Ligue 1 · Matchday 5

Monaco v Lens

Monaco
FULL TIME2 – 1
Lens
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:45:00 UTCStade Louis IIMatchday 5

Highlights

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Monaco 34%Draw 21%Lens 45%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

MonacoLens
52Possession48
9Shots12
6Shots on target4
2Shots off target4
1Blocked shots4
6Shots inside box10
3Shots outside box2
2Corners8
3Offsides1
13Fouls11
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
3Saves5
531Passes528
464Accurate passes455

Match events

  • 20′Mickaël Cuisance · VAR
  • 32′Paris Brunner (assist Matthis Abline)
  • 45′Jean-Clair Todibo ← Jonathan Gradit
  • 53′Florian Thauvin
  • 57′Matthieu Udol (assist Florian Thauvin)
  • 58′Mezian Mesloub ← Thorgan Hazard
  • 58′Abdallah Sima ← Odsonne Édouard
  • 62′Edan Diop → Mathys Detourbet
  • 69′Junior Kadile ← Michał Skóraś
  • 71′Lamine Camara
  • 72′Amadou Haidara ← Andrija Bulatović
  • 76′Matthis Abline → Folarin Balogun
  • 76′Denis Zakaria
  • 84′Jonathan Gradit · own goal
  • 90′Paris Brunner → Mohammed Salisu

Monaco · Lens

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Monaco4-4-2
156.8Dier
16.8Hradecky
106.8Golovin
66.8↓76'Zakaria
206.8Nazinho
117.5↓76'Abline
26.8Vanderson
376.8↓62'Diop
86.5Camara
726.8Sané
297.8↓90'Brunner
Lens4-3-3
106.8Thauvin
216.3↓72'Haidara
206.3↓45'Todibo
26.3Aguilar
276.3Cuisance
196.3↓58'Sima
286.3↓69'Kadile
326.3Antonio
406.1Risser
147.3Udol
386.3↓58'Mesloub

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Monaco

  • 15Eric Dier6.8
  • 1Lukas Hradecky6.8
  • 10Aleksandr Golovin6.8
  • 6Denis Zakaria6.8
  • 20Flávio Nazinho6.8
  • 11Matthis Abline7.5
  • 2Vanderson6.8
  • 37Edan Diop6.8
  • 8Lamine Camara6.5
  • 72Sadibou Sané6.8
  • 29Paris Brunner7.8

Lens

  • 10Florian Thauvin6.8
  • 21Amadou Haidara6.3
  • 20Jean-Clair Todibo6.3
  • 2Ruben Aguilar6.3
  • 27Mickaël Cuisance6.3
  • 19Abdallah Sima6.3
  • 28Junior Kadile6.3
  • 32Kyllian Antonio6.3
  • 40Robin Risser6.1
  • 14Matthieu Udol7.3
  • 38Mezian Mesloub6.3
MonacoTale of the tapeLens
4-4-2Formation4-3-3
14 ptsTable10 pts
+4Goal difference+3
DWWWLFormDLLWW
1Head-to-head wins1
34%Win chance45%

Head to head — 2 previous meetings

Monaco 1W0D1W Lens

Goals 4–6

  • 2026-02-21Lens2–3Monaco
  • 2025-11-08Monaco1–4Lens

Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Monaco

DWWWL
  • @Strasbourg1-1
  • @Paris Saint-Germain2-1
  • vsMarseille2-0
  • @Le Havre1-0
  • @Strasbourg4-5

Lens

DLLWW
  • @Le Mans2-2
  • vsLorient0-1
  • @Strasbourg1-2
  • vsAuxerre5-2
  • @Lyon4-0

This season — other meeting

Where they stand — In a 18-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Monaco7421+414
Lens7313+310

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