Paris Saint Germain club members anticipate points in home game facing Lens

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sat 23.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Parc des Princes (47929 seats)

Paris Saint Germain are flying at 1st, while Lens are hanging back 24 points behind in the standings. Can they decrease the gap?

Insights:
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals (75) in Ligue 1
  • Lens have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither Paris Saint Germain nor Lens as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Paris Saint Germain form and stats

This stadium, Parc des Princes, has been a fortress for Paris Saint Germain in the Ligue 1 so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 15-1-0. After failing to beat Nice here at Parc des Princes, Paris Saint Germain has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with eight wins in a row.

A strong away win for Paris Saint Germain against Angers SCO the last match, as Marquinhos, Mbappé and Ramos were on target. The host team have an in-form goalscorer in Mbappé, having bagged a goal in four consecutive games. The forward María won the honour of being "man of the match" for PSG with a rating of 8.25/10. María signed up for two assists and hit six key passes.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Olympique Marseille in a game that was won 2-1.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Paris Saint Germain home games with this odds we find ten games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in nine wins, one draw and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, two matches were won by at least two goals.

Paris Saint Germain are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (41 goals in 16 games). From these home matches, PSG have conceded only 9 goals.

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Lens form and stats

6-3-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Lens in their Ligue 1 matches away.

Lens go into this game after a win, the home game against Montpellier that ended 2-0. Faríñez was the team player of the game with the player rating of 7.81. The agile goalkeeper Faríñez topped it up with a clean sheet.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Lille with the score of 2-1.

Lens find the net regularly in their away games. 21 goals from 16 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Lens have conceded 25 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have battled previously this season: Lens - Paris Saint Germain 1-1. Head-to-head numbers (for the former ten meetings): Paris Saint Germain won five games, four matches ended with a draw and Lens managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Top Goalscorers

Paris Saint GermainK. Mbappé Lottin
K. Mbappé Lottin
22 goals
PSGN. da Silva Santos Junior
N. da Silva Santos Junior
11 goals
LensA. Muinga
A. Muinga
10 goals

Paris Saint Germain missing players

Lens missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Paris Saint Germain Lens
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 6 Played P 5 16 33
24 15 6 Won W 2 6 15
5 1 0 Drew D 1 3 8
4 0 0 Lost L 2 7 10
75 41 15 Scored S 7 21 52
30 9 3 Conceded C 6 25 41
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
88% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 81% 79%
64% 69% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 62% 55%
36% 38% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 31% 36%
18% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 19% 15%
58% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 60% 62% 55%
33% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 20% 12% 24%
15% 6% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 31% 24%
 
5.4 5.7 8.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5.8 4.8 5.4
4.4 4 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.6 5.4 4.3
2 1.8 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 2.2 2
4 1 1 Red cards R C 1 3 5
 
14.9 15.6 17.3 Shots (avg) S ( 10.2 11.2 12.8
5.6 5.8 6.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.8 4.9
40% 44% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 35% 32%
 
11.4 10.5 9.7 Shots against (avg) S A 11.4 12.3 10.8
4 3.4 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.7 3.4
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Lens have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Paris Saint Germain have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Paris Saint Germain have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Paris Saint Germain have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Paris Saint Germain have the fewest conceded goals (9) at home in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (13) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most points (46) at home in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most points from losing position (21) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals (75) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals in the second half (42) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the the best goal difference (+32) at home in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the the best goal difference (+45) in Ligue 1

