Le Mans – Lens 2–1

	1H	2H	T
LM	2	0	2
LEN	1	0	1

Match report

Le Mans beat Lens 2–1 at Le Mans Stadium in Ligue 1. Nielsen opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Le Mans have 3 wins in their last 5, while Lens have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Nielsenassist Romano

22'

Pereira

32'

33'

⚽A. Haidaraassist S. Baidoo

⚽Marsh

45'

2H

49'

A. Haidara

⇄Martin↓ Marsh

78'

⇄R. Gurtner↓ M. Sangaré

⇄Almeida↓ Schmidt

87'

⇄I. Jourdren↓ A. Haidara

Momentum

LM

⚽⚽⚽

LEN

Match info

TournamentLigue 1 · France · Tier 1

Kick-offMar 14, 2026 · 17:00

VenueLe Mans Stadium

Attendance63,928 / 66,592 (96%)

RefereeM. Oliver (Eng)

FIFA ranking

#11·

#18

Where to watch

beIN Sports

Statistics

56Ball possession %44

1.9Expected goals (xG)1.4

15Total shots9

7Shots on target3

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks4

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

S. Baidoo

7.8

Lineups

LM 4-3-37.01Formation7.134-3-3 LEN

17.3Hansen 27.3Ferrari 36.3Silva 47.5García 57.1Moreau 67.6Romano 77.3Pereira 86.5Nielsen 96.4Costa 106.7Schmidt 117.1Marsh

Le Mans

Coach: R. Vidal · 4-3-3

1Hansen7.3 2Ferrari7.3 3Silva6.3 4García7.5 5Moreau7.1 6Romano7.6 7Pereira7.3 8Nielsen6.5 9Costa6.4 10Schmidt6.7 11Marsh7.1

Lens

Coach: S. Conte · 4-3-3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Paris Saint Germain	34	24	4	6	74:29	+45	76	WWWWL
2	Lens	34	22	4	8	66:35	+31	70	LWWWD
3	Lille	34	18	7	9	52:37	+15	61	LWWWD
4	Lyon	34	18	6	10	53:40	+13	60	DLWWW
5	Marseille	34	18	5	11	63:45	+18	59	WDLLW
6	Rennes	34	17	8	9	59:50	+9	59	DLWWW
7	Monaco	34	16	6	12	60:54	+6	54	DLWWW
8	Strasbourg	34	15	8	11	58:47	+11	53	WWDLL
9	Lorient	34	11	12	11	48:51	-3	45	DDLWW
10	Toulouse	33	12	8	13	47:46	+1	44	LLWWD
11	Paris FC	34	11	11	12	47:50	-3	44	DLWWD
12	Stade Brestois 29	34	10	9	15	43:55	-12	39	WDLLW
13	Angers	34	9	9	16	29:48	-19	36	DDLLW
14	Le Havre	34	7	14	13	32:44	-12	35	WDDLL
15	Auxerre	34	8	10	16	34:44	-10	34	LWDDL
16	Nice	34	7	11	16	37:60	-23	32	LLWDL
17	Nantes	33	5	8	20	29:52	-23	23	LWDLL
18	Metz	34	3	8	23	32:76	-44	17	DLLLW

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