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Lens vs Paris FC: lineups

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Lens 9 · 10 points
Paris FC 3 · 14 points

Predicted lineups Lens vs Paris FC

Lens 3-4-2-1
40 Risser
20 Todibo
6 Baidoo
32 Antonio
14 Udol
8 Titraoui or Haidara
27 Cuisance or Abdulhamid
2 Aguilar
7 Sotoca or Ivanović
10 Thauvin
11 Édouard

Predicted lineup for Lens: Risser, Todibo, Baidoo, Antonio, Udol, Titraoui, Cuisance, Aguilar, Sotoca, Thauvin, Édouard

Paris FC 4-2-3-1
1 Trapp
14 Traoré or Otávio
42 Coppola
31 Chergui or Mbow
17 Camara
33 Lees-Melou
20 Lopez
15 Koleosho or Simon
7 Pagis
10 Kebbal
9 Sinayoko

Predicted lineup for Paris FC: Trapp, Traoré, Coppola, Chergui, Camara, Lees-Melou, Lopez, Koleosho, Pagis, Kebbal, Sinayoko

Lens

Florian Thauvin, who has five assists from four starts in Lens's last five games, is expected to return to the eleven after beginning the midweek game against Club Brugge on the bench — a mutual decision prompted by fatigue rather than injury.

At centre-back, the choice remains between Samson Baidoo and Ismaelo Ganiou, who has been troubled by a knee injury. Ganiou and Jonathan Gradit were expected to rejoin the group in training on Thursday.

On the left, Florian Sotoca is set to return after missing out entirely last time, with Thorgan Hazard — who played the full 90 minutes in his first recent start — expected to make way.

Paris FC

Lassine Sinayoko has five goals and three assists across Paris FC's last five matches and is expected to start again at Lens. The club travel there third in the table, on the back of a 4-3 win over Rennes.

Rosenior is likely to name an unchanged side. Maxime Lopez is expected to continue in midfield after contributing two goals and an assist in his last five appearances, while Pablo Pagis is likely to retain his place further forward. Ilan Kebbal has also started all five of those matches.

Injuries and suspensions

Lens

  • Jonathan Gradit Muscle injury Doubtful
  • Abdallah Sima Muscle injury Unavailable
  • Ismaelo Ganiou Knee injury Unavailable
  • Maik Nawrocki Knee injury Unavailable

Paris FC

  • Jonathan Ikoné Thigh injury Unavailable
  • Nhoa Sangui Muscle injury Unavailable

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Lens

  1. Florian Thauvin 4 goals 6 assists
  2. Ruben Aguilar 2 goals 1 assists
  3. Abdallah Sima 2 goals 1 assists
  4. Matthieu Udol 2 goals 0 assists
  5. Franjo Ivanović 2 goals 0 assists

Paris FC

  1. Lassine Sinayoko 6 goals 3 assists
  2. Maxime Lopez 2 goals 1 assists
  3. Ilan Kebbal 1 goals 1 assists
  4. Pablo Pagis 1 goals 1 assists
  5. Samir Chergui 1 goals 0 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Lens

Player Starts Min. Form
Robin Risser 5/5 450 solid
Florian Thauvin 4/5 369 strong
Kyllian Antonio 4/5 368 solid
Ruben Aguilar 4/5 366 solid
Matthieu Udol 4/4 354 solid
Mickaël Cuisance 4/4 353 solid
Amadou Haidara 3/5 281 mixed
Ismaelo Ganiou 3/3 270 solid

Paris FC

Player Starts Min. Form
Kevin Trapp 5/5 450 mixed
Diego Coppola 5/5 450 mixed
Maxime Lopez 5/5 445 strong
Lassine Sinayoko 5/5 442 excellent
Pierre Lees-Melou 5/5 438 solid
Adama Camara 5/5 425 solid
Luca Koleosho 5/5 422 mixed
Hamari Traoré 5/5 403 mixed

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
1.80 1.49
  • Predicted goals2.8
  • Both teams to score50%
  • Over 2.5 goals50%
  • Corners11.3

Team comparison

LEN home Per match PFC away
2.00 Points 1.33
2.33 Goals for 1.00
1.33 Goals against 1.00
1.80 xG for 1.49
1.22 xG against 1.36
6.3 Corners 5.0
WLW Home and away form DWL

Lens vs Paris FC: head-to-head record

12 previous meetings
6 Lens 4 draws 2 Paris FC
  • Goals per match2.00
  • Both teams scored33%
  • Over 2.5 goals33%
  • Feb 2026 Paris FC 0 - 5 Lens
  • Oct 2025 Lens 2 - 1 Paris FC
  • Jul 2022 Lens 0 - 0 Paris FC
  • Mar 2020 Paris FC 0 - 2 Lens
  • Sep 2019 Lens 2 - 1 Paris FC
  • May 2019 Paris FC 1 - 1 Lens
  • Mar 2019 Paris FC 2 - 0 Lens
  • Sep 2018 Lens 0 - 0 Paris FC
  • Apr 2018 Lens 1 - 0 Paris FC
  • Dec 2017 Paris FC 2 - 2 Lens

Frequently asked questions

When will the lineup for Lens vs Paris FC be announced?

Predicted lineups will appear on this page a few days before the match. Confirmed teams usually follow around an hour before kick-off, scheduled for .

Who is unavailable for Lens against Paris FC?

Lens are without Jonathan Gradit (muscle injury), Abdallah Sima (muscle injury), Ismaelo Ganiou (knee injury) and Maik Nawrocki (knee injury).

Who is unavailable for Paris FC against Lens?

Paris FC are without Jonathan Ikoné (thigh injury) and Nhoa Sangui (muscle injury).

What formation do Lens play?

Lens have used a 3-4-2-1 formation in their last 5 matches under Yannick Cahuzac.

What formation do Paris FC play?

Paris FC have used a 4-2-3-1 in 3 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-2-3-1.

How did the last meeting between Lens and Paris FC finish?

On 14 February 2026, Paris FC vs Lens finished 0-5.

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