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Season 2025/2026

Ligue 1

Lens vs Rennes – Lineups & Match Details

Lens beat Rennes 3-1. Goals: E. Lepaul (8'), O. Édouard (41'), R. Aguilar (54'), A. Saint-Maximin (78'). Lens had 51% possession against Rennes's 49%. Shots on target: 3-1.

Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 21

Saturday, 7 February 2026

LensLens

3 - 1

Full Time

HT: 1 - 1

RennesRennes

Referee: J. Pignard

Lineups

LensLens3-4-2-1
R. Risser40R. RisserG
I. Ganiou25I. GaniouD
S. Baidoo6S. BaidooD
M. Sarr20M. SarrD
R. Aguilar2R. AguilarM
M. Sangare8M. SangareM
A. Thomasson28A. ThomassonM
M. Udol14M. UdolM
F. Thauvin10F. ThauvinF
W. Said22W. SaidF
O. Edouard11O. EdouardF

Substitutes

16M. GorgelinG
23S. AbdulhamidD
29A. MasuakuD
32K. AntonioD
21A. HaidaraM
7F. SotocaF
9A. Saint-MaximinF
19A. SimaF
38R. FofanaF
RennesRennes3-5-2
M. Silistrie50M. SilistrieG
A. Ait Boudlal48A. Ait BoudlalD
J. Jacquet97J. JacquetD
A. Rouault24A. RouaultD
A. Nordin70A. NordinM
S. Szymanski17S. SzymanskiM
V. Rongier21V. RongierM
M. Camara45M. CamaraM
M. Tamari11M. TamariM
E. Lepaul9E. LepaulF
B. Embolo7B. EmboloF

Substitutes

80A. AkabouG
36A. SeiduD
3L. BrassierD
26Q. MerlinD
18M. NagidaD
79C. UgochukwuM
10L. BlasF
35E. LegendreF
65N. MukieleF

Match Events

8'G

E. Lepaul

Assist: A. Nordin

29'S

A. Ait Boudlal

Substitution 1

32'Y

R. Aguilar

36'Y

A. Thomasson

41'G

O. Édouard

Assist: R. Aguilar

45'+2Y

M. Sangaré

45'Y

B. Embolo

54'G

R. Aguilar

Assist: F. Thauvin

56'Y

R. Aguilar

56'R

R. Aguilar

60'S

S. Baidoo

Substitution 1

61'Y

A. Nordin

61'S

O. Édouard

Substitution 2

61'S

W. SaĂ¯d

Substitution 3

64'S

A. Rouault

Substitution 2

64'S

S. Szymański

Substitution 3

64'S

A. Nordin

Substitution 4

69'S

J. Jacquet

Substitution 5

78'S

F. Thauvin

Substitution 4

78'G

A. Saint-Maximin

Assist: R. Risser

89'S

M. Sangaré

Substitution 5

Statistics

Lens
51%49%
Rennes
1.16Expected Goals (xG)1.5
9Total Shots14
3Shots on Target1
4Corners4
13Fouls17
2Offsides1
84Pass Accuracy (%)85
4Yellow Cards2
1Red Cards0
Match preview

Lens host Rennes on Saturday, 7 February 2026 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. The kick-off time is 16:00 local. The fixture is part of the Ligue 1 schedule. Lens go into the match 2nd in the table; Rennes sit 6th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Lens have taken 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Rennes have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 losses in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 28 Sept 2025: Lens 0-0 Rennes; 15 Mar 2025: Lens 1-0 Rennes; 21 Sept 2024: Lens 1-1 Rennes. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Lens beat Rennes 3-1. Lens scored through O. Édouard 41', R. Aguilar 54', A. Saint-Maximin 78'. Rennes replied with E. Lepaul 8'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 78 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Lens held 51% of the ball against 49% for Rennes. Shots on target finished 3-1. Expected goals read 1.16 for Lens, 1.50 for Rennes.

Verdict

The win nudges Lens forward and leaves Rennes with work to do. Lens sat 2nd and Rennes 6th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.