Lens vs Paris Saint Germain: result 1-2 and analysis
Ligue 1Regular Season - 18Kick-off on January 18, 2025 at 04:00 PM (UTC)Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens
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What was the result of Lens vs Paris Saint Germain?
Paris Saint Germain won 1-2 on January 18, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 36′M'Bala NzolaLens
- 59′Fabián RuizParis Saint Germain
- 86′B. BarcolaParis Saint Germain
Official lineup for Lens vs Paris Saint Germain
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Lens
5-3-2- 19G. Koyalipou
- 8M'Bala Nzola
- 18A. Diouf
- 28A. Thomasson
- 7F. Sotoca
- 3D. Machado
- 14F. Medina
- 20M. Sarr
- 24J. Gradit
- 29P. Frankowski
- 16H. Koffi
Paris Saint Germain
3-4-3- 14D. Doué
- 19Lee Kang-In
- 29B. Barcola
- 25Nuno Mendes
- 8Fabián Ruiz
- 17Vitinha
- 33W. Zaïre-Emery
- 21L. Hernández
- 51W. Pacho
- 35Beraldo
- 1G. Donnarumma
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Lens have 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats; Paris Saint Germain have 10, 3 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 2025 | Le Havre(away) | 2-1 | Ligue 1 |
| Jan 5, 2025 | Toulouse(home) | 0-1 | Ligue 1 |
| Dec 22, 2024 | Paris Saint Germain(home) | 1-1 | Coupe de France |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Auxerre(away) | 2-2 | Ligue 1 |
| Dec 8, 2024 | Montpellier(home) | 2-0 | Ligue 1 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2025 | Espaly-Saint-Marcel(away) | 4-2 | Coupe de France |
| Jan 12, 2025 | Saint Etienne(home) | 2-1 | Ligue 1 |
| Jan 5, 2025 | Monaco(home) | 1-0 | Trophée des Champions |
| Dec 22, 2024 | Lens(away) | 1-1 | Coupe de France |
| Dec 18, 2024 | Monaco(away) | 4-2 | Ligue 1 |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Lens win, 1 draw, 4 Paris Saint Germain wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2024 | Lens 1-1 Paris Saint Germain | Coupe de France |
| Nov 2, 2024 | Paris Saint Germain 1-0 Lens | Ligue 1 |
| Jan 14, 2024 | Lens 0-2 Paris Saint Germain | Ligue 1 |
| Aug 26, 2023 | Paris Saint Germain 3-1 Lens | Ligue 1 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | Paris Saint Germain 3-1 Lens | Ligue 1 |
| Jan 1, 2023 | Lens 3-1 Paris Saint Germain | Ligue 1 |
Last archived meeting: Lens vs Paris Saint Germain on Dec 22, 2024
How many goals should we expect?
Lens score 1.2 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Paris Saint Germain score 2.1 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lens | 1.2 | 1.1 | 5 | 7/15 | 5/15 |
| Paris Saint Germain | 2.1 | 0.9 | 6 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Lens sit 8th in Ligue 1 (10 points from 7 matches) and Paris Saint Germain sit 2nd (14 points from 7 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Paris Saint Germain | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 14 |
| 8 | Lens | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
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