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Lens

Vs

Nantes

Since 25/11/2020

LEN wins

Draws

NAN wins

Meetings

on record

Total goals

21 Lens · 14 Nantes

Goals per game

2.92

both sides combined

Over 1.5

75%

of meetings

Over 2.5

58%

of meetings

BTTS

67%

of meetings

Last meeting

1-0

08 May 2026

Next game

–

none scheduled

Lens vs Nantes: the head-to-head

Lens and Nantes have carved out a fiercely balanced rivalry since 2020, with six wins for Lens, two for Nantes and four stalemates. The 12 encounters have yielded an average of 2.92 goals per game, a figure that sits comfortably above the league average. In 75% of the meetings at least two goals were scored, while 58% saw three or more, and in 67% both sides found the net. Lens’s home form is particularly potent, winning four of six home fixtures, whereas their away record is more modest with only two victories. The most recent clash on 8 May 2026 ended 1-0 to Lens at home, a narrow result that underlines how difficult it is for either side to dominate. The aggregate tally shows Lens scoring 21 goals to Nantes’s 14 across the series.

01 Head-to-head record 02 Recent meetings 03 Goal Analysis 04 Current form 05 The Goal Clock – in this fixture 06 League Table 07 Squad value analysis 08 Recent results 09 Upcoming fixtures

01Head-to-head record⚖

Lens

Nantes

wins

goals

clean sheets

The last 12 games between these two clubs

50%

win %

17%

2.92

avg goals

2.92

75%

over 1.5 %

75%

58%

over 2.5 %

58%

50%

over 3.5 %

50%

1.75

scored

1.17

conceded

1.75

67%

btts

67%

33%

clean sheet

8.90

corners

8.90

4.50

cards

4.50

Top three rows are this fixture: 12 meetings, 6 to Lens, 4 drawn, 2 to Nantes, at 2.92 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.

02Recent meetings📅

Lens

Won at home

67%

4 of 6 home meetings

Won away

33%

2 of 6 away meetings

Drawn

33%

4 of 12 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Nantes

Won at home

33%

2 of 6 home meetings

Won away

0 of 6 away meetings

Drawn

33%

4 of 12 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away	Lens
08 May 2026	France - Ligue 1	Lens	1-0	Nantes	W	view
06 Dec 2025	France - Ligue 1	Nantes	1-2	Lens	W	view
23 Feb 2025	France - Ligue 1	Nantes	3-1	Lens	L	view
09 Nov 2024	France - Ligue 1	Lens	3-2	Nantes	W	view
03 Feb 2024	France - Ligue 1	Nantes	0-1	Lens	W	view
28 Oct 2023	France - Ligue 1	Lens	4-0	Nantes	W	view
19 Feb 2023	France - Ligue 1	Lens	3-1	Nantes	W	view
18 Sep 2022	France - Ligue 1	Nantes	0-0	Lens	D	view
30 Apr 2022	France - Ligue 1	Lens	2-2	Nantes	D	view
10 Dec 2021	France - Ligue 1	Nantes	3-2	Lens	L	view
17 Jan 2021	France - Ligue 1	Nantes	1-1	Lens	D	view
25 Nov 2020	France - Ligue 1	Lens	1-1	Nantes	D	view

03Goal Analysis⚽

Lens · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

3.9

Avg scored

2.5

Avg conceded

1.4

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.35 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	2.33	1.17	2.47	0.93	2.20	1.40
vs Stronger (1)	0.00	2.00	0.00	2.00	-	-
vs Similar (18)	2.22	1.39	2.57	1.14	2.00	1.55
vs Weaker (11)	2.73	0.73	2.71	0.57	2.75	1.00
Clean sheet %	33% (+6pp vs league)

Nantes · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

2.9

Avg scored

1.1

Avg conceded

1.8

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.35 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	1.13	1.90	1.20	1.93	1.07	1.87
vs Stronger (14)	1.07	2.07	1.57	2.29	0.57	1.86
vs Similar (14)	0.93	1.64	0.88	1.62	1.00	1.67
vs Weaker (2)	3.00	2.50	-	-	3.00	2.50
Clean sheet %	17% (-11pp vs league)

04Current form📈

Lens

WWDDWLWWWL

Last 10: 25 scored, 14 conceded.

Nantes

DDLLWLLLLD

Last 10: 11 scored, 18 conceded.

Lens

Home · last 10

WLWWWWWLWW

8 won · 29 scored, 13 conceded

Away · last 10

WWDDLLDDWL

3 won · 22 scored, 16 conceded

Nantes

Home · last 10

LLLWLLDWLL

2 won · 12 scored, 18 conceded

Away · last 10

LLLDDLLLLD

0 won · 7 scored, 17 conceded

05The Goal Clock – in this fixture⏱

Lens

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored33% / 67%

Conceded100% / 0%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 2 games. Most goals land in 76-90'.

From this fixture only: 2 of 12 meetings have goal timings on record. See Lens's full Goal Clock across all their games.

Nantes

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored100% / 0%

Conceded33% / 67%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 2 games. Most goals land in 31-45'.

From this fixture only: 2 of 12 meetings have goal timings on record. See Nantes's full Goal Clock across all their games.

