Slavia Praha vs 10.09.26 19:002 – 3Full TimeLens — UEFA Champions League: stats, lineups & analysis

Match report

Lens snatch stoppage-time win at Slavia Praha in Champions League opener

Slavia Praha lost 2-3 to Lens in a dramatic UEFA Champions League League Stage match at Fortuna Arena, having led for much of the second half only to concede twice in stoppage time. The match was goalless at half-time before swinging wildly in the closing stages.

AI-assisted match report written from official match data.

Slavia were reduced to ten men in the 49th minute when Mikuláš Konečný was sent off, but they took the lead soon after through Danijel Šturm, assisted by Samuel Isife, in the 51st minute. Lens equalised through Abdallah Sima in the 73rd minute before Šturm restored Slavia's advantage in the 88th minute.

Deep into stoppage time, Lens turned the match on its head. Florian Thauvin, assisted by Mezian Mesloub, levelled in the first minute of added time, and Ruben Aguilar completed the turnaround moments later to hand Lens all three points despite playing a man up for less than an hour.

Florian Thauvin scored the stoppage-time equaliser and finished with a rating of 8.2, while Danijel Šturm's brace for Slavia was not enough to prevent defeat.

Lens dominated possession with 63% of the ball against Slavia's 37%, reflecting their control despite going a man down for much of the second half.

Lens won 3–2 away against Slavia Praha (half-time 0–0).

Slavia Praha met Lens in the UEFA Champions League (League Stage - 1). Kick-off was Thursday, 10 September 2026, 19:00 UTC at Sinobo Stadium. Referee: Vassilis Fotias.

Team pages: Slavia Praha · Lens · UEFA Champions League

Key moments

49' Red card: Mikuláš Konečný
51' Goal: Danijel Šturm (assist: Samuel Isife) — 1–0 · Watch Danijel Šturm's goal video (51')
73' Goal: Abdallah Sima — 1–1 · Watch Abdallah Sima's goal video (73')
88' Goal: Danijel Šturm — 2–1 · Watch Danijel Šturm's goal video (88')
90+1' Goal: Florian Thauvin (assist: Mezian Mesloub) — 2–2 · Watch Florian Thauvin's goal video (90+1')
90+3' Goal: Ruben Aguilar — 2–3 · Watch Ruben Aguilar's goal video (90+3')

Starting line-ups

Slavia Praha (3-4-2-1)

Lens (3-4-2-1)

Sirius · Why these numbers

Before kick-off Sirius gave Slavia Praha 24%, the draw 24%, Lens 52%. It finished Slavia Praha 2–3 Lens.

Lens' rating gap outweighs Slavia Praha's home ground — Lens are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and their cold finishing due to recover on top gives Lens the lean. The draw at 24% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.

Why Lens at 52%?

Lens sit 216 points higher on our strength rating — 1685 to 1901. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge on the road won 51.9% of 6,077 such games. Lens sit -0.40 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Finishing swings carry a receipt at this rating gap too: sides finishing this cold won 39.0% of 2,431 such games where the class table expected 36.3%. The 300 most similar past games finished 25–21–54.

Why only 52%?

Slavia Praha sit -0.52 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Finishing swings carry a receipt at this rating gap too: sides finishing this cold won 39.0% of 2,431 such games where the class table expected 36.3%.

Why the draw at 24%?

With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.0%. These teams' recent games average 3.0 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 25,037.

What did we measure but not count?

Slavia Praha have shed 60 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.7% of 9,733 such games vs 34.6% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar.

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About this match

On this page: the Slavia Praha vs Lens final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Champions League fixture.

Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.

Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Slavia Praha 2–3 Lens. Explore more on the Slavia Praha and Lens team pages or the UEFA Champions League page.

Quick answers

›What was the final score of Slavia Praha vs Lens?

Lens won 3–2 away against Slavia Praha (half-time 0–0).

›Who scored in Slavia Praha vs Lens?

Danijel Šturm (51') for Slavia Praha; Abdallah Sima (73') for Lens; Danijel Šturm (88') for Slavia Praha; Florian Thauvin (90+1') for Lens; Ruben Aguilar (90+3') for Lens.

›Where can I watch Slavia Praha vs Lens highlights?

Goal highlights and video clips from Slavia Praha 2–3 Lens are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.