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LIGUE 1 Matchweek 8

Lens vs Paris FC

Match data · Stade Bollaert-Delelis Updated

Full time

Lens2–1Paris FC

GoalsLens F. Thauvin 63' · T. Hazard 83'Paris FC L. Koleosho 45'

Kicked off 2026.10.24. The data below is as it stood before kick-off and has not been edited to match the result. See the full head-to-head record

Lens host Paris FC in Ligue 1 matchweek 8: Sat 24 Oct, 20:45 CEST (25 Oct 03:45 KST) at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. Referee not yet appointed at time of writing.

The last 2 league meetings: Lens 2 wins, 0 draws, Paris FC 0 wins; the most recent was Paris FC 0–5 Lens in 2026/02. Last five games in all competitions: Lens W2 D0 L3, Paris FC W3 D1 L1.

Last 2 meetings2 · 0 · 0Lens W · D · Paris FC WLast meeting Paris FC 0–5 Lens (2026.02)
H2H 2 games, average4.00 goals3+ goals 100.0% · red cards 0x · league average 2.75 goals
Win rate this season42.9% / 57.1%Lens / Paris FC3W 1D 3L / 4W 2D 1Llast season 64.7% / 32.4%

Ligue 1 table

Ligue 1 table as of 2026-10-23
PosTeamPlW–D–LGDPts
2PSG74–2–1+514
3Paris FC74–2–1+514
4Lille74–2–1+514
7Lorient73–2–2+111
8Lens73–1–3+310
9Marseille73–0–4+49

Key numbers

Key numbers, both teams
Metric / unitLensParis FC
Positionpoints8th · 103rd · 14
W–D–L7 games3–1–34–2–1
Goals for / againstper game2.00 / 1.571.71 / 1.00
xG / xGAper game2.16 / 1.702.07 / 1.18
Possession%51.451.9
Shots / on targetper game14.6 / 614.6 / 5
2025-26 win rateW–D–L · promoted sides show second-tier record64.7% 22–4–832.4% 11–11–12
Head-to-headW–D–L · since 2017-182–0–00–0–2

xG = expected goals · xGA = expected goals against · conceded minus xGA: Lens -0.13, Paris FC -0.18 (per game)

  • ManagersYannick Cahuzac — league 3 games · 2W 0D 1L · win rate 66.7% · L. Rosenior — league 7 games · 4W 2D 1L · win rate 57.1% · first league meeting between the two managers
  • Last matchLens 3 days ago UCL away Club Brugge KV 0–3 · Paris FC 6 days ago L1 home Rennes 4–3

Last five games

Lens

2W 0D 3L
Scored 6Conceded 9Clean sheets 0
Last five games
OpponentVenueResultxG
Club Brugge KVUCLaway0–3L2.10
Troyesaway3–1W1.45
Sporting CPUCLhome0–2L1.72
Lyonhome2–1W1.34
Monacoaway1–2L—

Paris FC

3W 1D 1L
Scored 9Conceded 7Clean sheets 1
Last five games
OpponentVenueResultxG
Renneshome4–3W3.65
Lorientaway0–1L0.99
Strasbourghome2–1W—
Lyonhome0–0D0.30
Marseilleaway3–2W3.29

all competitions · no xG for cup and European games

Head-to-head

  1. Paris FC0–5Lens
  2. Lens2–1Paris FC

Stade Bollaert-Delelis H2H 1 games Lens 1W 0D 0L · since 2017-18 · green home win / red away win

Conditional data

A. Timing and context win rate · sample · gap vs usual in percentage points

Timing and context
ConditionLensParis FC
After a match Lens 3 days · Paris FC 6 days earlierwin rate · rest counts all competitions -13.8p25 games · 9W 10D 6L · usual 49.8%sample too small8 games · 1W 3D 4L · usual 36.6%
League game right after a cup or European matchwin rate · within 7 days · this match qualifies -3.6p26 games · 12W 9D 5L · usual 49.8%—
Saturday 20:45 kick-offwin rate · since 2017-18 +7.6p47 games · 27W 8D 12L · usual 49.8%sample too small5 games · 0W 2D 3L · usual 36.6%
After last resultLens W / Paris FC W · since 2022-23 -3.7p78 games · 39W 17D 22L · usual 53.7% -15.2p14 games · 3W 5D 6L · usual 36.6%

B. Game management since 2022-23 · usual win rate Lens 53.7% (79W 30D 38L) / Paris FC 36.6% (15W 13D 13L)

Game management
itemsLensParis FC
After scoring firstWin rate81.0%84 games · 68W 10D 6L72.2%18 games · 13W 3D 2L
After conceding firstWin rate20.4% -33.3p54 games · 11W 11D 32L · usual 53.7%11.8% -24.8p17 games · 2W 4D 11L · usual 36.6%
Leading at 75 minutesWin rate95.7%70 games · 67W 3D 0L84.6%13 games · 11W 2D 0L
Led but failed to win / won from behindgames16 / 125 / 2
Goals by substitutes% of team goals17.5 40/22922.4 13/58

C. Shots and defensive shape 2026-27 7 games this season, averages · last season shown as totals

Shots and defensive shape
itemsLensParis FC
Shots inside / outside the boxper game10.7 / 3.99.4 / 5.1
Shots blockedper game3.14.7
Shots faced / on target / inside boxper game11.6 / 5 / 7.99.9 / 3.6 / 6.6
Keeper saves / goals preventedper game · goals prevented3.6 / -0.052.4 / 0.10

Order is always home team (Lens) then away team (Paris FC) · usual = the team's overall league win rate over the same window · ±p = percentage-point gap · fewer than 10 games shown faded and marked sample too small · the small W D L figures are the raw record behind each win rate (draws do not count as wins)

D. Win rate by player involvement League games only (cups and European games excluded) · all games since the player's first appearance for the club (from 2017-18 at the earliest) · pick a player to see the team's win rate when they started, came off the bench, or did not play, plus their record against this opponent · did not play = unused sub or not in the squad · fewer than 10 games shown faded

League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games

Started27.3%11 games
3W 2D 6L
Off the bench61.5%13 games
8W 2D 3L
Did not play85.7%14 games
12W 1D 1L

vs Paris FC · when playing 100.0% 1 games · 1W 0D 0L · small sample

League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games

Started25.0%12 games
3W 5D 4L
Off the bench21.4%14 games
3W 5D 6L
Did not play60.0%15 games
9W 3D 3L

vs Lens · when playing 0.0% 2 games · 0W 0D 2L · small sample

06How the numbers are compiled

Source
API-Football (fixtures, line-ups, events, stats) · Open-Meteo (weather, forecast) · Wikimedia (crests)
Sample
Ligue 1 2017-18 to 2026-27 · some conditions since 2022-23 · minimum 10 games (faded and marked below that)
Match scope
Conditional stats use league games only · last five games, streaks and rest days use all competitions · win rate = wins ÷ games · usual = league win rate over the same window · home team first
Updated
2026.10.23 11:48 UK

This article summarises historical match data. It does not predict, guarantee or recommend any outcome.

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