

Lens v Paris FC
Lens
Paris FCLigue 1 · SAT 24 OCT · Stade Bollaert-Delelis
The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.
- 0′Before kick-off: we said Lens win at 53%.
- 2′Little has changed for our model: Lens 53% before kick-off, 53% now. 0–0 · 53–24–23
- 2′KICK-OFF Lens v Paris FC
- 30′🟨 YELLOW · 28' Moustapha Mbow · Paris FC
- 31′🟨 YELLOW · 29' Pierre Lees Melou · Paris FC
- 41′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 41' Lens win: 53% at kick-off, 43% now
- 45′SECOND HALF Lens 0–1 Paris FC
- 46′We said Lens at 53%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 15%. 0–1 · 15–27–58
- 46′⚽ GOAL · 46' Lens 0–1 Paris FC
- 46′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 46' Lens win: 53% at kick-off, 15% now
- 46′THE CALL SWINGS · 46' Paris FC win is now our likeliest result at 58% (was Lens win 42%)
- 47′Paris FC ahead on 45′ through Luca Koleosho. 0–1. 0–1 · 15–27–59
- 47′SUBSTITUTION · 45' Paris FC · On: Emmanuel Mbemba · Off: Luca Koleosho
- 49′We said Lens at 53%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 14%. 0–1 · 14–27–60
- 50′Lens are down to ten from 48′. Our number never saw that coming — nothing here adjusts for it. 0–1 · 13–27–60
- 50′🟥 RED CARD · 48' Jean-Clair Todibo · Lens
- 50′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 50' Lens win: 53% at kick-off, 13% now
- 51′Lens have had 7 attempts to 2 and it is still 0–1. 0–1 · 15–27–58
- 51′HALF-TIME Lens 0–1 Paris FC
- 53′🟨 YELLOW · 51' Florian Thauvin · Lens
- 60′We said Lens at 53%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 9%. 0–1 · 9–25–66
- 62′SUBSTITUTION · 61' Lens · On: Kyllian Antonio · Off: Jean-Clair Todibo
- 62′SUBSTITUTION · 61' Lens · On: Thorgan Hazard · Off: Franjo Ivanovic
- 63′We said Lens at 53%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 32%. 1–1 · 32–50–18
- 63′⚽ GOAL · 63' Lens 1–1 Paris FC
- 63′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 63' Lens win: 53% at kick-off, 32% now
- 63′THE CALL SWINGS · 63' Draw is now our likeliest result at 50% (was Paris FC win 68%)
- 64′The goal count is tracking the 2.9 we expected. 1–1 · 32–51–17
- 64′Florian Thauvin scores for Lens on 63′ — 1–1. 1–1 · 32–51–17
- 67′We said Lens at 53%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 29%. 1–1 · 29–54–16
- 68′SUBSTITUTION · 67' Paris FC · On: Moses Simon · Off: Adama Camara
- 68′SUBSTITUTION · 67' Paris FC · On: Rudy Matondo · Off: Pablo Pagis
- 72′SUBSTITUTION · 71' Lens · On: Yassine Titraoui · Off: Amadou Haidara
- 73′We said Lens at 53%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 24%. 1–1 · 24–62–14
- 74′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 74' Lens win: 53% at kick-off, 23% now
- 76′🟨 YELLOW · 74' Samson Baidoo · Lens
- 77′SUBSTITUTION · 76' Paris FC · On: Patrick Zabi · Off: Ilan Kebbal
- 82′SUBSTITUTION · 81' Paris FC · On: Thibault De Smet · Off: Rudy Matondo
- 82′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 82' Lens win: 53% at kick-off, 13% now
- 83′We said Lens at 53% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 93%. 2–1 · 93–7–0
- 83′3 goals already, more than the 2.9 we expected for the whole match. 2–1 · 93–7–0
- 83′⚽ GOAL · 83' Lens 2–1 Paris FC
- 83′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 83' Lens win: 53% at kick-off, 93% now
- 83′THE CALL SWINGS · 83' Lens win is now our likeliest result at 93% (was Draw 81%)
- 84′83′: Thorgan Hazard on the scoresheet for Lens, making it 2–1. 2–1 · 94–6–0
- 86′We said Lens at 53% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 95%. 2–1 · 95–5–0
- 86′SUBSTITUTION · 85' Lens · On: Michał Skóraś · Off: Saud Abdulhamid
- 86′SUBSTITUTION · 85' Lens · On: Junior Kadile · Off: Florian Sotoca
- 91′🟨 YELLOW · 89' Michał Skóraś · Lens
- 93′🟨 YELLOW · 90+2' Otavio · Paris FC
- 97′🟨 YELLOW · 90+5' Y. Cahuzac · Lens
- FTFULL TIME Lens 2–1 Paris FC
- FTLens 2–1 Paris FC · Lens win: right · Over 2.5: right · Both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: right · 1–1 exactly: wrong
What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.
The match pulse
BEFORE KICK-OFF
Match outcome probability (%)
AI match analysis
Lens are favourites.
The Pitchside prediction: Lens 53%, draw 24%, Paris FC 23%. Over 2.5 goals 55%, both teams to score 55%.
