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Match reportLigue 1 2026-09-13

Le Mans v Lens

LMLe MansHome
2–2
LensAway
2.871.24expected goals
1.431.12xG on target (xGOT)

Drawn on the scoreboard, but Le Mans created the better chances (2.87 – 1.24 xG).

AI Tactical Analyst
Le Mans
Lens
Possession (share of passes)
52.6%47.4%
Duels
4634
Duels won
43.5%50.0%
Aerial duels
1919
Aerial duels won
811
Successful dribbles
56
Passes
530477
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Overview

The match

What happened, and how the game flowed.

MomentumShot mapGoal sequences

Momentum

Who was pushing forward, in 3-minute windows — field position, share of the ball and any shots on the clock, combined. Le Mans above the line, Lens below.

0'15'30'45'60'75'90'

xG race

Expected goals accumulating minute by minute — every dot is a shot, sized by its own xG. Click a shot here or on the shot map below to find the same one in both places.

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1.102.203.30Florian Thauvin — miss, 0.05 xGRayan Bamba — save, 0.06 xGJonathan Gradit — miss, 0.05 xGDame Gueye — miss, 0.20 xGJean Vercruysse — save, 0.05 xGLucas Calodat — save, 0.05 xGJean Vercruysse — miss, 0.20 xGLouis Mafouta — post, 0.86 xGAdil Bourabaa — goal, 0.79 xGFlorian Thauvin — save, 0.03 xGFlorian Thauvin — save, 0.09 xGFlorian Thauvin — save, 0.04 xGFlorian Thauvin — save, 0.29 xGLucas Calodat — goal, 0.33 xGAbdallah Sima — goal, 0.13 xGMezian Mesloub — save, 0.04 xGFranjo Ivanovic — goal, 0.11 xGAdil Bourabaa — miss, 0.05 xGJean-Clair Todibo — miss, 0.04 xGAbdallah Sima — save, 0.12 xGDame Gueye — save, 0.06 xGLouis Mafouta — save, 0.04 xGDaouda Traoré — save, 0.09 xGDjibril Sidibé — miss, 0.07 xGThorgan Hazard — post, 0.04 xGMezian Mesloub — miss, 0.05 xGFlorian Thauvin — save, 0.12 xGFlorian Thauvin — save, 0.03 xGAndrija Bulatovic — miss, 0.03 xG2.871.24Rayan Bamba — save, 0.06 xGOTJean Vercruysse — save, 0.03 xGOTLucas Calodat — save, 0.05 xGOTAdil Bourabaa — goal, 0.88 xGOTFlorian Thauvin — save, 0.06 xGOTFlorian Thauvin — save, 0.04 xGOTFlorian Thauvin — save, 0.05 xGOTFlorian Thauvin — save, 0.44 xGOTLucas Calodat — goal, 0.23 xGOTAbdallah Sima — goal, 0.17 xGOTMezian Mesloub — save, 0.09 xGOTFranjo Ivanovic — goal, 0.12 xGOTAbdallah Sima — save, 0.07 xGOTDame Gueye — save, 0.07 xGOTLouis Mafouta — save, 0.08 xGOTDaouda Traoré — save, 0.04 xGOTFlorian Thauvin — save, 0.05 xGOTFlorian Thauvin — save, 0.04 xGOT1.431.120'15'30'45'60'75'90'
Le MansLenssolid = xG29 shots — click any dot

Shot map

Every shot, one pitch per side. Circle size is xG, the line is where it went in the goal mouth. Filter by outcome; hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Le Mans
Lens

Goal sequences

The move behind each goal, from the moment Le Mans or Lens got the ball to the finish.

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Each goal's possession, rebuilt from the raw event feed — 4 of 4 goals traced.
In possession

In possession

How they kept the ball, built up, progressed, created and finished, and where their attacks died.

