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

Groupama Stadium, Lyon

Lyon and their boss Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca will be hoping for victory against Pierre Sage and his Lens side on Sunday night, as the pair go head to head at the Groupama Stadium in the Ligue 1. The odds you see on the page are delivered straight from the bookmaker, while predictions are algorithmically generated from stats over a 20-game period. We focus especially on Ligue 1 match data, including head to head (H2H) records. Explore it all using the tabs below.

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The last French Ligue 1 meeting between Lyon and Lens was on Sunday 17th May 2026
French Ligue 1
May 17th 2026
Lyon 0
4 Lens
 
20' W. Saïd
32' W. Saïd
45' F. Sotoca
53' F. Thauvin
 
LYN
LEN
Shots On
4
4
Shots Off
7
8
Corners
20
8
Possession
55%
45%
Fouls
10
11
Yellow/red cards
1/0
4/0
 
LyonLens
 
D. Greif
A. Da Silva Santos
M. Niakhaté
O. Mangala (E. Appiah Nuamah 71')
C. Tolisso
P. Šulc
E. Moreira de Sousa (M. Fofana 71')
A. Bastardo Moreira
R. Kluivert (R. Yaremchuk 46')
C. Mata Pedro Lourenço
A. Maitland-Niles (H. Hateboer 46')
M. Gorgelin
N. Čelik
(M. Udol 46') M. Sarr
A. Bulatović
football iconF. Sotoca
(A. Sima 61') football iconF. Thauvin
(A. Thomasson 61') A. Haidara
(R. Aguilar 46') S. Abdul Hamid
A. Masuaku
(P. Ganiou 39') K. Antonio
football iconfootball iconW. Saïd

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Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

As Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca readies his troops ahead of kick-off, we predict a combined total of over 3 goals scored during the match. Statistics imply both sides possess a number of attacking options, and have had few problems in finding the back of the net of late. With a real favourite to win the game, we're going for over 2.5 goals.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
There is a 62% chance of both teams scoring within the 90 minutes of this match, as calculated by KickOff’s predictive algorithm. That makes ‘BTTS – yes’ the most probable outcome in this market, and it’s available at a best price of 1.57.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Lyon
52%
1.551.02
Draw
22%
4.501.02
Lens
25%
5.251.02
Draw 1-1
10%
9.005.50
Lyon 2-1
10%
8.506.00
Lyon 1-0
8%
11.007.50
Lyon 2-0
7%
9.508.00
Lens 2-1
6%
17.005.25
Draw 2-2
6%
13.006.00
Lyon 3-1
6%
11.009.50
Lens 1-0
5%
21.008.00
Lyon 3-0
5%
13.0011.00
Lyon 3-2
4%
19.009.50
Draw 0-0
4%
21.0012.00
Lens 2-0
3%
34.007.00
Lyon 4-1
3%
19.0019.00
Lens 3-1
3%
34.004.20
Lens 3-2
3%
34.006.50
Over 2.5 Goals
63%
1.501.09
Under 2.5 Goals
37%
2.636.50
Home 1st Goal
53%
1.501.53
Away 1st Goal
45%
2.602.70
No 1st Goal
2%
21.0012.00
BTTS - Yes
62%
1.534.40
BTTS - No
38%
2.381.15
BTTS - Home Win
29%
2.751.02
BTTS - Draw
18%
5.001.02
BTTS - Away Win
15%
8.004.60
Home/draw
75%
1.171.02
Away/draw
48%
2.381.02
Home/away
78%
1.181.02
Over 1.5 Goals
83%
1.141.06
Under 1.5 Goals
17%
5.508.50
Over 3.5 Goals
41%
2.101.13
Under 3.5 Goals
59%
1.735.25
Over 4.5 Goals
23%
3.753.30
Under 4.5 Goals
77%
1.291.30
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
6.5015.00
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
1.111.01
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1.021.02
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
21.0012.00
Home DNB
68%
1.221.02
Away DNB
41%
4.001.02
Lyon win to nil
23%
3.25-
Lens win to nil
10%
11.00-
Lyon / Lyon
36%
2.3071.00
Lyon / Lens
3%
34.00151.00
Lyon / Draw
6%
15.00151.00
Draw / Lyon
17%
4.7529.00
Draw / Lens
7%
12.0061.00
Draw / Draw
11%
7.5046.00
Lens / Lyon
5%
17.006.00
Lens / Lens
10%
8.501.40
Lens / Draw
5%
15.004.80
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Both teams to score Ligue 1 table
BTTS yes
BTTS no
Lyon
Lens
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSG3324454676 
l
 
2-3A
w
 
1-2F
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
2
Lens3321482767 
l
 
0-4A
w
 
0-1F
-
-
3
Lille3318781761 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-0F
l
 
3-0A
4
Lyon3318691760 
-
-
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-4F
5
Rennes3317881159 
w
 
4-2A
l
 
3-1F
w
 
3-1A
d
 
0-00-0
6
Marseille33175111656 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-2F
w
 
2-1A
l
 
3-1A
7
Monaco3316611754 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
1-3F
l
 
2-3F
w
 
1-4F
8
Strasbourg33148111050 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
3-1A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
9
Lorient33111210-145 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-1A
10
Toulouse3312813144 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
3-2A
w
 
0-3F
11
Paris FC33101112-441 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
3-3F
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-5F
12
Brest3310815-1238 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
3-1A
d
 
3-3A
13
Angers339816-1935 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
5-1F
w
 
1-2F
14
Le Havre3361413-1432 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
15
Auxerre3371016-1231 
w
 
