Lens 1-3 Monaco - December 20, 1996 / Division 1 1996/1997
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62'
LEN
21' - Goal
Victor Ikpeba
33' - Goal
Gilles Grimandi
45' - Goal
Sonny Anderson
LEN

46' - Substitution
Patrick Blondeauis substituted by Philippe Léonard
54' - Substitution
Aleksandr Rychkovis substituted by Yoann Lachor
54' - Substitution
Frédéric Meyrieuis substituted by Hervé Arsène54
62' - Goal
Titi Camara62
69' - Substitution
Victor Ikpebais substituted by Thierry Henry
75' - Substitution
Philippe Brunelis substituted by Anthony Colinet75
76' - Substitution
Sonny Andersonis substituted by Marco Grassi
MON
MON
Team line-ups
Lens
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Guillaume Warmuz | 26 | 173 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jean-Guy Wallemme | 29 | 376 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jean-Marc Adjovi-Boco | 32 | 207 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David Régis | 28 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Christophe Delmotte | 27 | 103 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Marc-Vivien Foé | 21 | 61 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Philippe Brunel | 75 | 23 | 52 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Michaël Debève | 26 | 108 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Aleksandr Rychkov | 54 | 22 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Frédéric Meyrieu | 54 | 28 | 143 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Titi Camara | 62 | 24 | 61 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
26 years
Average number of matches played for the team
121
Monaco
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Fabien Barthez | 25 | 53 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Franck Dumas | 28 | 194 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Lilian Martin | 25 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gilles Grimandi | 33 | 26 | 87 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Martin Djetou | 22 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Patrick Blondeau | 46 | 28 | 172 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Sylvain Legwinski | 23 | 88 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
John Collins | 28 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ali Benarbia | 28 | 55 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Sonny Anderson | 4576 | 26 | 97 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Victor Ikpeba | 2169 | 23 | 119 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
25.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
85
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Yoann Lachor | 54 | 20 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Anthony Colinet | 75 | 20 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Hervé Arsène | 54 | 33 | 216 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Philippe Léonard | 46 | 22 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Thierry Henry | 69 | 19 | 59 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Marco Grassi | 76 | 28 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Guillaume Warmuz
IN
Christophe Marichez
OUT
Jean-Guy Wallemme
IN
Fréderic Déhu
OUT
Philippe Brunel
IN
Vladimir Smicer
OUT
Aleksandr Rychkov
IN
Hervé Arsène
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Victor Ikpeba
IN
Marco Grassi
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
43
26
Success rate in this team:
31 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
41 %
Muslin vs Monaco
0 victory
1 draw
7 losses
Muslin vs Tigana
0 victory
0 draw
4 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
41
76
Success rate in this team:
54 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
51 %
Tigana vs Lens
3 victories
2 draws
4 losses
Tigana vs Muslin
4 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Referee
Stéphane Bré
22 victories |
9 draws |
17 losses |
Lens48 matches | General total | Monaco50 matches | 21 victories |
12 draws |
17 losses |
1 victory |
0 draw |
2 losses |
Lens3 matches | Season total | Monaco5 matches | 4 victories |
1 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on May 11, 2011 | Latest figure on November 21, 2010 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures

Lens keeps its 4 consecutive losses at home running (since 13/11/1996). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 10/12/1988-22/02/1989 time period (4 matches).

End of streak for Monaco after 6 matches without conceding any goal in Ligue 1 (since 13/11/1996).