Keeping the ballWhere the time goesPassing NetworkPass ExplorerTouch DensityWhich Zones Do They Attack Through?Final-third entriesBuild-upBuild-Up — the pass mapProgressionHow They ProgressChance creationChance creationCrosses & CutbacksCrosses by TerritoryOn-Ball Value — who moved the gameWhen they lose itBall-Loss Map
Keeping the ball6 sections

Where the time goes — how long each phase lasts

Le Mans

The question
When Le Mans has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?

The share of Le Mans's time on the ball spent in each phase of play, in the order the phases happen.

Build-up: 25.8% of the time on the ball26%Progression: 57.7% of the time on the ball58%Chance creation: 15.6% of the time on the ball16%Attacking transition: 0.8% of the time on the ball58%PROGRESSION
PhaseShare of the time
Build-up25.8%
Progression57.7%
Chance creation15.6%
Attacking transition0.8%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Le Mans spends most of its time on the ball (58% of its time on the ball).

Lens

The question
When Lens has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?

The share of Lens's time on the ball spent in each phase of play, in the order the phases happen.

Build-up: 38.2% of the time on the ball38%Progression: 38.7% of the time on the ball39%Chance creation: 20.5% of the time on the ball21%Attacking transition: 2.6% of the time on the ball39%PROGRESSION
PhaseShare of the time
Build-up38.2%
Progression38.7%
Chance creation20.5%
Attacking transition2.6%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Lens spends most of its time on the ball (39% of its time on the ball).

Passing Network

Each dot is a player at his average touch position, sized by touches. It shows the starting eleven; add the substitutes with the chip. Click a player to draw his heatmap on the same pitch and light up his passing links.

Le Mans
PlayersLinks
GKDEFMIDFWD11 starters · solid = started, dashed = substitute
Lens
PlayersLinks
GKDEFMIDFWD11 starters · solid = started, dashed = substitute

Pass Explorer

Every pass of the match as an arrow, each side attacking left to right (solid = completed, dashed grey = failed).

Touch Density

Where each side had the ball: brighter means more touches.

Le Mans — 663 touches
Lens — 635 touches

Which Zones Do They Attack Through?

Le Mans

The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Le Mans actually do its on-ball work?

Passes on one map, carries (the ball travelling with a player) on the other.

Passes
the ball moved by a pass
530
ACTIONS
4%5%11%5%5%11%13%11%10%10%6%2%1%2%4%PASSES
Carries
the ball moved with a player
88
ACTIONS
2%6%14%9%1%7%12%15%8%12%3%2%1%3%3%CARRIES
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the right half-space of the middle third (13.1% of all actions). 62% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 38% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 30% defensive, 55% middle, 15% attacking.

Lens

The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Lens actually do its on-ball work?

Passes on one map, carries (the ball travelling with a player) on the other.

Passes
the ball moved by a pass
477
ACTIONS
4%5%15%5%4%14%8%8%7%11%4%4%2%3%5%PASSES
Carries
the ball moved with a player
100
ACTIONS
2%8%9%6%8%15%12%8%8%6%7%2%3%6%CARRIES
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the right wing of the middle third (14.2% of all actions). 57% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 43% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 33% defensive, 48% middle, 19% attacking.

Attack sides

Which channel each side attacked through: the share of every action they made in the opponent's half, down the left, through the middle and down the right. Le Mans leaned on their right (46%); Lens leaned on their right (41%).

Le Mans
31%Left side22%Middle46%Right sideATTACKING →
L
31%22%46%
R
Lens
35%Left side24%Middle41%Right sideATTACKING →
L
35%24%41%
R

Final-third entries

Every completed pass or carry that took the ball from outside the final third into it, by the channel it arrived in (both wings, both half-spaces, the centre). Longer, bolder arrows mean more entries. Dribbles are not counted.

