Team comparison · 2025/2026
Nantes vs Lens
Nantes and Lens, both Ligue 1 sides, compared over the 2025/2026 season in the Ligue 1. Nantes played 34 matches and Lens 34. The 9 metrics below are measured per match, with each side ranked against the rest of its league.
Nantes2025/2026 · Ligue 1 · 34 matches
Lens2025/2026 · Ligue 1 · 34 matchesper match · rank vs leagueMetricNantesLens
Matches3434
Goals Scored0.851.94
xG1.071.99
Total Shots11.0316.44
Pass Accuracy %79.1%85.0%
Tackles16.7918.74
Duels Won48.9449.53
Ball Possession42.5%51.1%
Yellow Cards1.971.97
Goals Conceded1.581.03
Nantes or Lens?
Nantes does not come out ahead on any of the compared metrics.
Lens leads on goals at 1.94 per match against 0.85, 128% more (2nd of 18 in the league), expected goals (xG) at 1.99 per match against 1.07, 86% more (2nd of 18 in the league) and shots at 16.4 per match against 11.0, 49% more (2nd of 18 in the league).
Overall Lens has a clear edge, leading 8 of the 9 metrics to Nantes's 0 with 1 level. League context matters: a rank shows how each side compares with its own division, not with the other's.
0 – 8metrics led, Nantes first