📏 Form Guide
RC Lens WWLWDW
RC Lens are hoping to win again after their last result, the 1-2 Ligue 1 success against AJ Auxerre.
In that match, RC Lens had 43% possession and 7 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. For RC Lens, the goals were scored by Odsonne Édouard (14') and Abdallah Sima (96'). Auxerre got 18 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. Francisco Sierralta (61') was the scorer for AJ Auxerre.
Pierre Sage's RC Lens have hit the back of the net 10 times over their last half-dozen outings. At the other end, the number of goals that have been scored against them in that time stands at 5.
Looking at their past form shows that RC Lens:
- haven't been beaten in the league by Paris FC in their last 2 matches.
- have not been beaten in their last 2 league matches at home.
Paris FC LWWLDW
Paris FC will go into the encounter after a 2-0 Ligue 1 win with the defeat of FC Lorient in their last fixture.
In that match, Paris FC managed 59% possession and 10 shots on goal with 2 on target. For Paris FC, the scorers were Ilan Kebbal (25') and Jean-Philippe Krasso (30'). For their opponents, Lorient got 8 shots on goal with 3 on target.
Paris FC have seen success in front of goal in their most recent fixtures, having scored 12 times in their last 6 matches. This doesn’t mask the fact that Paris FC have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 5 of those same matches. That trend isn’t assured to be carried forward here, of course.
A look at their previous results shows us that Paris FC:
- have not emerged victorious against RC Lens in away games against them for the last 3 matches in the league.
- haven't been defeated in their previous 2 away league matches.
↔️ Head to head
A look at their most recent head-to-head clashes dating back to 30/04/2018 shows us that RC Lens have won 3 of these games and Paris FC 1, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 2.
An aggregate of 10 goals were scored between them in this period, with 6 of them from Les Artésiens and 4 belonging to PFC. The average goals per game has been 1.67.
The last league clash between these clubs was Ligue 2 match day 27 on 02/03/2020 when the final score was Paris FC 0-2 RC Lens.
The match was refereed by Thierry Bouille.
📰 Team News: RC Lens
The RC Lens manager Pierre Sage will be happy not to have any fitness worries whatsoever ahead of this clash owing to a fully healthy group available for selection.
We are thinking that Les Artésiens look set to make use of the 3-4-2-1 system this time featuring Robin Risser, Saud Abdulhamid, Samson Baidoo, Malang Sarr, Ruben Aguilar, Mamadou Sangare, Adrien Thomasson, Matthieu Udol, Florian Thauvin, Wesley Said and Florian Sotoca.
📰 Team News: Paris FC
Owing to a fully injury-free squad to pick from, the Paris FC manager Stéphane Gilli doesn’t have any fitness concerns at all before this match.
We reckon that PFC seem likely to utilise a 4-3-3 formation, starting Obed Nkambadio, Hamari Traore, Mamadou Mbow, Otavio, Thibault De Smet, Maxime Lopez, Pierre Lees-Melou, Adama Camara, Ilan Kebbal, Jean-Philippe Krasso and Moses Simon.
🔮 Prediction
Here, we’re thinking that Paris FC will have their work cut out to register a score against this RC Lens outfit who we think will emerge victorious.
We therefore see a good battle with a 1-0 win for RC Lens at the end of the match.
Renata Leite, 10:20 19/10/2025