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Lens v Paris FC

Lens
2–1Full time
Paris FC

Ligue 1 · SAT 24 OCT · Stade Bollaert-Delelis

Full timeGraded 24 Oct 22:33
Lens 2–1 Paris FC LENS WIN · RIGHTOVER 2.5 · RIGHTBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT1–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Lens win53%
The market said37%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.326
The market’s Brier score0.591

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.

The match replay16 notes · 35 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Lens win at 53%.
  2. 2′Little has changed for our model: Lens 53% before kick-off, 53% now. 0–0 · 53–24–23
  3. 2′KICK-OFF Lens v Paris FC
  4. 30′🟨 YELLOW · 28' Moustapha Mbow · Paris FC
  5. 31′🟨 YELLOW · 29' Pierre Lees Melou · Paris FC
  6. 41′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 41' Lens win: 53% at kick-off, 43% now
  7. 45′SECOND HALF Lens 0–1 Paris FC
  8. 46′We said Lens at 53%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 15%. 0–1 · 15–27–58
  9. 46′⚽ GOAL · 46' Lens 0–1 Paris FC
  10. 46′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 46' Lens win: 53% at kick-off, 15% now
  11. 46′THE CALL SWINGS · 46' Paris FC win is now our likeliest result at 58% (was Lens win 42%)
  12. 47′Paris FC ahead on 45′ through Luca Koleosho. 0–1. 0–1 · 15–27–59
  13. 47′SUBSTITUTION · 45' Paris FC · On: Emmanuel Mbemba · Off: Luca Koleosho
  14. 49′We said Lens at 53%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 14%. 0–1 · 14–27–60
  15. 50′Lens are down to ten from 48′. Our number never saw that coming — nothing here adjusts for it. 0–1 · 13–27–60
  16. 50′🟥 RED CARD · 48' Jean-Clair Todibo · Lens
  17. 50′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 50' Lens win: 53% at kick-off, 13% now
  18. 51′Lens have had 7 attempts to 2 and it is still 0–1. 0–1 · 15–27–58
  19. 51′HALF-TIME Lens 0–1 Paris FC
  20. 53′🟨 YELLOW · 51' Florian Thauvin · Lens
  21. 60′We said Lens at 53%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 9%. 0–1 · 9–25–66
  22. 62′SUBSTITUTION · 61' Lens · On: Kyllian Antonio · Off: Jean-Clair Todibo
  23. 62′SUBSTITUTION · 61' Lens · On: Thorgan Hazard · Off: Franjo Ivanovic
  24. 63′We said Lens at 53%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 32%. 1–1 · 32–50–18
  25. 63′⚽ GOAL · 63' Lens 1–1 Paris FC
  26. 63′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 63' Lens win: 53% at kick-off, 32% now
  27. 63′THE CALL SWINGS · 63' Draw is now our likeliest result at 50% (was Paris FC win 68%)
  28. 64′The goal count is tracking the 2.9 we expected. 1–1 · 32–51–17
  29. 64′Florian Thauvin scores for Lens on 63′ — 1–1. 1–1 · 32–51–17
  30. 67′We said Lens at 53%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 29%. 1–1 · 29–54–16
  31. 68′SUBSTITUTION · 67' Paris FC · On: Moses Simon · Off: Adama Camara
  32. 68′SUBSTITUTION · 67' Paris FC · On: Rudy Matondo · Off: Pablo Pagis
  33. 72′SUBSTITUTION · 71' Lens · On: Yassine Titraoui · Off: Amadou Haidara
  34. 73′We said Lens at 53%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 24%. 1–1 · 24–62–14
  35. 74′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 74' Lens win: 53% at kick-off, 23% now
  36. 76′🟨 YELLOW · 74' Samson Baidoo · Lens
  37. 77′SUBSTITUTION · 76' Paris FC · On: Patrick Zabi · Off: Ilan Kebbal
  38. 82′SUBSTITUTION · 81' Paris FC · On: Thibault De Smet · Off: Rudy Matondo
  39. 82′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 82' Lens win: 53% at kick-off, 13% now
  40. 83′We said Lens at 53% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 93%. 2–1 · 93–7–0
  41. 83′3 goals already, more than the 2.9 we expected for the whole match. 2–1 · 93–7–0
  42. 83′⚽ GOAL · 83' Lens 2–1 Paris FC
  43. 83′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 83' Lens win: 53% at kick-off, 93% now
  44. 83′THE CALL SWINGS · 83' Lens win is now our likeliest result at 93% (was Draw 81%)
  45. 84′83′: Thorgan Hazard on the scoresheet for Lens, making it 2–1. 2–1 · 94–6–0
  46. 86′We said Lens at 53% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 95%. 2–1 · 95–5–0
  47. 86′SUBSTITUTION · 85' Lens · On: Michał Skóraś · Off: Saud Abdulhamid
  48. 86′SUBSTITUTION · 85' Lens · On: Junior Kadile · Off: Florian Sotoca
  49. 91′🟨 YELLOW · 89' Michał Skóraś · Lens
  50. 93′🟨 YELLOW · 90+2' Otavio · Paris FC
  51. 97′🟨 YELLOW · 90+5' Y. Cahuzac · Lens
  52. FTFULL TIME Lens 2–1 Paris FC
  53. 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.

