Saturday , 14 November 2026

Paris Saint-Germain FC vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 1 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2023-24
Paris Saint-Germain FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Racing Club de Lens
Sat 26 Aug 2023 · 19:00 UTC Parc des Princes 47,864 HT 45' · FT 45'
Marco Asensio 45' 1–0
Kylian Mbappe 52' 2–0
Kylian Mbappe 90+1' 3–0
3–1 90+5' Morgan Guilavogui
Y 20' Facundo Medina
Y 32' Franck Haise
Y 42' Florian Sotoca
Y 79' Stijn Spierings
Y 82' Deiver Machado
Y 87' Jonathan Gradit

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Francois Letexier
  • Assistant 1 Cyril Mugnier
  • Assistant 2 Mehdi Rahmouni
18 games this season 🟨 4.1/game ⚽ 9.7 goals/game 🟥 4 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Paris Saint-Germain FC 10 23
2 Lille OSC 10 21
3 Paris FC 10 20
4 Olympique de Marseille 10 18
5 Olympique Lyonnais 10 17
6 OGC Nice 10 17
7 AS Monaco FC 10 16
8 Stade Rennais FC 1901 10 16
9 Stade Brestois 29 10 15
10 FC Lorient 10 15
11 Racing Club de Lens 10 13
12 Toulouse FC 10 13
13 RC Strasbourg Alsace 10 10
14 AJ Auxerre 10 10
15 Le Mans FC 10 8
16 Angers SCO 10 8
17 ES Troyes AC 10 8
18 Le Havre AC 10 2

Head-to-Head

8
2
2
Paris Saint-Germain FC 12 games · Avg 2.5 goals Racing Club de Lens
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-26 Paris Saint-Germain FC 3–1 Racing Club de Lens 2023-04-15 Paris Saint-Germain FC 3–1 Racing Club de Lens 2023-01-01 Racing Club de Lens 3–1 Paris Saint-Germain FC 2022-04-23 Paris Saint-Germain FC 1–1 Racing Club de Lens 2021-12-04 Racing Club de Lens 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain FC

Recent Form

Paris Saint-Germain FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug Racing Club de Lens H 3–1 W
19 Aug Toulouse FC A 1–1 D
12 Aug FC Lorient H 0–0 D
03 Jun Clermont Foot 63 H 2–3 L
27 May RC Strasbourg Alsace A 1–1 D
21 May AJ Auxerre A 2–1 W
Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug Paris Saint-Germain FC A 1–3 L
20 Aug Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 1–1 D
13 Aug Stade Brestois 29 A 2–3 L
03 Jun AJ Auxerre A 3–1 W
27 May AC Ajaccio H 3–0 W
21 May FC Lorient A 3–1 W

Season Stats

Paris Saint-Germain FC Racing Club de Lens
#1 Position #11
23 Points 13
10 Played 10
7 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 4 / 1 / 5
22 Scored 17
10 Conceded 15
+12 GD +2
2.30 PPG 1.30
70% Win % 40%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
30% Clean Sheets
Paris Saint-Germain FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Racing Club de Lens this season

