RC Strasbourg 2–1 RC Lens — Match Stats & Analysis

Ligue 1 · 2026Sat, 29 Aug 2026, 15:15 UTC

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%

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.

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

As it happened

Key moments

36′Jeyland MitchellYellow card · RC Strasbourg
38′Florian ThauvinPenalty goal · RC Lens
Half-time
48′Gessime YassineGoal · RC Strasbourg
69′Franjo IvanovićYellow card · RC Lens
80′Ruben AguilarYellow card · RC Lens
84′Gessime YassineYellow card · RC Strasbourg
85′Gessime YassineGoal · RC Strasbourg
Full time

Player changes · 10grouped by team and minute

62′RC Lens · 1 player changeRuben Aguilar
72′RC Lens · 1 player changeAndrija Bulatović
73′RC Lens · 1 player changeThorgan Hazard
76′RC Strasbourg · 1 player changeSamuel Amo-Ameyaw
83′RC Strasbourg · 2 player changesSékou Mara · Karim Coulibaly
89′RC Lens · 2 player changesFlorian Sotoca · Mezian Mesloub
90′RC Strasbourg · 2 player changesFabio Baldé · Mateo Del Blanco

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

Metric comparison

Team comparison

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

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