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Match preview · Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain – RC Lens

Paris Saint-Germain 6th in Ligue 1 Home 2.11 projected goals by the model
RC Lens 15th in Ligue 1 Away 1.26 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
2.11 1.26
Paris Saint-Germain RC Lens
Paris Saint-Germain
56%
Draw
24%
RC Lens
20%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Paris Saint-Germain Draw RC Lens
Fair odds 1.77 4.16 5.11
Total goals
3.37
Over 2.5 goals
68%
Both teams to score
68%
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 leans Paris Saint-Germain

56% Paris Saint-Germain to win

Attack
1st vs 8th
Paris Saint-Germain attack v RC Lens defence
Defence
1st vs 2nd
Paris Saint-Germain defence v RC Lens attack
Recent xG form
+0.69 vs +0.23
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
2.11 – 1.26
Paris Saint-Germain 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 Saint-Germain and RC Lens compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Paris Saint-Germain RC Lens
xG / match (better) 2.28 · 1st 2.27 · 2nd
xGA / match (better) 1.14 · 2nd 1.92 · 13th
xGD / match (better) +1.14 · 2nd +0.35 · 6th
xPts / match (better) 2.06 · 2nd 1.49 · 6th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +0.69 +0.23

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 30% of the model's distribution.

Paris Saint-Germain clean sheet
25%
Paris Saint-Germain 2+ goals
65%
Under 2.5 goals
32%
Both teams to score: no
32%

Most likely scorelines

2:1
11.1%
1:1
10.8%
3:1
7.8%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Paris Saint-Germain sample
20 matches
RC Lens sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Paris Saint-Germain
1 match
Away xG sample · RC Lens
3 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

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.