Matchday

Ligue 1 25/26 · 8 Nov 2025

AS Monaco 1–4 RC Lens

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Oct 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.6 – 1.2
Actual xG
2.8 – 3.4
Goals
1 – 4

Footybot made AS Monaco favourites at 68%.

RC Lens won and made the better chances: 3.4 xG to 2.8.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Mamadou Sangare, 73.6 in 63′.

Well above their usual level: Mamadou Sangare +27.5, Folarin Balogun +25.8, Wesley Saïd +20.9.

Well below it: Kassoum Ouattara −9.4.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

AS Monaco

4 Nov 2025W 1–0at Bodø/Glimt Champions League
1 Nov 2025L 0–1v Paris FC Ligue 1
29 Oct 2025W 5–3at Nantes Ligue 1
25 Oct 2025W 1–0v Toulouse Ligue 1
22 Oct 2025D 0–0v Tottenham Hotspur Champions League

RC Lens

2 Nov 2025W 3–0v Lorient Ligue 1
29 Oct 2025L 0–2at Metz Ligue 1
25 Oct 2025W 2–1v Olympique de Marseille Ligue 1
19 Oct 2025W 2–1v Paris FC Ligue 1
4 Oct 2025W 2–1at Auxerre Ligue 1

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

AS Monaco

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Ansu Fati Forward17000.9479.4–
Folarin Balogun Forward45101.0272.2+25.8
Mohammed Salisu Defender90000.1160.7+6.6
Denis Zakaria Midfielder1100–58.7–
Aleksandr Golovin Midfielder4500–55.8+14.2
Caio Henrique Defender9000–52.6+12.6
Mamadou Coulibaly Midfielder7900–46.4−3.9
Lucas Michal Forward45000.0846.3–
Maghnes Akliouche Midfielder73000.1844.9−2.9
Jordan Teze Midfielder6100–44.6−5.8
Pape Cabral Midfielder2900–44.2–
Mika Biereth Forward6100–43.9+1.6
Philipp Köhn Goalkeeper9000–43.2−3.4
George Ilenikhena Forward29000.4642.3–
Thilo Kehrer Defender90000.0340.8−6.5
Kassoum Ouattara Defender90000.0231.4−9.4

RC Lens

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Rayan Fofana Forward18000.8275.8–
Mamadou Sangare Midfielder63100.3073.6+27.5
Wesley Saïd Forward72200.3971.5+20.9
Morgan Guilavogui Forward1800–71.1–
Jonathan Gradit Defender90000.0965.3+15.9
Florian Thauvin Forward90020.1564.8+12.7
Adrien Thomasson Midfielder84000.7863.2+11.4
Samson Baidoo Defender90000.0158.4+6.0
Odsonne Édouard Forward72110.4958.1+4.5
Robin Risser Goalkeeper9000–58.0+6.5
Matthieu Udol Midfielder90000.3556.3+9.3
Anthony Bermont Midfielder1100–53.8–
Andrija Bulatović Midfielder2700–53.1–
Ruben Aguilar Midfielder8400–49.4+2.4
Florian Sotoca Forward1100–44.8–
Malang Sarr Defender9000–43.8−3.3