Monaco vs Lens
Ref: Bastien Dechepy, FranceStade Louis-II, Monaco · 18,523 cap
Match recap
Lens beat Monaco 4–1 in their Ligue 1 fixture. Balogun scored for Monaco; Édouard, Saïd, Sangaré, and Saïd replied for Lens. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.83 for Monaco versus 3.16 for Lens. Monaco sit 7th in the Ligue 1 table while Lens are 2nd.
First Half
21'
⚽
Édouard
⚽
Balogun
Penalty
40'
⚽
Saïd
Assist: Édouard
45'
⚽
Sangaré
Assist: Thauvin
Balogun
Red Card
Second Half
⇄
Golovin
57'
Gradit
Yellow Card
60'
⚽
Saïd
Assist: Thauvin
⇄
Biereth
⇄
Teze
63'
⇄
Sangaré
72'
⇄
Saïd
72'
⇄
Édouard
⇄
Akliouche
74'
Aguilar
Yellow Card
⇄
Coulibaly
84'
⇄
Aguilar
84'
⇄
Thomasson
VAR
Penalty confirmed
Zakaria
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Paris Saint Germain | 34 | 24 | 4 | 6 | +45 | 76 |
| 2 |  Lens | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | +31 | 70 |
| 3 |  Lille | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | +15 | 61 |
| 6 |  Rennes | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | +9 | 59 |
| 7 |  Monaco | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | +6 | 54 |
| 8 |  Strasbourg | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | +11 | 53 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
MonacoLens
6Won
Statistical edge
6–8
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.83VS3.16
Attack2 · 4 won
16
Shots
20
6
Shots on target
12
14
Shots in the box
15
2
Shots outside box
5
6
Shots off goal
3
5
Corners
4
Possession & Passing1 · 2 won
50%
Possession
50%
460
Total passes
459
388
Accurate passes
396
84%
Pass accuracy
86%
Discipline2 · 1 won
15
Fouls
19
1
Yellow cards
2
1
Red cards
0
2
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
7
Goalkeeper saves
5
4
Blocked shots
5
1.20
Goals prevented
1.20
Monaco
3-1-4-2
Lens
3-4-2-1
Monaco
3-1-4-2Starting XI
- 4J. TezeM
- 5T. KehrerD
- 9F. BalogunF
- 10A. GolovinM
- 11M. AklioucheM
- 12Caio HenriqueD
- 14M. BierethF
- 16P. KöhnG
- 20K. OuattaraM
- 22M. SalisuD
- 28M. CoulibalyM
Substitutes
- 3E. DierD
- 6D. ZakariaM
- 17S. Idumbo-MuzamboM
- 18T. MinaminoM
- 19G. IlenikhenaF
- 21L. MichalF
- 31Ansu FatiF
- 43Pape CabralM
- 50Y. LienardG
Lens
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 2R. AguilarM
- 6S. BaidooD
- 8M. SangaréM
- 10F. ThauvinF
- 11O. ÉdouardF
- 14M. UdolM
- 20M. SarrD
- 22W. SaïdF
- 24J. GraditD
- 28A. ThomassonM
- 40R. RisserG
Substitutes
- 1R. GurtnerG
- 3D. MachadoD
- 5A. BulatovićM
- 7F. SotocaF
- 19A. SimaF
- 25I. GaniouD
- 26A. BermontM
- 29M. GuilavoguiF
- 38R. FofanaF
Monaco
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mamadou Coulibaly | M | 79 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/5 |
| Aleksandr Golovin | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/4 |
| Folarin Balogun | F | 45 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Mika Biereth | F | 61 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Philipp Köhn | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mohammed Salisu | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Caio Henrique | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| Jordan Teze | M | 61 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kassoum Ouattara | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/4 |
| Maghnes Akliouche | M | 73 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/3 |
| Thilo Kehrer(C) | D | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Takumi Minamino | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Dier | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yann Lienard | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stanis Idumbo Muzambo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denis Zakaria | M | 11 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pape Cabral | M | 29 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Lucas Michal | F | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| George Ilenikhena | F | 29 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0/3 |
| Ansu Fati | F | 17 | 6.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
Lens
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Saïd | F | 72 | 8.6 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 0/1 |
| Florian Thauvin | F | 90 | 8.2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 3/7 |
| Robin Risser | G | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mamadou Sangare | M | 63 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Matthieu Udol | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Ruben Aguilar | M | 84 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Odsonne Édouard | F | 72 | 6.9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Jonathan Gradit | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Malang Sarr | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samson Baidoo | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Adrien Thomasson(C) | M | 84 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Deiver Machado | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdallah Sima | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ismaelo Ganiou | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Régis Gurtner | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morgan Guilavogui | F | 18 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Florian Sotoca | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Bermont | M | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrija Bulatovic | M | 27 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Rayan Fofana | F | 18 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |