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RC Lens expected goals (xG) 2026/2027

Ligue 1 · after 5 matches · updated 4 Oct

RC Lens's attacking and defensive expected goals in Ligue 1 2026/2027, compared with the results they produced and with the rest of the competition.

RC Lens xG and xGA per match

Every match ↓
Attack
2.27 xG per match
#2/18
Attack (xG per match) across Ligue 1, best first
Rank Club xG per match
#1 Paris Saint-Germain 2.28
#2 RC Lens 2.27
#3 Toulouse 2.19
#4 Stade Brestois 1.94
#5 Paris FC 1.87
#6 Olympique Lyonnais 1.79
#7 Stade Rennais 1.76
#8 Le Mans 1.70
#9 Angers 1.61
#10 Olympique de Marseille 1.56
#11 Auxerre 1.41
#12 Troyes 1.40
#13 Le Havre 1.39
#14 Lille 1.39
#15 AS Monaco 1.28
#16 RC Strasbourg 1.24
#17 Lorient 1.19
#18 Nice 1.08
League avg
1.63
Total
11.37 5 matches
Defence
1.92 xGA per match
#13/18
Defence (xGA per match) across Ligue 1, best first
Rank Club xGA per match
#1 Paris FC 0.65
#2 Paris Saint-Germain 1.14
#3 Olympique Lyonnais 1.17
#4 Stade Brestois 1.19
#5 AS Monaco 1.31
#6 Lorient 1.39
#7 Angers 1.41
#8 Le Havre 1.61
#9 Toulouse 1.64
=10 Lille 1.75
=10 Nice 1.75
#12 Le Mans 1.91
#13 RC Lens 1.92
=14 RC Strasbourg 1.96
=14 Troyes 1.96
#16 Auxerre 2.05
#17 Stade Rennais 2.27
#18 Olympique de Marseille 2.28
League avg
1.63
Total
9.61 5 matches
xG difference
+0.35 xGD per match
#6/18
xG difference (xGD per match) across Ligue 1, best first
Rank Club xGD per match
#1 Paris FC +1.22
#2 Paris Saint-Germain +1.14
#3 Stade Brestois +0.75
#4 Olympique Lyonnais +0.62
#5 Toulouse +0.55
#6 RC Lens +0.35
#7 Angers +0.20
#8 AS Monaco -0.02
=9 Le Mans -0.21
=9 Lorient -0.21
#11 Le Havre -0.22
#12 Lille -0.36
#13 Stade Rennais -0.51
#14 Troyes -0.56
#15 Auxerre -0.63
#16 Nice -0.67
#17 Olympique de Marseille -0.72
#18 RC Strasbourg -0.72
League avg
0.00
Total
+1.76 5 matches
Expected points Model — Model output — computed from each match's xG, not a result. How xPts works →
1.49 xPts per match
#6/18
Expected points (xPts per match) across Ligue 1, best first
Rank Club xPts per match
#1 Paris FC 2.17
#2 Paris Saint-Germain 2.06
#3 Olympique Lyonnais 1.81
#4 Stade Brestois 1.78
#5 Toulouse 1.74
#6 RC Lens 1.49
#7 Angers 1.49
#8 AS Monaco 1.42
#9 Le Mans 1.27
#10 Lille 1.23
#11 Lorient 1.21
#12 Le Havre 1.20
#13 Auxerre 1.18
#14 Olympique de Marseille 1.09
#15 Stade Rennais 1.08
#16 Troyes 0.96
#17 Nice 0.94
#18 RC Strasbourg 0.84
League avg
1.39
Total
7.47 vs 4 actual pts

Early-season figures: after 5 matches, per-match rates can move quickly.

What the xG says

RC Lens's underlying numbers are among the best in Ligue 1. They rank #6 for xG difference at +0.35 per match, from about average shot volume at about average chance quality. Their 9 goals are 2.37 below 11.37 xG, while 4 points are 3.47 below 7.47 xPts. After only 5 matches, those gaps should still be read cautiously.

Actual vs expected

Measure Actual Expected Difference Reading
Goals vs xG Includes 3.03 xG from penalties
9 11.37 -2.37 scored 2.37 fewer than xG within normal variance
Goals conceded vs xGA
9 9.61 -0.61 conceded 0.61 fewer than xGA within normal variance
Points vs xPts Model — Model output — computed from each match's xG, not a result. How xPts works →
4 7.47 -3.47 3.47 points below xPts outside normal variance

Select a row to chart it across the season.