Le Mans — 41 entries, 29% through the right wing
Left wing: 11 entries (27%)1127%LEFT WINGLeft half-space: 4 entries (10%)410%LEFT HALF-SPACECentre: 5 entries (12%)512%CENTRERight half-space: 9 entries (22%)922%RIGHT HALF-SPACERight wing: 12 entries (29%)1229%RIGHT WINGATTACKING ↑
Lens — 33 entries, 30% through the right wing
Left wing: 7 entries (21%)721%LEFT WINGLeft half-space: 4 entries (12%)412%LEFT HALF-SPACECentre: 7 entries (21%)721%CENTRERight half-space: 5 entries (15%)515%RIGHT HALF-SPACERight wing: 10 entries (30%)1030%RIGHT WINGATTACKING ↑
Build-up1 section

Build-Up — the pass map

Le Mans

The football question
How does Le Mans progress possession from defence into attack — and who runs it?

Build-up passes grouped into 5 real categories — not the old zone grid, not raw individual lines: CB (passer is a centre-back), Wide→FB, Central, Long Wide, Long Central.

160build-up passes attempted
82%completed
30%reach the middle third
2%go long into the final third

Pass types

60CB · 45%
13Long Wide · 10%
1Long Central · 1%
43Wide → FB · 33%
15Central · 11%
CB60 · 45%
right: 33 passes, most from Yohou33left: 27 passes, most from Voyer27
Long Wide13 · 10%
left: 10 passes, most from Hatfout10right: 3 passes, most from Hatfout3
Long Central1 · 1%
Wide → FB43 · 33%
left: 22 passes, most from Hatfout22right: 21 passes, most from Hatfout21
Central15 · 11%
left: 8 passes, most from Hatfout8right: 7 passes, most from Bamba7
◆ Vision AI Insight
Le Mans build predominantly down the left, with Hatfout as the fulcrum (38 build-up passes). Only 31% of their build-up passes actually advance a third — the rest is lateral circulation, the hallmark of a possession-controlling side that circulates patiently in midfield before progressing. Their single most-repeated pattern is RHS def → C def (10×).

Lens

The football question
How does Lens progress possession from defence into attack — and who runs it?

Build-up passes grouped into 5 real categories — not the old zone grid, not raw individual lines: CB (passer is a centre-back), Wide→FB, Central, Long Wide, Long Central.

158build-up passes attempted
87%completed
27%reach the middle third
1%go long into the final third

Pass types

55CB · 40%
13Long Wide · 9%
59Wide → FB · 43%
10Central · 7%
CB55 · 40%
right: 32 passes, most from Gradit32left: 23 passes, most from Antonio23
Long Wide13 · 9%
left: 10 passes, most from Risser10right: 3 passes, most from Risser3
Wide → FB59 · 43%
right: 33 passes, most from Aguilar33left: 26 passes, most from Risser26
Central10 · 7%
left: 5 passes, most from Risser5right: 5 passes, most from Risser5
◆ Vision AI Insight
Lens build predominantly down the right, with Risser as the fulcrum (35 build-up passes). Only 28% of their build-up passes actually advance a third — the rest is lateral circulation, the hallmark of a possession-controlling side that circulates patiently in midfield before progressing. Their single most-repeated pattern is C def → RHS def (11×).
Progression1 section

How They Progress — the mechanism

Le Mans

Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 50 progressive passes across 1 match (50.0/game).

Origin lane

Right wing
40%
Right half-space
16%
Central
20%
Left half-space
12%
Left wing
12%
Progression is right-dominant: 56% right side · 20% central · 24% left.

Who generates it

Rayan Bamba
11 · 22%
Ewan Hatfout
8 · 16%
Djibril Sidibé
5 · 10%
Lucas Calodat
4 · 8%
Adil Bourabaa
3 · 6%
Top two — Rayan Bamba & Ewan Hatfout — account for 38% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
50.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
42% reach final third
18% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 58% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it. 42% of progressive passes reached the final third and 18% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 38% of the progression ran through two players, mostly down the right side.

Which lanes actually create the threat

Share of passes played from each lane against its share of the threat (xT) they add. Efficient = more threat than volume, sterile = lots of the ball, little damage.

Per lane — volume vs threat
Right wingefficient
Right half-spacebalanced
Centralbalanced
Left half-spacebalanced
Left wingsterile

Lens

Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 31 progressive passes across 1 match (31.0/game).