06League Table🏆

Record						Goals							Props / game						Squad value €m				Strengths
Rank	Team	MP	Pts	Win%	PPG	GF	GA	GD	G/G	O1.5	O2.5	O3.5	Cor	Cor O%	Crd	Crd O%	Fls	Fls O%	Tot	Att	Mid	Def	Att/g	Def/g	Poss%
1	Lille	3	7	67%	2.3	5	2	+3	2.3	67%	33%	33%	8.0	33%	2.7	33%	22.3	67%	312	133	102	76	1.7	0.7	56%
2	Monaco	2	6	100%	3.0	3	0	+3	1.5	50%	0%	0%	11.0	100%	4.5	100%	22.0	50%	326	148	84	93	1.5	0.0	54%
3	Paris FC	2	4	50%	2.0	3	0	+3	1.5	50%	50%	0%	5.5	0%	1.5	0%	14.0	0%	176	59	54	62	1.5	0.0	50%
4	Lyon	2	4	50%	2.0	3	1	+2	2.0	100%	0%	0%	10.0	100%	2.0	0%	22.0	50%	293	122	82	89	1.5	0.5	55%
5	Rennes	2	4	50%	2.0	5	4	+1	4.5	100%	100%	100%	12.0	100%	5.0	100%	21.5	50%	241	87	44	109	2.5	2.0	54%
6	Estac Troyes	2	4	50%	2.0	2	1	+1	1.5	50%	50%	0%	6.0	0%	1.0	0%	17.0	0%	36	7	11	17	1.0	0.5	-
7	Lens	2	3	50%	1.5	6	4	+2	5.0	100%	100%	50%	10.0	50%	3.5	50%	24.0	50%	187	52	24	112	3.0	2.0	51%
8	Marseille	2	3	50%	1.5	4	2	+2	3.0	100%	50%	50%	9.0	50%	4.0	100%	18.5	0%	225	91	68	66	2.0	1.0	57%
9	Angers	2	3	50%	1.5	3	3	+0	3.0	100%	50%	50%	13.5	100%	4.5	100%	23.0	100%	73	30	11	32	1.5	1.5	42%
10	Strasbourg	2	3	50%	1.5	2	5	-3	3.5	100%	100%	50%	8.0	0%	4.0	100%	19.5	0%	304	112	56	136	1.0	2.5	54%
11	Stade Brestois 29	2	2	0%	1.0	4	4	+0	4.0	100%	100%	100%	6.5	0%	3.0	50%	28.0	50%	64	25	20	19	2.0	2.0	43%
12	Paris Saint Germain	2	2	0%	1.0	4	4	+0	4.0	100%	100%	100%	7.5	50%	3.5	50%	15.5	0%	1477	638	430	409	2.0	2.0	69%
13	Le Mans	2	1	0%	0.5	4	5	-1	4.5	100%	100%	100%	9.0	50%	4.0	50%	25.0	50%	24	4	5	15	2.0	2.5	-
14	Le Havre	2	1	0%	0.5	1	2	-1	1.5	50%	0%	0%	10.5	100%	3.5	50%	24.0	100%	55	9	23	23	0.5	1.0	47%
15	Lorient	2	1	0%	0.5	1	2	-1	1.5	50%	50%	0%	8.0	0%	0.5	0%	18.0	0%	87	20	32	35	0.5	1.0	45%
16	Toulouse	3	1	0%	0.3	2	5	-3	2.3	67%	33%	33%	9.0	33%	2.3	33%	27.3	67%	115	30	39	46	0.7	1.7	42%
17	Nice	2	1	0%	0.5	0	3	-3	1.5	50%	50%	0%	7.5	0%	1.0	0%	15.0	0%	152	62	31	60	0.0	1.5	47%
18	Auxerre	2	0	0%	0.0	3	8	-5	5.5	100%	100%	100%	13.5	100%	4.0	50%	24.5	100%	84	23	28	33	1.5	4.0	44%

France - Ligue 1 2026/27 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full France - Ligue 1 stats & trends →

07Squad value analysis💰

LensNantes

€172.4m

squad value

€84.3m

€148.8m

attack

€136.1m

€136.0m

midfield

€19.6m

€390.5m

defence

€163.2m

players

Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. Lens carries the more valuable squad.

08Recent results📅

Lens

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
17 Apr	vs Toulouse	3-2	W
21 Apr	vs Toulouse	4-1	W
24 Apr	@ Stade Brestois 29	3-3	D
02 May	@ Nice	1-1	D
08 May	vs Nantes	1-0	W
13 May	vs Paris Saint Germain	0-2	L
17 May	@ Lyon	4-0	W
22 May	vs Nice	3-1	W
22 Aug	vs Auxerre	5-2	W
29 Aug	@ Strasbourg	1-2	L

Nantes

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
11 Apr	@ Auxerre	0-0	D
19 Apr	vs Stade Brestois 29	1-1	D
22 Apr	@ Paris Saint Germain	0-3	L
26 Apr	@ Rennes	1-2	L
02 May	vs Marseille	3-0	W
08 May	@ Lens	0-1	L
08 Aug	vs RED Star FC 93	0-1	L
14 Aug	@ Laval	1-2	L
22 Aug	vs Rodez	2-5	L
29 Aug	@ Guingamp	3-3	D