Goals minus xG, match by match

RC Lens are 2.37 goals below their xG after 5 matches. The gap was widest at -2.56, against Lorient on Sat 05/09.

Goals
9
xG
11.37
Gap
-2.37
Sat 22/08 Sat 29/08 Sat 05/09 Sun 13/09 Fri 18/09 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +0.59 -1.32 -2.56 -2.18 -2.37 +0.59 -1.91 -1.24 +0.38 -0.19 Running gap goals − xG Each match goals − xG
RC Lens: Goals vs xG, the gap after every match with xG
Date Opponent Goals xG Match gap Running gap
Sat 22/08 Auxerre 5 4.41 +0.59 +0.59
Sat 29/08 RC Strasbourg 1 2.91 -1.91 -1.32
Sat 05/09 Lorient 0 1.24 -1.24 -2.56
Sun 13/09 Le Mans 2 1.62 +0.38 -2.18
Fri 18/09 AS Monaco 1 1.19 -0.19 -2.37

Goals vs xG ranking → Expected points ranking →

RC Lens xG trend

Current form -0.10 npxGD per match

All 5 matches with xG so far — the window fills at 6.

Out-created the opponent in 2 of 5 matches. The worst was against Le Mans on Sun 13/09 (-1.77).

npxG · last 5
1.67
npxGA · last 5
1.77
-2 -1 0 +1 +2 +1.87 Sat 22/08 +0.44 Sat 29/08 -0.42 Sat 05/09 -1.77 Sun 13/09 -0.64 Fri 18/09 -0.10 season avg
RC Lens: non-penalty xG, xGA and their difference in each match, with the season's average so far
Date Opponent npxG npxGA npxGD Avg so far
Sat 22/08 Auxerre 2.87 1.00 +1.87 +1.87
Sat 29/08 RC Strasbourg 2.10 1.66 +0.44 +1.16
Sat 05/09 Lorient 1.09 1.51 -0.42 +0.63
Sun 13/09 Le Mans 1.24 3.01 -1.77 +0.03
Fri 18/09 AS Monaco 1.04 1.68 -0.64 -0.10

Each bar is one match's non-penalty xG minus the non-penalty xG against; the line is that difference averaged over the season up to each match, and it finishes on the dashed season average — 1.67 npxG and 1.77 npxGA per match. Current form is the same difference over the last 6 matches with xG.

Form ranking →

Strength of schedule

Season so far
number 17 hardest of 18 in Ligue 1
−0.14 xG vs league average
Over 5 league matches
Opponents behind the figures

Season so far

−0.14 xG vs league average · over 5 matches · number 17 hardest of 18

  1. AS Monaco Away +0.02
  2. Le Mans Away −0.13
  3. Lorient Home −0.12
  4. RC Strasbourg Away −0.22
  5. Auxerre Home −0.26

League schedule strength → How this is calculated →

RC Lens shots and chance quality

Average volume, average quality. RC Lens take 14.8 shots a match (league 13.9) at 0.11 npxG a shot (league 0.11), =6 in Ligue 1 for volume and #6 for quality. 73% of their shots come from inside the box (league 65%), and set pieces produce 13% of their npxG (league 18%).

Attack

Shot volume
14.8 shots per match
=6/18
Shot volume (shots per match) across Ligue 1, best first
Rank Club shots per match
#1 Paris Saint-Germain 21.2
#2 Stade Brestois 19.2
#3 Stade Rennais 16.2
#4 Le Havre 15.6
#5 Angers 15.0
=6 RC Lens 14.8
=6 Toulouse 14.8
=6 Troyes 14.8
#9 Olympique Lyonnais 13.4
=10 Olympique de Marseille 13.2
=10 Paris FC 13.2
#12 Lille 12.8
#13 Auxerre 12.0
#14 Nice 11.8
#15 RC Strasbourg 11.6
=16 Le Mans 10.4
=16 Lorient 10.4
#18 AS Monaco 10.2
League avg
13.9
Total
74 shots from 5 matches
Chance quality
0.11 npxG per shot
#6/18
Chance quality (npxG per shot) across Ligue 1, best first
Rank Club npxG per shot
#1 Le Mans 0.15
#2 Olympique Lyonnais 0.13
#3 Toulouse 0.13
#4 AS Monaco 0.12
#5 Paris FC 0.11
#6 RC Lens 0.11
#7 RC Strasbourg 0.11
#8 Angers 0.11
#9 Paris Saint-Germain 0.11
#10 Lorient 0.11
#11 Lille 0.11
#12 Olympique de Marseille 0.10
#13 Stade Rennais 0.09
#14 Nice 0.09
#15 Stade Brestois 0.09
#16 Auxerre 0.09
#17 Le Havre 0.08
#18 Troyes 0.07
League avg
0.11
Total
8.34 npxG from 74 shots

