Updated 8 May 2026, after full time.
Lens 1-0 Nantes in Ligue 1 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens on 8 May 2026. In their last 6 meetings, Lens have won 5, Nantes 1, with 0 draws.
Lens 1-0 Nantes was the final score in Ligue 1 on Friday 8 May 2026 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Lens vs Nantes was played at Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens on Friday 8 May 2026, the home ground of Lens, which holds 38,223 people. It finished Lens 1-0 Nantes in Ligue 1, with kick-off at 19:45 UK time.
Lens have won 3, drawn 0 and lost 2 of their last 5 games, scoring 8 and conceding 6, with results reading L W W W L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-1 defeat away to Lille in the Ligue 1 on 30 October.
Nantes have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 5 games, scoring 4 and conceding 6, with results reading L L W L D from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-0 draw at home to Toulouse in the Ligue 1 on 17 May.
Across the last 6 meetings Lens have won 5, Nantes have won 1 and 0 were drawn, with Lens scoring 14 goals to Nantes's 7. The most recent was Nantes 1-2 Lens on 6 December 2025 in the Ligue 1.
Florian Thauvin leads Lens with 5 goals across their last 10 games, 0.5 a game, the most of any Lens player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Lens player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Ignatius Ganago leads Nantes with 15 shots across their last 10 games, 1.5 a game, the most of any Nantes player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Nantes player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Mathieu Vernice refereed Lens vs Nantes, averaging 26.6 fouls and 4.2 yellow cards per game across 5 games this season. That is 0.20 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 2025 | Ligue 1 | Nantes vs Lens | 1-2 |
| 23 Feb 2025 | Ligue 1 | Nantes vs Lens | 3-1 |
| 9 Nov 2024 | Ligue 1 | Lens vs Nantes | 3-2 |
| 3 Feb 2024 | Ligue 1 | Nantes vs Lens | 0-1 |
| 28 Oct 2023 | Ligue 1 | Lens vs Nantes | 4-0 |
| 19 Feb 2023 | Ligue 1 | Lens vs Nantes | 3-1 |
| Stat | Lens | Nantes |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 64% | 36% |
| Shots | 14 | 15 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 3 |
| Corners | 8 | 3 |
| Fouls | 15 | 15 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 1 |
| Tackles | 12 | 16 |
| Passes | 467 | 260 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.8 | 8 of 18 |
| Goals against | 1.4 | 11 of 18 |
| Shots | 12.9 | 10 of 18 |
| Shots on target | 5.3 | 4 of 18 |
| Fouls | 12.4 | 10 of 18 |
| Tackles | 17.6 | 6 of 18 |
| Passes | 481.6 | 8 of 18 |
| Corners | 6 | 2 of 18 |