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Lens are favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Lens 53%, draw 24%, Paris FC 23%. Over 2.5 goals 55%, both teams to score 55%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 18 Oct 01:23 · locked at kick-off

Lens win53%
Draw24%
Paris FC win23%

Kick-offSAT 24 OCT · 19:45

RoundMatchday 8

VenueStade Bollaert-Delelis

RefereeMathieu Vernice

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

3Days since last match6

Last match: 21 Oct · UEFA Champions League

Last match: 18 Oct · the French Ligue 1

3Matches in previous 14 days2

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Club friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
3Paris FC7+514
9Lens7+310

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

Our number · lens winFirst published 18 Oct 01:23 · updated 18 Oct 03:53 · locked at kick-off
53% The market37%
Us53%
Market37%

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 model
Expected goals · Lens v Paris FC1.80 – 1.09
Form · last six in Ligue 1 this season · since 29 AugW2 D1 L3 · W4 D1 L1
Table places · points 10 v 149 v 3
The market · Lens win37% · ours 53%

Built 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.

How the number movedSince we published
35%40%45%50%55% 18 OCT 01:2324 OCT 19:22
Our probability · Lens win The market, margin stripped

Published at 54%, 53% now. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 37% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Lens win53%37%+16
Draw24%27%−3
Paris FC win23%36%−13
Over 2.5 goals55%58%−3
Both teams to score55%62%−7
Over 1.5 goals78%79%−1
Over 3.5 goals33%38%−5
Lens or draw77%64%+13
Lens clean sheet34%––
Paris FC clean sheet17%––

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.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 11.3%
0123450 6.3 5.6 3.3 1 9.6 11.3 5.9 2.2 2 9.0 9.6 5.2 3 5.4 5.8 3.1 4 2.5 2.6 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Lens down, Paris FC across0–5 goals a side shown (98.8% of outcomes)

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 2021/22
Goals a meeting4.00
Over 2.52 of 2
Both scored1 of 2
Last meetingsPAR 0–5 LEN · LEN 2–1 PAR

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in Ligue 1 this season · since 29 Aug

LENS

LLDLWW1–2 · 0–1 · 2–2 · 1–2 · 2–1 · 3–1

PARIS FC

WWDWLW3–0 · 3–2 · 0–0 · 2–1 · 0–1 · 4–3

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Lyon7+814
2Paris Saint Germain7+514
3Paris FC7+514
4Lille7+514
5Monaco7+414
6Rennes7+113
7Lorient7+111
8Nice8−211
9Lens7+310
10Marseille7+49
11Stade Brestois 298+29
12Toulouse7+19
13Auxerre7−69
14Strasbourg7−37
15Angers7−67
16Le Mans7−56
17Estac Troyes7−114
18Le Havre7−62

The competition's standings before kick-off.