Defence

Shots allowed
11.2 shots per match
=3/18
Shots allowed (shots per match) across Ligue 1, best first
Rank Club shots per match
#1 Paris FC 9.6
#2 Paris Saint-Germain 10.0
=3 Olympique Lyonnais 11.2
=3 RC Lens 11.2
#5 Stade Brestois 11.6
#6 Nice 13.0
#7 Lorient 13.2
#8 Auxerre 13.6
#9 Troyes 13.8
#10 Le Havre 14.4
=11 AS Monaco 15.2
=11 Toulouse 15.2
#13 Stade Rennais 15.6
#14 Lille 16.0
#15 Le Mans 16.2
#16 Angers 16.4
#17 Olympique de Marseille 17.0
#18 RC Strasbourg 17.4
League avg
13.9
Total
56 shots allowed from 5 matches
Chance quality allowed
0.16 npxGA per shot
#18/18
Chance quality allowed (npxGA per shot) across Ligue 1, best first
Rank Club npxGA per shot
#1 Paris FC 0.07
#2 Angers 0.08
#3 Lorient 0.08
#4 AS Monaco 0.08
#5 Stade Brestois 0.09
#6 Le Havre 0.09
#7 RC Strasbourg 0.09
#8 Le Mans 0.09
#9 Olympique Lyonnais 0.10
#10 Toulouse 0.10
#11 Lille 0.11
#12 Paris Saint-Germain 0.11
#13 Nice 0.12
#14 Olympique de Marseille 0.12
#15 Auxerre 0.13
#16 Stade Rennais 0.13
#17 Troyes 0.15
#18 RC Lens 0.16
League avg
0.11
Total
8.86 npxGA from 56 shots

Shot profile

Shot location

73% inside the box

League avg 65%

From 54 of 74 shots over 5 matches

Early-season figure: after 5 matches, the share can move quickly.

Shots allowed, location

70% allowed inside the box

League avg 65%

From 39 of 56 shots allowed over 5 matches

Early-season figure: after 5 matches, the share can move quickly.

Where the npxG comes from

87% open play · 13% set pieces

League avg 18% set pieces

From 1.1 of 8.4 npxG over 5 matches

Early-season figure: after 5 matches, the share can move quickly.

Where the npxG allowed comes from

93% open play · 7% set pieces

League avg 18% set pieces

From 0.7 of 8.9 npxG allowed over 5 matches

Early-season figure: after 5 matches, the share can move quickly.

How the shot figures are made →

RC Lens home and away xG

RC Lens per-match figures at home and away
Measure Home only 2 matches with xG Away
Matches 2 3
xG / match 2.83 1.91
xGA / match 1.72 2.06
xGD / match +1.11 -0.15
xPts / match Model — Model output — computed from each match's xG, not a result. How xPts works → 1.85 1.26

Every figure divides by that half's matches with xG. A half with fewer than 3 matches with xG is muted.

Every RC Lens match by xG

Window
Season Last 10 Last 5
Venue
All Home Away

Away this season

Matches
3
xG / match
1.91
xGA / match
2.06
xGD / match
-0.15
Points
1 of 9
  1. Fri 18/09 AS Monaco A xG 1.19 xGA 1.75 xGD -0.56
  2. Sun 13/09 Le Mans A xG 1.62 xGA 2.59 xGD -0.97
  3. Sat 29/08 RC Strasbourg A Against the chances xG 2.91 P xGA 1.83 xGD +1.08

Newest first. The dot is xG and the ring is xGA, on one scale from 0 to 3.00. Best and weakest underlying mark the highest and lowest xGD once 5 matches have xG. Against the chances marks a win with xGD of −1.00 or lower, or a loss with +1.00 or higher. P marks a side with at least 0.50 xG from penalties.

Every result, all competitions →

RC Lens in Ligue 1

Attack

Defence

Overall

About the data

xG data
Provided by TheStatsAPI, and stored as published.
Derived metrics
xGD, per-match rates, rankings and rolling averages are calculated from the match data.
Model metrics
xPts is produced by our probability model.

Learn how our xG analytics work →

How the model works →

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