Ligue 1 · 2025Stade Pierre-Mauroy

Lille 3–0 RC Lens · Ligue 1

Lille

WWDWW
3–0Historical match

RC Lens

LDWLW

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

Match at a glance

Lille won 3–0.

Shots
135
Shots on target
71
Expected goals
3.630.59
Possession
56%44%

Full time

What the match recorded

Lille beat Lens 3–0. Recorded in this match (Lille – Lens): shots 13–5, shots on target 7–1, expected goals 3.63–0.59, possession 56%–44%. 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.

Lens's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Lens's last-five shots average is above their season average.

20 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season15.2 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots20 shots/match15.2 shots/match11.5 shots/match

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

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

5.86 corners/match ●CornersLille · Lens5.79 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricLilleLensBaseline
Corners5.86 corners/match5.79 corners/match4.66 corners/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots5 shotsLille 13 shots, RC Lens 5 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots1 shotLille 7 shots, RC Lens 1 shot
  • Expected goals3.63 xG0.59 xGLille 3.63 xG, RC Lens 0.59 xG
  • Possession56%44%Lille 56%, RC Lens 44%
  • Corners3 corners3 cornersLille 3 corners, RC Lens 3 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls13 foulsLille 9 fouls, RC Lens 13 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards2 cardsLille 3 cards, 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.

Matías Fernández-Pardo · Lille · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedFlorian Sotoca · Lens · 75′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAïssa Mandi · Lille · 26′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMatías Fernández-Pardo · Lille · 34′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMatías Fernández-Pardo · Lille · 24′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedNgal'ayel Mukau · Lille · 68′ · 0.06 xG · on targetFlorian Sotoca · Lens · 70′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedFlorian Thauvin · Lens · 32′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedFélix Correia · Lille · 67′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedMatías Fernández-Pardo · Lille · 1′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedWesley Saïd · Lens · 45′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedHakon Arnar Haraldsson · Lille · 20′ · 0.20 xG · on targetOdsonne Édouard · Lens · 32′ · 0.23 xG · on targetFélix Correia · Lille · 53′ · 0.29 xG · on targetMatías Fernández-Pardo · Lille · 26′ · 0.32 xG · on targetFélix Correia · Lille · 49′ · 0.78 xG · goalMatías Fernández-Pardo · Lille · 58′ · 0.82 xG · goalHakon Arnar Haraldsson · Lille · 44′ · 0.83 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Lille: 13 shots, 7 on target, 3.67 xG. Lens: 5 shots, 1 on target, 0.58 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0240′HT90′Hakon Arnar Haraldsson · Lille · 44′Félix Correia · Lille · 49′Matías Fernández-Pardo · Lille · 58′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Lille 3.67 xG · Lens 0.58 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Lille
1Draws
1RC Lens
RC Lens — Lille · Ligue 13–0
Lille — RC Lens · Ligue 11–0
RC Lens — Lille · Ligue 10–2
Lille — RC Lens · Ligue 12–1
RC Lens — Lille · Ligue 11–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Lille favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · RC Lens in 7 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Lille28 matchesRC Lens28 matches
1.61 goals/matchGoals scored28/28▲ 1.93 goals/match
1.21 goals/matchGoals allowed28/28▲ 0.96 goals/match
1.67 xG/matchExpected goals28/28▲ 1.93 xG/match
13.9 shots/matchShots28/28▲ 15.2 shots/match
4.57 shots/matchShots on target28/28▲ 5.21 shots/match
54.9% ●Possession28/2849.9%
5.86 corners/match ●Corners28/285.79 corners/match
2.32 cards/matchCards25/252.12 cards/match
11.1 fouls/matchFouls28/2813.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples28 / 28home / 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.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 4 Apr 2026, 23:05 UTC · analysis-v4

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