VS
Lens vs Le Mans is a French matchup built on fine margins rather than a settled hierarchy. Their Ligue 2 meetings have included a 2–2 draw after Lens opened strongly, a Le Mans 2–1 home win and a Lens comeback by the same score in 2019. That balance gives the fixture a distinctive tension: each new meeting can turn on whether early pressure becomes control or merely invites a response.
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Le Mans
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7F
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13F
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98G
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76D
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8M
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9F
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19D
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16D
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23M
Lens Substitutes
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D
4
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G
16
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M
21
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M
9
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F
29
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F
28
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M
38
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F
7
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D
20
Match events
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15'Noa Boissé Yellow Card
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20'Michaël Cuisance Yellow Card
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28'Jean Vercruysse Yellow Card
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32'⚽Adil Bourabaa Normal Goal
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38'Andrija Bulatović Yellow Card
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44'⚽Lucas Calodat Normal Goal (Asst: Adil Bourabaa)
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45' +2⚽Abdallah Sima Normal Goal
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45'Amadou Haidara Michaël Cuisance
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45'Djibril Sidibé Noa Boissé
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45'Franjo Ivanovic Odsonne Édouard
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45'Mezian Soares Mesloub Michał Skóraś
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51'⚽Franjo Ivanovic Normal Goal (Asst: Ruben Aguilar)
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53'Florian Thauvin Yellow Card
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55'Jean-Clair Todibo Jonathan Gradit
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65'Alexandre Lauray Lucas Bretelle
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65'Daouda Traore Jean Vercruysse
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65'Habib Diallo Dame Gueye
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76'Thorgan Hazard Abdallah Sima
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77'Raul Torrente Navarro Samuel Yohou
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78'Thorgan Hazard Penalty cancelled
Stats for this game
Matchup Lens VS Le Mans
A close Ligue 2 conversation
The balance is clearest in the sequence of results from the early 2010s and the later return to the second tier. In July 2012, Lens led Le Mans 2–0 through Pierrick Valdivia and Alaeddine Yahia, only for Idrissa Sylla and Arnaud Derouard to restore parity late. Le Mans then claimed a 2–1 home win in May 2013, with Amara Baby and Frédéric Thomas establishing an early cushion before Jérémie Bela pulled one back for Lens. The scorelines point to a contest that can change shape quickly.
Margins, momentum and the next chapter
Lens supplied the next answer in July 2019, recovering from Moussiti-Oko’s opener to win 2–1 at Le Mans through Florian Sotoca and Mounir Chouiar. That result adds a useful counterweight to the earlier home success: neither club owns an automatic script. The appeal of a future meeting is therefore its uncertainty within a familiar frame. Can Lens turn an early advantage into control, or can Le Mans again make a narrow deficit feel temporary?
Past head to head stats
Lens VS Le Mans
Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time
Points per match over time
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 6 games
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