Nantes vs Lens: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Nantes play Lens in Ligue 1 (France). The match date is 6 December 2025 at 17:00. Final score: 1:2.

Current form

Nantes: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Lens: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Nantes scores 0.88 and concedes 1.58 goals per match. Lens scores 1.94 and concedes 1.03. League average: 2.83 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Nantes 45%, Lens 50%. Over 2.5: Nantes 45%, Lens 65%. League level: BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 53%.

xG, shots and style

Lens has higher xG: 1.79 vs 1.20. Nantes: 11.3 shots per match, Lens: 16.4.

Match halves

Nantes: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.39. Lens: half-time lead 38%, second-half goals 1.18.

Goals by minute

Nantes: 31-45+ (9 goals). Lens: 46-60 (16 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ligue 1: 2.83 goals per match, BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 53%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

1 : 1
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

34Possession (%)66
NantesLens
10Shots20
NantesLens
4Shots on target6
NantesLens
1.13xG2.15
NantesLens
1Corners12
NantesLens
29Dangerous attacks65
NantesLens
8Fouls13
NantesLens
2Cards0
NantesLens

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

0.88Goals scored / match1.94
NantesLens
1.58Goals conceded / match1.03
NantesLens
42%Average possession51%
NantesLens
3.3Shots on target / match5.56
NantesLens

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.3Shots per match16.44
NantesLens
3.3Shots on target5.56
NantesLens
7.8%Shot conversion11.8%
NantesLens
42%Possession51%
NantesLens
1.2xG for1.79
NantesLens
1.56xG against1.24
NantesLens

Shooting quality

Nantes: BalancedLens: Attacking
NantesLens
Accuracy (shots on target)29%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.270.35

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Lens is 100% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - Nantes · 1.6 pts / match - Lens

Nantes
DLLWL
Season result split
15% W24% R61% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-8-20
0.70 pts / match · goal difference -23
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-3-10
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
WLLDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.71Opponent xG: 1.51BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Lens
DDWLW
Season result split
65% W12% R24% P
Season (W-D-L)
22-4-8
2.06 pts / match · goal difference +31
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
8-4-5
Last 5 away
1-2-2
LLDDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.97Opponent xG: 1.21BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Lens is 120% better for: goals scored per match.

0.88 goals / match - Nantes · 1.94 goals / match - Lens

Lens is 53% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.58 goals / match - Nantes · 1.03 goals / match - Lens

Nantes scoring profile: mixed

Nantes scores in 58% of matches (19 of 33 matches), while Lens keeps a clean sheet in 35% (12 of 34 matches).

Lens scoring profile: very strong

Lens scores in 82% of matches (28 of 34 matches), while Nantes keeps a clean sheet in 21% (7 of 33 matches).

29Goals scored (season)66
NantesLens
52Goals conceded (season)35
NantesLens
2.45Average goals in match2.97
NantesLens
5Goals scored (last 5)9
NantesLens
7Goals conceded (last 5)6
NantesLens

How often they score at least...

58%1 goal82%
NantesLens
24%2 goals59%
NantesLens
6%3 goals35%
NantesLens
0%4 goals12%
NantesLens

How often they concede at least...

79%1 goal65%
NantesLens
45%2 goals26%
NantesLens
21%3 goals12%
NantesLens
9%4 goals0%
NantesLens

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

21%BTTS at half-time18%
NantesLens
6%BTTS in both halves0%
NantesLens
12%Scored in both halves44%
NantesLens

BTTS and goal count

36%Min. 3 goals and BTTS44%
NantesLens
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS21%
NantesLens
40%BTTS - last 540%
NantesLens

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

64%Min. 1 goal before half-time79%
NantesLens
30%Min. 2 goals before half-time38%
NantesLens
12%Min. 3 goals before half-time15%
NantesLens

2nd half

76%Min. 1 goal after half-time88%
NantesLens
30%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
NantesLens
18%Min. 3 goals after half-time21%
NantesLens

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Lens is 31% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.12 pts / match - Nantes · 1.47 pts / match - Lens

Nantes - half-time state
21% leading48% draw30% trailing
Lens - half-time state
38% leading32% draw29% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.12Points per match (1st half)1.47
NantesLens
0.48Goals scored (1st half)0.76
NantesLens
0.67Goals conceded (1st half)0.59
NantesLens
1.15Average goals (1st half)1.35
NantesLens
55%Clean sheet before half-time53%
NantesLens
61%No goal before half-time50%
NantesLens

After half-time (2nd half)

0.67Points per match (2nd half)2.03
NantesLens
0.39Goals scored (2nd half)1.18
NantesLens
0.91Goals conceded (2nd half)0.44
NantesLens
1.3Average goals (2nd half)1.62
NantesLens
36%Clean sheet after half-time68%
NantesLens
70%No goal after half-time24%
NantesLens

Nantes - second-half results

12% W30% R58% P
37
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
-17
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.12
PPG before half-time
Lead holding71%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 15%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Lens - second-half results

59% W26% R15% P
50
Half-time points
26
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
69
Second-half points
+25
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.47
PPG before half-time
Lead holding171%

Leads at half-time in 38% of matches and wins 65%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Nantes - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.200.60
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match1.01.4
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-1-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 0% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Lens - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.002.00
Goals scored / match0.61.2
Goals conceded / match0.80.4
Average goals in match1.41.6
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference-1+4
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Nantes
ScoredConceded
6
6
0-15
1
8
16-30
9
8
31-45
5
7
46-60
3
4
61-75
5
19
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (9 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (19). Late-goal balance (76-90): -14 - late phases are a weakness.

Lens
ScoredConceded
6
7
0-15
7
7
16-30
13
6
31-45
16
3
46-60
9
7
61-75
15
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (16 goli). Concedes most in 0-15 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +10 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.71
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
96%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
48%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-63%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
48%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Nantes

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.36
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.34
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.32
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
55%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
127%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.10
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 21% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Lens

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.55
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.36
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-9.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.15
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.21
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
156%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
65%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.46
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Ligue 1).

Teams vs league

NantesLigaLens
Average goals in match 2.452.83 2.97
Both teams scored 45%51% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 45%53% 65%
Clean sheets 21%28% 35%
Goal before half-time 64%70% 79%
Goal after half-time 76%79% 88%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.83
Average goals per match
51%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.59
Home goals / match
1.24
Away goals / match
+28%
Home attack advantage
+22%
Home defence advantage
+16%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Nantes 0 - 0 - 1 Lens. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Nantes vs Lens?

The Ligue 1 match finished Nantes 1:2 Lens. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Nantes vs Lens?

Nantes score 0.88 goals per game on average and Lens 1.94. The Ligue 1 average is 2.83 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 45% of Nantes's matches and 50% of Lens's.

What form are Nantes and Lens in?

Over the last 5 games Nantes have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Lens 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Nantes vs Lens?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Nantes vs Lens: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.