LENS. Lens conquered Bordeaux. Bordeaux lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis stadium in Lens on Sunday and it started at 5:05 pm local time. The referee was François Letexier who was helped by Cyril Mugnier and Mehdi Rahmouni. The 4th official was Frank Schneider. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.7 degrees Celsius or 49.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Bordeaux was in firm control of the ball 57% while Lens was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Lens was more pushing with 32 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Lens won the match.
Lens shot 10 times, 8 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Bordeaux shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Lens received 4 yellow cards (C. O. Doucoure, F. Sotoca, F. Haise and P. Frankowski). Talking about the opposition, Bordeaux received 2 yellow cards (Hwang Ui-Jo and J. Guilavogui).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Lens will have 36 points to hold in the 8th place. On the other side, Bordeaux will stay with 20 points like Metz to sit in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Lens will host Olympique Lyonnais on the 19th of February with a 11-2 head to head in favor of Olympique Lyonnais (4 draws).
Bordeaux will host Monaco on the 20th of February with a 14-10 head to head in favor of Bordeaux (6 draws).
Lens – Formation
Lens
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Lens started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Franck Haise decided to play with the following team: Wuilker Faríñez , Christopher Wooh , Kevin Danso , Facundo Medina , Jonathan Clauss , Cheick Doucouré , Seko Fofana , Massadio Haïdara , Gaël Kakuta , Florian Sotoca and Arnaud Kalimuendo .
The home team had on the bench: Patrick Berg , D. Machado, I. Baldé, Przemysław Frankowski , Ignatius Ganago , C. Jean, David Da Costa , A. Louveau and J. Leca.
Substitutions
Lens made 4 changes: G. Kakuta for P. Berg (62′), A. Kalimuendo for I. Ganago (63′), F. Sotoca for D. Costa (82′) and J. Clauss for P. Frankowski (82′).
Best player: Cheick Doucouré
The player that probably impressed the most for Lens was Cheick Doucouré even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 42 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6.
Bordeaux – Formation
Bordeaux
Bordeaux started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Vladimir Petković played with: Gaetan Poussin , Enock Kwateng , Marcelo , Anel Ahmedhodžić , Gideon Mensah , Alberth Elis , Junior Onana , Josuha Guilavogui , Remi Oudin , Ui-Jo Hwang and Fransérgio .
These were the players on the bench: Yacine Adli , I. Sissokho, Ricardo Mangas , Javairô Dilrosun , A. Medioub, M’Baye Niang , D. Rouyard, S. Mara and T. Pembélé.
Substitutions
Bordeaux made 5 changes: A. Elis for J. Dilrosun (55′), Fransergio for Y. Adli (55′), J. Onana for R. Mangas (87′), G. Mensah for M. Niang (87′) and R. Oudin for S. Mara (90′).
Best player: Junior Onana
The most impressive player for Bordeaux was Junior Onana.
His rating is with 65 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Angers SCO – Strasbourg – 0-1
- Brest – Troyes – 5-1
- Clermont – Saint-Étienne – 1-2
- Lens – Bordeaux – 3-2
- Metz – Olympique Marseille – 1-2
- Monaco – Lorient – 0-0
- Nantes – Reims – 1-0
