Ligue 1 · Matchweek 2
Gessime Yassine 48'
Gessime Yassine 85'
HT 0:1
Florian Thauvin 38' (pen)
Sat, 29 Aug 2026, 16:15 (UK) · Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg
Strasbourg 18th → 6th · 3 pts|Lens 3rd · 3 pts

Strasbourg fell behind to a first-half penalty but Gessime Yassine's brace, both set up by Sebastian Nanasi, beat Lens.

Player of the matchGessime Yassine8.6Decisive moment85' Gessime Yassine+1.7

Strasbourg 2-1 Lens: Yassine's double completes the turnaround

Key numbers

  • xG 1.83 v 2.91: Lens had the better chances
  • Six saves from Jørgensen protected the lead
  • Yassine 2 goals, Nanasi 2 assists; 18th to 6th

Strasbourg survive Lens' better chances

Strasbourg conceded a Florian Thauvin penalty in the 38th minute but still came back to win 2-1. Lens had the higher xG, 2.91 to 1.83, and Filip Jørgensen needed six saves to keep the hosts in front.

Yassine and Nanasi strike twice

Gessime Yassine scored in the 48th and 85th minutes, and Sebastian Nanasi provided the assist both times. The 85th-minute winner was worth +1.7 FN xPts, as it turned a level match into a lead.

Player of the match
Gessime Yassine 8.6Dominant

He scored twice and won 10 of his 18 duels.

Yassine attempted eight dribbles and drew four fouls, which kept Strasbourg's attack moving. That work produced the equaliser in the 48th minute and the winner in the 85th.

Game state

0-11-12-1
Strasbourg ahead 5 min · level 75 min · Lens ahead 10 min

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

38' Florian Thauvin Pen goal +0.9
48' Gessime Yassine Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Sebastian Nanasi +0.2 +0.8
85' Gessime Yassine Goal · scorer +1.2 · assist Sebastian Nanasi +0.5 +1.7
Strasbourg Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments +2.5Opponent moments −0.8Time effect −0.1→ League points won 3
Lens Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments +0.9Opponent moments −2.0Time effect −0.3→ League points won 0

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

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Match stats

StrasbourgLens
52%Possession48%
1.83Expected goals (xG)2.91
0.11xG per shot0.17
16Shots17
7Shots on target7
44%Shots on target %41%
12Shots in box12
444Passes415
86%Pass accuracy85%
3Corners6
6Saves5
10Fouls11
2Yellow cards2
3Offsides3

Timeline

  • 36' Yellow Jeyland Mitchell
  • 38' Goal Florian Thauvin (pen) league goal #3
  • 48' Goal Gessime Yassine league goal #1 assist Sebastian Nanasi
  • 56' VAR Jacobo Ortega
  • 62' Sub Maik Nawrocki → Ruben Aguilar
  • 69' Yellow Franjo Ivanović
  • 72' Sub Michaël Cuisance → Andrija Bulatović
  • 73' Sub Franjo Ivanović → Thorgan Hazard
  • 76' Sub Giovanni Reyna → Samuel Amo-Ameyaw
  • 80' Yellow Ruben Aguilar
  • 83' Yellow Gessime Yassine
  • 83' Sub Lucas Høgsberg → Karim Coulibaly
  • 83' Sub Jacobo Ortega → Sékou Mara
  • 85' Goal Gessime Yassine league goal #2 assist Sebastian Nanasi
  • 89' Sub Michał Skóraś → Mezian Mesloub
  • 89' Sub Abdallah Sima → Florian Sotoca
  • 90' Sub Sebastian Nanasi → Mateo Del Blanco
  • 90' Sub Gessime Yassine → Fabio Baldé

Category leaders

  • Key passesFlorian Thauvin5
  • Duels wonGessime Yassine10/18
  • DribblesGessime Yassine4/8
  • Defensive actionsYassine Titraoui9
  • ShotsGessime Yassine3 (on target 2)
  • Fouls wonGessime Yassine4
#Strasbourg#Lens#Ligue 1#Gessime Yassine#Sebastian Nanasi#Florian Thauvin

This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.