Lyon vs Lens prediction & analysis

Lyon

3-2

Jan 6, 8:00 PM UTC

Lens

Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon

Going into the match, Lyon had won 8, drawn 2, lost 0 in their previous 10, scoring 2.4 goals a game; Lens had won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 in 10, scoring 1.6. The sides have met 3 times in our records: Lyon 1 win, Lens 2 wins. Lyon are 3rd in the Ligue 1 on 8 points; Lens are 11th on 3.

Match report

Home form going in: Lyon

Last 10 completed: won 8, drawn 2, lost 0 (W W D W W). 2.4 scored per game, 0.7 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.

W 3-0 vs Nantes · 23 Dec 2020
W 1-4 at Nice · 19 Dec 2020
D 2-2 vs Brest · 16 Dec 2020
W 0-1 at Paris Saint-Germain · 13 Dec 2020
W 1-3 at Metz · 6 Dec 2020
W 3-0 vs Reims · 29 Nov 2020

Away form going in: Lens

Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 (W L W L W). 1.6 scored per game, 1.8 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.

W 2-1 vs Brest · 23 Dec 2020
L 2-0 at Metz · 19 Dec 2020
W 0-3 at Monaco · 16 Dec 2020
L 2-3 vs Montpellier · 12 Dec 2020
W 0-2 at Rennes · 5 Dec 2020
L 1-3 vs Angers · 29 Nov 2020

Head-to-head: Lyon vs Lens

Lyon 0-4 Lens · 17 May 2026 · Ligue 1
Lens 0-1 Lyon · 16 Aug 2025 · Ligue 1
Lyon 1-2 Lens · 4 May 2025 · Ligue 1

Match statistics

Lyon	Metric	Lens
1.82314	Expected goals (xG)	0.947234
11	Total shots	10
6	Shots on target	2
7	Corner kicks	4
7	Fouls	10
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0

Ligue 1 table — 2026

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Monaco	4	3	1	0	4	10
2	Rennes	4	3	1	0	3	10
3	Lyon	4	2	2	0	4	8
4	Paris FC	4	2	2	0	4	8
5	Lille	3	2	1	0	3	7
6	Strasbourg	4	2	1	1	1	7
7	Stade Brestois 29	3	1	2	0	1	5
8	Lorient	4	1	2	1	0	5
9	Angers	4	1	1	2	-1	4
10	Estac Troyes	3	1	1	1	-3	4
11	Lens	3	1	0	2	1	3
12	Marseille	4	1	0	3	0	3
13	Auxerre	4	1	0	3	-6	3
14	Paris Saint-Germain	3	0	2	1	-1	2
15	Le Mans	3	0	2	1	-1	2
16	Le Havre	4	0	2	2	-2	2
17	Toulouse	4	0	2	2	-3	2
18	Nice	4	0	2	2	-4	2

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