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Match preview · Ligue 1

RC Lens – Paris Saint-Germain

RC Lens 15th in Ligue 1 Home 1.49 projected goals by the model
Paris Saint-Germain 6th in Ligue 1 Away 1.78 projected goals by the model

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

What the model expects

expected goals
1.49 1.78
RC Lens Paris Saint-Germain
RC Lens
30%
Draw
27%
Paris Saint-Germain
43%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
RC Lens Draw Paris Saint-Germain
Fair odds 3.31 3.74 2.32
Total goals
3.27
Over 2.5 goals
66%
Both teams to score
70%
Data coverage · full

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Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans Paris Saint-Germain

43% 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
1.49 – 1.78
RC Lens v Paris Saint-Germain
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: RC Lens and Paris Saint-Germain compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading RC Lens Paris Saint-Germain
xG / match 2.27 · 2nd (better) 2.28 · 1st
xGA / match 1.92 · 13th (better) 1.14 · 2nd
xGD / match +0.35 · 6th (better) +1.14 · 2nd
xPts / match 1.49 · 6th (better) 2.06 · 2nd
Last 6 xGD / match +0.23 (better) +0.69

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 31% of the model's distribution.

Paris Saint-Germain clean sheet
20%
Paris Saint-Germain 2+ goals
55%
Under 2.5 goals
34%
Both teams to score: no
30%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
12.0%
1:2
10.2%
2:1
8.4%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
RC Lens sample
20 matches
Paris Saint-Germain sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · RC Lens
2 matches
Away xG sample · Paris Saint-Germain
4 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.