Lens

8th · Ligue 1 · 10 points · Matches played: 7

4 points behind Lyon · Table & Fixtures →

L90 Strength L90 Strength is LOAD90’s own club strength rating on a fixed 0–100 scale, built from its Elo rating. League Strength uses the mean Elo of a league's clubs and a separate league calibration, so the two scores are not directly comparable.

+1.3 is current form. We look at the goals the team scores and concedes and at the quality of its chances (expected goals, xG) over recent matches. If attack and defence are playing above what the Elo rating predicts, L90 Strength goes up for the forecast; if below, it goes down.

Base L90 Strength changed -1.2 over the last 5 matches; that is already inside the number.
57.5+1.3
World Rank 61st Global, by Elo
Ligue 1 Rank 3rd L90 Strength

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Our take

Among the strongest in the league.

Lens build on a top-three attack and back it with a top-third defence. Across the 7 league matches with forecasts, they have collected around 3 fewer points than our pre-match forecasts predicted. The toughest of the next 5 matches is the trip to Club Brugge KV.

They allow very few chances (11 shots a game against). Home is where they earn their points: 2.0 per game there against 1.0 away.

  • Top 4 40% · Relegation <1%Likely 5th · 56 projected points
  • Next 5: about 7 of 15 points Toughest at Club Brugge KV · , 19% to win
  • 8 out, none key9% of squad weight missing
  • 10 pts vs 13.1 expected-3.1 vs pre-match expectations · 7 matches with forecasts

Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Lens. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals for this club in each category.

Result statistics require at least five known completed matches. They use the last ten recorded results across all competitions, or the last eight away results. Future, special and invalid results are excluded; missing results can interrupt real-world sequences, so streaks refer to recorded results. 10+ means at least ten within the window.

Bars run oldest to newest. Height shows goals scored, or goals conceded in conceding cards, on the same 0–6 scale. Six or more goals use maximum height; zero retains a small marker. Colour shows the result: teal = win, amber = draw, red = loss. In event and streak cards, solid bars mark the event and faded bars mark its absence. Hover for the date, full score and event. xG and points cards compare their two inputs, not a fabricated history.

xG Difference uses observed Playing style averages; window size is not xG coverage and the two metrics can have different denominators. Points minus xPts uses the same covered current-league matches and stored forecasts as Club strength, including labelled historical reconstructions.

Headlines insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Attack insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Defence insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Streaks

Not enough recorded data for this category yet.

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Season

League position and season results.

Overview

2026-2027
Position
8th/ 18
Points
101.43 PPG
Played
7
League gap
4pts behind leader
42.9%Win %
Wins3
Draws1
Losses3

Expected metrics · 4 of 7 matches covered

Goals For
142.00 / game
xG 10.26 0.74 more goals than expected. vs 11 goals
Goals Against
111.57 / game
xGA 5.33 0.67 more conceded than expected. vs 6 conceded
Goal Difference
+3+0.43 / game
xGD +4.93 Goal difference is 0.07 higher than expected. vs +5 GD
Clean Sheets
00% of games

League standings

Ligue 1 · 2026-2027

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Full Ligue 1 table, Lens highlighted
#ClubRatingPWDLGDPtsForm
1▲ Lyon 60 7421 +8 14
2▲ Paris Saint Germain 90 7421 +5 14
3▲ Paris FC 34 7421 +5 14
4▼ Lille 56 7421 +5 14
5▼ Monaco 56 7421 +4 14
6▼ Rennes 52 7412 +1 13
7▲ Lorient 34 7322 +1 11
8▲ Lens 58 7313 +3 10
9▲ Marseille 47 7304 +4 9
10▼ Stade Brestois 29 34 7232 +3 9
11▲ Toulouse 39 7232 +1 9
12▲ Auxerre 30 7304 -6 9
13▼ Nice 27 7223 -3 8
14▼ Strasbourg 45 7214 -3 7
15▼ Angers 19 7214 -6 7
16▼ Le Mans 26 7133 -5 6
17– Estac Troyes 12 7115 -11 4
18– LE Havre 20 7025 -6 2

18 clubs · ▲ Up · ▼ Down · – Unchanged · Since the start of the latest played matchweek.

