Lens
vs
Paris FC
Ligue 1 prediction
Our model says: Lens 2–1 Paris FC
The model makes it 38% Lens, 27% draw, 35% Paris FC — fair odds of 2.63, 3.70 and 2.86. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.
Most likely scoreline: 2-1.
Expected goals: Lens 1.54, Paris FC 1.47.
Both teams to score: 61%. Over 2.5 goals: 58%, under 2.5: 42%.
Model confidence: Low.
A tight game: Lens and Paris FC are within 3 points of each other, so the draw is a real outcome here.
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Key facts
- Lens are 10th on 7 points from 6 games; Paris FC are 5th on 11 points from 6 games — Ligue 1.
- Lens have won 1 of their last 5 games, most recently a 2-1 win at home to Lyon.
- Paris FC have won 3 of their last 5 games, most recently a 0-1 defeat away to Lorient.
- Last 6 meetings: Lens 4 wins to 1, 1 draw; the most recent, 14 February 2026, ended Paris FC 0–5 Lens.
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Live win probability
From kick-offFrom kick-off, the split above updates here every few seconds as the model re-reads the score, the clock and any red cards.
Model insights: Lens vs Paris FC
Has the model earned this number?
It puts Lens at 38% here. Across 3,660 settled matches (as of 14 October 2026), 2,861 forecasts have landed in the 30–40% band; those outcomes actually happened 33.3% of the time, against an average forecast of 33.6%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally.
Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.
Form going into Lens vs Paris FC
Lens
- W2-1Lyon9 October 2026
- L1-2away to Monaco18 September 2026
- D2-2away to Le Mans13 September 2026
- L0-1Lorient5 September 2026
- L1-2away to Strasbourg29 August 2026
Paris FC
- L0-1away to Lorient10 October 2026
- W2-1Strasbourg19 September 2026
- D0-0Lyon12 September 2026
- W3-2away to Marseille6 September 2026
- W3-0Nice30 August 2026
What these results say
- Lens conceded in every one of these 5 matches.
- Lens failed to win 4 of these 5 matches.
- Lens scored in 4 of these 5 matches.
Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model rates each side on its goals over this season and last, adjusted for the opposition, rather than on these results alone, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.
Ligue 1 table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Lens | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 7 |
| 5 | Paris FC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 11 |
Where the two sides stand. Full table
What's at stake
Lens
Chance to finish in the top four · 21% today
Paris FC
Chance to finish in the top four · 50% today
From our Ligue 1 season simulation: the rest of the season played out 10,000 times by the same model as the prediction above. Each figure is that side's chance once this match ends in a win, a draw or a defeat for it, with every other match still left to the model. Positions in the table, not competition rules: what a place is worth differs from league to league.
Head-to-head: Lens vs Paris FC
Lens and Paris FC have met 6 times in the records we hold, Lens has won 4 of them to Paris FC's 1, with 1 drawn.
The record
Lens won the last one 5–0 on 14 Feb 2026.
| Club | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lens | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
| Paris FC | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Between them these 6 meetings produced 16 goals, an average of 2.67 a game.
Every meeting
Every recorded meeting, newest first.
- 14 Feb 2026
Ligue 1Paris FC 0–5 Lens - 19 Oct 2025
Ligue 1Lens 2–1 Paris FC - 2 Jul 2022
Friendlies ClubsLens 0–0 Paris FC - 5 Aug 2020
Friendlies ClubsLens 1–2 Paris FC - 2 Mar 2020
Ligue 2Paris FC 0–2 Lens - 28 Sep 2019
Ligue 2Lens 2–1 Paris FC
How the model rates them now
Attack and defence are multipliers on an average side: above 1.00 in attack means the club scores more than the average team in its competition, and below 1.00 in defence means it concedes fewer. The methodology sets out how they are derived, including where the model is known to be wrong.
Leading scorers: Lens and Paris FC
Lens
GoalsAssists
- F. Thauvin34
Paris FC
GoalsAssists
- L. Sinayoko41
Top 3 by league goals this season. Player availability is not part of the model — injuries and suspensions are a planned improvement.
