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Paris Saint-Germain FC vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2020-21
Paris Saint-Germain FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Racing Club de Lens
Sat 1 May 2021 · 15:00 UTC Parc des Princes HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 66' Facundo Medina
Y 76' Florian Sotoca
Ander Herrera 78' Y
Thilo Kehrer 89' Y
Marquinhos 90' Y
Marco Verratti 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Paris Saint-Germain FC vs Racing Club de Lens — Ligue 1 at Parc des Princes.

Match Details

  • Referee Francois Letexier
  • Referee Jerome Brisard
  • Referee Matthieu Lombard
  • Referee Bastien Dechepy
  • Referee Benjamin Pages
  • Referee Christian Guillard
20 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 6.8 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Nantes 34 24
2 FC Metz 34 17
3 Paris Saint-Germain FC 0 0
4 Racing Club de Lens 0 0
5 Lille OSC 0 0
6 Olympique Lyonnais 0 0
7 Olympique de Marseille 0 0
8 Stade Rennais FC 1901 0 0
9 AS Monaco FC 0 0
10 RC Strasbourg Alsace 0 0
11 Toulouse FC 0 0
12 FC Lorient 0 0
13 Paris FC 0 0
14 Stade Brestois 29 0 0
15 ES Troyes AC 0 0
16 Angers SCO 0 0
17 Le Mans FC 0 0
18 Le Havre AC 0 0
19 AJ Auxerre 0 0
20 OGC Nice 0 0

Head-to-Head

8
2
2
Paris Saint-Germain FC 12 games · Avg 2.5 goals Racing Club de Lens
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-01 Paris Saint-Germain FC 2–1 Racing Club de Lens 2020-09-10 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain FC

Recent Form

Paris Saint-Germain FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 May Racing Club de Lens H 2–1 W
28 Apr Manchester City FC H 1–2 L
24 Apr FC Metz A 3–1 W
18 Apr AS Saint-Étienne H 3–2 W
13 Apr FC Bayern München H 0–1 L
10 Apr RC Strasbourg Alsace A 4–1 W
Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 May Paris Saint-Germain FC A 1–2 L
25 Apr Nimes Olympique H 2–1 W
18 Apr Stade Brestois 29 A 1–1 D
11 Apr FC Lorient H 4–1 W
03 Apr Olympique Lyonnais H 1–1 D
21 Mar RC Strasbourg Alsace A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Paris Saint-Germain FC Racing Club de Lens
#3 Position #4
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Paris Saint-Germain FC are 3rd (0 pts). Racing Club de Lens are 4th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Parc des Princes!
  • 5' Paris Saint-Germain FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 19' Paris Saint-Germain FC make a change. Colin Dagba trudges off to be replaced by Thilo Kehrer on 19 minutes.
  • 24' The home supporters are growing impatient. Paris Saint-Germain FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 29' A quiet spell here at Parc des Princes. Racing Club de Lens seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 33' Neymar Jr. has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 33 minutes.
  • 38' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 43' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 48' Both keepers have barely been tested. Paris Saint-Germain FC and Racing Club de Lens are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 53' Racing Club de Lens are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 58' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 59' GOAL! Marquinhos scores on 59. Assisted by Neymar Jr.
  • 60' Paris Saint-Germain FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marco Verratti is hanging Idrissa Gana Gueye on the field on 60 minute.
  • 61' Against the run of play, Ignatius Ganago has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 66' That is a Yellow card for Racing Club de Lens. Facundo Medina will be fuming at that decision.
  • 69' The Racing Club de Lens manager makes a substitution. Ignatius Ganago departs to be replaced by Gael Kakuta.
  • 74' The travelling Racing Club de Lens supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 76' Florian Sotoca catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 76.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Racing Club de Lens. Cheick Doucoure is replaced by Tony Mauricio.
  • 78' Paris Saint-Germain FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 81' Another change for Racing Club de Lens made on 81 minute. Clement Michelin leaves to be changed by Corentin Jean.
  • 86' Racing Club de Lens come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 89' Paris Saint-Germain FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 89.
  • 90' Marquinhos picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Moise Kean has so much to prove this time. He replaces Julian Draxler on 90 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Paris Saint-Germain FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mauricio Pochettino

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Franck Haise

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kylian Mbappe 4
Lionel Messi 3
Przemyslaw Frankowski 2
Ignatius Ganago 2
Bradley Barcola 2
Alexis Claude Maurice 1
Ibrahim M'Baye 1
Marquinhos 1

Head to Head

2021-05-01 Paris Saint-Germain FC 2–1 Racing Club de Lens 2020-09-10 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain FC

Paris Saint-Germain FC Form

2021-05-01 Paris Saint-Germain FC 2–1 Racing Club de Lens W 2021-04-28 Paris Saint-Germain FC 1–2 Manchester City FC L 2021-04-24 FC Metz 1–3 Paris Saint-Germain FC W 2021-04-18 Paris Saint-Germain FC 3–2 AS Saint-Étienne W 2021-04-13 Paris Saint-Germain FC 0–1 FC Bayern München L 2021-04-10 RC Strasbourg Alsace 1–4 Paris Saint-Germain FC W

Racing Club de Lens Form

2021-05-01 Paris Saint-Germain FC 2–1 Racing Club de Lens L 2021-04-25 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 Nimes Olympique W 2021-04-18 Stade Brestois 29 1–1 Racing Club de Lens D 2021-04-11 Racing Club de Lens 4–1 FC Lorient W 2021-04-03 Racing Club de Lens 1–1 Olympique Lyonnais D 2021-03-21 RC Strasbourg Alsace 1–2 Racing Club de Lens W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
0.68 Paris Saint-Germain FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.63 Racing Club de Lens xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 85% + Under — clean sheet likely 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Paris Saint-Germain FC36% Draw38% Racing Club de Lens26%
Actual: Paris Saint-Germain FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes25% 0% No75%
Avg goals/match: 1.31
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 70%
30%
± 1.5 39%
61%
± 2.5 15%
85%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Paris Saint-Germain FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Racing Club de Lens
64%
Paris Saint-Germain FC or Racing Club de Lens
62%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Paris Saint-Germain FC18% Draw66% Racing Club de Lens16%
Actual: Paris Saint-Germain FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
29.6%
1 – 0
16.6%
0 – 1
15.2%
1 – 1
12.7%
2 – 0
5.7%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
3.8%
2 – 2
1.5%
3 – 0
1.3%
0 – 3
1%
3 – 1
1%

Asian Handicap — Paris Saint-Germain FC

Handicap Paris Saint-Germain FC covers Push Racing Club de Lens covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 21% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 19% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Paris Saint-Germain FC keeps clean sheet
53% ✗
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
51% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.