Monaco vs Lens: result 1-4 and analysis
Ligue 1Regular Season - 3Kick-off on August 20, 2022 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Stade Louis-II, Monaco
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What was the result of Monaco vs Lens?
Lens won 1-4 on August 20, 2022.
Goalscorers
- 7′L. OpendaLens
- 38′D. MachadoLens
- 41′B. BadiashileMonaco
- 55′S. FofanaLens (pen.)
- 78′W. SaïdLens
Official lineup for Monaco vs Lens
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Monaco
4-4-2- 27K. Diatta
- 36B. Embolo
- 18T. Minamino
- 10W. Ben Yedder
- 15E. Matazo
- 11Jean Lucas
- 2Vanderson
- 5B. Badiashile
- 12Caio Henrique
- 6A. Disasi
- 16A. Nübel
Lens
3-4-2-1- 11L. Openda
- 7F. Sotoca
- 20David Pereira da Costa
- 26S. Abdul Samed
- 29P. Frankowski
- 8S. Fofana
- 14F. Medina
- 4K. Danso
- 3D. Machado
- 24J. Gradit
- 30B. Samba
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Monaco have 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats; Lens have 9, 6 and 0.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2022 | Rennes(home) | 1-1 | Ligue 1 |
| Aug 9, 2022 | PSV Eindhoven(away) | 2-3 | UEFA Champions League |
| Aug 6, 2022 | Strasbourg(away) | 2-1 | Ligue 1 |
| Aug 2, 2022 | PSV Eindhoven(home) | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Jul 27, 2022 | Southampton(away) | 1-3 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2022 | Ajaccio(away) | 0-0 | Ligue 1 |
| Aug 7, 2022 | Stade Brestois 29(home) | 3-2 | Ligue 1 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | West Ham(home) | 0-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 23, 2022 | Inter(home) | 1-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 16, 2022 | Clermont Foot(away) | 3-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Monaco wins, 2 draws, 2 Lens wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2022 | Lens 2-2 Monaco | Ligue 1 |
| Jan 30, 2022 | Lens 2-4 Monaco | Coupe de France |
| Aug 21, 2021 | Monaco 0-2 Lens | Ligue 1 |
| May 23, 2021 | Lens 0-0 Monaco | Ligue 1 |
| Dec 16, 2020 | Monaco 0-3 Lens | Ligue 1 |
| Apr 26, 2015 | Lens 0-3 Monaco | Ligue 1 |
How many goals should we expect?
Monaco score 1.7 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Lens score 1.7 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monaco | 1.7 | 1.4 | 3 | 12/15 | 9/15 |
| Lens | 1.7 | 0.7 | 7 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Monaco sit 1st in Ligue 1 (14 points from 6 matches) and Lens sit 10th (7 points from 6 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 14 |
| 10 | Lens | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy