Le Mans vs Lens
Le Mans host Lens in Ligue 1 matchweek 4: Sun 13 Sep, 17:15 CEST (14 Sep 00:15 KST) at MMArena. Referee Hakim Ben el Hadj.
The last 1 league meetings: Le Mans 0 wins, 1 draw, Lens 0 wins; the most recent was Le Mans 2–2 Lens in 2026/09. Last five games in all competitions: Le Mans W1 D3 L1, Lens W3 D0 L2. Lens have won 41.3% of 46 games under the condition "Rain or drizzle", below their 49.5% over the same window. Lens have won 43.9% of 66 games under the condition "Weekend evening kick-off", below their 49.5% over the same window. Absentees: Le Mans N. Kocik, E. Colas; Lens Saud Abdulhamid, J. Chávez, S. Sagnan (as of 2026-09-14).
Key numbers
| Metric / unit | Le Mans | Lens |
|---|---|---|
| Positionpoints | 14th · 3 | 10th · 4 |
| W–D–L4 games | 0–3–1 | 1–1–2 |
| Goals for / againstper game | 1.75 / 2.00 | 2.00 / 1.75 |
| xG / xGAper game | 1.67 / 2.32 | 2.85 / 1.76 |
| Possession% | 42.7 | 52.7 |
| Shots / on targetper game | 9.3 / 4.3 | 15.3 / 7.3 |
| 2025-26 win rateW–D–L · promoted sides show second-tier record | 47.1% Ligue 2 16–14–4 | 64.7% 22–4–8 |
| Head-to-headW–D–L · since 2017-18 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 |
xG = expected goals · xGA = expected goals against · conceded minus xGA: Le Mans -0.32, Lens -0.01 (per game)
- Le Mans outN. Kocik(Injury) · E. Colas(Inactive) · as of 2026-09-14
- Lens outSaud Abdulhamid(Contusion) · J. Chávez(Thigh Injury) · S. Sagnan(Red Card) · S. Baidoo(Knee Injury) · M. Nawrocki(Injury) · Y. Titraoui(Injury)
- ManagersP. Videira — league 3 games win rate 0.0% · D. Toppmöller — league 3 games win rate 33.3% · first league meeting between the two managers
- Last matchLe Mans 8 days ago L1 away Nice 1–1 · Lens 3 days ago UCL away Slavia Praha 3–2
- Last season's top scorerLens W. Saïd (last season 12 goals) has not featured this season
Last five games
Le Mans
| Opponent | Venue | Result | xG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nice | away | 1–1D | 1.28 |
| Rennes | away | 2–3L | 3.06 |
| Brest | home | 2–2D | 0.67 |
| SC BastiaLigue 2 | away | 2–0W | — |
| ReimsLigue 2 | home | 1–1D | — |
Lens
| Opponent | Venue | Result | xG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slavia PrahaUCL | away | 3–2W | — |
| Lorient | home | 0–1L | 1.24 |
| Strasbourg | away | 1–2L | 2.91 |
| Auxerre | home | 5–2W | 4.41 |
| NiceCoupe | home | 3–1W | — |
all competitions · no xG for cup and European games
Head-to-head
- Le Mans2–2Lens
Full head-to-head record and fixture profile →
MMArena H2H 1 games Le Mans 0W 1D 0L · since 2017-18 · green home win / red away win
Conditional data
Conditional records that the table, form and head-to-head do not show. Sample of 10 games or more.
- 41.3%Rain or drizzle Lens win rate46 games · usual 49.5%
- 43.9%Weekend evening kick-off Lens win rate66 games · usual 49.5%
- 41.7%September games Lens win rate24 games · usual 49.5%
- 49.0%Sunday games Lens win rate51 games · usual 53.5% · since 2022-23
- 52.1%F. Sotoca not scoring: Lens win rate117 games · scored in 12 games: 75.0% · since 2022-23
The other side. win rate after conceding first: Le Mans 0.0%, Lens 21.2% · absentees per game Le Mans 2.8, Lens 5.2.
