Lens vs Clermont — result, stats and line-ups

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2023/2024

Lens

20 APR

1:0

Clermont

Goals

GOAL

Penalty3'

Florian Sotoca · Right foot shot 1-0

Man of the match

Florian SotocaLens8.9

Expected goals (xG)

LensxGClermont

4.010.44

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Conditions

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RefereeBenoît Bastien
1st AssistantHicham Zakrani
2nd AssistantAurélien Berthomieu
4th OfficialBenjamin Lepaysant

Pressure index

LensClermont

1′45′90′

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Match flow

GOAL

Penalty3'

Florian Sotoca · Right foot shot 1-0

PLAYER

Yellow card18'

Elbasan Rashani · Foul

Yellow card18'

Thiago Carpini · Foul

PLAYER

Yellow card40'

Habib Keïta · Time wasting

PLAYER

Yellow card45'

Deiver Machado · Foul

PLAYER

Yellow card54'

Yohann Magnin · Foul

PLAYER

VAR62'

Facundo Medina

OUT

Substitution62'

In: Grejohn Kyei · Out: Habib Keïta · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution63'

In: Jérémie Bela · Out: Alan Virginius · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution77'

In: David Da Costa · Out: Angelo Fulgini · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Yellow card79'

Yohann Magnin · Foul

OUT

Substitution85'

In: Massadio Haïdara · Out: Deiver Machado · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution86'

In: Bilal Boutobba · Out: Muhammed Cham · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution89'

