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RC Lens 4–0 AS Monaco · Ligue 1

RC Lens

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4–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

RC Lens won 4–0.

Shots
156
Shots on target
54
Expected goals
1.780.45
Possession
46%54%

Full time

What the match recorded

RC Lens beat AS Monaco 4–0. Recorded in this match (RC Lens – AS Monaco): shots 15–6, shots on target 5–4, expected goals 1.78–0.45, possession 46%–54%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

RC Lens's recent record differs from the season

moderate

RC Lens's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.24 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2 goals/match1.24 goals/match1.46 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Both teams have elevated corners records

weak

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

5.47 corners/match ●CornersRC Lens · AS Monaco5.38 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricRC LensAS MonacoBaseline
Corners5.47 corners/match5.38 corners/match4.74 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots6 shotsRC Lens 15 shots, AS Monaco 6 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots4 shotsRC Lens 5 shots, AS Monaco 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.78 xG0.45 xGRC Lens 1.78 xG, AS Monaco 0.45 xG
  • Possession46%54%RC Lens 46%, AS Monaco 54%
  • Corners5 corners4 cornersRC Lens 5 corners, AS Monaco 4 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls9 foulsRC Lens 14 fouls, AS Monaco 9 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Andy Diouf · RC Lens · 72′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedTakumi Minamino · AS Monaco · 32′ · 0.02 xG · on targetAndy Diouf · RC Lens · 55′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedVanderson · AS Monaco · 71′ · 0.02 xG · on targetGeorge Ilenikhena · AS Monaco · 8′ · 0.03 xG · on targetGoduine Koyalipou · RC Lens · 46′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedGoduine Koyalipou · RC Lens · 67′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRuben Aguilar · RC Lens · 73′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAnass Zaroury · RC Lens · 78′ · 0.03 xG · goalGoduine Koyalipou · RC Lens · 45′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedTakumi Minamino · AS Monaco · 51′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAndy Diouf · RC Lens · 11′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedGoduine Koyalipou · RC Lens · 11′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedNeil El Aynaoui · RC Lens · 21′ · 0.09 xG · goalEliesse Ben Seghir · AS Monaco · 19′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedFacundo Medina · RC Lens · 69′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedNampalys Mendy · RC Lens · 11′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedNeil El Aynaoui · RC Lens · 56′ · 0.19 xG · goalGeorge Ilenikhena · AS Monaco · 39′ · 0.24 xG · on targetAdrien Thomasson · RC Lens · 84′ · 0.31 xG · on targetAdrien Thomasson · RC Lens · 73′ · 0.60 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

RC Lens: 15 shots, 5 on target, 1.81 xG. AS Monaco: 6 shots, 4 on target, 0.47 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Neil El Aynaoui · RC Lens · 21′Neil El Aynaoui · RC Lens · 56′Adrien Thomasson · RC Lens · 73′Anass Zaroury · RC Lens · 78′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: RC Lens 1.81 xG · AS Monaco 0.47 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2RC Lens
1Draws
2AS Monaco
AS Monaco — RC Lens · Ligue 11–1
RC Lens — AS Monaco · Ligue 12–3
AS Monaco — RC Lens · Ligue 13–0
RC Lens — AS Monaco · Ligue 13–0
AS Monaco — RC Lens · Ligue 11–4

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: RC Lens favored in 1 of 11 directional metrics · AS Monaco in 8 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

RC Lens34 matchesAS Monaco34 matches
1.24 goals/matchGoals scored34/34▲ 1.85 goals/match
1.15 goals/matchGoals allowed34/341.21 goals/match
1.56 xG/matchExpected goals34/34▲ 2.18 xG/match
14.3 shots/matchShots34/3414.6 shots/match
4.62 shots/matchShots on target34/34▲ 5.56 shots/match
54.1%Possession34/34● 55%
5.47 corners/match ●Corners34/345.38 corners/match
14.6 fouls/matchFouls34/3413.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples34 / 34home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 17 May 2025, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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