4 wins in 10 is the headline; the rating underneath reads 1601, from 39 rated matches.
Compared with the field, the attacking figure is the more distinctive of the two. Florian Thauvin has 3 goals in the scoring record. Across the five newest recorded results: 1 won, 3 lost. In our record of their last 36 games across competitions, the widest they have won by is 5, in a 5-0. The peer comparison uses recorded results dated 2025 onward. Looking at their last 36 matches on record across competitions, per match: 2.03 scored, 1.14 conceded. Taking their latest 36 recorded matches across competitions, playing at home they have taken 14 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats, against 8-5-6 on the road. With all competitions counted, their last 36 games in our records yielded 73 goals for and 41 against. Facing the field-average side, they would expect 64.1% of points. Attack reads 1.44, defence 0.99 — remembering that a smaller defensive figure is the stronger one. Against the 17-team field they are 101 points clear of mean rating, scores 0.43 above average in attack and concedes 0.07 below it defensively. In our record of their last 36 games across competitions, their heaviest defeat reads 0-3.
These are elo-poisson-v1 figures computed in-house from every recorded result.
Team Overview
RC Lens have an Elo score of 1601 under our model. RC Lens beat Auxerre 5-2 in Ligue 1's 2026/27 season; next they lost to Strasbourg 1-2, lost to Lorient 0-1, drew with Le Mans 2-2 and lost to Monaco 1-2. Our match records include goals from Florian Thauvin (4), Franjo Ivanovic (2), Abdallah Sima (2) and Saud Abdulhamid. RC Lens conceded 41 goals over the latest 36 recorded matches across competitions, averaging 1.14 per game. RC Lens scored 73 goals at 2.03 per game. RC Lens kept 12 clean sheets, a 33.3% share. RC Lens averaged 2.47 points at home and 1.53 away. Their heaviest win was 5-0 on 14 February 2026. RC Lens's Elo fell 45 points between 22 August 2026 and 18 September 2026, moving from 1646 to 1601.