Match summary
Before kickoff, Lens (2nd, 46 pts) were 15 points ahead of Rennes (6th, 31 pts). Only 17% of their 18 previous meetings had three or more goals.
Lens vs Rennes in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Lens moved from 2nd to 1st in the Ligue 1 table with this result.Into first place. Table rebuilt from 181 results before kickoff and 182 after it; 18 teams; 49 points after 21 matches.
- Lens won 3-1 after trailing 0-1.Trailed from the 8th minute; timeline of 4 goals matches the final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Lens4W 0D 1L
LensRennes
12Pointsof 154
10Goals scored4
5Goals conceded11
3Clean sheets0
13Scored in a row0
2Unbeaten in a row0
0Without a win4
1Conceded in a row5
Head to head18 meetings · Aug 2009 – Sep 2025
- Lens wins
- 6
- Draws
- 9
- Rennes wins
- 3
1.67goals per meeting
44%both teams scored
17%3+ goals
33%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsLens 1W 4D 0L · 1.4 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 181 earlier results
LensRennes
#2Position#6
46Points20 v 20 games31
+18Goal difference-1
1.7Scored per gameleague avg 1.421.5
0.8Conceded per game1.55
#3Form table position#8
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
LensRennes
- Substitution · Lens · Florian Sotoca · InOut: Mamadou Sangaré89'
- Goal · Lens · Allan Saint-Maximin3-178'
- Substitution · Lens · Amadou Haidara · InOut: Florian Thauvin78'
- 69'Substitution · Rennes · Mahamadou Nagida · InOut: Jérémy Jacquet
- 64'Substitution · Rennes · Lilian Brassier · InOut: Anthony Rouault
- 64'Substitution · Rennes · Ludovic Blas · InOut: Arnaud Nordin
- 64'Substitution · Rennes · Quentin Merlin · InOut: Sebastian Szymanski
- Substitution · Lens · Saud Abdulhamid · InOut: Odsonne Édouard61'
- Substitution · Lens · Allan Saint-Maximin · InOut: Wesley Saïd61'
- 61'Yellow Card · Rennes · Arnaud Nordin
- Substitution · Lens · Kyllian Antonio · InOut: Samson Baidoo60'
- Second Yellow · Lens · Ruben AguilarSecond Yellow56'
- Goal · Lens · Ruben Aguilar2-154'
- Yellow Card · Lens · Mamadou Sangaré45+2'
- 45'Yellow Card · Rennes · Breel Embolo
- Goal · Lens · Odsonne Édouard1-141'
- Yellow Card · Lens · Adrien Thomasson36'
- Yellow Card · Lens · Ruben Aguilar32'
- 29'Substitution · Rennes · Alidu Seidu · InOut: Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal
- 8'Goal · Rennes · Estéban Lepaul0-1
Match Statistics
Match stats
LensRennes
51%Ball Possession49%
9Shots Total14
3Shots On Target1
4Corners4
13Fouls17
4Yellow Cards2
2Offsides1
432Passes398
3Shots Off Target8
113Attacks78
45Dangerous Attacks45
4Shots Inside Box9
5Shots Outside Box5
3Goals1
17Free Kicks13
3Shots Blocked5
5Substitutions5
18Tackles19
3Assists1
365Accurate Passes340
1Red Cards0
1Ball Safe0
1Injuries4
17Total Crosses22
5Accurate Crosses6
10Interceptions8
53Duels Won50
2Big Chances Created3
0Big Chances Missed2
Team Lineups
Lineups
3-4-2-1 · 3-5-2
Manager: Habib Beye
Starting XI
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MS
Mathys Silistrie5.7
Substitutes
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EQ
Elías Legendre Quiñónez-
NM
Nordan Mukiele-
CU
Chibuike Ugochukwu-
AA
Ayoub AkabouPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 78' | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 27(86%) | 1 | 5/9 | |
| 7.3 | 56' | 1 | 1 | 1/1 | 27(77%) | 3 | 6/12 | |
| 7.2 | 89' | 0 | 0 | - | 50(90%) | 4 | 6/12 | |
| 7.2 | 61' | 1 | 0 | 1/3 | 5(50%) | - | 3/8 | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 49(84%) | 3 | 6/8 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 70(88%) | 1 | 2/4 | |
Kyllian Antonio DF | 7.1 | 30' | 0 | 0 | - | 8(88%) | 1 | 4/4 |
| 7.1 | 29' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 5(100%) | - | 3/8 | |
| 6.8 | 60' | 0 | 0 | - | 53(100%) | - | 0/1 | |
| 6.8 | 61' | 0 | 0 | - | 23(78%) | 1 | 6/10 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 1 | - | 30(67%) | - | - | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 43(79%) | 2 | 4/12 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 27(85%) | 1 | 4/7 | |
| 6.6 | 29' | 0 | 0 | - | 7(83%) | 1 | 2/5 | |
| 6.5 | 12' | 0 | 0 | - | 5(100%) | - | - | |
| - | 1' | 0 | 0 | - | 3(67%) | 1 | 2/4 |