League position over time

Position by matchweek

Higher is better. One point per matchweek; partial rounds are marked. Postponed games count when played. Hover, tap or focus a point for details.

View position history
Lens league position by matchweek
MWResults through (UTC)PositionPtsP
123 Aug 2026231
230 Aug 2026732
36 Sep 20261033
413 Sep 20261044
520 Sep 20261545
611 Oct 20261076
718 Oct 20268107

Squad 30 players · this season, all competitions · 6 out

Top scorer
F. Thauvin4 goals (3 pen)
Most assists
F. Thauvin6 assists
Best rated
F. Thauvin7.77 avg rating
Most minutes
R. Risser810 min
Key to the model
F. ThauvinCore · weight 2.53

Stats are this season in all competitions. Model role is how much the availability model weighs each player before the trip to Club Brugge KV: core, starter, rotation or depth, from several seasons of minutes and ratings.

Performance

Strength, recent form and playing style.

Strength Ligue 1 · 18 clubs

L90 Strength3rd of 18
58 Elo 1691 · World #61
Current Strength
56 With absences before 21 Oct: -9 Elo
Attack2nd of 18
63 Scores 1.75 per match against an average top-five side
Defence5th of 18
53 Concedes 1.49 per match against an average top-five side

In forecast League average

L90 Strength comes from Elo; Attack and Defence from goals scored and conceded, expected goals (xG) and shots on target, all on fixed 0–100 scales shared by every league. These are the numbers the forecast uses.

Strong at both ends Defence first Attack first Struggling Attack → Defence → Lyon: attack 55, defence 56, L90 Strength 60 Paris Saint Germain: attack 91, defence 83, L90 Strength 90 Paris FC: attack 46, defence 38, L90 Strength 34 Lille: attack 42, defence 60, L90 Strength 56 Monaco: attack 45, defence 56, L90 Strength 56 Rennes: attack 63, defence 39, L90 Strength 52 Lorient: attack 28, defence 45, L90 Strength 34 Lens: attack 63, defence 53, L90 Strength 58 Marseille: attack 48, defence 46, L90 Strength 47 Stade Brestois 29: attack 47, defence 36, L90 Strength 34 Toulouse: attack 45, defence 49, L90 Strength 39 Auxerre: attack 39, defence 25, L90 Strength 30 Nice: attack 26, defence 35, L90 Strength 27 Strasbourg: attack 40, defence 37, L90 Strength 45 Angers: attack 22, defence 12, L90 Strength 19 Le Mans: attack 27, defence 21, L90 Strength 26 Estac Troyes: attack 12, defence 19, L90 Strength 12 LE Havre: attack 20, defence 22, L90 Strength 20
Every Ligue 1 club on the Attack and Defence scales. Dashed lines are the league average. Tap a crest to open that club.

Form last 5 for the index · last 9 listed

51
Form index · 8th of 18 in league
Points, last 5
7
Median top-5 club
6.9
Own forecasts
8.3 -1.3
Table8th L90 Strength3rd Form8th

Lower in the table than their strength suggests.

Form compares points with what a median top-five club (L90 Strength 50) would take from the same fixtures, so wins over strong sides count for more; 50 is a typical run. "Own forecasts" is the gap to this club's pre-match expectations. Form is context: in our tests it did not improve the forecast.

  • W17 OctA · Estac Troyes3–12.2 xPts
  • L13 OctH · Sporting CP0–21.3 xPts
  • W9 OctH · Lyon2–11.6 xPts
  • L18 SepA · Monaco1–21.3 xPts
  • D13 SepA · Le Mans2–22.0 xPts
  • W10 SepA · Slavia Praha3–21.5 xPts
  • L5 SepH · Lorient0–12.3 xPts
  • L29 AugA · Strasbourg1–21.7 xPts
  • W22 AugH · Auxerre5–22.2 xPts