In: Morgan Guilavogui · Out: Elye Wahi · Tactical sub

Ball positions

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Commentary

120

And that's it. The match concludes - Lens 1, Clermont 0.
90+6′The second half concludes with Lens leading Clermont by 1-0.
90+4′Opportunity squandered. Nampalys Mendy from Lens attempts a long-range shot with his right foot from the left, but it sails high and veers off to the right.
90′Kevin Danso of Lens has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
90′Grejohn Kyei of Clermont commits a foul.
89′Florian Sotoca - Lens - hits the left post with a shot with right foot from the centre of the box. Assist - Morgan Guilavogui.
89′Nampalys Mendy - Lens - won a free kick in defence.
89′Yohann Magnin from Clermont commits a foul.
89′Player swap for Lens. Elye Wahi makes way for Morgan Guilavogui.
87′Yohann Magnin of Clermont has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
87′Florian Sotoca from Lens commits a foul.
86′Player switch - Clermont. Bilal Boutobba is replacing Muhammed Cham.
85′Nampalys Mendy of Lens commits a foul.
85′Elbasan Rashani of Clermont has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
85′Player swap for Lens. Deiver Machado is replaced by Massadio Haïdara.
84′Kevin Danso of Lens has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
84′Elbasan Rashani from Clermont commits a foul.
82′Przemyslaw Frankowski from Lens commits a foul.
82′Elbasan Rashani of Clermont has successfully earned a free kick on the left flank.
81′New attacking attempt. Grejohn Kyei - Clermont - shot with left foot inside of six yard box - left side is saved in the left corner.
81′Attempt thwarted. Elbasan Rashani of Clermont makes a left-footed shot from the right side of the box, but it's blocked. The assist was by Muhammed Cham.
81′Johan Gastien of Clermont has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
81′Elye Wahi from Lens commits a foul.
79′Yohann Magnin of Clermont has been handed a yellow card for committing a foul.
79′Neil El Aynaoui of Lens has earned a defensive free kick.
79′Fouled by Yohann Magnin - Clermont
78′Johan Gastien of Clermont has earned a defensive free kick.
78′Nampalys Mendy of Lens commits a foul.
77′Player change for Lens - David Pereira da Costa is coming on to replace Angelo Fulgini.
77′Opportunity missed. Grejohn Kyei of Clermont takes a shot with his right foot from the right side of the box, narrowly missing the goal.
75′Florian Sotoca from Lens has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
75′Neil El Aynaoui of Lens has secured a defensive free kick.
75′Yohann Magnin from Clermont has committed a foul.
73′Maximiliano Caufriez of Clermont has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
73′Florian Sotoca from Lens commits a foul.
73′Opportunity lost. Muhammed Cham of Clermont took a left-footed shot from beyond the box, but it veered off to the left.
69′Przemyslaw Frankowski of Lens commits a foul.
69′Elbasan Rashani of Clermont has secured a free kick in the offensive zone.
67′Yohann Magnin of Clermont has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
67′Nampalys Mendy from Lens commits a foul.
66′Offside - Lens. Facundo Medina is in offside.
65′Nampalys Mendy of Lens has successfully earned a free kick in the offensive zone.
65′Yohann Magnin from Clermont commits a foul.
65′Another offensive effort. Elye Wahi of Lens takes a shot with his right foot from the middle of the box, but it's defended in the right corner. The assist came from Florian Sotoca with a through ball.
65′Fouled by Grejohn Kyei - Clermont
65′Angelo Fulgini of Lens has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
63′Player change - Clermont. Habib Keïta is replaced by Jérémie Bela.
63′VAR Decision: No Goal Lens 1-0 Clermont.
62′Substitution - Clermont. Grejohn Kyei for Alan Virginius.
61′GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Facundo Medina - Lens - scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
61′Fouled by Florian Sotoca - Lens
61′Elbasan Rashani - Clermont - won a free kick in attack.
60′Opportunity squandered. Jonathan Gradit of Lens takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area following a corner, but it sails high.Penalty
59′Corner kick awarded to Lens, forced by Andy Pelmard's defense.
54′Deiver Machado of Lens has been handed a yellow card due to a foul.
54′Habib Keïta from Clermont has secured a free kick on the right flank.
54′Deiver Machado of Lens commits a foul.
52′New attacking attempt. Angelo Fulgini - Lens - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Nampalys Mendy with a head.
50′Nampalys Mendy from Lens has secured a free kick in the offensive zone.
50′Muhammed Cham from Clermont commits a foul.
48′Opportunity squandered. Yohann Magnin of Clermont attempted a header from the right side of the penalty area, but it didn't find the target. The assist came from a cross by Maximiliano Caufriez.Penalty
46′Johan Gastien of Clermont has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
46′Kevin Danso from Lens commits a foul.
46′Corner kick awarded to Lens, forced by Mory Diaw.
46′Another offensive move. Elye Wahi of Lens takes a left-footed shot from the middle of the box, but the goalkeeper manages to save it right in the middle of the goal. The assist was provided by Nampalys Mendy.
45′The second half kicks off with Lens leading Clermont by 1-0.
45+2′The first half has concluded with Lens leading 1-0 against Clermont.
45+2′Corner kick awarded to Lens, forced by Andy Pelmard's defensive action.
45′Habib Keïta from Clermont has been issued a yellow card due to a violation.
45′Habib Keïta from Clermont commits a foul.
45′Angelo Fulgini - Lens - won a free kick in defence.
44′Facundo Medina from Lens commits a foul.
44′Elbasan Rashani of Clermont has secured a free kick on the right flank.
42′Nampalys Mendy from Lens has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
42′Johan Gastien of Clermont commits a foul.
41′Habib Keïta of Clermont has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
41′Nampalys Mendy of Lens commits a foul.
40′Elbasan Rashani of Clermont has been issued a yellow card.
39′Opportunity squandered. Muhammed Cham of Clermont takes a right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area following a corner, but it flies high and wide to the right.Penalty
39′Corner kick awarded to Clermont. This was due to a defensive action by Florian Sotoca.
38′Clermont has been awarded a corner. Jonathan Gradit is responsible for giving it away.
37′Florian Sotoca of Lens strikes the right goalpost with a right-footed shot from beyond the penalty area. The assist was provided by Elye Wahi.Penalty
36′Attempt thwarted. Nampalys Mendy of Lens tries a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it's stopped.
35′Neto Borges from Clermont commits a foul.
35′Florian Sotoca from Lens has secured a free kick on the right flank.
34′Offside called - Clermont. Muhammed Cham is caught offside.
33′Corner kick awarded to Lens, forced by Yohann Magnin.
31′Jonathan Gradit of Lens has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
31′Maximiliano Caufriez of Clermont commits a foul.
30′Muhammed Cham of Clermont has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
30′Facundo Medina from Lens commits a foul.
29′Attempt thwarted. Elye Wahi of Lens tries a right-footed shot from the middle of the box but it's stopped.
29′Attempt thwarted. Przemyslaw Frankowski of Lens tries a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area but it's obstructed. The assist came from Angelo Fulgini.Penalty
28′Habib Keïta of Clermont has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
28′Deiver Machado of Lens commits a foul.
26′Attempt thwarted. Elye Wahi of Lens takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box, but it's intercepted. The assist was by Deiver Machado.
25′Shot blocked. Muhammed Cham - Clermont - shot with left foot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assist - Habib Keïta.
23′Kevin Danso of Lens has secured a defensive free kick.
23′Alan Virginius from Clermont has committed a foul.
21′Missed chance. Angelo Fulgini - Lens - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
20′Missed chance. Angelo Fulgini - Lens - shot with right foot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a free kick.
18′Johan Gastien of Clermont has been handed a yellow card due to a foul.
18′Johan Gastien from Clermont commits a foul.
18′Deiver Machado of Lens has successfully earned an offensive free kick.
17′Opportunity squandered. Angelo Fulgini of Lens attempts a header from the middle of the box, but it goes off target, sailing high and wide to the right. The assist was provided by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
16′Opportunity squandered. Elye Wahi of Lens fires a left-footed shot from the heart of the penalty area, but it sails over the bar. The assist was provided by Przemyslaw Frankowski.Penalty
14′Neil El Aynaoui of Lens has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
14′Fouled by Elbasan Rashani - Clermont
12′Missed chance. Florian Sotoca - Lens - shot with right foot from the centre of the box missed to the left. Assist - Nampalys Mendy.
10′Yohann Magnin of Clermont has earned a free kick on the right flank.
10′Deiver Machado of Lens has committed a foul.
9′Habib Keïta, from Clermont, has secured a free kick on the right flank.
9′Florian Sotoca from Lens commits a foul.
8′Corner kick awarded to Clermont. The opportunity arises due to a deflection off Neil El Aynaoui.
8′Muhammed Cham's attempt from Clermont is thwarted. His left-footed strike from beyond the box is obstructed. The assist was provided by Alan Virginius.
4′Corner kick awarded to Lens, resulting from a deflection off Habib Keïta.
3′Score! Lens takes the lead, 1-0 against Clermont. Florian Sotoca of Lens successfully executes the penalty, driving the ball into the right corner with his right foot.
1′Penalty for Lens. Neil El Aynaoui is fouled inside the penalty box.Penalty
1′Chrislain Matsima of Clermont has been penalized for committing a foul inside the penalty box.Penalty
The initial half commences...