Origin lane

Right wing
32%
Right half-space
13%
Central
6%
Left half-space
16%
Left wing
32%
Progression is left-dominant: 45% right side · 6% central · 48% left.

Who generates it

Andrija Bulatovic
8 · 26%
Ruben Aguilar
6 · 19%
Florian Thauvin
4 · 13%
Matthieu Udol
3 · 10%
Michal Skóras
2 · 6%
Top two — Andrija Bulatovic & Ruben Aguilar — account for 45% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
31.0 prog passes/game
mostly left
→
PENETRATION
35% reach final third
26% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 65% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it. 35% of progressive passes reached the final third and 26% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 45% of the progression ran through two players, mostly down the left side.

Which lanes actually create the threat

Share of passes played from each lane against its share of the threat (xT) they add. Efficient = more threat than volume, sterile = lots of the ball, little damage.

Per lane — volume vs threat
Right wingefficient
Right half-spacebalanced
Centralsterile
Left half-spacebalanced
Left wingbalanced
Chance creation4 sections

Chance creation — how the shots come

Le Mans

The question
Where do Le Mans's chances actually come from?

Every shot sorted twice. First by the kind of attack: an attacking transition (the shot came within 15 seconds of winning the ball), a settled attack (open play after the team had the ball), or a set piece.

13shots
2.9xG
0.22xG per shot
3big chances (0.3+ xG)
2goals
Attacking transition: 2 shots (15%)15%2Settled attack: 10 shots (77%)77%10Set piece: 1 shots (8%)8%113SHOTS
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set upShotsGoalsxGxG / shot
Attacking transition 15% of shots210.530.27
Long ball110.330.33
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)100.200.20
Settled attack 77% of shots1012.270.23
Cross200.260.13
Long ball200.100.05
Pass into the box / short pass300.170.06
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)311.740.58
Set piece 8% of shots100.070.07
Corner100.070.07

Every attempt to create — and what came of it

Every pass into the box, every cut-back and every pass before a shot. Red led to a shot, gold to a goal; grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball. Filter by outcome, type or player; tap an arrow for the detail.

Who sets the shots up

PlayerSet-upsxG createdGoals
Adil Bourabaa30.441
Lucas Calodat10.200
Louis Mafouta10.060
Noa Boissé10.060
Rayan Bamba10.050

Who takes them

PlayerShotsxGGoals
Louis Mafouta20.900
Adil Bourabaa20.851
Lucas Calodat20.381
Dame Gueye20.260
Jean Vercruysse20.260
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Le Mans's chances, by xG, is settled attack (2.3 of 2.9 xG, 10 of 13 shots), mostly own creation (carry, dribble, rebound). 2 of the 13 shots (15%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 1 of the 13 shots came from set pieces; 2 goals from 2.9 xG (-0.9).

Lens

The question
Where do Lens's chances actually come from?

Every shot sorted twice. First by the kind of attack: an attacking transition (the shot came within 15 seconds of winning the ball), a settled attack (open play after the team had the ball), or a set piece.

16shots
1.2xG
0.08xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
2goals
Attacking transition: 5 shots (31%)31%5Settled attack: 4 shots (25%)25%4Set piece: 7 shots (44%)44%716SHOTS
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set upShotsGoalsxGxG / shot
Attacking transition 31% of shots500.560.11
Cross100.040.04
Long ball100.120.12
Pass into the box / short pass300.400.13
Settled attack 25% of shots420.330.08
Cross110.110.11
Pass into the box / short pass200.090.05
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)110.130.13
Set piece 44% of shots700.350.05
Corner600.310.05
Free kick100.040.04

Every attempt to create — and what came of it

Every pass into the box, every cut-back and every pass before a shot. Red led to a shot, gold to a goal; grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball. Filter by outcome, type or player; tap an arrow for the detail.

