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RC Lens 1-0 Nantes · Ligue 1

RC Lens beat Nantes 1-0 in the Ligue 1. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

RC Lens and Nantes met in the Ligue 1 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens on Friday, 8 May 2026.

Goalscorers

RC Lens: M. Soares 79'. Nantes did not score.

How the match went

RC Lens saw more of the ball, 64% of it. RC Lens had 14 shots with 5 on target, Nantes 15 with 3 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 8 to RC Lens and 3 to Nantes. RC Lens conceded 15 fouls, Nantes 15. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for RC Lens, 1 for Nantes).

Line-ups

RC Lens started in a 3-4-2-1: Robin Risser, Ismaelo Ganiou, Samson Baidoo, Malang Sarr, Abdallah Sima, Andrija Bulatović, Amadou Haidara, Matthieu Udol, Rayan Fofana, Wesley Saïd, Odsonne Édouard.

Nantes started in a 3-1-4-2: Anthony Lopes, Chidozie Awaziem, Uroš Radaković, Nicolas Cozza, Ibrahima Sissoko, Mathieu Acapandié, Mohamed Kaba, Johann Lepenant, Frédéric Guilbert, Ignatius Ganago, Matthis Abline.

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Minute by minute

  1. 45'Half-time. RC Lens 0-0 Nantes.
  2. 72'VAR check complete: the goal for RC Lens stands.
  3. 79'Goal! RC Lens 1-0 Nantes. M. Soares (RC Lens) scores, assisted by A. Bulatović.
  4. 90'Full-time. RC Lens 1-0 Nantes.
Full commentary (49 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: RC Lens vs Nantes.
  2. 3'Attempt blocked. A. Bulatović (RC Lens), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  3. 8'Attempt saved. W. Saïd (RC Lens), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  4. 10'Attempt blocked. I. Ganago (Nantes), header. xG 0.05.
  5. 13'Attempt blocked. A.Sima (RC Lens), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  6. 14'Attempt blocked. R. Fofana (RC Lens), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
  7. 15'Yellow card for A.Sima (RC Lens).
  8. 20'Attempt missed. M. Kaba (Nantes), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  9. 26'Attempt saved. A. Bulatović (RC Lens), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  10. 27'Attempt blocked. M. Abline (Nantes), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  11. 28'Attempt missed. I. Ganago (Nantes), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  12. 31'Attempt blocked. M. Abline (Nantes), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  13. 36'Yellow card for A. Bulatović (RC Lens).
  14. 39'Attempt missed. M. Udol (RC Lens), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  15. 43'Attempt missed. I. Ganago (Nantes), header. xG 0.19.
  16. 45'1 minute of added time.
  17. 45'Half-time. RC Lens 0-0 Nantes.
  18. 46'The second half is under way.
  19. 46'Substitution, RC Lens: F. Sotoca comes on for R. Fofana.
  20. 48'Attempt missed. A.Sima (RC Lens), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
  21. 48'Attempt saved. M. Udol (RC Lens), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  22. 51'Attempt missed. M. Udol (RC Lens), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  23. 51'Attempt blocked. A. Bulatović (RC Lens), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  24. 53'Attempt blocked. M. Abline (Nantes), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  25. 54'Attempt saved. M. Kaba (Nantes), header from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  26. 56'Attempt missed. M. Abline (Nantes), header. xG 0.07.
  27. 56'Attempt saved. J. Lepenant (Nantes), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  28. 59'Substitution, RC Lens: R. Aguilar comes on for O. Édouard.
  29. 60'Attempt blocked. M. Abline (Nantes), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.03.
  30. 61'Attempt blocked. I. Sissoko (Nantes), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.06.
  31. 65'Substitution, RC Lens: F. Sylla comes on for A. Haidara.
  32. 66'Substitution, Nantes: A. Yusuf comes on for U. Radaković.
  33. 72'VAR check complete: the goal for RC Lens stands.
  34. 74'Attempt saved. J. Lepenant (Nantes), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  35. 75'Yellow card for A. Yusuf (Nantes).
  36. 75'Off the woodwork! M. Abline (Nantes), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.37.
  37. 77'Attempt missed. A. Bulatović (RC Lens), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.03.
  38. 79'Goal! RC Lens 1-0 Nantes. M. Soares (RC Lens) scores, assisted by A. Bulatović.
  39. 79'Substitution, RC Lens: M. Soares comes on for A.Sima.
  40. 79'Substitution, RC Lens: A. Bermont comes on for W. Saïd.
  41. 82'Substitution, Nantes: Y. E. Arabi comes on for M. Abline.
  42. 82'Substitution, Nantes: L. Leroux comes on for M. Kaba.
  43. 82'Substitution, Nantes: M. Mohamed comes on for I. Ganago.
  44. 86'Attempt saved. A. Bermont (RC Lens), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  45. 87'Substitution, Nantes: D. Tabibou comes on for F. Guilbert.
  46. 89'Attempt missed. M. Sarr (RC Lens), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
  47. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  48. 90+1'Attempt missed. A. Lopes (Nantes), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  49. 90'Full-time. RC Lens 1-0 Nantes.
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