Nantes vs Lens: result 1-2 and analysis
Ligue 1Regular Season - 15Kick-off on December 6, 2025 at 04:00 PM (UTC)Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau, Nantes
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What was the result of Nantes vs Lens?
Lens won 1-2 on December 6, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 34′F. ThauvinLens
- 38′Y. El-ArabiNantes
- 81′W. SaïdLens
Official lineup for Nantes vs Lens
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Nantes
4-3-3- 11Bahereba Guirassy
- 19Y. El-Arabi
- 10M. Abline
- 52B. Deuff
- 5Kwon Hyeok-Kyu
- 8J. Lepenant
- 3N. Cozza
- 78T. Tati
- 6C. Awaziem
- 98K. Amian
- 1Anthony Lopes
Lens
3-4-2-1- 11O. Édouard
- 22W. Saïd
- 10F. Thauvin
- 14M. Udol
- 5A. Bulatović
- 8M. Sangaré
- 2R. Aguilar
- 20M. Sarr
- 6S. Baidoo
- 25I. Ganiou
- 40R. Risser
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Nantes have 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats; Lens have 11, 1 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2025 | Lyon(away) | 0-3 | Ligue 1 |
| Nov 23, 2025 | Lorient(home) | 1-1 | Ligue 1 |
| Nov 8, 2025 | Le Havre(away) | 1-1 | Ligue 1 |
| Nov 2, 2025 | Metz(home) | 0-2 | Ligue 1 |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Monaco(home) | 3-5 | Ligue 1 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2025 | Angers(away) | 2-1 | Ligue 1 |
| Nov 22, 2025 | Strasbourg(home) | 1-0 | Ligue 1 |
| Nov 8, 2025 | Monaco(away) | 4-1 | Ligue 1 |
| Nov 2, 2025 | Lorient(home) | 3-0 | Ligue 1 |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Metz(away) | 0-2 | Ligue 1 |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Nantes wins, 0 draws, 4 Lens wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2025 | Nantes 3-1 Lens | Ligue 1 |
| 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 |
How many goals should we expect?
Nantes score 0.9 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Lens score 1.7 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nantes | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 7/15 | 6/15 |
| Lens | 1.7 | 0.9 | 4 | 8/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Lens | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
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