Who sets the shots up

PlayerSet-upsxG createdGoals
Odsonne Édouard20.370
Ruben Aguilar30.201
Andrija Bulatovic10.120
Michal Skóras10.040
Mezian Mesloub10.030

Who takes them

PlayerShotsxGGoals
Florian Thauvin70.640
Abdallah Sima20.241
Franjo Ivanovic10.111
Mezian Mesloub20.090
Jonathan Gradit10.050
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Lens's chances, by xG, is attacking transition (0.6 of 1.2 xG, 5 of 16 shots), mostly pass into the box / short pass. 5 of the 16 shots (31%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 7 of the 16 shots came from set pieces; 2 goals from 1.2 xG (+0.8).

Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide

Le Mans

The question
How does Le Mans deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?

18 crosses: 6 found a team-mate (33%), 3 led to a shot (17%). 4 cut-backs: 0 found a team-mate (0%), 0 led to a shot (0%). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back.

Lens

The question
How does Lens deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?

12 crosses: 3 found a team-mate (25%), 3 led to a shot (25%). 4 cut-backs: 0 found a team-mate (0%), 0 led to a shot (0%). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back.

Crosses by Territory

Le Mans

The question
Which part of the final third does Le Mans actually cross from?

18 crosses in this match (the same crosses as the map above), split into fifteen territories — five channels (both wings, both half-spaces and the centre) by three depths from the halfway line to the byline.

deep right wing: 0 crosses (0%)deep right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep centre: 0 crosses (0%)deep left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep left wing: 1 crosses (6%)6%1advanced right wing: 4 crosses (22%)22%4advanced right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced centre: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left wing: 1 crosses (6%)6%1byline right wing: 6 crosses (33%)33%6byline right half-space: 2 crosses (11%)11%2byline centre: 0 crosses (0%)byline left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline left wing: 4 crosses (22%)22%4
TerritoryCrossesShareLed to a shot
byline · right wing633%2
advanced · right wing422%0
byline · left wing422%1
byline · right half-space211%0
deep · left wing16%0
advanced · left wing16%0

Lens

The question
Which part of the final third does Lens actually cross from?

12 crosses in this match (the same crosses as the map above), split into fifteen territories — five channels (both wings, both half-spaces and the centre) by three depths from the halfway line to the byline.

deep right wing: 1 crosses (8%)8%1deep right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep centre: 0 crosses (0%)deep left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep left wing: 1 crosses (8%)8%1advanced right wing: 0 crosses (0%)advanced right half-space: 2 crosses (17%)17%2advanced centre: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left wing: 2 crosses (17%)17%2byline right wing: 3 crosses (25%)25%3byline right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline centre: 0 crosses (0%)byline left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline left wing: 3 crosses (25%)25%3
TerritoryCrossesShareLed to a shot
byline · right wing325%2
byline · left wing325%0
advanced · right half-space217%0
advanced · left wing217%1
deep · right wing18%0
deep · left wing18%0

On-Ball Value — who moved the game

Every pass, carry, take-on, shot and ball win is worth the change it made to the chance of scoring minus the chance of conceding in the next 10 seconds.

+1.82Le Mans on-ball value
+1.52Lens on-ball value
+0.0+1.0+1.9HALF TIME+1.82+1.520′15′30′45′60′75′90′
Le MansLensEach step up is an action that raised the team's chance of scoring; a drop is one that lowered it
Le Mans — where the value came from
Passes530 actions+0.24
Carries88 actions+0.08
Dribbles17 actions-0.07
Shots13 actions+1.30
Ball wins67 actions+0.28
Lens — where the value came from
Passes477 actions+0.69
Carries100 actions-0.06
Dribbles19 actions-0.05
Shots16 actions+0.75
Ball wins62 actions+0.19
Le Mans — most on-ball value (OBV)
PlayerActionsOBV
Louis Mafouta28+0.762
Jean Vercruysse36+0.224
Dame Gueye16+0.210
Djibril Sidibé37+0.103
Habib Diallo15+0.102
Lucas Calodat (lowest)67-0.086
Lens — most on-ball value (OBV)
PlayerActionsOBV
Abdallah Sima27+0.394
Ruben Aguilar86+0.273
Andrija Bulatovic65+0.215
Florian Thauvin84+0.208
Odsonne Édouard7+0.092
Franjo Ivanovic (lowest)29-0.088
When they lose it1 section

Ball-Loss Map — where attacks die

Le Mans

Every turnover has a location and a cause. This is a rate, not a raw count — the share of pass attempts from each zone that end in a turnover, so a zone they simply play through more often doesn't automatically look riskier.