Two sides the ratings cannot separate
Lens carry a model rating of 6.94 against 7.02 for Paris FC. The scale is anchored so that an average side in one of Europe's big five leagues sits at 6.85, and it is adjusted for the strength of each team's league, so the two numbers are comparable even across borders.
A gap that small is inside the noise of the rating itself — treat the two as level.
What the model expects
Under the hood the model expects 1.54 goals for Lens and 1.47 for Paris FC. Those two numbers, not the scoreline, are what the model actually estimates; everything else is derived from them.
Lens rate 1.17 in attack and 0.99 in defence, where 1 is league average and a lower defensive number is better; Paris FC rate 1.09 and 0.78.
Where the model differs from the table
The table and the model disagree here: the standings favour Paris FC, while our numbers lean the other way. The model weights recent expected goals rather than results already banked, so it moves before the table does.
Across the rest of the season our simulation gives Lens a 1.6% chance of the title and Paris FC 7.6%, from 10,000 simulated seasons.
How this was produced
Publicly tracked record so far: 1,771 correct results out of 3,709 settled predictions (48%), with 376 exact scorelines (10%). That log is updated automatically after every match and is never edited.
Full method: how the model works.
From the first whistle this page keeps going: the win probabilities at the top are recalculated as the match plays out, reading the score, the clock and any sendings-off. The same model, asked how many goals are left rather than how many there will be.
Team comparison
Bars show each side's share of the two-team total, based on the model's attack/defence ratings and expected goals for this fixture.
Why the model favours this side
The model gives Lens the highest probability at 38%, based on each side's rolling attack and defence ratings estimated from recent match data. The model projects 1.54 expected goals for Lens against 1.47 for Paris FC. Lens's attack/defence rating is 1.17/0.99 versus the league average (1.00 = average), compared with 1.09/0.78 for Paris FC.
Goal trends
Over 1.5 goals
Over 2.5 goals
Over 3.5 goals
Both teams score
Outer rings: how often each side's most recent league matches before kick-off (up to 10 games; the count is under each ring) went over the line. Middle ring: the model's own probability for this match, from the same expected goals as the prediction above. Past matches are context; the middle ring is the estimate. Not betting advice.
Season stats
Lens at home · Paris FC away
League matches only, Ligue 1, this season. Rates are per game, since the two sides have not always played the same number; the tinted figure is the better one, where better is not a matter of taste. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match.
Position by match
LensParis FC
Lens are 7th after 6 Ligue 1 matches (between 2nd and 10th so far); Paris FC are 4th after 6 (between 1st and 9th). Rebuilt from the season's results after each side's matches (x-axis: that side's match number); ties split on goal difference, then goals scored.
Goals scored and conceded, by minute
All Ligue 1 matches this season: Lens 6, Paris FC 6.
Lens score most often in the 46–60 minute window (4 goals); Paris FC have let in 1 there.
Each cell counts the league goals that went in during that 15-minute window. Each side's goals sit above the goals its opponent has let in over the same minutes; the darker the cell, the more goals in that window. Stoppage time counts in the last window of its half. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match; own goals are not always counted on the same side as in the table, so a row can be a goal off it. Context, not a prediction.
The next 4 matches, by difficulty
Lens
- at Lille30 Oct · Ligue 1win 26%
- vs Como4 Nov · UEFA Champions Leaguewin 35%
- vs Marseille8 Nov · Ligue 1win 43%
Paris FC
- vs Monaco1 Nov · Ligue 1win 43%
- at Auxerre7 Nov · Ligue 1win 51%
- vs Angers22 Nov · Ligue 1win 65%
- at Stade Brestois 2927 Nov · Ligue 1win 45%
Each side's next matches on our board after this one. The colour is how strong the opponent is, from easier to harder as on the scale above: its model rating ranked among the teams of that competition, in fifths, so bright red is the top fifth whoever is playing it. The win figure is this side's own chance in that match, which is where venue and its own level come in. A match already on our board links to its own prediction; the rest follow as their week comes up.