Lens vs Lyon — Ligue 1
2-1
Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens
Going into the match, Lens had won 5, drawn 1, lost 4 in their previous 10, scoring 2.0 goals a game; Lyon had won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 in 10, scoring 1.8. The sides have met 5 times in our records: Lens 3 wins, Lyon 1 win, 1 drawn. Lens are 8th in the Ligue 1 on 10 points; Lyon are 1st on 14.
Match report
Home form going in: Lens
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 1, lost 4 (L D W L L). 2.0 scored per game, 1.4 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- L 2-1 at Monaco · 18 Sept 2026
- D 2-2 at Le Mans · 13 Sept 2026
- W 2-3 at Slavia Praha · 10 Sept 2026
- L 0-1 vs Lorient · 5 Sept 2026
- L 2-1 at Strasbourg · 29 Aug 2026
- W 5-2 vs Auxerre · 22 Aug 2026
Away form going in: Lyon
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 (W W D W D). 1.8 scored per game, 0.8 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- W 4-0 vs Rennes · 19 Sept 2026
- W 1-2 at Anderlecht · 16 Sept 2026
- D 0-0 at Paris FC · 12 Sept 2026
- W 3-1 vs Auxerre · 4 Sept 2026
- D 1-1 vs Le Havre · 29 Aug 2026
- L 1-2 vs Fenerbahçe · 26 Aug 2026
Head-to-head: Lens vs Lyon
- Lyon 0-4 Lens · 17 May 2026 · Ligue 1
- Lyon 2-2 Lens · 5 Mar 2026 · Coupe de France
- Lens 0-1 Lyon · 16 Aug 2025 · Ligue 1
- Lyon 1-2 Lens · 4 May 2025 · Ligue 1
- Lyon 0-3 Lens · 3 Mar 2024 · Ligue 1
How it unfolded
- 36' Normal Goal — Florian Sotoca (Lens)
- 76' Normal Goal — Matthieu Udol (Lens)
- 85' Normal Goal — Khalis Merah (Lyon)
Match statistics
| Lens | Metric | Lyon |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals | 1 |
| 48 | Ball possession | 52 |
| 1.40616 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.031 |
| 15 | Total shots | 13 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 7 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 12 | Attempts inside box | 9 |
| 3 | Attempts outside box | 4 |
| 7 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 454 | Total passes | 488 |
| 386 | Accurate passes | 414 |
| 11 | Key passes | 12 |
| 87 | Duels | 87 |
| 39 | Duels won | 48 |
Ligue 1 table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyon | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 3 | Paris FC | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Lille | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | Monaco | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Rennes | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Lorient | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | Lens | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | Marseille | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | Stade Brestois 29 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 11 | Toulouse | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 12 | Auxerre | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 9 |
| 13 | Nice | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 8 |
| 14 | Strasbourg | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 7 |
| 15 | Angers | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 7 |
| 16 | Le Mans | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -5 | 6 |
| 17 | Estac Troyes | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -11 | 4 |
| 18 | Le Havre | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 2 |