Ligue 1 · 2025Sat, 4 Apr 2026, 19:05 UTCFull timeStade Pierre-MauroyFull-time recap

Lille

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Lens

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

This match

Match statistics

MetricLilleLens
Shots13 shots/match5 shots/match
Shots on target7 shots/match1 shots/match
Expected goals3.63 xG/match0.59 xG/match
Possession56%44%
Corners3 corners/match3 corners/match
Fouls9 fouls/match13 fouls/match
Yellow cards3 cards/match2 cards/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

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.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Lens's last-five shots average is above their season average. A second useful context is: Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline. Limitation: Lineup availability and tactical choices are not in the retained data.

Lens's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

20 shots/matchShotsLast 5 · Season15.1 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/match15.1 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/matchCornersLille · Lens5.71 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricLilleLensBaseline
Corners5.86 corners/match5.71 corners/match4.64 corners/match

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

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0Lille
0Draws
1Lens
LensLille · Ligue 130

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Lille favored in 1 of 14 directional metrics · Lens in 7 · 6 too close

1.61 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 28/281.93 goals/match
1.21 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 28/280.96 goals/match
2.08 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 3/31.71 xG/match
0.79 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 3/32.19 xG/match
13.9 shots/matchShotsseason · 28/2815.1 shots/match
9.68 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 28/2811.3 shots/match
4.57 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 28/285.21 shots/match
3.57 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 28/283.61 shots/match
54.8%Possessionseason · 28/2849.8%
5.86 corners/matchCornersseason · 28/285.71 corners/match
3.68 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 28/283.82 corners/match
2.32 cards/matchCardsseason · 25/252.12 cards/match
11.1 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 28/2813.1 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
32%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 28/2836%
71%Scoring frequencyseason · 28/2882%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Lille80.6
Lens52.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Lille69.5
Lens88
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Lille85.2
Lens80.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Lille75
Lens97.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Lille47.2
Lens58.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Lille91.7
Lens86.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Lille63.9
Lens83.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.8 goals/matchGoals scored5/52 goals/match
0.6 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.4 goals/match
2.08 xG/matchExpected goals3/31.71 xG/match
10.6 shots/matchShots5/520 shots/match
3.8 shots/matchShots on target5/55.6 shots/match
54.4%Possession5/552.8%
3.6 corners/matchCorners5/56.6 corners/match
Cards2/2
9.4 fouls/matchFouls5/510.2 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.2 goals/matchGoals scored10/102.2 goals/match
0.9 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.4 goals/match
2.08 xG/matchExpected goals3/31.71 xG/match
13.4 shots/matchShots10/1016.6 shots/match
4.1 shots/matchShots on target10/104.9 shots/match
55.9%Possession10/1050.9%
5.9 corners/matchCorners10/105.5 corners/match
2.14 cards/matchCards7/72 cards/match
9.5 fouls/matchFouls10/1012.2 fouls/match

Window

Season

28 / 28 matches
1.61 goals/matchGoals scored28/281.93 goals/match
1.21 goals/matchGoals allowed28/280.96 goals/match
2.08 xG/matchExpected goals3/31.71 xG/match
13.9 shots/matchShots28/2815.1 shots/match
4.57 shots/matchShots on target28/285.21 shots/match
54.8%Possession28/2849.8%
5.86 corners/matchCorners28/285.71 corners/match
2.32 cards/matchCards25/252.12 cards/match
11.1 fouls/matchFouls28/2813.1 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

14 / 14 matches
1.64 goals/matchGoals scored14/141.64 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed14/141.29 goals/match
Expected goals1/2
14.9 shots/matchShots14/1413.9 shots/match
4.71 shots/matchShots on target14/144.64 shots/match
54.6%Possession14/1449.1%
6.07 corners/matchCorners14/145.21 corners/match
1.92 cards/matchCards13/122.42 cards/match
10.8 fouls/matchFouls14/1413.2 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

13.1 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/115 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/10 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples28 / 28home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 4 Apr 2026, 23:05 UTC · analysis-v4

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