Ligue 1 · 2026Sat, 29 Aug 2026, 15:15 UTCStade de la Meinau

RC Strasbourg

2–1Full-time analysis

RC Lens

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

RC Strasbourg won 2–1.

Shots: 1617
Shots on target: 77
Expected goals: 1.662.89
Possession: 52%48%

As it happened

Match timeline

36'Yellow card · Jeyland Mitchell RC Strasbourg
38'Penalty goal · Florian Thauvin RC Lens
48'Goal · Gessime Yassine RC Strasbourg
62'Substitution · Ruben Aguilar RC Lens
69'Yellow card · Franjo Ivanović RC Lens
72'Substitution · Andrija Bulatović RC Lens
73'Substitution · Thorgan Hazard RC Lens
76'Substitution · Samuel Amo-Ameyaw RC Strasbourg
80'Yellow card · Ruben Aguilar RC Lens
83'Substitution · Sékou Mara RC Strasbourg
83'Substitution · Karim Coulibaly RC Strasbourg
84'Yellow card · Gessime Yassine RC Strasbourg
85'Goal · Gessime Yassine RC Strasbourg
89'Substitution · Florian Sotoca RC Lens
89'Substitution · Mezian Mesloub RC Lens
90'Substitution · Fabio Baldé RC Strasbourg
90'Substitution · Mateo Del Blanco RC Strasbourg

This match

Match statistics

Shots16 shots17 shotsRC Strasbourg 16 shots, RC Lens 17 shots
Shots on target7 shots7 shotsRC Strasbourg 7 shots, RC Lens 7 shots
Expected goals1.66 xG2.89 xGRC Strasbourg 1.66 xG, RC Lens 2.89 xG
Possession52%48%RC Strasbourg 52%, RC Lens 48%
Corners3 corners6 cornersRC Strasbourg 3 corners, RC Lens 6 corners
Fouls10 fouls11 foulsRC Strasbourg 10 fouls, RC Lens 11 fouls
Yellow cards2 cards2 cardsRC Strasbourg 2 cards, RC Lens 2 cards
Passes444 passes415 passesRC Strasbourg 444 passes, RC Lens 415 passes
Pass accuracy87.2%85.1%RC Strasbourg 87.2%, RC Lens 85.1%
Shots inside box12 shots12 shotsRC Strasbourg 12 shots, RC Lens 12 shots
Blocked shots3 blocks4 blocksRC Strasbourg 3 blocks, RC Lens 4 blocks
Goalkeeper saves6 saves5 savesRC Strasbourg 6 saves, RC Lens 5 saves
Offsides3 offsides3 offsidesRC Strasbourg 3 offsides, RC Lens 3 offsides

Full time

What the match recorded

RC Strasbourg beat RC Lens 2–1. Recorded in this match (RC Strasbourg – RC Lens): shots 16–17, shots on target 7–7, expected goals 1.66–2.89, possession 52%–48%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1RC Strasbourg

2Draws

2RC Lens

27 Feb 2026RC Strasbourg — RC Lens · Ligue 11–1

22 Nov 2025RC Lens — RC Strasbourg · Ligue 11–0

16 Feb 2025RC Lens — RC Strasbourg · Ligue 10–2

6 Oct 2024RC Strasbourg — RC Lens · Ligue 12–2

10 Feb 2024RC Lens — RC Strasbourg · Ligue 13–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 1 match

7.85 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17 days

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited

Season samples2 / 2home / away teams

Recent samples2 / 2last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 29 Aug 2026, 19:15 UTC · analysis-v4