Loss rate by zone

6 of 21 pass attempts lost here (29%).29%6/21Bamba4 of 26 pass attempts lost here (15%).15%4/26Hatfout9 of 59 pass attempts lost here (15%).15%9/59Hatfout1 of 27 pass attempts lost here (4%).4%1/27Hatfout8 of 27 pass attempts lost here (30%).30%8/27Voyer8 of 57 pass attempts lost here (14%).14%8/57Bamba13 of 70 pass attempts lost here (19%).19%13/70Bretelle4 of 57 pass attempts lost here (7%).7%4/57Gueye7 of 54 pass attempts lost here (13%).13%7/54Voyer11 of 54 pass attempts lost here (20%).20%11/54Vercruysse9 of 31 pass attempts lost here (29%).29%9/31Bamba13 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.6 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.8 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.4 of 20 pass attempts lost here (20%).20%4/20Vercruysseattacking →

How they lose it

Incomplete pass — attacking third
22
Failed forward pass
12
Failed take-on
12
Lost in the defensive third
28
Their weakest zone is the left wing in the defensive third: 30% of 27 pass attempts there are lost (8 times). Separately, 24% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.

Lens

Every turnover has a location and a cause. This is a rate, not a raw count — the share of pass attempts from each zone that end in a turnover, so a zone they simply play through more often doesn't automatically look riskier.

Loss rate by zone

4 of 20 pass attempts lost here (20%).20%4/20Antonio2 of 24 pass attempts lost here (8%).8%2/24Thauvin7 of 70 pass attempts lost here (10%).10%7/70Risser2 of 24 pass attempts lost here (8%).8%2/24Risser6 of 20 pass attempts lost here (30%).30%6/20Udol5 of 67 pass attempts lost here (7%).7%5/67Aguilar6 of 40 pass attempts lost here (15%).15%6/40Bulatovic6 of 39 pass attempts lost here (15%).15%6/39Skóras4 of 33 pass attempts lost here (12%).12%4/33Haidara12 of 51 pass attempts lost here (24%).24%12/51Udol8 of 20 pass attempts lost here (40%).40%8/20Bulatovic7 of 20 pass attempts lost here (35%).35%7/20Thauvin9 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.14 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.6 of 26 pass attempts lost here (23%).23%6/26Thauvinattacking →

How they lose it

Incomplete pass — attacking third
31
Failed forward pass
16
Failed take-on
13
Lost in the defensive third
21
Their weakest zone is the right wing in the attacking third: 40% of 20 pass attempts there are lost (8 times). Separately, 36% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.
Out of possession

Out of possession

How they pressed, where they won the ball, and how the other side got through.

PressingPressing BehaviourHow long they keep it — passes and sec...Winning the ballDefensive Action MapBall-Win MapDefending the boxVulnerability Map
Pressing2 sections

Pressing Behaviour — where it starts

Le Mans

Not just press intensity, but where the 154 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.

Where defensive actions happen

Attacking third
8%
Middle third
47%
Own third
45%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 4.7 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 8% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 47% in midfield.

Where they win it back

71126178171416121346DEFENSIVEMIDDLEATTACKINGR wingR half-spcentralL half-spL wingattack

Darker = more defensive actions.

Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came evenly across the width.

Lens

Not just press intensity, but where the 150 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.

Where defensive actions happen

Attacking third
12%
Middle third
52%
Own third
36%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 5.5 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 12% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 52% in midfield.

