Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Ligue 1 · 2024-25
Racing Club de Lens
1 – 2
Full Time
Paris Saint-Germain FC
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Pignard Jeremie
  • Assistant 1 Laurent Coniglio
  • Assistant 2 Thomas Luczynski

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

2
2
8
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#15 Position #6
4 Points 8
5 Played 5
1 / 1 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 1
9 Scored 8
9 Conceded 7
+0 GD +1
0.80 PPG 1.60
20% Win % 40%

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
20% Clean Sheets
Paris Saint-Germain FC this season

Racing Club de Lens are 15th (4 pts). Paris Saint-Germain FC are 6th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Racing Club de Lens
Florian Thauvin 3 G 3 A
Franjo Ivanovic 2 G
Saud Abdulhamid 1 G
Pierre Ganiou 1 G
Paris Saint-Germain FC
Ferran Torres 4 G
Marquinhos 3 G
Vitinha 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Racing Club de Lens to score. At the same time, Paris Saint-Germain FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' Racing Club de Lens currently sit 7 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Florian Sotoca, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Bollaert-Delelis with 19 goals in the last 15 games.
  • 25' named a 5-3-2 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 29' Controversy at the stadium! Vitinha argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 34' 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.
  • 36' M'Bala Nzola doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 41' A quiet spell here at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. Paris Saint-Germain FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 45' It’s a booking for Racing Club de Lens player. Deiver Machado gets a card.
  • 50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 55' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Racing Club de Lens and Paris Saint-Germain FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 59' What composure from Fabian Ruiz! The Spain international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 60' A change in the Paris Saint-Germain FC ranks — Kang-in Lee exits the field as Goncalo Ramos enters on 60.
  • 62' The referee shows Racing Club de Lens player a card on 62.
  • 67' The supporters are chanting for Hamzat Ojediran. He replaces Andy Diouf on 67 minute.
  • 72' Racing Club de Lens are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Paris Saint-Germain FC backline.
  • 77' Racing Club de Lens have won 428 goals from 448 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 80' A change in the Racing Club de Lens ranks — Florian Sotoca exits the field as Neil El Aynaoui enters on 80.
  • 85' Racing Club de Lens seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 86' What composure from Bradley Barcola! The France international strokes it home. 1-2.
  • 88' A tactical swap from Racing Club de Lens — Angelo Fulgini on, Facundo Medina off on 88 minutes.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Senny Mayulu on 90 minutes.
  • The final score is 1-2.

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Paris Saint-Germain FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kylian Mbappe 4
Lionel Messi 3
Przemyslaw Frankowski 2
Ignatius Ganago 2
Bradley Barcola 2
Lois Openda 1
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 1
Alexis Claude Maurice 1

Head to Head

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

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
1.43 Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.99 Paris Saint-Germain FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Racing Club de Lens27% Draw24% Paris Saint-Germain FC49%
Actual: Paris Saint-Germain FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw
51%
Draw or Paris Saint-Germain FC
73%
Racing Club de Lens or Paris Saint-Germain FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Racing Club de Lens22% Draw41% Paris Saint-Germain FC37%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.2%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
6.3%
0 – 1
5.9%
1 – 3
5.9%
0 – 0
4.7%
2 – 3
4.2%
0 – 3
4.2%
1 – 0
4%
2 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap Racing Club de Lens covers Push Paris Saint-Germain FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 14% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 20% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 15% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Paris Saint-Germain FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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