Lens 2-1 Arsenal - Result & Match Stats (Champions League)

Updated 3 October 2023, after full time.

Lens vs Arsenal - result

Lens 2-1 Arsenal in the Champions League on 3 October 2023. Scorers: Elye Wahi, Adrien Thomasson for Lens; Gabriel Jesus for Arsenal. In their last 1 meetings, Lens have won 0, Arsenal 1, with 0 draws.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score in Lens vs Arsenal?

Lens 2-1 Arsenal was the final score in the Champions League on Tuesday 3 October 2023. Scorers: Elye Wahi, Adrien Thomasson for Lens; Gabriel Jesus for Arsenal. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.

What is Lens's recent form?

Lens have won 2, drawn 0 and lost 3 of their last 5 games, scoring 6 and conceding 15, with results reading W L W L L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-9 defeat at home to Como in the Champions League on 4 November.

What is Arsenal's recent form?

Arsenal have won 4, drawn 1 and lost 0 of their last 5 games, scoring 7 and conceding 2, with results reading W D W W W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-0 win at home to Hull in the Premier League on 7 November.

What is the head-to-head record between Lens and Arsenal?

Across the last 1 meetings Lens have won 0, Arsenal have won 1 and 0 were drawn, with Lens scoring 0 goals to Arsenal's 6. The most recent was Arsenal 6-0 Lens on 29 November 2023 in the Champions League.

Who is the standout player for Lens?

Florian Thauvin leads Lens with 8 assists across their last 10 games, 0.8 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.

Who is the standout player for Arsenal?

Noni Madueke leads Arsenal with 17 shots across their last 10 games, 1.7 a game, the most of any Arsenal player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Arsenal player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.

Who is the referee for Lens vs Arsenal?

Marco Guida refereed Lens vs Arsenal, averaging 22.0 fouls and 2.5 yellow cards per game across 4 games this season. That is 0.00 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.

Lens vs Arsenal - previous meetings

Date	Competition	Match	Score
29 Nov 2023	Champions League	Arsenal vs Lens	6-0

Lens 2-1 Arsenal: match stats

Stat	Lens	Arsenal
Possession	33%	67%
Shots	10	11
Shots on target	3	6
Corners	3	5
Fouls	8	10
Yellow cards	1	1
Tackles	16	11
Passes	338	703

Lens vs Arsenal goals and red cards

Lens: A. Thomasson 25', E. Wahi 69'. Arsenal: G. Jesus 14'.

Lens season stats 2026/2027: per-game averages and league rank

Stat	Per game	Rank
Goals for	1.8	8 of 18
Goals against	1.4	11 of 18
Shots	12.9	9 of 18
Shots on target	5.3	4 of 18
Fouls	12.4	9 of 18
Tackles	17.6	4 of 18
Passes	481.6	8 of 18
Corners	6	1 of 18

Lens player leaders 2026/2027

Goals: Florian Thauvin (5), Ruben Aguilar (3), Abdallah Sima (2).
Assists: Florian Thauvin (9), Abdallah Sima (1), Mezian Mesloub (1).
Shots: Florian Thauvin (34), Matthieu Udol (18), Andrija Bulatovic (14).
Fouls: Michaël Cuisance (16), Ruben Aguilar (16), Franjo Ivanović (11).

Arsenal season stats 2026/2027: per-game averages and league rank

Stat	Per game	Rank
Goals for	1.5	7 of 20
Goals against	0.5	1 of 20
Shots	13.8	12 of 20
Shots on target	4.8	7 of 20
Fouls	9.8	18 of 20
Tackles	12.6	19 of 20
Passes	513	5 of 20
Corners	5.6	6 of 20

Arsenal player leaders 2026/2027

Goals: Bukayo Saka (4), Martin Ødegaard (4), Noni Madueke (3).
Assists: Declan Rice (5), Ben White (3), Viktor Gyökeres (3).
Shots: Bukayo Saka (24), Kai Havertz (23), Noni Madueke (22).
Fouls: Gabriel Magalhães (16), Myles Lewis-Skelly (15), Kai Havertz (14).