Lens vs Paris FC
Ref: Gael Angoula, FranceStade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens · 41,233 cap
Match recap
Lens beat Paris FC 2–1 in their Ligue 1 fixture. Édouard and Baidoo scored for Lens; Lees-Melou replied for Paris FC. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.63 for Lens versus 0.52 for Paris FC. Lens sit 2nd in the Ligue 1 table while Paris FC are 11th.
First Half
8'
Kebbal
Yellow Card
⚽
Édouard
Assist: Thomasson
27'
⚽
Lees-Melou
Assist: Kebbal
Thauvin
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
De Smet
55'
Traoré
Yellow Card
⇄
Édouard
63'
⇄
Krasso
63'
⇄
Simon
⚽
Baidoo
Assist: Thomasson
⇄
Thauvin
⇄
Aguilar
72'
⇄
Camara
82'
⇄
Lees-Melou
⇄
Guilavogui
Sima
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Paris Saint Germain | 34 | 24 | 4 | 6 | +45 | 76 |
| 2 |  Lens | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | +31 | 70 |
| 3 |  Lille | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | +15 | 61 |
| 10 |  Toulouse | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | +1 | 44 |
| 11 |  Paris FC | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | -3 | 44 |
| 12 |  Stade Brestois 29 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | -12 | 39 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
LensParis FC
5Won
Statistical edge
5–6
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.63VS0.52
Attack4 · 1 won
11
Shots
9
3
Shots on target
3
10
Shots in the box
7
1
Shots outside box
2
4
Shots off goal
2
11
Corners
3
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
43%
Possession
57%
402
Total passes
567
327
Accurate passes
479
81%
Pass accuracy
84%
Discipline0 · 1 won
11
Fouls
8
2
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
1
4
Blocked shots
4
-0.22
Goals prevented
-0.22
Lens
3-4-2-1
Paris FC
4-3-3
Lens
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 2R. AguilarM
- 6S. BaidooD
- 8M. SangaréM
- 10F. ThauvinF
- 11O. ÉdouardF
- 14M. UdolM
- 20M. SarrD
- 24J. GraditD
- 28A. ThomassonM
- 29M. GuilavoguiF
- 40R. RisserG
Substitutes
- 1R. GurtnerG
- 5A. BulatovićM
- 7F. SotocaF
- 13J. ChávezD
- 15H. OjediranM
- 19A. SimaF
- 22W. SaïdF
- 23Saud AbdulhamidD
- 38R. FofanaF
Paris FC
4-3-3Starting XI
- 6OtávioD
- 10I. KebbalF
- 11J. KrassoF
- 14H. TraoréD
- 16O. NkambadioG
- 17A. CamaraM
- 21M. LopezM
- 27M. SimonF
- 28T. De SmetD
- 31S. CherguiD
- 33P. Lees-MelouM
Substitutes
- 4V. MarchettiM
- 5M. MbowD
- 7A. GoryF
- 9W. GeubbelsF
- 12N. DickoF
- 15T. KolodziejczakD
- 19N. SanguiD
- 35K. TrappG
- 93J. IkonéF
Lens
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malang Sarr | D | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Samson Baidoo | D | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Adrien Thomasson(C) | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | 2 | — | — | 6 | 0/1 |
| Mamadou Sangare | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Odsonne Édouard | F | 59 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Jonathan Gradit | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Aguilar | M | 73 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Risser | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matthieu Udol | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Morgan Guilavogui | F | 89 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Florian Thauvin | F | 72 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3/5 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Florian Sotoca | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rayan Fofana | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrija Bulatovic | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hamzat Ojediran | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jhoanner Chávez | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Régis Gurtner | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saud Abdulhamid | D | 17 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Abdallah Sima | F | 18 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wesley Saïd | F | 31 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Paris FC
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Lees Melou | M | 82 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Obed Nkambadio | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maxime López(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Otávio | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ilan Kebbal | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — |
| Thibault De Smet | D | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samir Sophian Chergui | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jean-Philippe Krasso | F | 63 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/4 |
| Adama Camara | M | 72 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Moses Simon | F | 63 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Hamari Traoré | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kevin Trapp | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Timothée Kolodziejczak | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moustapha Mbow | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nouha Dicko | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vincent Marchetti | M | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Willem Geubbels | F | 27 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Alimami Gory | F | 27 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jonathan Ikoné | F | 18 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Nhoa Sangui | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/3 |