Racing Club de Lens vs Paris Saint-Germain FC, Ligue 1 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 18 Jan 2025 · 16:00 UTC Stade Bollaert-Delelis 38,120 HT 45' · FT 45'

M'Bala Nzola 36' 1–0

1–1 59' Fabian Ruiz

1–2 86' Bradley Barcola

Y 29' Vitinha

Deiver Machado 45' Y

Adrien Thomasson 62' Y

Y 90' Senny Mayulu

Overview

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

Racing Club de Lens 10 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Paris Saint-Germain FC 10 games · 23 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Pignard Jeremie
Assistant 1 Laurent Coniglio
Assistant 2 Thomas Luczynski

5 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 7.4 goals/game

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

Racing Club de Lens 12 games · Avg 2.5 goals Paris Saint-Germain FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-01-18 Racing Club de Lens 1–2 Paris Saint-Germain FC 2024-11-02 Paris Saint-Germain FC 1–0 Racing Club de Lens 2024-01-14 Racing Club de Lens 0–2 Paris Saint-Germain FC 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

Recent Form

Racing Club de Lens

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jan	Paris Saint-Germain FC	H	1–2	L
12 Jan	Le Havre AC	A	2–1	W
05 Jan	Toulouse FC	H	0–1	L
14 Dec	AJ Auxerre	A	2–2	D
08 Dec	Montpellier HSC	H	2–0	W
29 Nov	Stade de Reims	A	2–0	W

Paris Saint-Germain FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jan	Racing Club de Lens	A	2–1	W
12 Jan	AS Saint-Étienne	H	2–1	W
18 Dec	AS Monaco FC	A	4–2	W
15 Dec	Olympique Lyonnais	H	3–1	W
10 Dec	FC Red Bull Salzburg	A	3–0	W
06 Dec	AJ Auxerre	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Racing Club de Lens this season

30% Clean Sheets
Paris Saint-Germain FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Stade Bollaert-Delelis that hosts another battle between Racing Club de Lens and Paris Saint-Germain FC.
5' Racing Club de Lens are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Paris Saint-Germain FC backline.
10' Argentina international Facundo Medina has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
15' named a 5-3-2 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
20' Goduine Koyalipou needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 3 Yellow cards this season.
25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Fabian Ruiz, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Bollaert-Delelis with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
29' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Vitinha on 29 minutes.
34' It is a cagey affair so far. Racing Club de Lens in their 5-3-2 trying to find a way past Paris Saint-Germain FC's compact 3-4-3.
36' Goal! M'Bala Nzola scores his 32 goal in 228 matches.
41' Both keepers have barely been tested. Racing Club de Lens and Paris Saint-Germain FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
45' That looks like a foul for a card for Deiver Machado.
50' Racing Club de Lens are deployed in a 5-3-2 today, looking to exploit space against Paris Saint-Germain FC's 3-4-3 shape.
55' The home supporters are growing impatient. Racing Club de Lens must find a spark to ignite this game.
59' Fabian Ruiz adds to his 10 season tally! Paris Saint-Germain FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
60' Kang-in Lee makes way for Goncalo Ramos at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from Paris Saint-Germain FC.
62' Adrien Thomasson picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
67' Hamzat Ojediran is replacing Andy Diouf for the Racing Club de Lens side.
72' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Racing Club de Lens and Paris Saint-Germain FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
77' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Paris Saint-Germain FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
80' Racing Club de Lens manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Neil El Aynaoui is hanging Florian Sotoca on the field on 80 minute.
85' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
86' Against the run of play, Bradley Barcola has scored! This game has turned on its head.
88' Angelo Fulgini gets the nod from Racing Club de Lens. He replaces Facundo Medina and will look to change the dynamic.
90' Poor challenge from Senny Mayulu. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
Paris Saint-Germain FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

24
Jonathan Gradit
28
Adrien Thomasson ↓ Wesley Said 80'
20
Malang Sarr
16
Herve Koffi
19
Goduine Koyalipou ↓ David Pereira da Costa 67'
29
Przemyslaw Frankowski
3
Deiver Machado
14
Facundo Medina ↓ Angelo Fulgini 88'
7
Florian Sotoca ↓ Neil El Aynaoui 80'
8
M'Bala Nzola
18
Andy Diouf ↓ Hamzat Ojediran 67'

Bench

Paris Saint-Germain FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kylian Mbappe	4
Lionel Messi	3
Bradley Barcola	2
Przemyslaw Frankowski	2
Ignatius Ganago	2
Seko Fofana	1
Ousmane Dembele	1
Corentin Jean	1

Head to Head

Racing Club de Lens Form

2025-01-18 Racing Club de Lens 1–2 Paris Saint-Germain FC L 2025-01-12 Le Havre AC 1–2 Racing Club de Lens W 2025-01-05 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 Toulouse FC L 2024-12-14 AJ Auxerre 2–2 Racing Club de Lens D 2024-12-08 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 Montpellier HSC W 2024-11-29 Stade de Reims 0–2 Racing Club de Lens W

Paris Saint-Germain FC Form

2025-01-18 Racing Club de Lens 1–2 Paris Saint-Germain FC W 2025-01-12 Paris Saint-Germain FC 2–1 AS Saint-Étienne W 2024-12-18 AS Monaco FC 2–4 Paris Saint-Germain FC W 2024-12-15 Paris Saint-Germain FC 3–1 Olympique Lyonnais W 2024-12-10 FC Red Bull Salzburg 0–3 Paris Saint-Germain FC W 2024-12-06 AJ Auxerre 0–0 Paris Saint-Germain FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.07 Racing Club de Lens xG

Expected Goals

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

2.09 Paris Saint-Germain FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Racing Club de Lens21% Draw24% Paris Saint-Germain FC55%

Actual: Paris Saint-Germain FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.16

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw

44%

Draw or Paris Saint-Germain FC

79%

Racing Club de Lens or Paris Saint-Germain FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Racing Club de Lens16% Draw41% Paris Saint-Germain FC43%

Actual: Racing Club de Lens win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.3%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

9.2%

0 – 1

8.3%

1 – 3

6.6%

0 – 3

6.2%

0 – 0

5.8%

2 – 2

5.1%

2 – 1

4.9%

1 – 0

3.9%

2 – 3

3.6%

1 – 4

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap	Racing Club de Lens covers	Push	Paris Saint-Germain FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	11%	82%
-0.5	18%	—	82%
+0.5	41%	—	59%
+1	41%	22%	37%
+1.5	63%	—	37%
+2	63%	18%	19%
+2.5	81%	—	19%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Paris Saint-Germain FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

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