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Lens v Lyon : Ligue 1 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Stade Felix Bollaert-Delelis, Lens

Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca is aiming for a crucial away win in the Ligue 1 on Friday evening, as he takes his Lyon side to the Stade Felix Bollaert-Delelis to visit Lens and Dino Toppmöller. Stats for our tip of both teams to score are shown below, including head to head (H2H) history. Changing the market with the tabs changes all stats and the odds, allowing you do find the bet that suits you best.

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Lens's next match is v Troyes at 19:45 on Saturday 17th October
Lyon's next match is v Nice at 19:45 on Sunday 18th October
The last French Ligue 1 meeting between Lens and Lyon was on Friday 9th October 2026
French Ligue 1
October 9th 2026
Lens 2
1 Lyon
 
F. Sotoca 36'85' K. Merah
M. Udol 76'
 
LEN
LYN
Shots On
7
5
Shots Off
7
5
Corners
7
4
Possession
48%
52%
Fouls
13
12
Yellow/red cards
1/1
1/0
 
LensLyon
 
R. Risser
R. Aguilar
F. Sotocafootball icon (J. Kadile 69')
M. Udolfootball icon
J. Gradit (S. Baidoo 53')
P. Ganiou
Y. Titraoui (A. Haidara 54')
F. Thauvin
O. Édouard (F. Ivanović 69')
M. Cuisance (A. Bulatović 83')
K. Antonio
D. Greif
(N. Teye Nartey 60') M. Bidstrup
Z. Athekame
A. Da Silva Santos
F. Bacher
R. Kluivert
C. Tolisso
(K. Merah 78') P. Šulc
(K. Boudache 71') E. Appiah Nuamah
(K. Nakamura 60') L. Openda
(T. Tessmann 77') T. Morton

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Best Tip: Both teams to score

Here we have a pair of effective, attacking teams going head-to-head and, as such, we are predicting both of them to score at least 1 goal during the 90 minutes. Can respective bosses Dino Toppmöller or Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca find a tactical plan to top their opponent? Recent form statistics and historical head-to-heads, as well as the latest odds from the bookies, suggest that's unlikely.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
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Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Lens are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 39% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.20.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Lens
39%
31/20
13%
-
Draw
23%
13/5
3%
-
Lyon
39%
8/5
10%
-
Draw 1-1
10%
6/1-
Lyon 2-1
8%
9/1
9%
-
Lens 2-1
8%
9/1
5%
-
Draw 2-2
7%
9/1
9%
-
Lyon 1-0
6%
12/1-
Lens 1-0
6%
12/1
18%
-
Lyon 2-0
5%
16/1-
Lens 2-0
5%
14/1
15%
-
Lyon 3-1
5%
18/1
10%
-
Lens 3-1
5%
16/1-
Lyon 3-2
4%
20/1
9%
-
Lens 3-2
4%
20/1-
Draw 0-0
3%
16/1-
Lyon 3-0
3%
25/1
10%
-
Lens 3-0
3%
25/1
13%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
66%
8/15
3%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
34%
6/4
3%
-
Home 1st Goal
49%
10/11
6%
-
Away 1st Goal
49%
10/11
5%
-
No 1st Goal
2%
16/1-
BTTS - Yes
66%
4/9
4%
-
BTTS - No
34%
13/8
5%
-
BTTS - Home Win
24%
3/1
7%
-
BTTS - Draw
19%
3/1-
BTTS - Away Win
24%
10/3
9%
-
Home/draw
61%
1/2
7%
-
Away/draw
61%
1/2
7%
-
Home/away
77%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
85%
1/6-
Under 1.5 Goals
15%
4/1-
Over 3.5 Goals
44%
13/10
3%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
56%
8/13
3%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
25%
3/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
75%
1/4-
Over 5.5 Goals
13%
6/1
13%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
87%
1/10
2%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1/40-
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
14/1-
Home DNB
55%
5/6
10%
-
Away DNB
55%
5/6
13%
-
Lens win to nil
15%
9/2
10%
-
Lyon win to nil
15%
5/1-
Lens / Lens
21%
3/1
11%
-
Lens / Lyon
4%
22/1-
Lens / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Lens
13%
11/2
8%
-
Draw / Lyon
13%
11/2
7%
-
Draw / Draw
13%
11/2-
Lyon / Lens
4%
20/1-
Lyon / Lyon
21%
3/1
11%
-
Lyon / Draw
6%
12/1-
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Win / draw / win Ligue 1 table
Won
Draw
Lost
Lens
Lyon
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Monaco6420514 
May 8
l
 
