France - Ligue 1Stade Bollaert-DelelisData current as of 21 October 2026

Lens vs Paris: match statistics

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Lens vs Paris: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Lens play Paris in Ligue 1 (France). The match date is 24 October 2026. Venue: Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

Current form

Lens: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Paris: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Lens scores 2.00 and concedes 1.57 goals per match. Paris scores 1.71 and concedes 1.00. League average: 3.05 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Lens 86%, Paris 43%. Over 2.5: Lens 86%, Paris 57%. League level: BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 63%.

xG, shots and style

Lens has higher xG: 1.65 vs 1.59. Lens: 14.6 shots per match, Paris: 14.6.

Match halves

Lens: half-time lead 57%, second-half goals 1.14. Paris: half-time lead 57%, second-half goals 0.86.

Goals by minute

Lens: 46-60 (5 goals). Paris: 76-90+ (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ligue 1: 3.05 goals per match, BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 63%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 2-0-0. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.16)
(3.89)
(3.39)

Pre-match profile— what do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

2Goals scored / match1.71
LensParis
1.57Goals conceded / match1
LensParis
52%Average possession52%
LensParis
6Shots on target / match5
LensParis

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

14.57Shots per match14.57
LensParis
6Shots on target5
LensParis
13.7%Shot conversion11.8%
LensParis
52%Possession52%
LensParis
1.65xG for1.59
LensParis
1.38xG against1.25
LensParis

Shooting quality

Lens: AttackingParis: Attacking
LensParis
Accuracy (shots on target)41%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.34

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Paris is 43% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Lens · 2 pts / match - Paris

Lens
LDLWW
Season result split
43% W14% D43% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-1-3
1.43 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-1
Last 5 at home
2-0-1
WLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.60Opponent xG: 1.30BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Paris
WDWLW
Season result split
57% W29% D14% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-2-1
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-1
Last 5 away
1-1-1
DWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.75Opponent xG: 1.12BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Lens is 17% better for: goals scored per match.

2 goals / match - Lens · 1.71 goals / match - Paris

Paris is 57% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.57 goals / match - Lens · 1 goals / match - Paris

Lens scoring profile: strong

Lens scores in 86% of matches (6 of 7 matches), while Paris keeps a clean sheet in 43% (3 of 7 matches).

Paris scoring profile: very strong

Paris scores in 57% of matches (4 of 7 matches), while Lens keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 7 matches).

14Goals scored (season)12
LensParis
11Goals conceded (season)7
LensParis
3.57Average goals in match2.71
LensParis
8Goals scored (last 5)9
LensParis
7Goals conceded (last 5)7
LensParis

How often they score at least...

86%1 goal57%
LensParis
57%2 goals57%
LensParis
29%3 goals43%
LensParis
14%4 goals14%
LensParis

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal57%
LensParis
57%2 goals29%
LensParis
0%3 goals14%
LensParis
0%4 goals0%
LensParis

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

29%BTTS at half-time29%
LensParis
0%BTTS in both halves29%
LensParis
57%Scored in both halves57%
LensParis

BTTS and goal count

86%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
LensParis
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS14%
LensParis
80%BTTS - last 560%
LensParis

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

86%Min. 1 goal before half-time57%
LensParis
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
LensParis
29%Min. 3 goals before half-time29%
LensParis

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time71%
LensParis
57%Min. 2 goals after half-time57%
LensParis
14%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%
LensParis

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Paris is 15% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.86 pts / match - Lens · 2.14 pts / match - Paris

Lens - half-time state
57% leading14% draw29% trailing
Paris - half-time state
57% leading43% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.86Points per match (1st half)2.14
LensParis
0.86Goals scored (1st half)0.86
LensParis
0.57Goals conceded (1st half)0.29
LensParis
1.43Average goals (1st half)1.14
LensParis
57%Clean sheet before half-time71%
LensParis
29%No goal before half-time43%
LensParis

After half-time (2nd half)

1.57Points per match (2nd half)1.14
LensParis
1.14Goals scored (2nd half)0.86
LensParis
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.71
LensParis
2.14Average goals (2nd half)1.57
LensParis
29%Clean sheet after half-time43%
LensParis
29%No goal after half-time43%
LensParis

Lens - second-half results

43% W29% D29% L
13
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.86
PPG before half-time
Lead holding75%

Leads at half-time in 57% of matches and wins 43%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Paris - second-half results

14% W71% D14% L
15
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
8
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.14
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 57% of matches and wins 57%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Lens - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.60
Goals scored / match0.80.8
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match1.61.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4
Paris - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.200.80
Goals scored / match1.00.8
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match1.41.8
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+3-1
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Lens
ScoredConceded
2
0
0-15
0
1
16-30
4
3
31-45
5
2
46-60
1
2
61-75
2
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (5 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Paris
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
3
1
16-30
1
0
31-45
2
1
46-60
0
2
61-75
4
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.14
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
103%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
65%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+27%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
49%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Lens

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.27
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.16
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.35
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.19
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
123%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
111%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.03
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

Paris

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.34
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.37
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.12
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.25
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
121%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
61%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Ligue 1).

Teams vs league

LensLigaParis
Average goals in match▲ 3.573.05▼ 2.71
Both teams scored▲ 86%63%▼ 43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 86%63%▼ 57%
Clean sheets▼ 0%21%▲ 43%
Goal before half-time▲ 86%71%▼ 57%
Goal after half-time▲ 100%83%▼ 71%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.05
Average goals per match
63%
Both teams scored
63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.63
Home goals / match
1.41
Away goals / match
+16%
Home attack advantage
+13%
Home defence advantage
+12%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
83%
1 goal
59%
2 goals
21%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Lens 2 - 0 - 0 Paris. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

Paris FC
0 : 5
Racing Club de Lens
Racing Club de Lens
2 : 1
Paris FC

FAQ

When do Lens and Paris play?

Lens face Paris on 24 October 2026 in Ligue 1 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Lens and Paris?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Lens won 2, Paris won 0 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Lens vs Paris?

Lens score 2.00 goals per game on average and Paris 1.71. The Ligue 1 average is 3.05 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 63% of games. Both teams score in 86% of Lens's matches and 43% of Paris's.

What form are Lens and Paris in?

Over the last 5 games Lens have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Paris 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Lens vs Paris?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Lens vs Paris: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.