Trends last 9, all competitions

Scored 7/9
Clean sheet 0/9
Conceded 2+ 6/9
Over 2.5 7/9
Both teams scored 7/9

Playing style vs Ligue 1 average

LENLeagueRank
Goals scored 2.00 1.52 2nd
Goals conceded 1.57 1.52 10th
xG 2.57 1.66 2nd
xG allowed 1.33 1.66 7th
Scored in 86% 79% 4th
Clean sheets 0% 21% 15th
LENLeagueRank
Shots 14.71 13.60 5th
Shots on target 6.00 4.85 3rd
On target share 41% 36% 3rd
Box share 74% 64% 1st
Conversion 14% 11% 5th
LENLeagueRank
Shots allowed 11.29 13.60 3rd
On target allowed 4.86 4.83 11th
Blocks 2.67 3.55 15th
Save rate 71% 71% 10th
LENLeagueRank
Possession 51% 50% 6th
Passes 487 479 7th
Pass accuracy 86% 85% 9th
LENLeagueRank
Fouls 11.57 11.99 8th
Fouls suffered 13.14 11.99 6th
Yellow cards 1.86 1.66 13th
Red cards 0.14 0.06 12th
This league season, per match · 7 games. Rank among 18 clubs; for conceded, allowed, fouls and cards the lowest ranks 1st.
LENLeagueRank
Goals scored 2.10 1.56 2nd
Goals conceded 1.50 1.51 11th
xG 2.25 1.52 2nd
xG allowed 1.45 1.54 11th
Scored in 80% 79% 6th
Clean sheets 10% 19% 13th
LENLeagueRank
Shots 16.40 13.51 3rd
Shots on target 6.00 4.85 3rd
On target share 37% 35% 7th
Box share 70% 64% 2nd
Conversion 13% 12% 8th
LENLeagueRank
Shots allowed 12.30 13.69 3rd
On target allowed 4.80 4.78 10th
Blocks 3.44 3.75 11th
Save rate 71% 70% 7th
LENLeagueRank
Possession 52% 50% 4th
Passes 474 464 8th
Pass accuracy 85% 85% 9th
LENLeagueRank
Fouls 10.80 11.61 6th
Fouls suffered 12.20 11.61 6th
Yellow cards 2.00 1.65 14th
Red cards 0.10 0.06 10th
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 games. Rank among 18 clubs; for conceded, allowed, fouls and cards the lowest ranks 1st.

Home and away this league season

Home2.00pts per game2-0-1 · 2.3–1.3 goals · 3 games
Away1.00pts per game1-1-2 · 1.8–1.8 goals · 4 games

Goal timing this league season · 7 games

2 0-15
1 16-30
4 3 31-45
5 2 46-60
1 2 61-75
2 3 76-90

scored conceded, per 15 minutes

In forecastVia Att/DefContextLeague average

Possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Goals, xG and shots on target feed the Attack and Defence ratings. The rest describes how the team plays and does not change the forecast.

Team rankings Ligue 1 · 7 games · rank of 18

Attack

GF 14 2nd / 18
GF/G 2.00 2nd / 18
xG/G 2.57 2nd / 18
G − xG -0.57 16th / 18

Defence

GA 11 10th / 18
GA/G 1.57 10th / 18
xGA/G 1.33 7th / 18
xGA − GA -0.24 17th / 18

Overall

Pts 10 8th / 18
xPts 13.1 2nd / 18
PPG 1.43 8th / 18
TR 6.86 7th / 18
GD +3 7th / 18
xGD +8.7 3rd / 18
W 3 7th / 18
L 3 10th / 18

Scorelines

  • 1–2×2
  • 5–2×1
  • 0–1×1
  • 2–2×1
  • 2–1×1
  • 3–1×1

Goals per game both teams

0% 0
14% 1
0% 2
43% 3
29% 4
14% 5+

Totals club · league

Over 1.5
86%79%
Over 2.5
86%63%
Over 3.5
43%38%
Both scored
86%63%
Clean sheet
0%21%
Failed to score
14%21%
ClubLeague average

This league season only. xPts adds up our pre-match win and draw chances (pure EloLambda, the same numbers as Form). xG and TR come from match data and describe the season so far; none of these rankings change the forecast directly.