§ Ligue 1 · 2025-26 · Matchday 8

Lens 2–1 Paris

  • Édouard 17'
  • Baidoo 64'
  • Lees-Melou 27'

19 October 2025

The match in data

Lens got the better of Paris, 2–1, on 19 October 2025, on matchday 8 of the 2025-26 Ligue 1.

Player of the match: Malang Sarr (Lens), rated 60, thanks above all to 10 final-third passes and 4 tackles. Sarr produced 1.3 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.6 times the cost.

It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.

For Paris, the highest-rated player was Thibault De Smet, with 60.

Florian Thauvin missed a penalty at 9'.

60
Player of the match

Malang Sarr

Lens · 90'

Produced 1.32× and cost 0.61× their position's average

Added
  • 10 final-third passes 1.8×
  • 4 tackles 2.3×
  • 7 duels won 1.6×
Took away
  • 1 time dribbled past 1.7×
  • 6 misplaced passes 1.0×

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.

Lens
PlayerPositionMinRating
Jonathan Gradit Defender 90 61
Malang Sarr ★ Defender 90 60
Odsonne Édouard Forward 59 57
Adrien Thomasson Midfielder 90 54
Robin Risser Goalkeeper 90 52
Mamadou Sangaré Midfielder 90 51
Morgan Guilavogui Forward 90 51
Wesley Saïd Forward 31 51
Samson Baidoo Defender 90 50
Florian Thauvin Forward 72 47
Ruben Aguilar Defender 73 41
Matthieu Udol Defender 90 34
Abdallah Sima Forward 18 no rating
Saud Abdulhamid Defender 17 no rating
Florian Sotoca Forward 1 no rating
Paris
PlayerPositionMinRating
Thibault De Smet Defender 46 60
Ilan Kebbal Forward 90 50
Samir Chergui Defender 90 50
Otávio Defender 90 49
Hamari Traoré Defender 90 48
Pierre Lees-Melou Midfielder 82 45
Obed Nkambadio Goalkeeper 90 44
Maxime Lopez Midfielder 90 43
Nhoa Sangui Defender 44 42
Moses Simon Forward 63 40
Adama Camara Midfielder 72 32
Jean-Philippe Krasso Forward 63 32
Willem Geubbels Forward 27 31
Alimami Gory Forward 27 13
Jonathan Ikoné Forward 18 no rating
Vincent Marchetti Midfielder 8 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Lens player completed the most dribbles?

Florian Thauvin, with 3 completed dribbles. Next: Mamadou Sangaré 1, Matthieu Udol 1.

In Lens's 2–1 victory against Paris, Florian Thauvin stood out in individual take-ons by completing 3 dribbles. Mamadou Sangaré and Matthieu Udol managed just 1 each.

Which Paris player won the most aerial duels?

Jean-Philippe Krasso, with 6 aerial duels won. Next: Samir Chergui 3, Hamari Traoré 2.

Despite Paris falling 2–1 to Lens, Jean-Philippe Krasso provided an effective target by winning 6 aerial duels. Samir Chergui followed with 3, while Hamari Traoré recorded 2.

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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Lens 2–1 Paris, Ligue 1 2025-26. Player of the match: Malang Sarr, 60
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.