Nantes vs Lens: result 3-1 and analysis
Ligue 1Regular Season - 23Kick-off on February 23, 2025 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau, Nantes
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What was the result of Nantes vs Lens?
Nantes won 3-1 on February 23, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 36′Louis LerouxNantes
- 60′M. SimonNantes (pen.)
- 65′N. El AynaouiLens (pen.)
- 90′M. EliaNantes
Official lineup for Nantes vs Lens
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Nantes
4-3-3- 27M. Simon
- 31Mostafa Mohamed
- 39M. Abline
- 66Louis Leroux
- 6Douglas Augusto
- 8J. Lepenant
- 4N. Pallois
- 21J. Castelletto
- 24S. Sow
- 98K. Amian
- 16Anthony Lopes
Lens
4-2-3-1- 22W. Saïd
- 21A. Zaroury
- 28A. Thomasson
- 19G. Koyalipou
- 18A. Diouf
- 23N. El Aynaoui
- 14F. Medina
- 20M. Sarr
- 24J. Gradit
- 2R. Aguilar
- 30M. Ryan
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Nantes have 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats; Lens have 6, 2 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2025 | Monaco(away) | 1-7 | Ligue 1 |
| Feb 7, 2025 | Stade Brestois 29(home) | 0-2 | Ligue 1 |
| Feb 2, 2025 | Reims(away) | 2-1 | Ligue 1 |
| Jan 26, 2025 | Lyon(home) | 1-1 | Ligue 1 |
| Jan 19, 2025 | Saint Etienne(away) | 1-1 | Ligue 1 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 2025 | Strasbourg(home) | 0-2 | Ligue 1 |
| Feb 8, 2025 | Nice(away) | 0-2 | Ligue 1 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | Montpellier(away) | 2-0 | Ligue 1 |
| Jan 26, 2025 | Angers(home) | 1-0 | Ligue 1 |
| Jan 18, 2025 | Paris Saint Germain(home) | 1-2 | Ligue 1 |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Nantes win, 1 draw, 4 Lens wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2024 | Lens 3-2 Nantes | Ligue 1 |
| Feb 3, 2024 | Nantes 0-1 Lens | Ligue 1 |
| Oct 28, 2023 | Lens 4-0 Nantes | Ligue 1 |
| Mar 1, 2023 | Nantes 2-1 Lens | Coupe de France |
| Feb 19, 2023 | Lens 3-1 Nantes | Ligue 1 |
| Sep 18, 2022 | Nantes 0-0 Lens | Ligue 1 |
How many goals should we expect?
Nantes score 1.3 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Lens score 1.1 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nantes | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2 | 11/15 | 8/15 |
| Lens | 1.1 | 1.3 | 4 | 6/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Lens | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
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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