UEFA Champions League · 2026

SK Slavia Praha 2–3 RC Lens · UEFA Champions League

2–3Full-time analysis

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

Match at a glance

RC Lens won 2–3.

Shots
1826
Shots on target
58
Expected goals
2.121.77
Possession
37%63%

Full time

What the match recorded

RC Lens beat SK Slavia Praha 3–2. Recorded in this match (SK Slavia Praha – RC Lens): shots 18–26, shots on target 5–8, expected goals 2.12–1.77, possession 37%–63%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots18 shots26 shotsSK Slavia Praha 18 shots, RC Lens 26 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots8 shotsSK Slavia Praha 5 shots, RC Lens 8 shots
  • Expected goals2.12 xG1.77 xGSK Slavia Praha 2.12 xG, RC Lens 1.77 xG
  • Possession37%63%SK Slavia Praha 37%, RC Lens 63%
  • Corners6 corners9 cornersSK Slavia Praha 6 corners, RC Lens 9 corners
  • Fouls8 fouls8 foulsSK Slavia Praha 8 fouls, RC Lens 8 fouls
  • Yellow cards0 cards1 cardSK Slavia Praha 0 cards, RC Lens 1 card
  • Passes264 passes441 passesSK Slavia Praha 264 passes, RC Lens 441 passes
  • Pass accuracy71.6%81.9%SK Slavia Praha 71.6%, RC Lens 81.9%
  • Shots inside box11 shots14 shotsSK Slavia Praha 11 shots, RC Lens 14 shots
  • Blocked shots7 blocks9 blocksSK Slavia Praha 7 blocks, RC Lens 9 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves4 saves3 savesSK Slavia Praha 4 saves, RC Lens 3 saves
  • Offsides1 offside1 offsideSK Slavia Praha 1 offside, RC Lens 1 offside

Who started

Lineups

Show both lineups

Confirmed lineups as published before kick-off.

SK Slavia Praha3-4-2-1
  1. Jakub MarkovičG
  2. Štěpán ChaloupekD
  3. Samuel IsifeD
  4. Tomáš VlčekD
  5. David JurásekD
  6. Mikuláš KonečnýD
  7. Michal SadílekM
  8. Wiktor NowakM
  9. Danijel ŠturmF
  10. Emmanuel AyaosiF
  11. Tomáš ChorýF
RC Lens3-4-2-1
  1. Robin RisserG
  2. Ruben AguilarD
  3. Matthieu UdolD
  4. Ismaelo GaniouD
  5. Souleymane SagnanD
  6. Kyllian AntonioD
  7. Andrija BulatovićM
  8. Michaël CuisanceM
  9. Florian ThauvinF
  10. Abdallah SimaF
  11. Franjo IvanovićF

Season-opening preview

Current-season evidence is still building.

This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.

1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Current season so far

Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.

  • SK Slavia Praha1 matches
  • RC Lens1 matches

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

These two clubs played in different competitions last season, so the values are shown side by side without ranking them against each other.

SK Slavia Praha

Competition
UEFA Champions League
Season
2025/26
Sample
8 matches
Profile grade
B
Data cutoff
30 May 2026
  • Goals scored0.63 goals/match
  • Goals allowed2.38 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.2 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed2.18 xG/match
  • Shots12.4 shots/match
  • Shots allowed16.6 shots/match
  • Shots on target3.75 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed7.88 shots/match
  • Possession46.4%
  • Corners3.38 corners/match
  • Corners allowed5.88 corners/match
  • Fouls16.9 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency25%
  • Scoring frequency38%

RC Lens

Competition
Ligue 1
Season
2025/26
Sample
34 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
29 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.94 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.03 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.98 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.28 xG/match
  • Shots16.5 shots/match
  • Shots allowed11.1 shots/match
  • Shots on target5.56 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed3.47 shots/match
  • Possession51.1%
  • Corners6.24 corners/match
  • Corners allowed4.15 corners/match
  • Cards2.15 cards/match
  • Fouls12.7 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency35%
  • Scoring frequency82%

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailable — unavailable
Season samples1 / 1home / away teams
Recent samples1 / 1last-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: Thu, 10 Sept 2026, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4