Lille vs Lens 1-0

Lille beat Lens 1-0 at Stade Pierre-Mauroy after Olivier Giroud scored in the 86th minute, settling a match that had stayed level for most of the night.

The first half brought no goals, with Lens's Saud Abdulhamid booked in the 10th minute and Lille's Davide Ancelotti going into the book on 45 minutes. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Lens made two changes on 62 minutes, then two more on 69, while Lille sent on Dilane Bakwa and Giroud in the 73rd minute and later introduced Calvin Verdonk on 78 minutes. Giroud, who came on in the 73rd minute, scored in the 86th minute to make it 1-0 after Hákon Arnar Haraldsson had been replaced by Gaëtan Perrin in stoppage time. Lille protected the lead through the closing minutes, and Lens never found an equaliser.

The numbers pointed towards Lille throughout. They had 62% of the ball, 582 passes to Lens's 352, 16 shots to 5, and 7 on target to 3. Lille also had the edge in expected goals at 1.79 to 0.25 and won 10 corners to 2, while Lens had 14 fouls to Lille's 7 and Lille's goalkeeper made 3 saves compared with 6 for Lens.

The only booking beyond the first half came for Saud Abdulhamid in the 10th minute. There were no red cards.