RC Lens 1–2 Paris Saint-Germain — Ligue 1 2024/25 Match Stats

Ligue 1 · 2024Sat, 18 Jan 2025, 16:00 UTC

RC Lens

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1–2Historical match

Paris Saint-Germain

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

Match at a glance

Paris Saint-Germain won 1–2.

Shots: 86
Shots on target: 45
Expected goals: 0.571.04
Possession: 33%67%

Full time

What the match recorded

Paris Saint-Germain beat RC Lens 2–1. Recorded in this match (RC Lens – Paris Saint-Germain): shots 8–6, shots on target 4–5, expected goals 0.57–1.04, possession 33%–67%. 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.

Both teams have elevated corners records

strong

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

5.72 corners/matchCornersRC Lens · Paris Saint-Germain● 7.06 corners/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	RC Lens	Paris Saint-Germain	Baseline
Corners	5.72 corners/match	7.06 corners/match	4.5 corners/match

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

Paris Saint-Germain show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Paris Saint-Germain's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

14.3 shots/match ▲ShotsRC Lens · Paris Saint-Germain18.6 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	RC Lens	Paris Saint-Germain	Baseline
Shots	14.3 shots/match	18.6 shots/match	11.6 shots/match
Shots against	10.7 shots/match	8.83 shots/match	13 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Paris Saint-Germain's recent record differs from the season

weak

Paris Saint-Germain's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

2.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2.67 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	2.2 goals/match	2.67 goals/match	1.38 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

Shots8 shots6 shotsRC Lens 8 shots, Paris Saint-Germain 6 shots
Shots on target4 shots5 shotsRC Lens 4 shots, Paris Saint-Germain 5 shots
Expected goals0.57 xG1.04 xGRC Lens 0.57 xG, Paris Saint-Germain 1.04 xG
Possession33%67%RC Lens 33%, Paris Saint-Germain 67%
Corners6 corners0 cornersRC Lens 6 corners, Paris Saint-Germain 0 corners
Fouls11 fouls6 foulsRC Lens 11 fouls, Paris Saint-Germain 6 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.

off target
on target
goal
penalty
size = xG

RC Lens: 10 shots, 5 on target, 0.72 xG. Paris Saint-Germain: 9 shots, 7 on target, 1.20 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: RC Lens 0.72 xG · Paris Saint-Germain 1.20 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1RC Lens

0Draws

4Paris Saint-Germain

2 Nov 2024Paris Saint-Germain — RC Lens · Ligue 11–0

14 Jan 2024RC Lens — Paris Saint-Germain · Ligue 10–2

26 Aug 2023Paris Saint-Germain — RC Lens · Ligue 13–1

15 Apr 2023Paris Saint-Germain — RC Lens · Ligue 13–1

1 Jan 2023RC Lens — Paris Saint-Germain · Ligue 13–1

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 · Paris Saint-Germain in 9 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

RC Lens18 matchesParis Saint-Germain18 matches

1.22 goals/matchGoals scored18/18▲ 2.67 goals/match

1 goal/matchGoals allowed18/18▲ 0.89 goals/match

1.63 xG/matchExpected goals18/18▲ 2.62 xG/match

14.3 shots/matchShots18/18▲ 18.6 shots/match

4.61 shots/matchShots on target18/18▲ 8.67 shots/match

54.4%Possession18/18● 68.6%

5.72 corners/matchCorners18/18● 7.06 corners/match

15.3 fouls/matchFouls18/188.89 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited

Season samples18 / 18home / 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, 18 Jan 2025, 20:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Ligue 1

Goals per match ranking xG per match ranking Shots per match ranking

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Match at a glance