Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 RC Lens — Ligue 1 2025/26 Match Stats

Ligue 1 · 2025Sun, 14 Sept 2025, 15:15 UTCParc des Princes

Paris Saint-Germain

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2–0Historical match

RC Lens

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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 2–0.

Shots: 1411
Shots on target: 63
Expected goals: 1.071.16
Possession: 68%32%

Full time

What the match recorded

Paris Saint Germain beat Lens 2–0. Recorded in this match (Paris Saint Germain – Lens): shots 14–11, shots on target 6–3, expected goals 1.07–1.16, possession 68%–32%. 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

weak

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

7.5 corners/matchCornersParis Saint Germain · Lens● 7.75 corners/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Paris Saint Germain	Lens	Baseline
Corners	7.5 corners/match	7.75 corners/match	5.13 corners/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

Paris Saint Germain have recorded the higher season possession share.

74.8% ●PossessionParis Saint Germain · Lens49.5%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 25.2 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Paris Saint Germain	Lens	Baseline
Possession	74.8%	49.5%	48.4%

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

Paris Saint Germain show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

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

16.5 shots/match ▲ShotsParis Saint Germain · Lens16.3 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Paris Saint Germain	Lens	Baseline
Shots	16.5 shots/match	16.3 shots/match	12.3 shots/match
Shots against	8.25 shots/match	13 shots/match	12.5 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

Shots14 shots11 shotsParis Saint-Germain 14 shots, RC Lens 11 shots
Shots on target6 shots3 shotsParis Saint-Germain 6 shots, RC Lens 3 shots
Expected goals1.07 xG1.16 xGParis Saint-Germain 1.07 xG, RC Lens 1.16 xG
Possession68%32%Paris Saint-Germain 68%, RC Lens 32%
Corners4 corners3 cornersParis Saint-Germain 4 corners, RC Lens 3 corners
Fouls10 fouls8 foulsParis Saint-Germain 10 fouls, RC Lens 8 fouls
Yellow cards1 card2 cardsParis Saint-Germain 1 card, RC Lens 2 cards

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

Paris Saint Germain: 14 shots, 6 on target, 1.04 xG. Lens: 11 shots, 3 on target, 1.60 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: Paris Saint Germain 1.04 xG · Lens 1.60 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

5Paris Saint-Germain

0Draws

0RC Lens

18 Jan 2025RC Lens — Paris Saint-Germain · Ligue 11–2

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

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Paris Saint-Germain favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · RC Lens in 0 · 11 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Paris Saint-Germain4 matchesRC Lens4 matches

2.5 goals/match ▲Goals scored4/41.25 goals/match

0.75 goals/match ▲Goals allowed4/41.25 goals/match

1.74 xG/matchExpected goals4/4▲ 1.9 xG/match

16.5 shots/matchShots4/416.3 shots/match

5.5 shots/matchShots on target4/45.25 shots/match

74.8% ●Possession4/449.5%

7.5 corners/matchCorners4/4● 7.75 corners/match

0.5 cards/matchCards4/41.5 cards/match

7.5 fouls/matchFouls4/411 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited

Season samples4 / 4home / away teams

Recent samples4 / 4last-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.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Sun, 14 Sept 2025, 19:15 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Ligue 1

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

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