Where they win it back

96211171316141520464DEFENSIVEMIDDLEATTACKINGR wingR half-spcentralL half-spL wingattack

Darker = more defensive actions.

Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came evenly across the width.

How long they keep it — passes and seconds until the ball is won

Le Mans

The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Le Mans win it back with a defensive action?

Counted over the 36 opposition possessions that Le Mans ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge.

PASSES THEY GET
5.6passes
median 4 · before Le Mans win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
18sec
median 11s · 36.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
36%
22%
17%
25%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
6.0
19s
15–30′
7.0
27s
30–45+′
5.5
17s
45–60′
7.8
25s
60–75′
4.0
11s
75–90+′
4.9
17s
average passesaverage seconds

Lens

The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Lens win it back with a defensive action?

Counted over the 33 opposition possessions that Lens ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge.

PASSES THEY GET
4.6passes
median 3 · before Lens win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
13sec
median 8s · 33.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
33%
36%
18%
12%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
3.8
8s
15–30′
5.6
23s
30–45+′
7.2
19s
45–60′
5.0
15s
60–75′
3.0
5s
75–90+′
4.1
13s
average passesaverage seconds
Winning the ball2 sections

Defensive Action Map

Every tackle, interception, recovery, clearance, block and aerial duel, one pitch per side. Red won the ball or the duel; a grey ring is one that failed: a duel lost, a tackle missed, dribbled past.

Le Mans — 154 actions, 111 won
Lens — 150 actions, 122 won

Ball-Win Map

Where each side won the ball back, by territory: the pitch cut into thirds and three channels, each zone showing its share of the wins (darker = more). The table lists the five wins highest up the pitch.

Le Mans — 85 wins · 4% in the final third, 40% midfield, 56% own third
own third, right: 11 of 85 wins (13%)13%11 winsown third, centre: 22 of 85 wins (26%)26%22 winsown third, left: 15 of 85 wins (18%)18%15 winsmidfield, right: 14 of 85 wins (16%)16%14 winsmidfield, centre: 7 of 85 wins (8%)8%7 winsmidfield, left: 13 of 85 wins (15%)15%13 winsfinal third, right: 1 of 85 wins (1%)1%1 winfinal third, centre: 0 of 85 wins (0%)final third, left: 2 of 85 wins (2%)2%2 wins
Highest winsTypeMinx
Rayan Bambatackle79′96
Habib Dialloball-recovery94′75
Habib Diallotackle78′72
Harold Voyerinterception39′65
Harold Voyerinterception78′64
Lens — 82 wins · 6% in the final third, 44% midfield, 50% own third
own third, right: 10 of 82 wins (12%)12%10 winsown third, centre: 21 of 82 wins (26%)26%21 winsown third, left: 10 of 82 wins (12%)12%10 winsmidfield, right: 13 of 82 wins (16%)16%13 winsmidfield, centre: 6 of 82 wins (7%)7%6 winsmidfield, left: 17 of 82 wins (21%)21%17 winsfinal third, right: 2 of 82 wins (2%)2%2 winsfinal third, centre: 0 of 82 wins (0%)final third, left: 3 of 82 wins (4%)4%3 wins
Highest winsTypeMinx
Abdallah Simaball-recovery42′88
Ruben Aguilarinterception62′74
Florian Thauvinball-recovery60′71
Odsonne Édouardball-recovery21′69
Abdallah Simaball-recovery43′68
Defending the box1 section

Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them

Le Mans

The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Le Mans? 31 opponent progressive passes and 16 shots faced (1.2 xG against) in this match.

Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Le Mans)

Right wing
35%
Right half-space
6%
Central
7%
Left half-space
17%
Left wing
35%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the right wing (35% of the danger conceded).

Lens

The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Lens? 50 opponent progressive passes and 13 shots faced (2.9 xG against) in this match.

Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Lens)

Right wing
34%
Right half-space
19%
Central
19%
Left half-space
13%
Left wing
14%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the right wing (34% of the danger conceded).
Context

Shape and tactics

How each side set up, and how far from their own norm they played.