3-2F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
16
Nice3371016-2331 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-2A
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1F
17
Nantes335820-2323 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
18
Metz333723-4416 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
2-5F
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-0A
Both teams to score form
24
Lyon have scored in 24 consecutive home league games
5
Lens have conceded in 5 consecutive away league games
Lyon 4TH
20 league games
Home
24
Overall
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Yes
11
No
9
HOME FORM Both Teams To Score
Lyon4 - 2Rennes
Lyon3 - 2Auxerre
Lyon2 - 0Lorient
Lyon1 - 2Monaco
Lyon1 - 1Paris FC
Lyon2 - 0Nice
Lyon1 - 0Lille
Lyon2 - 1Brest
Lyon1 - 0Le Havre
Lyon3 - 0Nantes
Lyon2 - 3PSG
Lyon2 - 1Strasbourg
Lyon1 - 2Toulouse
Lyon1 - 0Angers
Lyon1 - 0Marseille
Lyon3 - 0Metz
Lyon2 - 0Angers
Lyon1 - 2Lens
Lyon4 - 1Rennes
Lyon2 - 1Lille
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Yes
11
No
9
OVERALL FORM Both Teams To Score
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
ALyon5 - 2Metz
HLyon2 - 1Brest
ALyon3 - 1Monaco
HLyon1 - 0Le Havre
ALyon0 - 1Lorient
HLyon3 - 0Nantes
Lens 2ND
20 league games
Away
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Yes
13
No
7
AWAY FORM Both Teams To Score
Nice1 - 1Lens
Brest3 - 3Lens
Lille3 - 0Lens
Lorient2 - 1Lens
Strasbourg1 - 1Lens
Paris FC0 - 5Lens
Marseille3 - 1Lens
Toulouse0 - 3Lens
Nantes1 - 2Lens
Angers1 - 2Lens
Monaco1 - 4Lens
Metz2 - 0Lens
Auxerre1 - 2Lens
Rennes0 - 0Lens
PSG2 - 0Lens
Le Havre1 - 2Lens
Toulouse1 - 1Lens
Lyon1 - 2Lens
Brest1 - 3Lens
Lille1 - 0Lens
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Yes
11
No
9
OVERALL FORM Both Teams To Score
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
ALens1 - 3Marseille
HLens1 - 0Auxerre
ALens3 - 0Toulouse
HLens2 - 0Nice
ALens2 - 1Nantes
ALens2 - 1Angers
Both teams to score head to head (H2H)
6
Lens have scored in 6 consecutive away league meetings with Lyon
League games at Lyon since 2014
Lyon
Lens
Goals: Scored
8
10
Games: Scored
4 / 6
6 / 6
Clean sheets
0 / 6
2 / 6
Yes
4
No
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Lyon
Yes
|
No
1 - 2Lens
0 - 3Lens
Lyon2 - 1
Lyon2 - 1
Lyon3 - 2
0 - 1Lens
League games at Lens since 2015
Lens
Lyon
Goals: Scored
6
7
Games: Scored
4 / 7
5 / 7
Clean sheets
2 / 7
3 / 7
Yes
3
No
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Lens
Yes
|
No
0 - 1Lyon
Draw0 - 0Draw
Lens3 - 2
Lens1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 2Lyon
Goal Statistics

Lyon have been reliable in front of goal of late, finding the net in 5 consecutive Ligue 1 matches. Their PG of 1.9 against Lens on Sunday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Lyon 4th Lens 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
14%
1
28%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
13%
There is a 86% probability that Lyon will score 1 or more goals
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Lens will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+10
Lyon’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+12
Lens have scored 12% more goals when away than predicted
2.0
average goals scored
1.7
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 1 - 2025/2026 season
Lyon
PG (predicted goals)
Lens
1.9
1.3
Attack rating
2%
better
LYN
LEN
view stats
Games scored28
27
Failed to score5
6
Scored first21
19
Goals scored53
62
Avg. goals scored1.6
1.9
Avg. shots per game9
13
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for18
15
Avg. XG for1.5
2
KickOff rating
+2%
Defence rating
12%
better
LYN
LEN
view stats
Games conceded18
22
Clean sheets15
11
Conceded first8
13
Goals conceded36
35
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
7
Conversion rate against13%
14%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.3
KickOff rating
+12%

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

Lyon Ligue 1 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
321177
C MataC TolissoA MoreiraA Maitland-Niles
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Greif GLK291
-
C Mata DEF32
5
-
R Kluivert DEF1612
4
-
M Niakhaté DEF322
3
-
Abner DEF2632
4
1
O Mangala MID9
-
C Tolisso MID30114
5
-
A Maitland-Niles MID3014
6
1
P Sulc MID27103
3
-
A Moreira MID2747
3
-
Endrick FWD1657
4
-
Subs
R Descamps GLK5
-
N Tagliafico DEF203
5
2
H Hateboer DEF15
1
M. de Carvalho MID11
1
-
K. Merah MID221
2
-
N. Teye Nartey MID112
-
M Fofana FWD1221
1
-
E Nuamah FWD3
-
R Yaremchuk FWD1141
1
-
Lens Ligue 1 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
33121011
M SarrW Saïd A ThomassonA Thomasson
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Gorgelin GLK1
-
K. Antonio DEF41
1
-
N. Čelik DEF8
2
-
M Sarr DEF331
4
-
S Abdulhamid MID2524
4
1
A Haidara MID711
-
A. Bulatović MID194
2
-
A Masuaku MID4
1
-
F Thauvin FWD33116
6
-
W Saïd  FWD29122
2
-
F Sotoca FWD261
1
-
Subs
R Risser GLK331
2
-
R Aguilar DEF2622
5
1
M Udol DEF3417
2
-
P Ganiou DEF233
3
1
F. Sylla MID4
-
A Thomasson MID32310
11
-
M.Soares MID11
-
R. Fofana FWD255
-
A Sima FWD2122
3
-
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