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Match preview · Ligue 1

Paris FC – RC Lens

Paris FC 3rd in Ligue 1 Home 1.38 projected goals by the model
RC Lens 15th in Ligue 1 Away 1.40 projected goals by the model

Model updated 5 October, 09:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.38 1.40
Paris FC RC Lens
Paris FC
34%
Draw
30%
RC Lens
36%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Paris FC Draw RC Lens
Fair odds 2.90 3.34 2.81
Total goals
2.78
Over 2.5 goals
54%
Both teams to score
62%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model can't separate them

36% RC Lens to win

Attack
2nd vs 3rd
RC Lens attack v Paris FC defence
Defence
8th vs 11th
RC Lens defence v Paris FC attack
Recent xG form
+0.23 vs +1.28
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.38 – 1.40
Paris FC v RC Lens
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Paris FC and RC Lens compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Paris FC RC Lens
xG / match 1.87 · 5th (better) 2.27 · 2nd
xGA / match (better) 0.65 · 1st 1.92 · 13th
xGD / match (better) +1.22 · 1st +0.35 · 6th
xPts / match (better) 2.17 · 1st 1.49 · 6th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +1.28 +0.23

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 34% of the model's distribution.

RC Lens clean sheet
22%
RC Lens 2+ goals
42%
Under 2.5 goals
46%
Both teams to score: no
38%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
14.9%
1:2
9.7%
2:1
9.5%
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Match result

Paris FC to win
34.4% 2.90 —
Draw
29.9% 3.34 —
RC Lens to win
35.6% 2.81 —

Goals

Over 1.5 goals
80.8% 1.24 —
Under 1.5 goals
19.2% 5.20 —
Over 2.5 goals
54.1% 1.85 —
Under 2.5 goals
45.9% 2.18 —

Both teams to score

Both teams to score
62.4% 1.60 —
Both teams not to score
37.6% 2.66 —

Team goals — Paris FC

Paris FC to score
77.6% 1.29 —
Paris FC not to score
22.4% 4.46 —
Paris FC 2+ goals
41.1% 2.43 —
Paris FC at most 1 goal
58.9% 1.70 —

Team goals — RC Lens

RC Lens to score
78.2% 1.28 —
RC Lens not to score
21.8% 4.59 —
RC Lens 2+ goals
42.0% 2.38 —
RC Lens at most 1 goal
58.0% 1.72 —

Model details

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Fit window
the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Paris FC sample
20 matches
RC Lens sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Paris FC
3 matches
Away xG sample · RC Lens
3 matches
Computed
Monday, 05/10/2026 at 09:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.