Ligue 1 Gameweek 23 Sat, Mar 6 · 16:00 Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens
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Away travel410 kmRest days5.8 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 2
Real contextStrength only
Lens—%
Draw—%
Strasbourg—%
Expected goals — – — No forecast for this match yet. Forecasts are published up to 21 days ahead.
Weather (Lens)

Forecast from 19 Feb

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Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Lens and Strasbourg. These describe recorded performance and do not change the match forecast. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals per category, with at most three per team.

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 the observed pre-match Playing style averages already shown for this fixture. Window size is not xG coverage, and the two averages can have different denominators. Result statistics use completed matches recorded up to now; their window can differ from the Playing style profile. Season points and xPts are not included here.

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 insights

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

Team strength

LensStrasbourg
— L90 StrengthIn forecast —
56 Current StrengthIn forecast 45
63 AttackIn forecast 40
53 DefenceIn forecast 37
51 Form indexContext 24
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Lens

Attack—
Defense risk—

Strasbourg

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

LensStrasbourg
2.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.71
1.57 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.14
2.57 xGVia Att/Def 0.86
1.33 xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.18
-0.57 Goals minus xGContext +0.85
86% Scored inContext 86%
0% Clean sheetsContext 0%
14.71 ShotsContext 12.29
6.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.00
41% On target shareContext 41%
10.57 Shots in the boxContext 8.14
74% Box shareContext 63%
14% ConversionContext 14%
1.71 OffsidesContext 2.00
11.29 Shots allowedContext 16.43
4.86 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.14
2.67 BlocksContext 5.33
3.43 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.14
71% Save rateContext 67%
51% PossessionIn forecast 45%
487 PassesContext 435
418 Accurate passesContext 377
86% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.86 Team ratingContext 6.70
11.57 FoulsContext 11.14
13.14 Fouls sufferedContext 8.43
1.86 Yellow cardsContext 1.57
0.14 Red cardsContext 0.14
This league season, per match · 7 and 7 games
2.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.00
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.10
2.25 xGVia Att/Def 1.21
1.45 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.93
-0.15 Goals minus xGContext +0.79
80% Scored inContext 90%
10% Clean sheetsContext 0%
16.40 ShotsContext 12.50
6.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.30
37% On target shareContext 42%
10.90 Shots in the boxContext 8.20
70% Box shareContext 63%
13% ConversionContext 16%
1.56 OffsidesContext 2.50
12.30 Shots allowedContext 16.70
4.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.00
3.44 BlocksContext 5.44
3.40 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.20
71% Save rateContext 70%
52% PossessionIn forecast 48%
474 PassesContext 454
405 Accurate passesContext 393
85% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.86 Team ratingContext 6.78
10.80 FoulsContext 10.80
12.20 Fouls sufferedContext 9.60
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.60
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.10
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Lens
Rest5.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km358 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 51 · 7 pts vs 6.9 for an average club · -1.3 vs expected
  • 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
Strasbourg
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel410 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
Form 24 · 4 pts vs 7.2 for an average club · -2.3 vs expected
  • L17 OctH · Paris Saint Germain1–30.5 xPts
  • L11 OctA · Nice1–21.5 xPts
  • L19 SepA · Paris FC1–21.3 xPts
  • D12 SepH · Monaco1–11.4 xPts
  • W6 SepA · Estac Troyes6–21.7 xPts

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Lens Strasbourg
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5.8Ligue 1 2026-2027, 28 Feb7Ligue 1 2026-2027, 27 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km410 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways358 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one77

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Lens Last XI · not confirmed
3-4-2-1 · vs Estac Troyes (A) 3–1, 17 Oct
40R. Risser(G)
20J. Todibo 25P. Ganiou 32Kyllian Antonio
22M. Skóraś 5A. Bulatović 8Y. Titraoui 2R. Aguilar
7F. Sotoca 10F. Thauvin
11O. Édouard
Strasbourg Last XI · not confirmed
4-2-3-1 · vs Paris Saint Germain (H) 1–3, 17 Oct
1F. Jørgensen(G)
36Oso 31Karim Coulibaly 4J. Mitchell 16Genesis Antwi
21Pape Diop 14Dário Essugo
19Fabio Amadu Uri Baldé 10G. Reyna 80Gessime Yassine
40C. Harder

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Lens Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Strasbourg Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Total impact vs full squads —

Home / Away this season

Lens · Home 2.00points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
2-0-1
Scored
2.33
Conceded
1.33
Strasbourg · Away 0.75points per game · 4 away games
W-D-L
1-0-3
Scored
2.00
Conceded
2.50

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 2 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 10 of 11 meetings

4 Lens wins3 draws3 Strasbourg wins
Goals per game1.30 – 1.20 Over 2.550% Both scored60% Clean sheets20% · 20%
  • 29 Aug 2026Strasbourg2–1Lens
  • 27 Feb 2026Strasbourg1–1Lens
  • 22 Nov 2025Lens1–0Strasbourg
  • 16 Feb 2025Lens0–2Strasbourg
  • 6 Oct 2024Strasbourg2–2Lens
  • 10 Feb 2024Lens3–1Strasbourg

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Goal timing

Lens7 games · scored 14 · conceded 11
2 0-15
1 16-30
4 3 31-45
5 2 46-60
1 2 61-75
2 3 76-90
Strasbourg7 games · scored 12 · conceded 15
1 0-15
1 1 16-30
3 2 31-45
3 2 46-60
2 61-75
5 7 76-90
Lens10 games · scored 21 · conceded 15
2 0-15
1 2 16-30
6 3 31-45
6 3 46-60
2 3 61-75
4 4 76-90
Strasbourg10 games · scored 20 · conceded 21
1 3 0-15
2 1 16-30
5 4 31-45
4 3 46-60
2 3 61-75
6 7 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

Scenario lab Soon

Real contextLOAD90 forecast: EloLambda plus playing style (possession) and High Congestion.
Pure EloLambdaControl forecast without the LOAD90 factors, as on eScored.
Strength onlyElo and home edge only.
Full squadsBoth teams with every player available.
Neutral venueRemove home advantage.