Ligue 1 · France

Lens

2nd of 18

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55.9

Squad season

top-XI average · this season

57.3

Squad rating

mean squad Rating · 33/36 rated

Club profile

LeagueLigue 1

League position2nd of 18

Squad size35

Average age25.1

CountryFrance

Team scout report

Title contender2nd of 18 · Ligue 1

Lens sit 2nd of 18 in the Ligue 1, in the title race. Their starting XI is averaging a Season rating of 55.9 this campaign, built on a squad-talent Rating of 57.3 across the wider group. Recent form reads WLWDD.

Year-on-year, the XI's form is up 122.1% on last season (Season 25.5 → 56.6), while squad talent has risen 8.6% (Rating 51.5 → 56). Of the 20 players with a season to compare, 11 improved their individual Season rating on a year ago.

A. Thomasson is the form pick (Season 71), while R. Risser carries the highest ceiling (Rating 89). In the market, the headline arrival is E. Wahi (€ 30M), and M. Sarr is the most valuable asset at 65.7.

55.9

122.1%

Squad season

57.3

8.6%

Squad rating

2ndof 18

League finish

WLWDD

Last 5

Marquee signing

E. Wahi

€ 30M

Top asset

M. Sarr

Value 65.7

Squad analysis

Balance by position

Average Season & Rating per unit.

Goalkeepers

1142

Defence

2663

Midfield

2758

Attack

2059

Top performers

Highest Season ratings in the squad.

7143

6871

6388

6036

5584

5563

5543

5455

Season (form)Rating (potential)

Goals & assists

Top scorers

1O. Édouard12goals
2W. Saïd12goals
3F. Thauvin11goals
4R. Fofana5goals
5I. Ganiou3goals

Top assists

1A. Thomasson9assists
2M. Udol7assists
3F. Thauvin6assists
4Saud Abdulhamid4assists
5A. Bulatović4assists

Squad · 35

		Nat.
1	R. Gurtner Goalkeeper	France	39	0.5	1	—	0100%	386.1%
16	M. Gorgelin Goalkeeper	France	36	1.9	1	—	0100%	1152.4%
30	A. Delplace Goalkeeper	France	19	31	—	—	0	66
40	R. Risser Goalkeeper	France	21	46.7	38	—	45395.6%	8948.9%
60	I. Jourdren Goalkeeper	—	17	—	—	—	—	—
4	N. Äelik Centre-back	Bosnia and Herzegovina	20	35.5	9	—	14	72
6	S. Baidoo Centre-back	Austria	22	51.1	28	2	55	84
14	M. Udol Defensive midfielder played MID · DEF	France	30	26	40	1	544.5%	55±0%
20	M. Sarr Full-back	France	27	65.7	39	—	68125.3%	713.1%
23	Saud Abdulhamid Defensive midfielder played MID · DEF Loanfrom Roma	Saudi Arabia	27	37.3	31	2	35789.7%	644%
24	J. Gradit Centre-back	France	33	8.7	10	—	3718.7%	2634.3%
29	A. Masuaku Full-back played DEF · MID Loanfrom Sunderland on loan at Sunderland · 107 min, 0g	Congo DR	32	5.3	10	—	881.2%	2330.4%
32	K. Antonio Full-back	France	18	32.8	7	—	987.5%	7510.8%
37	I. Ganiou Full-back	France	21	44.3	29	3	4350.3%	8437.9%
39	O. Lenne Centre-back	France	19	31	—	—	0	66
—	S. Sagnan Centre-back	France	21	34.2	—	—	0	65
2	R. Aguilar Defensive midfielder played MID · DEF	France	33	10.2	29	2	4668.3%	3010.2%
5	A. Bulatović Defensive midfielder	Montenegro	19	35.2	22	—	23	76
8	M. Sangaré Defensive midfielder earlier at Rapid Vienna · 210 min, 0g	Mali	24	61.1	35	3	63798.6%	8870.6%
15	H. Ojediran Central midfielder	Nigeria	22	35.3	—	—	0	64
21	A. Haidara Defensive midfielder	Mali	28	17.1	10	1	954.5%	4922.8%
28	A. Thomasson Defensive midfielder	France	32	16.6	36	3	7112.9%	4314.1%
33	F. Sylla Defensive midfielder	France	20	33	5	—	3	67
35	A. Bermont Central midfielder	France	21	34.7	11	—	194.5%	664.3%
41	M. Soares Attacking midfielder	—	16	28	1	1	2	74
—	A. Diallo Central midfielder	France	20	32.6	—	—	0	66
7	F. Sotoca Attacking midfielder played FWD · MID	France	35	2.6	30	1	651.8%	1542.8%
10	F. Thauvin Attacking midfielder	France	33	12.1	37	11	6061.7%	368.9%
11	O. Édouard Centre-forward	France	28	32.3	36	12	55	639%
19	A. Sima Attacking midfielder played FWD · MID	Senegal	25	41.1	27	2	1455%	717.7%
22	W. Saïd Attacking midfielder	France	31	18.9	34	12	55295.7%	430.5%
29	M. Guilavogui Winger	Guinea	28	16.5	18	1	681.4%	4728.8%
34	Erawan Garnier Centre-forward	Thailand	20	32.7	1	—	0	66
38	R. Fofana Attacking midfielder	France	20	38.2	29	5	19	7718.6%
—	K. Diliwidi Attacker	—	20	—	—	—	—	—