Paris Saint-Germain FC are 1st (23 pts). Racing Club de Lens are 11th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Paris Saint-Germain FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/2
61-75
8/2
76+
7/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Racing Club de Lens
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/4
46-60
5/2
61-75
2/2
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Paris Saint-Germain FC
Ferran Torres 4 G 1 A
Achraf Hakimi 3 G 2 A
Marquinhos 3 G
Mika Godts 2 G 1 A
Senny Mayulu 2 G 1 A
Racing Club de Lens
Florian Thauvin 5 G 8 A
Matthieu Udol 2 G
Franjo Ivanovic 2 G
Saud Abdulhamid 1 G
Pierre Ganiou 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. paris saint-germain fc is hosting racing club de lens for another epic battle.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. paris saint-germain fc is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' racing club de lens are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 19' A moment of madness from Facundo Medina on 19 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Racing Club de Lens will be frustrated.
  • 20' The referee has no hesitation. Facundo Medina is booked for Racing Club de Lens — Yellow card on 20.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' paris saint-germain fc have won 886 goals from 534 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 32' A moment of madness from Franck Haise on 32 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Racing Club de Lens will be frustrated.
  • 37' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 37 minutes.
  • 42' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Florian Sotoca.
  • 44' Paris Saint-Germain FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Marco Asensio on 44.
  • 45' A stunning finish from Marco Asensio — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 46' Racing Club de Lens ring the changes. Przemyslaw Frankowski has done his job and it is now time for Julien Le Cardinal to step up.
  • 51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His paris saint-germain fc side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 52' Kylian Mbappe makes no mistake. The score reads 0-3 and Paris Saint-Germain FC are in front.
  • 57' A quiet spell here at Parc des Princes. paris saint-germain fc seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 58' Adrien Thomasson makes way for Sepe Elye Wahi at the 58 minute mark. A tactical switch from Racing Club de Lens.
  • 63' Facundo Medina needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 68' It looks surprising racing club de lens does not make any changes. Andy Diouf has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 73' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 74' Morgan Guilavogui is ready to make an impact after coming on for Angelo Fulgini at the 74 minute mark.
  • 79' The referee has no hesitation. Stijn Spierings is booked for Racing Club de Lens — Yellow card on 79.
  • 80' A change in the Paris Saint-Germain FC ranks — Ousmane Dembele exits the field as Fabian Ruiz enters on 80.
  • 82' Deiver Machado was booked on 82.
  • 83' A tactical swap from Racing Club de Lens — David Pereira da Costa on, Andy Diouf off on 83 minutes.
  • 83' Poor challenge from Deiver Machado. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 84' Paris Saint-Germain FC make a change. Lucas Hernandez trudges off to be replaced by Danilo Pereira on 84 minutes.
  • 86' The Paris Saint-Germain FC manager makes a substitution. Warren Zaire-Emery departs to be replaced by Carlos Soler.
  • 86' Jonathan Gradit catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 86.
  • 87' Racing Club de Lens receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 87.
  • 90' The deadlock is broken! Kylian Mbappe gets on the scoresheet on 90 minutes.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — paris saint-germain fc 3-1 racing club de lens.

Lineups

Paris Saint-Germain FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis Enrique

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

3-4-2-1

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
Marquinhos 1
Vitor Ferreira 1
Neymar 1

Head to Head

2023-08-26 Paris Saint-Germain FC 3–1 Racing Club de Lens 2023-04-15 Paris Saint-Germain FC 3–1 Racing Club de Lens 2023-01-01 Racing Club de Lens 3–1 Paris Saint-Germain FC 2022-04-23 Paris Saint-Germain FC 1–1 Racing Club de Lens 2021-12-04 Racing Club de Lens 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain FC

Paris Saint-Germain FC Form

2023-08-26 Paris Saint-Germain FC 3–1 Racing Club de Lens W 2023-08-19 Toulouse FC 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain FC D 2023-08-12 Paris Saint-Germain FC 0–0 FC Lorient D 2023-06-03 Paris Saint-Germain FC 2–3 Clermont Foot 63 L 2023-05-27 RC Strasbourg Alsace 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain FC D 2023-05-21 AJ Auxerre 1–2 Paris Saint-Germain FC W

Racing Club de Lens Form

2023-08-26 Paris Saint-Germain FC 3–1 Racing Club de Lens L 2023-08-20 Racing Club de Lens 1–1 Stade Rennais FC 1901 D 2023-08-13 Stade Brestois 29 3–2 Racing Club de Lens L 2023-06-03 AJ Auxerre 1–3 Racing Club de Lens W 2023-05-27 Racing Club de Lens 3–0 AC Ajaccio W 2023-05-21 FC Lorient 1–3 Racing Club de Lens W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.29 Paris Saint-Germain FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35 Racing Club de Lens xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Paris Saint-Germain FC56% Draw22% Racing Club de Lens22%
Actual: Paris Saint-Germain FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.64
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Paris Saint-Germain FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Racing Club de Lens
44%
Paris Saint-Germain FC or Racing Club de Lens
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Paris Saint-Germain FC43% Draw39% Racing Club de Lens18%
Actual: Paris Saint-Germain FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9%
1 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
6.9%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6%
1 – 0
5.5%
1 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
4.6%
4 – 1
3.9%
0 – 0
3.9%
0 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Paris Saint-Germain FC

Handicap Paris Saint-Germain FC covers Push Racing Club de Lens covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 17% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 21% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 12% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Paris Saint-Germain FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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