📏 Form Guide

RC Lens

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RC Lens will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following the 1-4 Ligue 1 triumph versus Monaco.

In that match, RC Lens managed 50% possession and 20 shots at goal with 12 on target. For RC Lens, the scorers were Odsonne Édouard (21'), Wesley Saïd (40', 60') and Mamadou Sangaré (45'). Monaco got 16 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Folarin Balogun (37') was the scorer for Monaco.

It has not been often in recent times that RC Lens have shown defensive steel. It will be a concern for them that RC Lens have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 matches, shipping 6 goals along the way.

Their previous form shows that RC Lens:

• have not emerged victorious against Strasbourg in their last 2 league games.
• are undefeated in their previous 5 home league matches.

Strasbourg

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Strasbourg will go into the match following on from a 2-0 Ligue 1 win over Lille in their most recent outing.

In that game, Strasbourg managed 42% possession and 5 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. The scorer for Strasbourg was Emanuel Emegha (33', 62'). At the other end, Lille had 6 shots on goal with 4 on target.

Over the course of their last half-dozen clashes, Strasbourg have helped themselves to a total of 10 goals. Strasbourg have also managed to score on each one of those occasions. During those fixtures, they have had 8 goals go into their own net. That sort of pattern won’t necessarily be continued into this game, however.

Coming into this contest, Strasbourg haven’t won away from home in the past 3 league games.

👥 Head to head

A review of their most recent head to head meetings going back to 11/01/2023 tells us that RC Lens have won 3 of these games and Strasbourg 1, with the tally of drawn games being 2.

A combined total of 18 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 10 for Les Artésiens and 8 being from Le Racing. That is an average goals per game value of 3.

The previous league encounter between these clubs was Ligue 1 match day 22 on 16/02/2025 which finished with the scoreline of RC Lens 0-2 Strasbourg.

On that occasion, RC Lens had 55% possession and 7 shots at goal with 0 on target.

For their opponents, Strasbourg had 13 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Dilane Bakwa (81') and Emanuel Emegha (96') scored.

The referee was Benoît Millot.

📋 Team News: RC Lens

Looking at personnel, there is just one fitness concern for the RC Lens gaffer Pierre Sage to be concerned with from of an almost fully healthy group. Deiver Machado (Muscle injury) is out of contention. Jonathan Gradit will not be able to play in this game through being suspended.

In all likelihood, Les Artésiens will possibly go for a 3-4-2-1 formation this time with Robin Risser, Pierre Ganiou, Samson Baidoo, Malang Sarr, Ruben Aguilar, Mamadou Sangare, Adrien Thomasson, Matthieu Udol, Florian Thauvin, Wesley Said and Odsonne Edouard.

🗞️ Team News: Strasbourg

Strasbourg boss Liam Rosenior has some current player fitness concerns. Abdoul Ouattara (Hamstring injury), Maxi Oyedele (Muscle injury), Saïdou Sow (Cruciate ligament tear) and Karl-Johan Johnsson (Wrist fracture) miss out here. Ismaël Doukouré will not be able to play in this game through being suspended.

From our viewpoint, Le Racing might elect for a 4-4-2 formation, choosing Mike Penders, Guela Doue, Lucas Hoegsberg, Mamadou Sarr, Diego Moreira, Samir El Mourabet, Valentin Barco, Ben Chilwell, Julio Enciso, Joaquin Panichelli and Emanuel Emegha.

✨ Prediction

When taking everything into account, Strasbourg might well have a job on their hands to score against this RC Lens side who we think might well end up scoring and possibly keep a clean sheet as well.

We therefore see a narrow 1-0 victory for RC Lens at the end of this game.

Let’s see how this one goes.

Victor Martins, 15:11 22/11/2025