Matchday

Ligue 1 25/26 · 4 Apr 2026

Lille 3–0 RC Lens

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Mar 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.5 – 1.3
Actual xG
3.7 – 0.6
Goals
3 – 0

Footybot made Lille favourites at 41%.

Lille won and made the better chances: 3.7 xG to 0.6.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Hakon Arnar Haraldsson, 77.8 in 73′.

Well above their usual level: Hakon Arnar Haraldsson +26.9, Matías Fernández-Pardo +23.8, Aïssa Mandi +9.5.

Well below it: Florian Thauvin −26.9, Thomas Meunier −18.3, Matthieu Udol −13.9.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Lille

22 Mar 2026W 2–1at Olympique de Marseille Ligue 1
19 Mar 2026L 0–2at Aston Villa Europa League
15 Mar 2026W 2–1at Stade Rennais Ligue 1
12 Mar 2026L 0–1v Aston Villa Europa League
8 Mar 2026D 1–1v Lorient Ligue 1

RC Lens

20 Mar 2026W 5–1v Angers Ligue 1
14 Mar 2026L 1–2at Lorient Ligue 1
8 Mar 2026W 3–0v Metz Ligue 1
5 Mar 2026D 2–2at Olympique Lyonnais Coupe de France
27 Feb 2026D 1–1at RC Strasbourg Ligue 1

Head to head

20 Sep 2025RC Lens 3–0 Lille Ligue 1

Lille

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Hakon Arnar Haraldsson Midfielder73101.0577.8+26.9
Matías Fernández-Pardo Forward80111.3071.7+23.8
Aïssa Mandi Defender90000.0360.0+9.5
Benjamin André Midfielder1700–58.6–
Nabil Bentaleb Midfielder9000–57.8+7.0
Nathan Ngoy Defender9000–56.0+4.6
Félix Correia Midfielder73101.2652.6+6.0
Berke Özer Goalkeeper9000–51.8+2.1
Ngal'ayel Mukau Midfielder80000.0450.9+5.2
Romain Perraud Defender8900–50.1−3.0
Gaëtan Perrin Midfielder1000–47.3–
Ethan Mbappé Midfielder1000–47.0–
Ayyoub Bouaddi Midfielder9000–44.3−1.5
Olivier Giroud Forward1700–41.7–
Thomas Meunier Defender9000–34.4−18.3
Calvin Verdonk Defender100–31.6–

RC Lens

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Adrien Thomasson Midfielder6700–56.7−4.5
Mamadou Sangare Midfielder9000–51.7−4.8
Ismaelo Ganiou Defender9000–50.5−2.5
Saud Abdulhamid Midfielder9000–49.8−3.4
Florian Sotoca Forward23000.1047.9–
Wesley Saïd Forward55000.1547.6−11.7
Odsonne Édouard Forward85000.2446.1−8.9
Malang Sarr Defender9000–45.7−6.3
Allan Saint-Maximin Forward3500–45.5–
Matthieu Udol Midfielder9000–42.0−13.9
Amadou Haidara Midfielder3500–41.4–
Florian Thauvin Forward85000.1040.5−26.9
Rayan Fofana Forward1100–40.4–
Nidal Čelik Defender5500–39.9−5.6
Robin Risser Goalkeeper9000–39.8−9.8
Andrija Bulatović Midfielder1100–25.9–