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Head to head · season 2026/27 · Ligue 1

Lens vs Lille

Two sides in the same league, read through the same numbers: who is ahead, who scores more, who keeps it tighter at the back. They meet on Saturday 20 March at 18:00, Italian time.

Lens8th in Ligue 1vsLille2nd in Ligue 1
13Points18
4-1-4Won-drawn-lost5-3-1
1.4Points per match2
16Goals for12
13Goals against6
0Clean sheets5
LWWWLFormWDDWL
—Current rununbeaten in 4
3-0-1 · 9 ptsAt home (W-D-L)3-2-0 · 11 pts
1-1-3 · 4 ptsAway (W-D-L)2-1-1 · 7 pts
21 in 12Expected goals for (xG)16 in 12
20.1Expected goals against (xG)18.8
6.71Average player rating6.75
Florian Thauvin (4)Top scorer—

This season's meetings

Lens v Lille, Saturday 20 March at 18:00The match page, with line-ups and the live score.Open →

The data forecast

for Lens v Lille on Saturday 20 March
Lens v LilleArena Rete's estimate from goals, expected goals, attack and defence in the league
Lens 43%draw 25%Lille 32%
Most likely score1-112% on its own
Over or under 2.5 goalsOver53% over · 47% under
Both teams to scoreYes56% yes
Goals the model expects1.51 – 1.29Lens – Lille

Poisson model on 9 matches for Lens and 9 for Lille, actual goals and expected goals weighted equally; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.

Previous meetings

every match in the archive
3Lens wins
3draws
9Lille wins

15 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Lens 12, Lille 25 · 2.5 per match

  1. 30 Oct 2026Lille1-0LensLigue 1
  2. 4 Apr 2026Lille3-0LensLigue 1
  3. 20 Sept 2025Lens3-0LilleLigue 1
  4. 30 Mar 2025Lille1-0LensLigue 1
  5. 26 Oct 2024Lens0-2LilleLigue 1
  6. 29 Mar 2024Lille2-1LensLigue 1
  7. 8 Oct 2023Lens1-1LilleLigue 1
  8. 4 Mar 2023Lens1-1LilleLigue 1
  9. 9 Oct 2022Lille1-0LensLigue 1
  10. 16 Apr 2022Lille1-2LensLigue 1
  11. 4 Jan 2022Lens2-2LilleCoupe de France
  12. 18 Sept 2021Lens1-0LilleLigue 1

and 3 older ones.

Tables are rebuilt from league results (points deductions not included); expected goals and ratings come from our data provider, where it supplies them. More in head to head.