Le Mans 2-2 Lens: two-goal half-time lead is wiped out
Short review AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- xG 2.59 v 1.62: Le Mans had better chances
- From 2-0 up to 2-2 by 51'
- Sub Ivanović scored in 45 minutes
Le Mans let a two-goal lead slip
Le Mans scored in the 32nd and 44th minutes to lead 2-0, but Lens replied in the 45th and 51st to leave with a draw. Le Mans had the better chances, with an xG of 2.59 against 1.62, yet their two goals fell short of that figure.
Lens' half-time changes paid off at once
Lens made three substitutions at half-time, and one of them, Franjo Ivanović, equalised in the 51st minute from a Ruben Aguilar assist. Ivanović's equaliser was worth +0.9 FN xPts, the largest of Lens' moments in the match.
Player of the match
Adil Bourabaa 8.1Dominant
He scored once, set up another and had two shots and two key passes.
Adil Bourabaa earned his FN Score mainly through attacking output. His 32nd-minute opener put Le Mans ahead, and his assist for Lucas Calodat in the 44th minute made it 2-0.
Game state
1-02-02-12-2
Le Mans ahead 19 min · level 71 min · Lens ahead 0 min
- Franjo Ivanović — off the bench 45 min · 1G 0A
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.
32'
Adil Bourabaa
Goal
+0.9
44'
Lucas Calodat
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Adil Bourabaa +0.2
+0.7
45'
Abdallah Sima
Goal
+0.5
51'
Franjo Ivanović
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Ruben Aguilar +0.3
+0.9
Le Mans
Expected (last two seasons) 0.9Own moments +1.6Opponent moments −1.7Time effect +0.2→ League points won 1
Lens
Expected (last two seasons) 1.9Own moments +1.4Opponent moments −1.3Time effect −1.0→ League points won 1
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
Le MansLens
2.59Expected goals (xG)1.62
Compared with usual
Le Mans
3 matches this season, all competitions baseline
Lens
4 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2.3 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.8 | |
| Shots | 16 | 18 | |
| On target | 6 | 7.5 | |
| Shots faced | 13 | 12.8 | |
| Possession | 47% | 55.3% | |
| Passes | 432 | 477 | |
| Corners | 9 | 6.8 | |
| Fouls | 11 | 10.8 | |
Timeline
- 15'
Yellow
Noa Boissé
- 20'
Yellow
Michaël Cuisance
- 28'
Yellow
Jean Vercruysse
- 32'
Goal
Adil Bourabaa league goal #2
- 38'
Yellow
Andrija Bulatović
- 44'
Goal
Lucas Calodat league goal #1 assist Adil Bourabaa
- 45'
Goal
Abdallah Sima league goal #1
- 46'
Sub
Noa Boissé → Djibril Sidibé
- 46'
Sub
Michaël Cuisance → Amadou Haidara
- 46'
Sub
Michal Skoras → Mezian Mesloub
- 46'
Sub
Odsonne Édouard → Franjo Ivanović
- 51'
Goal
Franjo Ivanović league goal #2 assist Ruben Aguilar
- 53'
Yellow
Florian Thauvin
- 55'
Sub
Jonathan Gradit → Jean-Clair Todibo
- 65'
Sub
Jean Vercruysse → Daouda Traore
- 65'
Sub
Lucas Bretelle → Alexandre Lauray
- 65'
Sub
Dame Gueye → Habibou Diallo
- 76'
Sub
Abdallah Sima → Thorgan Hazard
- 77'
Sub
Samuel Yohou → Raúl Torrente
- 78'
VAR
Thorgan Hazard
Category leaders
- Key passesRuben Aguilar3
- Duels wonDame Gueye7/9
- DribblesFlorian Thauvin3/5
- Defensive actionsSamuel Yohou5
- ShotsFlorian Thauvin4 (on target 3)
- Fouls wonLucas Bretelle4
#Ligue 1#Le Mans#Lens#Adil Bourabaa#Franjo Ivanović#Matchweek 4
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.