Lens 1-0 Nantes: result and report

Ligue 1 · Friday 8 May 2026

Result

Lens 1-0 Nantes

Ligue 1 · Friday 8 May 2026, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Lens 1-0 Nantes: match report

Lens defeated Nantes 1-0 in Ligue 1 on Friday 8 May 2026. The half-time score was 0-0.

The only goal came from Mezian Mesloub of Lens in the 79th minute.

Discipline: Lens received 2 yellow cards; Nantes received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Lens were 2nd on 64 points from 31 and Nantes 17th on 23 points from 32. Lens went on to finish that season 2nd with 70 points, and Nantes 17th with 23.

Lens lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Nantes in a 3-1-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Andrija Bulatovic of Lens (7.9), ahead of Frédéric Guilbert (7.6).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Lens wins, 3 draws and 2 for Nantes.

Going into the match Lens's last five read D-D-W-L-W and Nantes's W-L-L-D-D.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 15'Yellow card · Abdallah SimaLens
  • 36'Yellow card · Andrija BulatovicLens
  • 75'Yellow card · Ali YoussifNantes
  • 76'Yellow card · Ali Yousef MusratiNantes
  • 79'Goal · Mezian MesloubLens · 1-0

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Lens 5, draws 3, Nantes 2.

Team news

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Lens line-up (3-4-2-1)

Robin Risser, Ismaëlo Ganiou, Samson Baidoo, Malang Sarr, Abdallah Sima, Andrija Bulatovic, Amadou Haidara, Matthieu Udol, Rayan Fofana, Wesley Saïd, Odsonne Édouard

Nantes line-up (3-1-4-2)

Anthony Lopes, Chidozie Awaziem, Uros Radakovic, Nicolas Cozza, Ibrahima Sissoko, Mathieu Acapandié, Mohamed Kaba, Johann Lepenant, Frédéric Guilbert, Ignatius Ganago, Matthis Abline