Victor Ikpeba scored 5 goals vs Lens in his professional career
General ranking
| +1 | 14 | Cannes | 28 pts | 23 rd |
| -1 | 15 | Le Havre | 25 pts | 23 rd |
| 16 | Lens | 25 pts | 23 rd | |
| 17 | Montpellier | 22 pts | 23 rd | |
| 18 | Caen | 20 pts | 23 rd |
General ranking
| 1 | Monaco | 48 pts | 23 rd | |
| 2 | Paris SG | 44 pts | 23 rd | |
| 3 | Bastia | 42 pts | 23 rd | |
| 4 | Bordeaux | 37 pts | 23 rd | |
| +2 | 5 | Strasbourg | 37 pts | 23 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DLens 2-2 Metz05/10/1996 | VLens 2-0 Rennes19/10/1996 | VLens 3-2 Nice02/11/1996 | LLens 3-4 Bordeaux13/11/1996 | LLens 1-2 Strasbourg23/11/1996 | LLens 0-4 Nantes06/12/1996 |
| Overall | DLens 2-2 Metz05/10/1996 | VLens 2-0 Rennes19/10/1996 | VLens 3-2 Nice02/11/1996 | LLens 3-4 Bordeaux13/11/1996 | LLens 1-2 Strasbourg23/11/1996 | LLens 0-4 Nantes06/12/1996 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 3 | 3 |
| Winless streak | 3 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 5 | 5 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 4 | 4 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 7 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 2 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
16 |
General ranking (Competition total) |
1 |
|
15 |
General ranking (Home / Away) |
2 |
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
|
22 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
22 |
|
10 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
11 |
|
7 |
Victories (Competition total) |
13 |
|
4 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
4 |
Draws (Competition total) |
6 |
|
2 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
11 |
Losses (Competition total) |
3 |
|
4 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
3 |
Goals
|
25 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
37 |
|
17 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
15 |
|
35 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
16 |
|
18 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
10 |
|
1.14 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.68 |
|
1.7 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.36 |
|
1.59 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.73 |
|
1.8 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0.91 |
Betting aid
|
11 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
9 |
|
7 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
6 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
10 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
8 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
5 |
|
3 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
10 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
11 |
|
6 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
3-2 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-0 |
Bookings
|
23 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
14 |
|
23 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
![]() | Fréderic Déhu | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 6 goals | Victor Ikpeba | ![]() |
![]() | Fréderic Déhu | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
![]() | Fréderic Déhu | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
![]() | Fréderic Déhu | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
![]() | Michaël Debève | 1 assist | Player with most assists (Competition total) | 2 assists | Victor Ikpeba | ![]() |
![]() | Michaël Debève | 1 assist | Player with most assists (Home / Away) | - | ||
![]() | Fréderic Déhu | 3 goals during the last 4 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Sonny Anderson | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
52 gf
36 ga
Away
28 gf
85 ga
Total
80 gf
121 ga
Historical head to head
Home
85 gf
28 ga
Away
36 gf
52 ga
Total
121 gf
80 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
September 25, 1961 |
| Home | 5 - 0 |
September 25, 1961 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 0 |
April 29, 1995 |
| Away | 3 - 0 |
August 28, 1979 |
Latest head to head
September 03, 1996 - Division 1 1996/1997
April 08, 1996 - Division 1 1995/1996
January 13, 1996 - Coupe de France 1995/1996
November 04, 1995 - Division 1 1995/1996
April 29, 1995 - Division 1 1994/1995
Best historical scorers against Monaco
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Maryan Wisniewski | 5 goals | 1954 - 1961 |
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Michel Margottin | 3 goals | 1960 - 1961 |
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Michel Lafranceschina | 3 goals | 1961 - 1962 |
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Romain Arghirudis | 3 goals | 1973 - 1974 |
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Egon Jönsson | 3 goals | 1955 - 1956 |
![]() |
Georges Lech | 3 goals | 1966 - 1968 |
Best historical scorers against Lens
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Delio Onnis | 12 goals | 1974 - 1979 |
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Youri Djorkaeff | 7 goals | 1992 - 1995 |
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Lucien Cossou | 6 goals | 1960 - 1963 |
![]() |
Julien Stopyra | 4 goals | 1955 - 1956 |
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Victor Ikpeba | 4 goals | 1993 - 1996 |
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Raymond Kaelbel | 4 goals | 1957 - 1960 |
Players with most games played vs Monaco
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Bernard Placzek | 22 matches | 1957 - 1968 |
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Éric Sikora | 17 matches | 1985 - 1996 |
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Jean-Guy Wallemme | 17 matches | 1986 - 1996 |
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Maryan Wisniewski | 15 matches | 1954 - 1963 |
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Didier Sénac | 14 matches | 1980 - 1987 |
![]() |
Louis Polonia | 13 matches | 1959 - 1966 |
Players with most games played vs Lens
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Jean-Luc Ettori | 26 matches | 1977 - 1994 |
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Claude Puel | 24 matches | 1980 - 1996 |
![]() |
François Ludo | 18 matches | 1953 - 1962 |
![]() |
Manuel Amoros | 15 matches | 1981 - 1989 |
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Georges Thomas | 14 matches | 1955 - 1963 |
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Szkudlapski Théo | 14 matches | 1960 - 1967 |
They played in both sides
99 matches
318 matches
96 matches
251 matches
79 matches
64 matches
72 matches
89 matches
38 matches
16 matches
11 matches
5 matches
They played in both sides
99 matches
318 matches
96 matches
251 matches
72 matches
89 matches
79 matches
64 matches
1 match
53 matches
38 matches
16 matches
Competition info
The other matches
December 19, 1996
December 20, 1996
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
| ![]() | Monaco | 48 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 17 | +23 |
2
| ![]() | Paris SG | 44 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 16 | +19 |
3
| ![]() | Bastia | 42 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 24 | +9 |
4
| ![]() | Bordeaux | 37 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 26 | +7 |
+25
| ![]() | Strasbourg | 37 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 28 | 30 | -2 |
6
| ![]() | Metz | 36 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 19 | +6 |
-27
| ![]() | Auxerre | 35 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 17 | +11 |
+18
| ![]() | Nantes | 34 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 42 | 25 | +17 |
-19
| ![]() | Lyon | 32 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 34 | -4 |
+210
| ![]() | Rennes | 31 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 32 | -3 |
-111
| ![]() | Marseille | 30 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 22 | +2 |
-112
| ![]() | Guingamp | 29 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 20 | -2 |
13
| ![]() | Lille | 29 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 33 | -9 |
+114
| ![]() | Cannes | 28 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 23 | -8 |
-115
| ![]() | Le Havre | 25 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 28 | -5 |
16
| ![]() | Lens | 25 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 38 | -12 |
17
| ![]() | Montpellier | 22 | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 26 | -7 |
18
| ![]() | Caen | 20 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 28 | -10 |
19
| ![]() | Nancy | 19 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 30 | -11 |
20
| ![]() | Nice | 17 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 40 | -21 |








































































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