A. Timing and context win rate · sample · gap vs usual in percentage points
| Condition | Le Mans | Lens |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday 17:15 kick-offwin rate · since 2017-18 | —2 games · sample too small | +2.5p25 games · usual 49.5% |
| Weekend evening kick-offWin rate · Le Mans home / Lens away | —2 games · sample too small | -5.6p66 games · usual 49.5% |
| After last resultLe Mans D / Lens D · since 2022-23 | —2 games · sample too small | -0.2p30 games · usual 53.5% |
| Temperature 20°C or morewin rate · forecast °C | —3 games · sample too small | +4.3p26 games · usual 49.5% |
| Humidity 80% or morewin rate · forecast % | — | +3.4p87 games · usual 49.5% |
| Rain or drizzleWin rate | —1 games · sample too small | -8.2p46 games · usual 49.5% |
| September gamesWin rate | —2 games · sample too small | -7.8p24 games · usual 49.5% |
| MMArena awaywin rate · any opponent | — | —1 games · sample too small |
| MMArena rain frequencyrain or drizzle · % of home games | 0.0 | — |
B. Game management since 2022-23 · usual win rate Le Mans 0.0% / Lens 53.5%
| items | Le Mans | Lens |
|---|---|---|
| After scoring firstWin rate | 0.0%1 games · 0 losses | 80.5%82 games · 6 losses |
| After conceding firstWin rate | —2 games · sample too small | 21.2% -32.3p52 games · usual 53.5% |
| Leading at 75 minutesWin rate | —0 games | 95.6%68 games |
| Led but failed to win / won from behindgames | 2 / 0 | 16 / 12 |
| Average time of first substitutionmin | 61.3 | 58.7 |
| Goals by substitutes% of team goals | 0.0 0/6 | 17.6 39/222 |
| Average time of first booking / games with nonemin / % | 58.3 / 25.0 | 41.9 / 13.2 |
| Games with 3+ yellow cardsWin rate | — | -19.7p47 games · usual 49.5% |
| Penalties won / concededper game | 0.25 / 0.25 | 0.17 / 0.15 |
| Penalties scoredscored/taken | 1 / 1 | 24 / 24 |
| Goals for / against from 76th minute% of all goals | 16.7 / 16.7 | 22.9 / 21.4 |
| Failed to score / clean sheets% | 0.0 / 0.0 | 20.1 / 37.5 |
C. Shots and defensive shape 2026-27 3 games this season, averages · last season shown as totals
| items | Le Mans | Lens |
|---|---|---|
| Shots inside / outside the boxper game | 5 / 4.3 | 10.7 / 4.7 |
| Shots blockedper game | 1.7 | 3 |
| Shots faced / on target / inside boxper game | 18.7 / 5.7 / 15 | 11.3 / 4.7 / 7.3 |
| Keeper saves / goals preventedper game · goals prevented | 3.3 / -0.16 | 3 / -0.01 |
| Corners won / concededper game | 3 / 7.7 | 6 / 3.3 |
| Offsides / fouls wonper game | 2.3 / 10.3 | 2 / 12.3 |
| Passes / accuracyper game / % | 362 / 75.7 | 489 / 87 |
D. Player conditions since 2022-23 · both samples 10+ games
| Player · condition | When true | When not | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| F. Sotoca (Lens) scoresteam win rate | 75.0%12 games | 52.1%117 games | +22.9p |
| Saud Abdulhamid (Lens, out) startingteam win rate · conceded | 53.3% · 1.3315 games | 68.2% · 0.9122 games | -14.9p |
| R. Aguilar (Lens) startingteam win rate · conceded | 58.9% · 1.056 games | 42.2% · 1.1145 games | +16.7p |
| F. Sotoca (Lens) startingteam win rate · conceded | 52.8% · 0.9889 games | 55.6% · 1.0754 games | -2.8p |
| R. Aguilar (Lens) bookedown rating | 6.9212 games | 7.1945 games | -0.28 |
E. Individual numbers
| items | Le Mans | Lens |
|---|---|---|
| Shot conversion · minutes per goalleague since 2022-23 | L. Mafouta 50.0% · 81minD. Gueye 25.0% · 201min / A. Bourabaa 50.0% · 223min | F. Sotoca 9.1% · 503minF. Thauvin 22.2% · 195min / O. Édouard 23.5% · 155min |
| Record vs this opponentsince 2017-18 · apps G A rating | — | — |
| Key passesseason total | A. Bourabaa 4 · A. Lauray 3 · L. Calodat 3 | F. Thauvin 9 · M. Skoras 6 · A. Sima 5 |
| Fouls won / committedseason total | L. Buadés 8 · A. Bourabaa 4 · A. Rabillard 3 / A. Lauray 6 · N. Boisse 5 · L. Mafouta 3 | M. Skoras 7 · Y. Titraoui 5 · F. Thauvin 4 / R. Aguilar 6 · A. Sima 4 · M. Skoras 4 |
| Duel win %20+ duels · % | A. Bourabaa 52 · A. Lauray 50 · N. Boisse 50 | S. Sagnan 75 · M. Udol 60 · Y. Titraoui 59 |
| Tackles+interceptions / dribbles won–triedseason total | A. Lauray 12 · N. Boisse 11 · A. Bourabaa 10 / A. Bourabaa 5–11 · L. Buadés 3–3 · L. Calodat 3–3 | S. Sagnan 16 · Y. Titraoui 13 · P. Ganiou 11 / F. Ivanovic 5–8 · A. Sima 3–3 · T. Hazard 2–2 |
| Home/away ratingsince 2022-23 · 10+ games each | — | P. Ganiou 7.45/6.8 · O. Édouard 7.26/6.62 · M. Udol 7.26/6.78 |
Order is always home team (Le Mans) then away team (Lens) · usual = the team's overall league win rate over the same window · ±p = percentage-point gap · fewer than 10 games shown as — · ratings are API-Football official ratings
F. Win rate by player involvement League games only (cups and European games excluded) · all games since the player's first appearance for the club (from 2017-18 at the earliest) · pick a player to see the team's win rate when they started, came off the bench, or did not play, plus their record against this opponent · did not play = unused sub or not in the squad · fewer than 10 games shown faded
League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games
vs Lens · when playing —
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League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games
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05How the numbers are compiled
- Source
- API-Football (fixtures, line-ups, events, stats, absentees) · Open-Meteo (weather, forecast) · Wikimedia (crests)
- Sample
- Ligue 1 2017-18 to 2026-27 · some conditions since 2022-23 · minimum 10 games (— below that)
- Match scope
- Conditional stats use league games only · last five games, streaks and rest days use all competitions · win rate = wins ÷ games · usual = league win rate over the same window · home team first
- Updated
- 2026.09.14 13:07 UK
This article summarises historical match data. It does not predict, guarantee or recommend any outcome.