RC Lens 1–1 PSV Eindhoven — UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Match Stats

UEFA Champions League · 2023Tue, 24 Oct 2023, 19:00 UTC

RC Lens

1–1Historical match

PSV Eindhoven

WDWLD

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

Match at a glance

RC Lens and PSV Eindhoven drew 1–1.

Shots: 1410
Shots on target: 22
Expected goals: 1.150.48
Possession: 46%54%

Full time

What the match recorded

RC Lens and PSV Eindhoven drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (RC Lens – PSV Eindhoven): shots 14–10, shots on target 2–2, expected goals 1.15–0.48, 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.

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

PSV Eindhoven have recorded the higher season possession share.

41%PossessionRC Lens · PSV Eindhoven● 60.1%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 19.1 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	RC Lens	PSV Eindhoven	Baseline
Possession	41%	60.1%	49.7%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

PSV Eindhoven's recent record differs from the season

weak

PSV Eindhoven's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2.43 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 goals/match	2.43 goals/match	1.42 goals/match

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

PSV Eindhoven have a visible away split

weak

PSV Eindhoven's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

15.3 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season18.4 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

Metric	Away only	Season	Baseline
Shots	15.3 shots/match	18.4 shots/match	12.2 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

Shots14 shots10 shotsRC Lens 14 shots, PSV Eindhoven 10 shots
Shots on target2 shots2 shotsRC Lens 2 shots, PSV Eindhoven 2 shots
Expected goals1.15 xG0.48 xGRC Lens 1.15 xG, PSV Eindhoven 0.48 xG
Possession46%54%RC Lens 46%, PSV Eindhoven 54%
Corners4 corners4 cornersRC Lens 4 corners, PSV Eindhoven 4 corners
Fouls19 fouls12 foulsRC Lens 19 fouls, PSV Eindhoven 12 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: 14 shots, 2 on target, 1.17 xG. PSV Eindhoven: 10 shots, 2 on target, 0.48 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 1.17 xG · PSV Eindhoven 0.48 xG.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: RC Lens favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · PSV Eindhoven in 0 · 11 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

RC Lens3 matchesPSV Eindhoven7 matches

1.33 goals/matchGoals scored3/7▲ 2.43 goals/match

1 goal/match ▲Goals allowed3/71.71 goals/match

1.1 xG/matchExpected goals3/3▲ 1.2 xG/match

12 shots/matchShots3/7▲ 18.4 shots/match

2.67 shots/matchShots on target3/7▲ 6.86 shots/match

41%Possession3/7● 60.1%

4.33 corners/matchCorners3/7● 6.14 corners/match

14.3 fouls/matchFouls3/79.71 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited

Season samples3 / 7home / away teams

Recent samples3 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness 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: Tue, 24 Oct 2023, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4