

The match was played at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis stadium in Lens on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Pierre Gaillouste who had the assistance of Valentin Evrard and Ludovic Reyes. The 4th official was Antoine Valnet. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 14.34 degrees Celsius or 57.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

Lens

4 - 0

Nantes

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 12 Total 11
  • 7 On Target 1
  • 4 Off Target 7
  • 1 Shots blocked 3
  • 87 Attack 90
  • 42 Dangerous attack 39
  • 80 Ball safe 58
  • 2 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 7 Total 7
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Lens was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Nantes that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Lens was more pushing with 42 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Lens won the match​.

Lens shot 12 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Nantes shot 11 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Lens received 1 yellow card (Elye Wahi). On the other side, Nantes received 2 yellow cards (Jean-Kevin Duverne and Eray Cömert).

Match Timeline

Adrien Thomasson(VAR)
25'
Florian Sotoca(penalty)
27'
Facundo Medina(goal)Florian Sotoca
58'
60'
Abdoul Kader Bamba- sub ->Moses Simon
60'
Mostafa Mohamed- sub ->Matthis Abline
68'
Eray Cömert- Yellow
Elye Wahi- Yellow
68'
Massadio Haidara- sub ->Deiver Machado
69'
Morgan Guilavogui- sub ->Elye Wahi
69'
Florian Sotoca(penalty)
72'
72'
Angelo Fulgini- sub ->Adrien Thomasson
77'
Neil El Aynaoui- sub ->Andy Diouf
78'
81'
81'
Boris Savic- sub ->Samuel Moutoussamy
83'
Jean-Kévin Duverne- Yellow
84'
Neil El Aynaoui(goal)Oscar Cortés
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Paris Saint Germain
70
31
Monaco
61
32
Brest
58
33
LOSC Lille
55
32
Nice
54
32
Lens
49
32
Olympique Lyonnais
47
32
Rennes
45
32
Olympique Marseille
44
31
Reims
41
32
Montpellier
40
32
Toulouse
40
32
Strasbourg
36
32
Nantes
33
32
Le Havre
32
33
Metz
29
32
Lorient
26
32
Clermont
25
32

After this match, Lens will have 12 points like Rennes and Olympique Marseille to hold in the 9th place. On the other side, Nantes will stay with 14 points to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 1, Lens will play away against Olympique Marseille on the 28th of April with a 8-7 head to head in favor of Lens (5 draws).

Nantes will host Olympique Lyonnais on the 7th of April with a 17-5 head to head stats in favor of Olympique Lyonnais (7 draws).

Lens – Formation

Lens
G
Brice Samba 30.France
7.0
D
Kevin Danso 4.Austria
7.5
D
Facundo Medina 14.Argentina
8.5
58'
D
Jonathan Gradit 24.France
7.5
M
Ruben Aguilar 2.France
7.5
M
Salis Abdul Samed 6.Ghana
7.3
M
Andy Diouf 18.France
6.8
78'
M
Adrien Thomasson 28.France
7.5
77'
M
Deiver Machado 3.Colombia
6.7
69'
M
Florian Sotoca 7.France
9.4
84' 27', 72'
F
Elye Wahi 9.France
5.8
69' 68'
Substitutes
G
Jean-Louis Leca 16.France
D
Massadio Haidara 21.Mali
6.4
69'
D
Abdukodir Khusanov 25.Uzbekistan
M
Angelo Fulgini 11.France
6.7
77'
M
Neil El Aynaoui 23.France
7.5
78' 89'
M
Nampalys Mendy 26.Senegal
M
P. Frankowski 29.Poland
F
Ó. Cortés 15.Colombia
7.3
84'
F
Morgan Guilavogui 27.Guinea
6.7
69'

Lens adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Franck Haise decided to play with the following team: Brice Samba (7.0), Jonathan Gradit (7.5), Kevin Danso (7.5), Facundo Medina (8.5), Ruben Aguilar (7.5), Salis Abdul Samed (7.3), Andy Diouf (6.8), Deiver Machado (6.7), Florian Sotoca (9.4), Adrien Thomasson (7.5) and Elye Wahi (5.8).

The home team had on the bench: Angelo Fulgini (6.7), Massadio Haïdara (6.4), Oscar Cortés (7.3), Jean-Louis Leca, Neil El Aynaoui (7.5), Abdukodir Khusanov, Nampalys Mendy, Morgan Guilavogui (6.7) and Przemysław Frankowski.

Substitutions

Lens made 5 changes: Adrien Thomasson for Angelo Fulgini (77′), Andy Diouf for Neil El Aynaoui (78′), Deiver Machado for Massadio Haïdara (69′), Elye Wahi for Morgan Guilavogui (69′) and Florian Sotoca for Oscar Cortés (84′).

Best player: Florian Sotoca​

The player that probably impressed the most for Lens was Florian Sotoca.

His rating is (9.4) with 2 goals, 51 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 5 crosses.

Nantes – Formation

Nantes
G
Alban Lafont 1.France
6.4
D
Jean-Charles Castelletto 21.Cameroon
6.3
D
Eray Cömert 24.Switzerland
6.4
68'
D
Jean-Kévin Duverne 2.Haiti
6.1
83'
M
Pedro Chirivella 5.Spain
6.7
M
Samuel Moutoussamy 8.France
6.8
81'
M
Marcus Coco 11.Guadeloupe
7.0
72'
M
Florent Mollet 25.France
6.3
M
Moses Simon 27.Nigeria
6.4
60'
M
Quentin Merlin 29.France
6.6
81'
F
Matthis Abline 39.France
7.0
60'
Substitutes
G
Rémy Descamps 16.France
D
Nicolas Pallois 4.France
D
Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel 18.France
D
Jaouen Hadjam 26.Algeria
6.3
81'
M
Boris Savic 17.France
6.6
81'
M
Adson 20.Brazil
6.7
72'
F
Mostafa Mohamed 31.Egypt
6.3
60'
F
Ignatius Ganago 7.Cameroon
F
Abdoul Kader Bamba 12.France
7.0
60'

Also Nantes adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Pierre Aristouy played with: Alban Lafont (6.4), Jean-Charles Castelletto (6.3), Eray Cömert (6.4), Jean-Kevin Duverne (6.1), Marcus Coco (7.0), Pedro Chirivella (6.7), Samuel Moutoussamy (6.8), Quentin Merlin (6.6), Florent Mollet (6.3), Moses Simon (6.4) and Matthis Abline (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Mostafa Mohamed (6.3), Nicolas Pallois, Ignatius Ganago, Abdoul Kader Bamba (7.0), Rémy Descamps, Moussa Sissoko (6.6), Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel, Adson (6.7) and Jaouen Hadjam (6.3).

Substitutions

Nantes made 5 changes: Moses Simon for Abdoul Kader Bamba (60′), Matthis Abline for Mostafa Mohamed (60′), Marcus Coco for Adson (72′), Quentin Merlin for Jaouen Hadjam (81′) and Samuel Moutoussamy for Moussa Sissoko (81′).

Best player: Marcus Coco​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Nantes was Marcus Coco.

His rating is (7.0) with 18 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.​