2-1A
Nov 29
Mar 6
2
Lille6411513 
Mar 20
Oct 30
Jan 30
Nov 21
3
Rennes6411213 
May 22
Jan 16
w
 
4-0F
Feb 6
4
Lyon6321711 
w
 
2-1F
Feb 13
-
-
5
Paris FC6321411 
Oct 24
Apr 24
May 29
d
 
0-00-0
6
PSG6321311 
Jan 3
Feb 28
May 9
Oct 25
7
Toulouse723219 
Nov 21
Jan 30
Feb 27
w
 
0-2F
8
Brest622238 
Jan 23
May 29
Apr 24
Nov 8
9
Lorient622208 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 10
Jan 16
May 22
10
Nice6222-28 
Apr 17
Dec 12
Oct 18
Apr 3
11
Lens621317 
-
-
Feb 13
l
 
2-1A
12
Strasbourg6213-17 
Mar 6
l
 
2-1F
Apr 10
Jan 23
13
Angers6213-37 
Feb 6
Nov 28
Oct 31
Apr 17
14
Marseille620416 
Nov 8
May 16
Dec 13
Mar 21
15
Le Mans7133-56 
May 1
d
 
2-2A
May 16
Jan 2
16
Auxerre6204-86 
w
 
5-2F
Apr 3
w
 
3-1F
May 1
17
Troyes6114-94 
Feb 20
Oct 17
Mar 13
Dec 5
18
Le Havre6024-42 
Dec 5
Mar 13
d
 
1-1A
Feb 20
Win / draw / win form
Lens 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
44
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
16
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Lens0 - 1Lorient
Lens5 - 2Auxerre
Lens0 - 2PSG
Lens1 - 0Nantes
Lens3 - 2Toulouse
Lens5 - 1Angers
Lens3 - 0Metz
Lens2 - 3Monaco
Lens3 - 1Rennes
Lens1 - 0Le Havre
Lens1 - 0Auxerre
Lens2 - 0Nice
Lens1 - 0Strasbourg
Lens3 - 0Lorient
Lens2 - 1Marseille
Lens2 - 1Paris FC
Lens3 - 0Lille
Lens3 - 1Brest
Lens0 - 1Lyon
Lens4 - 0Monaco
Goals: Scored
42
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ALens1 - 2Monaco
ALens2 - 2Le Mans
HLens0 - 1Lorient
ALens1 - 2Strasbourg
HLens5 - 2Auxerre
ALens4 - 0Lyon
HLens0 - 2PSG
HLens1 - 0Nantes
ALens1 - 1Nice
ALens3 - 3Brest
HLens3 - 2Toulouse
ALens0 - 3Lille
HLens5 - 1Angers
ALens1 - 2Lorient
HLens3 - 0Metz
ALens1 - 1Strasbourg
HLens2 - 3Monaco
ALens5 - 0Paris FC
HLens3 - 1Rennes
HLens1 - 0Le Havre
Lyon 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Paris FC0 - 0Lyon
Toulouse0 - 2Lyon
Toulouse2 - 1Lyon
PSG1 - 2Lyon
Angers0 - 0Lyon
Le Havre0 - 0Lyon
Marseille3 - 2Lyon
Strasbourg3 - 1Lyon
Nantes0 - 1Lyon
Metz2 - 5Lyon
Monaco1 - 3Lyon
Lorient1 - 0Lyon
Auxerre0 - 0Lyon
Brest0 - 0Lyon
Paris FC3 - 3Lyon
Nice3 - 2Lyon
Lille0 - 1Lyon
Rennes3 - 1Lyon
Lens0 - 1Lyon
Monaco2 - 0Lyon
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HLyon4 - 0Rennes
ALyon0 - 0Paris FC
HLyon3 - 1Auxerre
HLyon1 - 1Le Havre
ALyon2 - 0Toulouse
HLyon0 - 4Lens
ALyon1 - 2Toulouse
HLyon4 - 2Rennes
HLyon3 - 2Auxerre
ALyon2 - 1PSG
HLyon2 - 0Lorient
ALyon0 - 0Angers
HLyon1 - 2Monaco
ALyon0 - 0Le Havre
HLyon1 - 1Paris FC
ALyon2 - 3Marseille
ALyon1 - 3Strasbourg
HLyon2 - 0Nice
ALyon1 - 0Nantes
HLyon1 - 0Lille
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Lens since 2015
Lens
Lyon
Goals: Scored
6
7
Games: Scored
4 / 7
5 / 7
Clean sheets
2 / 7
3 / 7
LEN
2
D
3
LYN
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Lens
0 - 1Lyon
Draw0 - 0Draw
Lens3 - 2
Lens1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 2Lyon
League games at Lyon since 2014
Lyon
Lens
Goals: Scored
8
14
Games: Scored
4 / 7
7 / 7
Clean sheets
0 / 7
3 / 7
LEN
4
LYN
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Lyon
0 - 4Lens
1 - 2Lens
0 - 3Lens
Lyon2 - 1
Lyon2 - 1
Lyon3 - 2
0 - 1Lens
Goal Statistics

