Lens 2–3 Monaco
- Édouard 3'
- Thauvin 56'
- Balogun 62'
- Zakaria 70'
- Fati 72'
21 February 2026
The match in data
A 3–2 win for Monaco against Lens on 21 February 2026, on matchday 23 of the 2025-26 Ligue 1.
Monaco came from behind: they were trailing 2–0 at 56'.
Player of the match: Folarin Balogun (Monaco), rated 67, thanks above all to 0.75 xG and 1 goal. Balogun produced 1.5 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Lens, the highest-rated player was Nidal Celik, with 65.
Folarin Balogun
Monaco · 85'
Produced 1.46× and cost 0.34× their position's average
- 0.75 xG 2.8×
- 1 goal 3.7×
- 3 shots on target 3.5×
- 1 shot off target, worth 0.19 1.2×
- 2 misplaced passes 0.4×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nidal Celik | Defender | 90 | 65 |
| Florian Thauvin | Forward | 90 | 64 |
| Odsonne Édouard | Forward | 63 | 58 |
| Saud Abdulhamid | Defender | 75 | 55 |
| Ismaëlo Ganiou | Defender | 90 | 54 |
| Malang Sarr | Defender | 90 | 53 |
| Allan Saint-Maximin | Forward | 75 | 53 |
| Abdallah Sima | Forward | 27 | 53 |
| Matthieu Udol | Defender | 90 | 39 |
| Adrien Thomasson | Midfielder | 90 | 37 |
| Robin Risser | Goalkeeper | 90 | 29 |
| Andrija Bulatovic | Midfielder | 87 | 27 |
| Rayan Fofana | Forward | 15 | no rating |
| Ruben Aguilar | Defender | 12 | no rating |
| Anthony Bermont | Midfielder | 3 | no rating |
| Florian Sotoca | Forward | 3 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ansu Fati | Forward | 21 | 77 |
| Folarin Balogun ★ | Forward | 85 | 67 |
| Denis Zakaria | Midfielder | 90 | 63 |
| Krépin Diatta | Midfielder | 31 | 56 |
| J. Teze | Defender | 90 | 49 |
| Wout Faes | Defender | 90 | 45 |
| Thilo Kehrer | Defender | 90 | 42 |
| Caio Henrique | Defender | 90 | 40 |
| Lamine Camara | Midfielder | 90 | 38 |
| Philipp Köhn | Goalkeeper | 90 | 34 |
| Aladji Bamba | Midfielder | 59 | 33 |
| Mamadou Coulibaly | Midfielder | 90 | 32 |
| Simon Adingra | Forward | 69 | 20 |
| Mika Biereth | Forward | 5 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Lens player recovered the most balls?
Malang Sarr, with 9 recoveries. Next: Nidal Celik 6, Allan Saint-Maximin 6.
In the 2–3 defeat against Monaco, Malang Sarr stood out for Lens with 9 ball recoveries. Sarr topped Nidal Celik and Allan Saint-Maximin, who each finished with 6.
Which Monaco player recovered the most balls?
J. Teze, with 9 recoveries. Next: Lamine Camara 8, Mamadou Coulibaly 6.
J. Teze was key in Monaco's 2–3 victory over Lens, recording 9 ball recoveries. Lamine Camara followed closely with 8, while Mamadou Coulibaly added 6.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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