Thursday , 2 July 2026

Racing Club de Lens vs Paris Saint-Germain FC, Ligue 1 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2022-23
Racing Club de Lens
3 – 1
Full Time
Paris Saint-Germain FC
Sun 1 Jan 2023 · 19:45 UTC Stade Bollaert-Delelis HT 45' · FT 45'
Salis Abdul Samed 41' Y
Jonathan Gradit 45' Y
Y 45' Achraf Hakimi
Y 88' Ismael Gharbi

Overview

Match Preview

Racing Club de Lens vs Paris Saint-Germain FC — Ligue 1 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

Match Details

  • Referee Jerome Brisard
  • Referee Arnaud Baert
  • Referee Bastien Dechepy
  • Referee Benjamin Pages
  • Referee Anthony Ustaritz
  • Referee

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

2
2
8
Racing Club de Lens 12 games · Avg 2.5 goals Paris Saint-Germain FC
Last 5 meetings
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 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

Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jan Paris Saint-Germain FC H 3–1 W
29 Dec OGC Nice A 0–0 D
12 Nov Clermont Foot 63 H 2–1 W
05 Nov Angers SCO A 2–1 W
28 Oct Toulouse FC H 3–0 W
22 Oct Olympique de Marseille A 1–0 W
Paris Saint-Germain FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jan Racing Club de Lens A 1–3 L
28 Dec RC Strasbourg Alsace H 2–1 W
13 Nov AJ Auxerre H 5–0 W
06 Nov FC Lorient A 2–1 W
02 Nov Juventus FC A 2–1 W
29 Oct ES Troyes AC H 4–3 W

Season Stats

Racing Club de Lens Paris Saint-Germain FC
#4 Position #3
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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Racing Club de Lens host Paris Saint-Germain FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' A stunning finish from Przemyslaw Frankowski — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 8' Hugo Ekitike has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 8 minutes.
  • 13' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 18' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 23' Racing Club de Lens is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 28' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Lois Openda makes it 2-1.
  • 33' 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.
  • 38' Racing Club de Lens are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 41' It’s a booking for Racing Club de Lens player. Salis Abdul Samed gets a Yellow card.
  • 45' Jonathan Gradit catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
  • 48' A stunning finish from Alexis Claude Maurice — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 53' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 58' Pablo Sarabia is replacing Danilo Pereira for the Paris Saint-Germain FC side.
  • 63' It’s high time Christophe Galtier made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 68' Paris Saint-Germain FC is showing some good football. However, Paris Saint-Germain FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 73' Racing Club de Lens ring the changes. Lois Openda has done his job and it is now time for Wesley Said to step up.
  • 78' Another change for Paris Saint-Germain FC made on 78 minute. Carlos Soler leaves to be changed by Ismael Gharbi.
  • 83' It looks like no one’s ball. Racing Club de Lens is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 88' Paris Saint-Germain FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 88.
  • 90' Racing Club de Lens ring the changes. Seko Fofana has done his job and it is now time for Lukasz Poreba to step up.
  • Racing Club de Lens celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Franck Haise

Paris Saint-Germain FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Christophe Galtier

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kylian Mbappe 4
Lionel Messi 3
Przemyslaw Frankowski 2
Ignatius Ganago 2
Bradley Barcola 2
Hugo Ekitike 1
M'Bala Nzola 1
Lois Openda 1

Head to Head

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 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

Racing Club de Lens Form

2023-01-01 Racing Club de Lens 3–1 Paris Saint-Germain FC W 2022-12-29 OGC Nice 0–0 Racing Club de Lens D 2022-11-12 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 Clermont Foot 63 W 2022-11-05 Angers SCO 1–2 Racing Club de Lens W 2022-10-28 Racing Club de Lens 3–0 Toulouse FC W 2022-10-22 Olympique de Marseille 0–1 Racing Club de Lens W

Paris Saint-Germain FC Form

2023-01-01 Racing Club de Lens 3–1 Paris Saint-Germain FC L 2022-12-28 Paris Saint-Germain FC 2–1 RC Strasbourg Alsace W 2022-11-13 Paris Saint-Germain FC 5–0 AJ Auxerre W 2022-11-06 FC Lorient 1–2 Paris Saint-Germain FC W 2022-11-02 Juventus FC 1–2 Paris Saint-Germain FC W 2022-10-29 Paris Saint-Germain FC 4–3 ES Troyes AC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.01 Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.57 Paris Saint-Germain FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 78% + Under — clean sheet likely 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Racing Club de Lens47% Draw33% Paris Saint-Germain FC20%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes29% 0% No71%
Avg goals/match: 1.58
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 77%
23%
± 1.5 47%
53%
± 2.5 22%
78%
± 3.5 8%
92%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw
80%
Draw or Paris Saint-Germain FC
53%
Racing Club de Lens or Paris Saint-Germain FC
67%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Racing Club de Lens27% Draw60% Paris Saint-Germain FC13%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
23.1%
1 – 0
19.4%
1 – 1
12.7%
0 – 1
10.1%
2 – 0
10%
2 – 1
6.1%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 2
3.3%
0 – 2
3%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
1.9%
4 – 0
0.9%

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap Racing Club de Lens covers Push Paris Saint-Germain FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 26% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 14% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
57% ✗
Paris Saint-Germain FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓

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