Match statistics

LENCLE

Possession and passing

48%Possession52%

81%Pass accuracy79%

433Passes474

351Successful Passes372

82Ball Safe101

10Key Passes4

2 more

3Substitutions3

18Throw-ins23

Attack

1Goals0

17Shots Total8

5Shots On Target1

4Corners3

50Dangerous Attacks37

2Accurate Crosses3

13 more

107Attacks100

17Dribble Attempts13

49Duels Won64

11Goal Attempts4

1Offsides1

1Penalties0

4Shots Blocked3

9Shots inside the box6

9Shots Off Target4

8Shots outside the box2

33%Successful dribbles66%

5Successful Dribbles7

14Total Crosses17

Defence and discipline

1Saves3

12Tackles23

15Interceptions9

17Fouls17

1Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

1 more

9Goal Kicks9

Other

2Hit Woodwork0

18Successful Headers19

15Successful Interceptions23

34Headers40

15Challenges8

0Yellowred Cards0

1 more

2Counter Attacks1

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

B. BastienPer-match averages this season · 18 matches · career: 384

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	4.11	1.83	2.28	3.90
Red cards	0.17	0.11	0.06	0.16
Second yellows	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.09
Penalties	0.17	0.11	0.06	0.36

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

LensxGClermont

4.010.44

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

2.460.08

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

3.220.44

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

3.130.41

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.880.03

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.010.03

Expected Goals Free Kicks (xGFK)

0.060.00

Expected Points (xPTS)

2.870.08

Starting XI

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Lens€73Mstarting XI · 11/11€153Mwith bench · 20/20

Clermont€17Mstarting XI · 8/11€84Mwith bench · 12/20

Lens's starting XI cost €56M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Lens — bench

