Paris Saint-Germain vs Lens

1 May 2021 · Ligue 1 · 2020/21 · Referee Jérôme Brisard

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Neymar 33’
  • Marquinhos 59’
  • Ignatius Ganago 61’

Match summary

Paris Saint-Germain saw off Lens 2-1. Paris Saint-Germain led 1-0 at half-time.

Neymar put Paris Saint-Germain ahead in the 33rd minute, set up by Julian Draxler, Marquinhos made it 2-0 with a header in the 59th minute, set up by Neymar, and Ignatius Ganago pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 61st minute, set up by Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga.

There was little between the sides on chances: Paris Saint-Germain created 1.38 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots, Lens 1.61 from 15.

Match stats

Paris Saint-Germain Lens
14 Shots 15
6 Shots on Target 3
6 Corners 2
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.38 xG 1.51
1.38 Non-penalty xG 1.51
9 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Paris Saint-Germain Lens
Kick-off
Neymar
Assist: Julian Draxler1-0 (Paris Saint-Germain)
33’
Half-time1-0
Marquinhos
Assist: Neymar2-0 (Paris Saint-Germain)
59’
61’
Ignatius Ganago
Assist: Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga2-1 (Lens)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Paris Saint-Germain
  • Marquinhos
  • Thilo Kehrer
  • Marco Verratti
  • Ander Herrera
Lens
  • Facundo Medina
  • Florian Sotoca

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 1.38 1.61 33’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), 1-0 33’ 59’ Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain), 2-0 59’ 61’ Ignatius Ganago (Lens), 2-1 61’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.38 1.61 33’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), 1-0 Neymar 33’ 59’ Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain), 2-0 Marquinhos 59’ 61’ Ignatius Ganago (Lens), 2-1 Ganago 61’
Paris Saint-Germain 1.38 xGLens 1.61 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lens attacking Paris Saint-Germain attacking 
61’ Ignatius Ganago (Lens), open play, 0.64 xG, goal 33’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 39’ Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 42’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 7’ Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 42’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 71’ Julian Draxler (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 61’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 3’ Ignatius Ganago (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 26’ Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 52’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 67’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 24’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 86’ Simon Banza (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 24’ Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint-Germain), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 44’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 55’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 63’ Ignatius Ganago (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 13’ Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 59’ Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 81’ Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint-Germain), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 2’ Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 30’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Clement Michelin (Lens), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint-Germain), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 44’ Clement Michelin (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Steven Fortes (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 86’ Tony Mauricio (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Abdou Diallo (Paris Saint-Germain), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 61’ Ignatius Ganago (Lens), open play, 0.64 xG, goal 33’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 39’ Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 42’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 7’ Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 42’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 71’ Julian Draxler (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 61’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 3’ Ignatius Ganago (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 26’ Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 52’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 67’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 24’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 86’ Simon Banza (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 24’ Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint-Germain), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 44’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 63’ Ignatius Ganago (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 55’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 81’ Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint-Germain), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 13’ Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 59’ Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 2’ Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 30’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Clement Michelin (Lens), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint-Germain), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 56’ Steven Fortes (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 44’ Clement Michelin (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Tony Mauricio (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Abdou Diallo (Paris Saint-Germain), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Keylor Navas GK900 0.000.000
Colin Dagba DEF180 0.000.000
Marquinhos DEF9011 0.040.000
Presnel Kimpembe DEF901 0.040.000
Abdou Diallo DEF901 0.010.000
Danilo Pereira MID901 0.060.000
Idrissa Gueye MID612 0.050.000
Pablo Sarabia MID612 0.460.000
Neymar MID90113 0.490.707
Julian Draxler MID9011 0.100.513
Mauro Icardi FWD902 0.130.000
Thilo Kehrer Sub720 0.000.000
Marco Verratti Sub290 0.000.000
Ander Herrera Sub290 0.000.000
Rafinha Sub10 0.000.000
Moise Kean Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Paris Saint-Germain win 70% Avg odds 1.37
Draw 18% Avg odds 5.20
Lens win 12% Avg odds 8.04

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

Form going into the game

Paris Saint-Germain WLWWW
Lens WDWDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lens 1-0 Paris Saint-Germain, 10 Sep 20 Next meeting: Lens 1-1 Paris Saint-Germain, 04 Dec 21  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.