Lens vs Paris FC

19 October 2025 · Ligue 1 · 2025/26 · Referee Gaël Angoula

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Odsonne Edouard 17’
  • Samson Baidoo 64’
  • Pierre Lees-Melou 28’

Match summary

Lens beat Paris FC 2-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Odsonne Edouard put Lens ahead with a header in the 17th minute, set up by Adrien Thomasson, Pierre Lees-Melou equalised in the 28th minute, set up by Ilan Kebbal, and Samson Baidoo won it from a corner in the 64th minute, set up by Adrien Thomasson.

The chances backed that up: Lens created 1.99 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Paris FC's 0.58 from 9. Florian Thauvin had a penalty saved for Lens.

Match stats

43% Possession 57%
11 Shots 9
3 Shots on target 3
11 Corners 3
94 Attacks 79
44 Dangerous attacks 22
402 Passes 567
81% Pass accuracy 84%
24 Tackles 13
11 Fouls 6
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 2

Key events

Lens Paris FC
Kick-off
8’
Ilan KebbalArgument
Florian ThauvinMissed penalty
9’
Florian ThauvinShot on target
9’
Odsonne ÉdouardHeader1-0 (Lens)
17’
27’
Pierre Lees-MelouRight foot shot1-1 (Paris FC)
40’
Maxime LopezShot on target
Florian ThauvinArgument
45+1’
Half-time1-1
46’
Nhoa SanguiThibault De Smet
48’
Adama CamaraShot on target
Second half underway
55’
Hamari TraoréFoul
Wesley Saïd Odsonne Édouard
59’
63’
Willem GeubbelsJean-Philippe Krasso
63’
Alimami GoryMoses Simon
Samson Baidoo Header2-1 (Lens)
64’
72’
Jonathan IkonéAdama Camara
Abdallah SimaFlorian Thauvin
72’
Saud AbdulhamidRuben Aguilar
73’
82’
Vincent MarchettiPierre Lees-Melou
Abdallah SimaFoul
90’
Florian SotocaMorgan GuilavoguiInjury
90+4’
Full-time2-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.99 0.58 17’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), 1-0 17’ 28’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Paris FC), 1-1 28’ 64’ Samson Baidoo (Lens), 2-1 64’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.99 0.58 17’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), 1-0 Edouard 17’ 28’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Paris FC), 1-1 Lees-Melou 28’ 64’ Samson Baidoo (Lens), 2-1 Baidoo 64’
Lens 1.99 xGParis FC 0.58 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Paris FC attacking Lens attacking 
9’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 64’ Samson Baidoo (Lens), from a corner, 0.31 xG, goal 68’ Samson Baidoo (Lens), from a corner, 0.31 xG, off target 28’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Paris FC), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 17’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), from a corner, 0.13 xG, goal 52’ Adama Camara (Paris FC), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 81’ Wesley Said (Lens), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 90+5’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 48’ Adama Camara (Paris FC), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 81’ Samson Baidoo (Lens), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 30’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Paris FC), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 64’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 1’ Samson Baidoo (Lens), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 47’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 84’ Willem Geubbels (Paris FC), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 40’ Maxime Lopez (Paris FC), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 53’ Hamari Traore (Paris FC), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 4’ Samir Chergui (Paris FC), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Malang Sarr (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+6’ Samir Chergui (Paris FC), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 9’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 68’ Samson Baidoo (Lens), from a corner, 0.31 xG, off target 64’ Samson Baidoo (Lens), from a corner, 0.31 xG, goal 28’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Paris FC), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 52’ Adama Camara (Paris FC), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 17’ Odsonne Edouard (Lens), from a corner, 0.13 xG, goal 81’ Wesley Said (Lens), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 90+5’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 48’ Adama Camara (Paris FC), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 81’ Samson Baidoo (Lens), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 30’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Paris FC), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 64’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 1’ Samson Baidoo (Lens), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 47’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 84’ Willem Geubbels (Paris FC), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 40’ Maxime Lopez (Paris FC), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 53’ Hamari Traore (Paris FC), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 4’ Samir Chergui (Paris FC), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Malang Sarr (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+6’ Samir Chergui (Paris FC), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Lens 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Risser
Gradit
Baidoo
Sarr
Aguilar 73’
Sangaré
Thomasson 2
Udol
Thauvin 72’
Guilavogui 90’
Édouard 59’
Paris FC 4-3-3 Starting XI
Nkambadio
Smet 46’
Otávio
Chergui
Traoré
Camara 72’
Lees-Melou 82’
Lopez
Simon 63’
Krasso 63’
Kebbal

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Robin Risser GK900 0.000.000
Samson Baidoo DEF9014 0.760.000
Jonathan Gradit DEF900 0.000.000
Malang Sarr DEF901 0.010.000
Ruben Aguilar MID760 0.000.000
Matthieu Udol MID900 0.000.111
Adrien Thomasson MID9021 0.110.936
Mamadou Sangaré MID901 0.050.000
Morgan Guilavogui MID900 0.000.061
Florian Thauvin MID752 0.820.011
Odsonne Edouard FWD6211 0.130.000
Wesley Said Sub281 0.110.000
Abdallah Sima Sub150 0.000.000
Saud Abdulhamid Sub140 0.000.000
Florian Sotoca Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lens win 53% Avg odds 1.79
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.83
Paris FC win 23% Avg odds 4.15

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Lens WLWDW
Paris FC WWLDW

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Paris FC 0-5 Lens, 14 Feb 26  All Lens vs Paris FC meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.