Salis Abdul SamedMidfielder · €2.5M (2025)10

David Da CostaMidfielder · €5.7M (2025)6.4 16

Jean-Louis LecaGoalkeeper · €300K (2018)18

Andy DioufMidfielder · €20M (2025)21

Massadio HaïdaraDefender · €2.5M (2013)6.7 25

Abdukodir KhusanovDefender · €40M (2025)27

Morgan GuilavoguiAttacker · €5M (2026)28

Adrien ThomassonMidfielder · €3.9M (2023)32

Ayanda SishubaMidfielder · €500K (2025)

Clermont — bench

Massamba N'DiayeGoalkeeper2

Mehdi ZeffaneDefender · €1M (2015)8

Bilal BoutobbaMidfielder · €1.2M (2025)6.8 21

Florent OgierDefender22

Yoël ArmougomDefender23

Shamar NicholsonAttacker · €1.6M (2025)91

Jérémie BelaAttacker6.7 95

Grejohn KyeiAttacker6.4 97

Jérémy JacquetDefender · €64M (2026)

Player statistics

Lens starters then subs, by rating

Florian Sotoca#7 · Midfielder · 90′8.9

In this match

Attack

Goals: 1
Assists: 0
Shots: 4
Shots on target: 1
Big chances created: 1
Expected goals (xG): 1.17
xGoT: 0.79
Hit woodwork: 2
Penalties scored: 1

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 36/50
Pass accuracy: 72%
Key passes: 1
Crosses (accurate/total): 0/3
Long balls (won/total): 2/3
Through balls: 1

Possession & duels

Touches: 0
Duels (won/total): 10/17
Aerials won: 7
Dribbles (won/attempted): 1/1
Dispossessed: 1

Defence

Tackles: 1
Interceptions: 1
Clearances: 1

Discipline

Fouls: 4
Fouls drawn: 2

Player	Reason	Back
Jimmy Cabot🩹 injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	6 May 2024
Ruben Aguilar🟥 suspended · Yellow Card Suspension	suspended · Yellow Card Suspension	21 Apr 2024

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Lens	1.4071.43%	1.3474.63%
Draw	4.5022.22%	5.2519.05%
Clermont	8.5011.76%	8.5011.76%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Lens or Draw	1.0892.34%	1.0892.59%
Lens or Clermont	1.1884.67%	1.1686.21%
Draw or Clermont	2.7536.36%	3.1531.75%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.1686.21%
0–1 goals	–	5.1019.61%
3+ goals	1.6660.02%	1.5863.29%
0–2 goals	2.2045.45%	2.3842.02%
4+ goals	–	2.5040%
0–3 goals	–	1.5365.36%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Lens	1.9052.38%	1.7756.5%
Draw	2.5040%	2.7037.04%
Clermont	7.0014.29%	6.7514.81%

Outcome	bet365
LEN → LEN	2.0548.78%
LEN → X	17.005.88%
LEN → CLE	41.002.44%
X → LEN	4.0025%
X → X	7.0014.29%
X → CLE	15.006.67%
CLE → LEN	19.005.26%
CLE → X	19.005.26%
CLE → CLE	13.007.69%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	5.0020%
6 - 8	2.8734.78%
9 - 11	2.6238.1%
Under 6	8.0012.5%
Over 14	13.007.69%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
3+ cards	–	1.2977.52%
0–2 cards	–	3.0532.79%
4+ cards	1.7257.9%	1.7357.8%
0–3 cards	2.0050%	1.9750.76%
5+ cards	–	2.4341.15%
0–4 cards	–	1.4668.49%
6+ cards	–	3.6027.78%
0–5 cards	–	1.2182.64%

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Monaco	5	13
2	Olympique Lyonnais	5	11
3	Paris	5	11
4	LOSC Lille	5	10
5	Rennes	5	10
6	Paris Saint Germain	5	8
7	Angers SCO	5	7
8	Strasbourg	5	7
9	Le Mans	5	6
10	Auxerre	5	6
11	Brest	5	5
12	Lorient	5	5
13	Toulouse	5	5
14	Nice	5	5
15	Lens	5	4
16	Troyes	5	4
17	Olympique Marseille	5	3
18	Le Havre	5	2

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	1.9551.28%	1.8952.91%
No	1.8055.56%	1.8753.48%