Home team Substitutions 5

Away team Substitutions 5

Home team Fouls 10

Away team Fouls 8

Home team Corner kicks 8

Away team Corner kicks 5

Home team Shots on target 7

Away team Shots on target 4

Home team Shots off target 8

Away team Shots off target 6

Home team Goals 3

Away team Goals 1

Home team Assists 2

Away team Assists 1

Home team Goalkeeper saves 3

Away team Goalkeeper saves 4

Home team Offsides 2

Away team Offsides 3

As rightly suggested by the statistics for this key Ligue 1 showdown between Lens and Nantes, the home side proved to be the dominant force. Lens was clearly the more assertive team on the night, coming out victorious with a 3-1 scoreline.

Lens exerted pressure throughout the game as reflected in their significantly higher figures in terms of shots on target and corner kicks. They converted 3 out of 7 shots on target into goals. This efficient conversion rate coupled with their aggressive attack as indicated by 8 corner kicks and 10 fouls caused significant challenges for the Nantes defense.

The impact of Lens's substitutes cannot be overlooked as all 5 substitutions were utilized. This indicates that the home side's strategy of keeping fresh legs on the field combined with their aggressive play-edged them to victory. Their goalie also played a significant role contributing with 3 crucial saves resulting in the limitation of Nantes to only a single goal.

On the other hand, Nantes struggled to hit the back of the net as is evident from their lower shots on target and corner kicks. However, the away side goalie had a busy day between the posts with more saves than his home side counterpart. With an increase in offense attempts and shooting accuracy, Nantes could perhaps have presented a stiffer competition.

The clean game exhibited by both teams is clearly reflected by the zero yellow and red cards, implying a fair and respectful game play.

Lens's commanding play in terms of increasing number of shots on target, efficient goal conversion rate, indefatigable defense, and timely substitutions reflect on their well-deserved victory. The Nantes team, while putting up a strong defense, fell short because of reduced attacking vigor and accuracy.

Thus, this match was a classic case of dominant and effective offensive play overcoming stout, but less assertive defense.

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