Lyon have been reliable in attack of late, finding the net in 5 consecutive Ligue 1 matches. Their PG of 1.7 against Lens on Friday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Lens 11th Lyon 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 82% probability that Lens will score 1 or more goals
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 82% probability that Lyon will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+15
Lens have scored 15% more goals at home than predicted
-12
Lyon have scored 12% fewer goals when away than predicted
2.2
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 1 - 2026/2027 season
Lens
PG (predicted goals)
Lyon
1.7
1.7
Attack rating
LEN
LYN
10%
better
view stats
Games scored4
4
Failed to score1
1
Scored first2
3
Goals scored9
10
Avg. goals scored1.8
2
Avg. shots per game11
10
Avg. shots per goal6
5
Conversion rate for16
19
Avg. XG for2.1
1.9
KickOff rating
+10%
Defence rating
LEN
LYN
66%
better
view stats
Games conceded5
2
Clean sheets0
3
Conceded first3
1
Goals conceded9
2
Avg. goals conceded1.8
0.4
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
24
Conversion rate against20%
4%
Avg. XG against1.9
1
KickOff rating
+66%

Lens v Lyon Ligue 1 lLine ups will show here when available.

Lens Ligue 1 squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
6352
R RisserF ThauvinF ThauvinF Thauvin
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Risser GLK6
-
J Gradit DEF3
1
-
P Ganiou DEF41
-
K. Antonio DEF4
-
R Aguilar MID51
1
-
M Cuisance MID6
1
-
Y. Titraoui MID4
1
-
M Udol MID62
1
F Thauvin FWD635
2
-
F Sotoca FWD31
-
O Edouard FWD5
-
Subs
M Gorgelin GLK
-
S Baidoo DEF1
-
S Abdulhamid DEF11
-
A Haidara MID5
-
A. Bulatović MID6
1
-
M.Soares MID3
-
J Kadile FWD2
-
F Ivanovic FWD42
1
-
M Skóraś FWD51
1
-
Lyon Ligue 1 squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
6332
Z. AthekameE NuamahP SulcN. Teye Nartey
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Greif GLK5
-
Z. Athekame DEF622
1
-
F Bacher DEF61
1
-
R Kluivert DEF2
-
Abner DEF5
1
-
M Bidstrup MID6
-
T Morton MID6
1
-
E Nuamah MID531
-
P Sulc MID63
1
-
C Tolisso MID612
-
L Openda FWD511
1
-
Subs
R Descamps GLK1
-
C Mata DEF1
-
N. Kamara DEF
-
T Tessmann MID5
1
-
K. Merah MID31
-
N. Teye Nartey MID51
2
-
K Nakamura FWD3
-
J Duranville FWD1
-
K. Boudache FWD6
-