Attitude in each thirdAgainst their own normDecision Quality

Attitude in each third

How each side played in each third: wide or central, direct or patient, quick or slow, and what its possessions did next.

Le Mans

Build-up (own third)

safer, slower

right 25% · centre 48% · left 26%

?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.

Actions
?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.
189
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+10.2 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
15%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
19%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
3.3 s
Possessions that went on
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).
60% of 58
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
47%
Progression (middle third)

safer, more recycling, longer passing

right 37% · centre 28% · left 34%

?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.

Actions
?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.
348
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+3.0 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
14%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
13%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.7 s
Possessions that went on
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).
39% of 74
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
53%
Final third

safer, longer passing, more recycling

right 51% · centre 13% · left 36%

?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.

Actions
?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.
98
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
-0.5 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
13%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
9%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.7 s
Possessions ending in a shot
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).
26% of 34
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
47%

Lens

Build-up (own third)

safer, narrow, central, circulating

right 27% · centre 45% · left 28%

?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.

Actions
?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.
194
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+7.4 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
17%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
17%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
3.2 s
Possessions that went on
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).
62% of 53
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
38%
Progression (middle third)

safer, played in the channels, kept on the floor

right 44% · centre 22% · left 34%

?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.

Actions
?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.
285
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+4.2 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
18%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
7%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.5 s
Possessions that went on
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).
39% of 71
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
48%
Final third

safer, less recycling

right 43% · centre 15% · left 42%

?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.

Actions
?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.
117
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+1.7 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
17%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
9%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.6 s
Possessions ending in a shot
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).
33% of 43
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
60%

Against their own norm

The five numbers that departed furthest from each side's own season average — bar right of centre means more than usual, left means less. This is what makes a match unusual rather than merely good or bad.

Le Mans
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Expected goals2.87vs 1.18
Threat from passing5.68vs 4.14
Pass accuracy82%vs 75%
Passes530vs 427
Progressive passes50vs 42
Lens
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Progressive passes31vs 45
Pass accuracy82%vs 84%
Passes477vs 552
Progressive carries46vs 40
Final-third entries33vs 41

Decision Quality — not all completed passes are equal

Le Mans

A 90% pass completion can hide a sideways habit. Grading every pass by the threat it adds separates value creation from safe circulation.

Excellent (high xT gain)
14%
Progressive
1%
Neutral / sideways
46%
Safe / backward
39%
15% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 85% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.

Lens

A 90% pass completion can hide a sideways habit. Grading every pass by the threat it adds separates value creation from safe circulation.

Excellent (high xT gain)
12%
Progressive
0%
Neutral / sideways
52%
Safe / backward
36%
12% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 88% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
Squads

Players

Who stood out, and every player's numbers. Click a player for his own match report.

Who stood out — the most valuable play...Every player — the full numbers

Set pieces

Every corner of the match, drawn from the flag to where the delivery landed, and what came of it within ten seconds. Le Mans: 3 corners, 1 led to a shot; Lens: 9 corners, 4 led to a shot. Stars are direct free kicks at goal.

Le Mans

3Corners
1Led to a shot
3Free kicks, their half
1Set-piece shots
0.07Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
33%1 corner33%1 corner33%1 corner1 from the left flag2 from the right flag

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Lens

9Corners
4Led to a shot
2Free kicks, their half
7Set-piece shots
0.35Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
11%1 corner11%1 corner11%1 corner22%2 corners22%22%2 corners3 from the left flag6 from the right flag

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goal followedshot followedfirst contact wondelivery lost★ direct free kick

Who stood out — the most valuable players

Ranked by on-ball value: what every pass, carry, take-on, shot and ball win added to the chance of scoring, minus what it gave away. Click a card for that player's full match report.

Player of the match · highest on-ball value
Le Mans
Lens

Every player — the full numbers

Every player who played. Click a column to sort. The best value in each column is highlighted.

Click any player to open his own match report: every pass, carry, shot and tackle he made in this match.
Vision AI · building report