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Head to head · season 2026/27 · Ligue 1

Lens vs Rennes

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 16 January at 20:45, Italian time.

Lens9th in Ligue 1vsRennes5th in Ligue 1
13Points16
4-1-4Won-drawn-lost5-1-3
1.4Points per match1.8
16Goals for20
13Goals against19
0Clean sheets2
LWWWLFormLWLWL
—Current run—
3-0-1 · 9 ptsAt home (W-D-L)4-1-0 · 13 pts
1-1-3 · 4 ptsAway (W-D-L)1-0-3 · 3 pts
21 in 12Expected goals for (xG)24.6 in 12
20.1Expected goals against (xG)24.2
6.71Average player rating6.75
Florian Thauvin (4)Top scorerEsteban Lepaul (7)

This season's meetings

They have not met yet this season: the first time is Saturday 16 January.
Rennes v Lens, Saturday 16 January at 20:45The match page, with line-ups and the live score.Open →

The data forecast

for Rennes v Lens on Saturday 16 January
Rennes v LensArena Rete's estimate from goals, expected goals, attack and defence in the league
Rennes 45%draw 20%Lens 35%
Most likely score2-18% on its own
Over or under 2.5 goalsOver78% over · 22% under
Both teams to scoreYes76% yes
Goals the model expects2.19 – 1.91Rennes – Lens

Poisson model on 9 matches for Rennes and 9 for Lens, 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
7Lens wins
6draws
2Rennes wins

15 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Lens 16, Rennes 10 · 1.7 per match

  1. 7 Feb 2026Lens3-1RennesLigue 1
  2. 28 Sept 2025Rennes0-0LensLigue 1
  3. 15 Mar 2025Lens1-0RennesLigue 1
  4. 21 Sept 2024Rennes1-1LensLigue 1
  5. 12 May 2024Rennes1-1LensLigue 1
  6. 20 Aug 2023Lens1-1RennesLigue 1
  7. 1 Apr 2023Rennes0-1LensLigue 1
  8. 27 Aug 2022Lens2-1RennesLigue 1
  9. 8 Jan 2022Lens1-0RennesLigue 1
  10. 8 Aug 2021Rennes1-1LensLigue 1
  11. 6 Feb 2021Lens0-0RennesLigue 1
  12. 5 Dec 2020Rennes0-2LensLigue 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.