Lens 2-1 Paris FC: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction
Our picks against the result
6 of 12 right
- Result Lens win52% 2-1
- Double chance Lens or draw (1X)79% 2-1
- Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.559% 3 goals
- More corners Lens64% Lens (6-1)
- Yellow cards Above average 6 yellow cards · league 3.3
- Yellow cards 6 yellow cards 3.5 Under50% 4.5 Under70% 5.5 Under84%
- Corners Around average 7 corners · league 9.4
- Corners 7 corners 8.5 Over62% 9.5 Over51% 10.5 Under60%
Match stats
Lens Paris FC
- 2 Goals 1
- 3 Yellow cards 3
- 0 Red cards 0
- 6 Corners 1
Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.
Before kick-off
What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.
Match summary
Lens vs Paris FC at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis on Saturday 24 October 2026 opens Matchday 8 of Ligue 1, and our model goes with a home win, with Lens win or draw as the double chance.
Why this pick?
Our model picks a Lens win because it rates them stronger than Paris FC and clearly above the Ligue 1 average on its long-run, expected-goals strength rating, and the game is at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis, where playing at home counts for something. The case on the other side is Paris FC's recent attacking play: they are getting shots away and spending plenty of time in the opposition box. Lens's defence answers that, conceding fewer shots than the league average, and the head-to-head leans their way with six wins in ten meetings. The call is a moderate one.
Form guide
Lens
- L 0-3 at Club Brugge (A) Champions League · 21 Oct
- W 3-1 at Troyes (A) Ligue 1 · 17 Oct
- L 0-2 vs Sporting CP (H) Champions League · 13 Oct
- W 2-1 vs Lyon (H) Ligue 1 · 9 Oct
- L 1-2 at Monaco (A) Ligue 1 · 18 Sep
Paris FC
- W 4-3 vs Rennes (H) Ligue 1 · 18 Oct
- L 0-1 at Lorient (A) Ligue 1 · 10 Oct
- W 2-1 vs Strasbourg (H) Ligue 1 · 19 Sep
- D 0-0 vs Lyon (H) Ligue 1 · 12 Sep
- W 3-2 at Marseille (A) Ligue 1 · 6 Sep
Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
Attack and defence ratings
0 to 100 against this season's Ligue 1 clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.
Head-to-head
10 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.
- 14 Feb 2026 · Ligue 1 Paris FC 0-5 Lens
- 19 Oct 2025 · Ligue 1 Lens 2-1 Paris FC
- 2 Mar 2020 · Ligue 2 Paris FC 0-2 Lens
- 28 Sep 2019 · Ligue 2 Lens 2-1 Paris FC
- 3 Mar 2019 · Ligue 2 Paris FC 2-0 Lens
Ligue 1 so far
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Paris FC | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12:7 | +5 | 14 |
| 8 | Lens | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14:11 | +3 | 10 |
Positions in our table of 18 clubs, before kick-off. Full table
Match facts
- Competition
- Ligue 1, Matchday 8
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens
Questions and answers
What was the score of Lens vs Paris FC?
Lens 2-1 Paris FC in the Ligue 1 (Matchday 8) on Saturday 24 October 2026.
Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Lens vs Paris FC right?
Yes: our result pick was Lens win, and the score after 90 minutes was 2-1. 6 of our 12 picks and markets for this match were right.
How many cards and corners were there in Lens vs Paris FC?
6 yellow cards (Lens 3, Paris FC 3), no red cards and 7 corners (Lens 6, Paris FC 1).
Times are UTC.