Pre-match prediction
First published 18 Oct 01:23 · locked at kick-off
Lens win53%
Paris FC win23%Kick-offSAT 24 OCT · 19:45
RoundMatchday 8
VenueStade Bollaert-Delelis
RefereeMathieu Vernice
Match timeline
All events
LensMIN
Paris FCEvents will appear when the match starts.
Line-ups
Lens
3-4-2-1
Paris FC
4-2-3-1
Rest & schedule
Before kick-off · every competition we cover
Lens
Paris FC
Last match: 21 Oct · UEFA Champions League
Last match: 18 Oct · the French Ligue 1
Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Club friendlies are not counted.
Line-ups
Lens
3-4-2-1
40 R. Risser
23 Saud Abdulhamid
6 S. Baidoo
20 J. Todibo
2 R. Aguilar
27 M. Cuisance
21 A. Haidara
14 M. Udol
10 F. Thauvin
7 F. Sotoca
29 F. Ivanović
Coach · Yannick Cahuzac
Substitutes
9 · T. Hazard
22 · M. Skóraś
38 · M. Soares
8 · Y. Titraoui
4 · N. Čelik
28 · J. Kadile
32 · K. Antonio
5 · A. Bulatović
16 · M. Gorgelin
Paris FC
4-2-3-1
16 O. Nkambadio
17 A. Camara
42 D. Coppola
5 M. Mbow
6 Otávio
20 M. Lopez
33 P. Lees-Melou
10 I. Kebbal
7 P. Pagis
15 L. Koleosho
9 L. Sinayoko
Coach · L. Rosenior
Substitutes
8 · E. Zabi
28 · T. De Smet
11 · J. Krasso
3 · E. Mbemba
50 · Ibrahim Meïté
23 · R. Matondo
27 · M. Simon
18 · O. Sissoko
25 · Y. Koré
Match statistics
Match statistics aren’t available yet.
Line-ups
Lens
3-4-2-1
40 R. Risser
23 Saud Abdulhamid
6 S. Baidoo
20 J. Todibo
2 R. Aguilar
27 M. Cuisance
21 A. Haidara
14 M. Udol
10 F. Thauvin
7 F. Sotoca
29 F. Ivanović
Coach · Yannick Cahuzac
Substitutes
9 · T. Hazard
22 · M. Skóraś
38 · M. Soares
8 · Y. Titraoui
4 · N. Čelik
28 · J. Kadile
32 · K. Antonio
5 · A. Bulatović
16 · M. Gorgelin
Paris FC
4-2-3-1
16 O. Nkambadio
17 A. Camara
42 D. Coppola
5 M. Mbow
6 Otávio
20 M. Lopez
33 P. Lees-Melou
10 I. Kebbal
7 P. Pagis
15 L. Koleosho
9 L. Sinayoko
Coach · L. Rosenior
Substitutes
8 · E. Zabi
28 · T. De Smet
11 · J. Krasso
3 · E. Mbemba
50 · Ibrahim Meïté
23 · R. Matondo
27 · M. Simon
18 · O. Sissoko
25 · Y. Koré
We make Lens a 53% chance to win. The market has them at 37%. We are 16 points more confident than the market. The model expects 1.8–1.1.
What the number rests on
Our modelBuilt from every result and the chances each side creates and concedes, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.
Published at 54%, 53% now. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 37% now.
| Market | Us | Market | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lens win | 53% | 37% | +16 |
| Draw | 24% | 27% | −3 |
| Paris FC win | 23% | 36% | −13 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 55% | 58% | −3 |
| Both teams to score | 55% | 62% | −7 |
| Over 1.5 goals | 78% | 79% | −1 |
| Over 3.5 goals | 33% | 38% | −5 |
| Lens or draw | 77% | 64% | +13 |
| Lens clean sheet | 34% | – | – |
| Paris FC clean sheet | 17% | – | – |
Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 9 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.
This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.
Head to head
2 meetings since 2021/22Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.
Form · last six in Ligue 1 this season · since 29 Aug
LENS
PARIS FC
The table
2026/27| # | TEAM | P | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyon | 7 | +8 | 14 |
| 2 | Paris Saint Germain | 7 | +5 | 14 |
| 3 | Paris FC | 7 | +5 | 14 |
| 4 | Lille | 7 | +5 | 14 |
| 5 | Monaco | 7 | +4 | 14 |
| 6 | Rennes | 7 | +1 | 13 |
| 7 | Lorient | 7 | +1 | 11 |
| 8 | Nice | 8 | −2 | 11 |
| 9 | Lens | 7 | +3 | 10 |
| 10 | Marseille | 7 | +4 | 9 |
| 11 | Stade Brestois 29 | 8 | +2 | 9 |
| 12 | Toulouse | 7 | +1 | 9 |
| 13 | Auxerre | 7 | −6 | 9 |
| 14 | Strasbourg | 7 | −3 | 7 |
| 15 | Angers | 7 | −6 | 7 |
| 16 | Le Mans | 7 | −5 | 6 |
| 17 | Estac Troyes | 7 | −11 | 4 |
| 18 | Le Havre | 7 | −6 | 2 |
The competition's standings before kick-off.
Lyon
Paris Saint Germain
Lille
Monaco
Rennes
Lorient
Nice
Marseille
Stade Brestois 29
Toulouse
Auxerre
Strasbourg
Angers
Le Mans
Estac Troyes
Le Havre