RC Lens vs Manchester City prediction | 20 Jan 2027 | xGtoday


RC Lens
Ranking: #19 overall, #2 in France

82.5 → 84.0 (+1.5 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-0 08 May Nantes (H) 82.1 -0.7
0-2 13 May PSG (H) 83.5 +1.4
0-4 17 May Lyon (A) 83.2 -0.3
5-2 22 Aug Auxerre (H) 83.4 +0.2
2-1 29 Aug Strasbourg (A) 84.0 +0.6
Manchester City
Ranking: #4 overall, #2 in England

91.2 → 91.0 (-0.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-0 13 May Crystal Palace (H) 91.1 +0.3
1-1 19 May Bournemouth (A) 90.5 -0.6
1-2 24 May Aston Villa (H) 89.7 -0.8
2-1 23 Aug Bournemouth (H) 90.1 +0.4
1-4 28 Aug Crystal Palace (A) 91.0 +0.9

RC Lens vs Manchester City: by the numbers

Manchester City sit 15 places above RC Lens in our European rankings.

RC Lens arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +1.5 rating points over their last 10 matches against Manchester City's -0.2.

RC Lens first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 84.0 on 29 Aug 2026.

Manchester City first climbed to #1 in our European rankings on 26 Jul 2018.