Lens 3-1 Rennes
- Edouard 41'
- Aguilar 54'
- Saint-Maximin 78'
- Lepaul 8'
Match summary
Lens beat Rennes 3-1 in Ligue 1 on Sat, 7 Feb 2026.
Goals — Lens: Edouard 41'; Aguilar 54'; Saint-Maximin 78' | Rennes: Lepaul 8'.
Lens had 51% of the possession and 9 shots (3 on target) against 14 (1) for Rennes; corners 4-4, yellow cards 3-2.
Red cards: Lens 1, Rennes 0.
In their last 14 meetings Lens won 6, Rennes won 2 and 6 ended level.
Venue: Stade Bollaert-Delelis. Referee: Jérémie Pignard.
Match timeline
- 8'LepaulAssist: NordinGoal0-1
- 29'⇄In SeiduOut A. Aït BoudlalSubstitution
- 32'AguilarYellow card
- 36'ThomassonYellow card
- 41'EdouardAssist: AguilarGoal1-1
- 45'EmboloYellow card
- 45'SangaréYellow card
- 54'AguilarAssist: ThauvinGoal2-1
- 56'AguilarRed card
- 60'⇄In K. AntonioOut S. BaidooSubstitution
- 61'NordinYellow card
- 61'⇄In Saint-MaximinOut SaidSubstitution
- 61'⇄In AbdulhamidOut EdouardSubstitution
- 64'⇄In BlasOut NordinSubstitution
- 64'⇄In BrassierOut RouaultSubstitution
- 64'⇄In MerlinOut SzymanskiSubstitution
- 69'⇄In NagidaOut J. JacquetSubstitution
- 78'Saint-MaximinAssist: RisserGoal3-1
- 78'⇄In HaidaraOut ThauvinSubstitution
- 89'⇄In SotocaOut SangaréSubstitution
Top performers
EdouardLens · Attacker
- Expected Goals0.51
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes60
LepaulRennes · Attacker
- Expected Goals0.65
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes90
ThauvinLens · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.04
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes77
NordinRennes · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.04
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes63
K. AntonioLens · Defender
- Interceptions1
- Tackles0
- Minutes31
MerlinRennes · Defender
- Interceptions3
- Tackles0
- Minutes27
Lineups
Rennes 3-5-2Lens 3-4-2-1
Lens
Coach: Pierre Sage
Substitutes
- 32Kyllian AntonioDefender7.3
- 23Saud AbdulhamidDefender6.6
- 21Amadou HaidaraMidfielder6.5
- 9Allan Saint-MaximinAttacker7.5
- 7Florian SotocaAttacker
- 16Mathieu GorgelinGoalkeeper
- 29Arthur MasuakuDefender
- 19Abdallah SimaAttacker
- 38Rayan FofanaAttacker
Unavailable players
- Jonathan GraditBroken leg
- Jhoanner ChávezThigh injury
- Regis GurtnerMuscle injury
Rennes
Coach: Habib Bèye
Substitutes
- 3Lilian BrassierDefender6.8
- 36Alidu SeiduDefender5.7
- 26Quentin MerlinDefender6.9
- 18Mahamadou NagidaDefender6.0
- 10Ludovic BlasMidfielder6.6
- 80Ayoub AkabouGoalkeeper
- 79Chibuike UgochukwuMidfielder
- 35Eias LegendreAttacker
- 65Nordan MukieleAttacker
Unavailable players
- Djaoui CisséGroin injury
- Przemysław FrankowskiCalf Injury
- Glen KamaraAnkle injury
Statistics
LensRennes
Key statistics
51%Possession49%
1.16Expected Goals1.5
9Total Shots14
3Shots On Target1
2Big Chances Created3
4Corners4
13Fouls17
3Yellow Cards2
1Red Cards0
2Offsides1
365Passes Completed340
All statistics
3Shots Off Target8
3Shots Blocked5
1.32Expected Goals On Target0.92
16Free Kicks13
4Shots Inside The Box9
432Total Passes398
5Shots Outside The Box5
0Big Chances Missed2
1.58Expected Assists1.26
5/17 (29%)Crosses Completed6/22 (27%)
199Passes Own Half198
250Passes Opposition Half222
24/53 (45%)Long Passes Completed25/33 (76%)
20Throw-Ins21
7Key Passes11
85Passes Into Final Third86
78Backward Passes45
9Goal Kicks9
10Interceptions8
1.5Expected Goals Conceded1.16
10/18 (56%)Tackles Won13/19 (68%)
25Clearances22
53Duels Won50
9/17 (53%)Aerial Duels Won8/17 (47%)
44/86 (51%)Ground Duels Won42/86 (49%)
16Was Fouled13
10/20 (50%)Successful Dribbles10/21 (48%)
10Was Dribbled Past11
3Final Third Possession Won2
116Possession Lost122
Match information
- Competition
- Ligue 1
- Round
- Round 21
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Stade Bollaert-Delelis
- Capacity
- 41,233
- Attendance
- 38,174
- Referee
- Jérémie Pignard