Lens 0-1 Lorient: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Ligue 1 Matchday 3 · Saturday 5 September 2026 · Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens · referee E. Wattellier · full time
Full time: Lens 0-1 Lorient
Lorient beat Lens 1-0 in Ligue 1 Matchday 3 on Saturday 5 September 2026 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. The goals: Mamadou Koné 54'.
How Lorient won it
The opening goal came in the 54th minute: Mamadou Koné for Lorient, set up by Panos Katseris.
It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
Souleymane Sagnan of Lens was sent off in the 90th minute (+2) for a second yellow card. The referee, E. Wattellier, showed 4 yellow cards: 3 to Lens and 1 to Lorient.
Lens: D. Toppmöller, 3-4-2-1 · Lorient: A. Dujeux, 3-4-2-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 1.22 for Lens and 1.18 for Lorient.
Lens scored about 1.2 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.
Lens had 6 shots on target, Lorient 3.
Lorient's goalkeeper made 6 saves.
Lens had 57% of the ball, but Lorient took the points.
A red card changed the shape of the match, and no pre-match model can see one coming.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Lens came into it with 6 Ligue 1 matches played, scoring 1.8 and conceding 1.7 a match, with 1.98 expected goals for and 1.81 against, and had won 33% of their matches.
Lorient came into it with 5 Ligue 1 matches played, scoring 1.0 and conceding 1.2 a match, with 1.16 expected goals for and 1.41 against, and had won 20% of their matches.
Lens vs Lorient: the match in numbers
| Lens | Match statistics | Lorient |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Ball possession | 43% |
| 1.22 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.18 |
| 17 | Total shots | 8 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 4 | Big chances | 3 |
| 582 | Total passes | 457 |
| 88% | Pass accuracy | 84% |
| 8 | Corners | 0 |
| 18 | Fouls | 6 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 18 | Tackles | 15 |
| 2 | Saves | 6 |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Yvon Mvogo (Lorient), rated 8.0 by Sportmonks.
Lens
- Florian Thauvin 7.8
- Ismaëlo Ganiou 7.3
- Michaël Cuisance 7.2
- Ruben Aguilar 6.9
- Thorgan Hazard 6.9
Lorient
- Yvon Mvogo 8.0
- Nathaniel Adjei 7.7
- Panos Katseris 7.5 1 assist
- Jean-Victor Makengo 7.3
- Montassar Talbi 7.3
The lowest-rated starter was Noah Mbamba at 6.5. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Lens: Lens vs Sporting CP Tuesday 13 October 2026 · Champions League
- Lorient: Lorient vs Paris Saturday 10 October 2026 · Ligue 1
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Questions about Lens vs Lorient
What was the score in Lens vs Lorient?
Lens 0-1 Lorient (half-time 0-0), Ligue 1, Saturday 5 September 2026.
Who scored in Lens vs Lorient?
Mamadou Koné 54'.
Did Moneyball predict Lens vs Lorient correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Lens vs Lorient?
Yvon Mvogo, rated 8.0 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Lens vs Lorient?
E. Wattellier.
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