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Match preview · Ligue 1

RC Lens – Stade Rennais

RC Lens 15th in Ligue 1 Home 2.13 projected goals by the model
Stade Rennais 5th in Ligue 1 Away 1.36 projected goals by the model

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

What the model expects

expected goals
2.13 1.36
RC Lens Stade Rennais
RC Lens
55%
Draw
24%
Stade Rennais
21%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
RC Lens Draw Stade Rennais
Fair odds 1.83 4.18 4.67
Total goals
3.49
Over 2.5 goals
70%
Both teams to score
71%
Data coverage · full

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Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans RC Lens

55% RC Lens to win

Attack
2nd vs 16th
RC Lens attack v Stade Rennais defence
Defence
8th vs 5th
RC Lens defence v Stade Rennais attack
Recent xG form
+0.23 vs -0.50
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
2.13 – 1.36
RC Lens v Stade Rennais
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 Stade Rennais compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading RC Lens Stade Rennais
xG / match (better) 2.27 · 2nd 1.76 · 7th
xGA / match (better) 1.92 · 13th 2.27 · 17th
xGD / match (better) +0.35 · 6th -0.51 · 13th
xPts / match (better) 1.49 · 6th 1.08 · 15th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +0.23 -0.50

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 29% of the model's distribution.

RC Lens clean sheet
23%
RC Lens 2+ goals
65%
Under 2.5 goals
30%
Both teams to score: no
29%

Most likely scorelines

2:1
10.7%
1:1
10.3%
3:1
7.7%
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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
Stade Rennais sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · RC Lens
2 matches
Away xG sample · Stade Rennais
2 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.