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

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Ligue 1 · 2023-24

Paris Saint-Germain FC

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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

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

Paris Saint-Germain FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Racing Club de Lens 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Francois Letexier
Assistant 1 Cyril Mugnier
Assistant 2 Mehdi Rahmouni

19 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between Paris Saint-Germain FC and Racing Club de Lens is underway.
5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
10' Kylian Mbappe has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 13 goals to his name this season.
15' Racing Club de Lens is showing some good football. However, Racing Club de Lens are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
19' Poor challenge from Facundo Medina. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
20' Facundo Medina has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 20.
25' Paris Saint-Germain FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
30' A quiet spell here at Parc des Princes. Racing Club de Lens seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
32' It’s a booking for Racing Club de Lens player. Franck Haise gets a Yellow card.
37' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
42' A moment of madness from Florian Sotoca on 42 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Racing Club de Lens will be frustrated.
44' Against the run of play, Marco Asensio has scored! This game has turned on its head.
45' A stunning finish from Marco Asensio — that came from absolutely nowhere!
46' The Racing Club de Lens bench stirs into life. Przemyslaw Frankowski is withdrawn and Julien Le Cardinal gets his opportunity.
51' Lucas Hernandez, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
52' Assisted by Lucas Hernandez with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kylian Mbappe makes no mistake. 3-0!
57' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
58' Racing Club de Lens make a change. Adrien Thomasson trudges off to be replaced by Sepe Elye Wahi on 58 minutes.
63' Paris Saint-Germain FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Racing Club de Lens backline.
68' Paris Saint-Germain FC are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Racing Club de Lens's 3-4-2-1 shape.
73' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Paris Saint-Germain FC that had 520 games and scored 844 goals.
74' Fresh legs for Racing Club de Lens! Morgan Guilavogui comes on to replace Angelo Fulgini.
79' Poor challenge from Stijn Spierings. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
80' Paris Saint-Germain FC ring the changes. Ousmane Dembele has done his job and it is now time for Fabian Ruiz to step up.
82' The referee has no hesitation. Deiver Machado is booked for Racing Club de Lens — Yellow card on 82.
83' The supporters are chanting for David Pereira da Costa. He replaces Andy Diouf on 83 minute.
83' That is a Yellow card for Racing Club de Lens. Deiver Machado will be fuming at that decision.
84' Paris Saint-Germain FC ring the changes. Lucas Hernandez has done his job and it is now time for Danilo Pereira to step up.
86' The Paris Saint-Germain FC manager makes a substitution. Warren Zaire-Emery departs to be replaced by Carlos Soler.
86' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jonathan Gradit.
87' Racing Club de Lens receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 87.
90' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Kylian Mbappe makes it 4-0.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Paris Saint-Germain FC players.

Lineups

Paris Saint-Germain FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

5
Marquinhos
7
Kylian Mbappe
2
Achraf Hakimi
21
Lucas Hernandez ↓ Danilo Pereira 83'
10
Ousmane Dembele ↓ Fabian Ruiz 80'
11
Marco Asensio
99
Gianluigi Donnarumma
37
Milan Skriniar
4
Manuel Ugarte
17
Vitinha
33
Warren Zaire-Emery ↓ Carlos Soler 86'

Bench

Coach Luis Enrique

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

24
Jonathan Gradit
30
Brice Samba
28
Adrien Thomasson ↓ Sepe Elye Wahi 58'
20
Angelo Fulgini ↓ Morgan Guilavogui 74'
4
Kevin Danso
29
Przemyslaw Frankowski ↓ Julien Le Cardinal 46'
3
Deiver Machado
14
Facundo Medina
7
Florian Sotoca
6
Salis Abdul Samed ↓ Stijn Spierings 46'
18
Andy Diouf ↓ David Pereira da Costa 83'

Bench

Coach Franck Haise

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kylian Mbappe	4
Lionel Messi	3
Przemyslaw Frankowski	2
Ignatius Ganago	2
Bradley Barcola	2
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia	1
Alexis Claude Maurice	1
Ibrahim M'Baye	1

Head to Head

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

1 / 4

1 Paris Saint-Germain FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.8 Racing Club de Lens xG

I would bet for: Paris Saint-Germain FC or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Paris Saint-Germain FC42% Draw32% Racing Club de Lens26%

Actual: Paris Saint-Germain FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes36% 0% No64%

Avg goals/match: 1.8

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	81%	19%
± 1.5	54%	46%
± 2.5	27%	73%
± 3.5	12%	88%
± 4.5	4%	96%

Double Chance

Paris Saint-Germain FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Racing Club de Lens

58%

Paris Saint-Germain FC or Racing Club de Lens

68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Paris Saint-Germain FC25% Draw57% Racing Club de Lens18%

Actual: Paris Saint-Germain FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

19%

1 – 0

15.1%

1 – 1

14.2%

0 – 1

11.7%

2 – 0

7.8%

2 – 1

6.5%

1 – 2

5.2%

0 – 2

2 – 2

2.8%

3 – 0

2.6%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 3

1.4%

Asian Handicap — Paris Saint-Germain FC

Handicap	Paris Saint-Germain FC covers	Push	Racing Club de Lens covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	23%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	18%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Paris Saint-Germain FC keeps clean sheet

45% ✓

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

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