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris Saint Germain 33 24 5 4 75 30 16 15 1 0 41 9 17 9 4 4 34 21 45 77
2 Olympique Marseille 33 18 8 7 55 33 17 8 5 4 29 19 16 10 3 3 26 14 22 62
3 Rennes 33 17 5 11 70 36 16 11 1 4 41 13 17 6 4 7 29 23 34 56
4 Strasbourg 33 15 11 7 55 35 17 10 4 3 32 15 16 5 7 4 23 20 20 56
5 Monaco 33 16 8 9 51 34 17 10 4 3 32 14 16 6 4 6 19 20 17 56
6 Nice 33 16 7 10 42 29 16 8 4 4 21 16 17 8 3 6 21 13 13 54
7 Lens 33 15 8 10 52 41 17 9 5 3 31 16 16 6 3 7 21 25 11 53
8 Olympique Lyonnais 33 13 11 9 51 43 17 9 5 3 34 21 16 4 6 6 17 22 8 49
9 Lille 33 12 12 9 41 40 16 6 7 3 20 18 17 6 5 6 21 22 1 48
10 Nantes 33 13 8 12 43 38 16 9 3 4 25 15 17 4 5 8 18 23 5 47
11 Montpellier 33 12 6 15 44 46 17 7 4 6 25 20 16 5 2 9 19 26 -2 42
12 Brest 33 11 9 13 42 48 16 6 4 6 24 24 17 5 5 7 18 24 -6 42
13 Reims 33 9 13 11 36 36 16 5 6 5 22 17 17 4 7 6 14 19 0 40
14 Angers SCO 33 8 10 15 36 49 17 6 2 9 17 22 16 2 8 6 19 27 -13 34
15 Lorient 33 8 10 15 33 52 16 6 5 5 18 16 17 2 5 10 15 36 -19 34
16 Troyes 33 8 9 16 30 46 17 4 7 6 15 16 16 4 2 10 15 30 -16 33
17 Clermont 33 8 8 17 33 61 16 3 5 8 17 28 17 5 3 9 16 33 -28 32
18 Saint-Étienne 33 7 10 16 37 64 17 4 6 7 22 32 16 3 4 9 15 32 -27 31
19 Bordeaux 33 5 12 16 44 79 17 3 6 8 25 32 16 2 6 8 19 47 -35 27
20 Metz 33 4 12 17 29 59 16 1 7 8 17 28 17 3 5 9 12 31 -30 24

Paris Saint Germain:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris Saint Germain 33 24 5 4 75 30 16 15 1 0 41 9 17 9 4 4 34 21 45 77
2 Olympique Marseille 33 18 8 7 55 33 17 8 5 4 29 19 16 10 3 3 26 14 22 62
3 Rennes 33 17 5 11 70 36 16 11 1 4 41 13 17 6 4 7 29 23 34 56
4 Strasbourg 33 15 11 7 55 35 17 10 4 3 32 15 16 5 7 4 23 20 20 56
5 Monaco 33 16 8 9 51 34 17 10 4 3 32 14 16 6 4 6 19 20 17 56
6 Nice 33 16 7 10 42 29 16 8 4 4 21 16 17 8 3 6 21 13 13 54
7 Lens 33 15 8 10 52 41 17 9 5 3 31 16 16 6 3 7 21 25 11 53
8 Olympique Lyonnais 33 13 11 9 51 43 17 9 5 3 34 21 16 4 6 6 17 22 8 49
9 Lille 33 12 12 9 41 40 16 6 7 3 20 18 17 6 5 6 21 22 1 48
10 Nantes 33 13 8 12 43 38 16 9 3 4 25 15 17 4 5 8 18 23 5 47
11 Montpellier 33 12 6 15 44 46 17 7 4 6 25 20 16 5 2 9 19 26 -2 42
12 Brest 33 11 9 13 42 48 16 6 4 6 24 24 17 5 5 7 18 24 -6 42
13 Reims 33 9 13 11 36 36 16 5 6 5 22 17 17 4 7 6 14 19 0 40
14 Angers SCO 33 8 10 15 36 49 17 6 2 9 17 22 16 2 8 6 19 27 -13 34
15 Lorient 33 8 10 15 33 52 16 6 5 5 18 16 17 2 5 10 15 36 -19 34
16 Troyes 33 8 9 16 30 46 17 4 7 6 15 16 16 4 2 10 15 30 -16 33
17 Clermont 33 8 8 17 33 61 16 3 5 8 17 28 17 5 3 9 16 33 -28 32
18 Saint-Étienne 33 7 10 16 37 64 17 4 6 7 22 32 16 3 4 9 15 32 -27 31
19 Bordeaux 33 5 12 16 44 79 17 3 6 8 25 32 16 2 6 8 19 47 -35 27
20 Metz 33 4 12 17 29 59 16 1 7 8 17 28 17 3 5 9 12 31 -30 24

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Ligue 1 is the top league in the French football league system. Seasons run from August to May with 20 teams playing a total of 380 fixtures. The team topping the league table after the final game is the champion of France, receiving the trophy L’Hexagoal. Ligue 1 is one of the top five European leagues.