Paris Saint-Germain vs Lens

15 April 2023 · Ligue 1 · 2022/23 · Referee Willy Delajod

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 3–0

  • Kylian Mbappe-Lottin 31’
  • Vitinha 37’
  • Lionel Messi 40’
  • Przemyslaw Frankowski 60’ (pen)

Match summary

Paris Saint-Germain won 3-1 at home to Lens. Paris Saint-Germain led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Kylian Mbappe-Lottin put Paris Saint-Germain ahead in the 31st minute, set up by Vitinha, Vitinha made it 2-0 from a corner in the 37th minute, set up by Nuno Mendes, and Lionel Messi made it 3-0 in the 40th minute, set up by Kylian Mbappe-Lottin. In the second half, Przemyslaw Frankowski pulled one back to make it 3-1 from the penalty spot in the 60th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Paris Saint-Germain created 1.39 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots, Lens 1.43 from 14. Lens had a player sent off.

Match stats

Paris Saint-Germain Lens
15 Shots 14
7 Shots on Target 7
3 Corners 10
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 1
1.39 xG 1.43
1.39 Non-penalty xG 0.67
7 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Paris Saint-Germain Lens
Kick-off
Kylian Mbappe-Lottin
Assist: Vitinha1-0 (Paris Saint-Germain)
31’
Vitinha
Assist: Nuno Mendes2-0 (Paris Saint-Germain)
37’
Lionel Messi
Assist: Kylian Mbappe-Lottin3-0 (Paris Saint-Germain)
40’
Half-time3-0
60’
Przemyslaw Frankowski
Penalty3-1 (Lens)
Full-time3-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Lens
  • Salis Abdul Samed

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.39 1.43 31’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), 1-0 31’ 37’ Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain), 2-0 37’ 40’ Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain), 3-0 40’ 60’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), 3-1 60’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.39 1.43 31’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), 1-0 Mbappe-Lottin 31’ 37’ Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain), 2-0 Vitinha 37’ 40’ Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain), 3-0 Messi 40’ 60’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), 3-1 Frankowski 60’
Paris Saint-Germain 1.39 xGLens 1.43 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lens attacking Paris Saint-Germain attacking 
60’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 77’ Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 40’ Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 43’ Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 3’ Salis Abdul Samed (Lens), from a corner, 0.13 xG, saved 90+2’ Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 74’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 31’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 13’ Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 67’ Loïs Openda (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 27’ Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 33’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 46’ Loïs Openda (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 65’ Loïs Openda (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 88’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+2’ Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 57’ Loïs Openda (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+1’ Loïs Openda (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ Loïs Openda (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 76’ Loïs Openda (Lens), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 11’ Loïs Openda (Lens), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 36’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 71’ Fabián (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 37’ Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 68’ Deiver Machado (Lens), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 76’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 34’ Kevin Danso (Lens), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 60’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 77’ Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 40’ Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 3’ Salis Abdul Samed (Lens), from a corner, 0.13 xG, saved 43’ Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 90+2’ Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 74’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 31’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 13’ Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 46’ Loïs Openda (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 67’ Loïs Openda (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 27’ Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 33’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 65’ Loïs Openda (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 88’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+2’ Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 57’ Loïs Openda (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+1’ Loïs Openda (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ Loïs Openda (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 76’ Loïs Openda (Lens), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 11’ Loïs Openda (Lens), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 71’ Fabián (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 36’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 37’ Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 68’ Deiver Machado (Lens), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 76’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 30’ Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 34’ Kevin Danso (Lens), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Gianluigi Donnarumma GK900 0.000.000
Danilo Pereira DEF900 0.000.000
Sergio Ramos DEF900 0.000.021
Marquinhos DEF890 0.000.000
Achraf Hakimi MID901 0.410.000
Nuno Mendes MID7811 0.070.021
Vitinha MID90112 0.030.122
Carlos Soler MID900 0.000.000
Fabián MID901 0.020.000
Lionel Messi FWD9015 0.540.153
Kylian Mbappe-Lottin FWD90115 0.310.363
Juan Bernat Sub120 0.000.000
Warren Zaïre-Emery Sub10 0.000.182

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Paris Saint-Germain win 55% Avg odds 1.75
Draw 24% Avg odds 4.04
Lens win 21% Avg odds 4.44

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lens 3-1 Paris Saint-Germain, 01 Jan 23 Next meeting: Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 Lens, 26 Aug 23  All Paris Saint-Germain vs Lens meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.