Lens - Lyon prediction: odds and line-ups
Lens take on Lyon in Ligue 1. Kick-off on Friday, October 9, 2026 at 6 :45 pm.
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Lens
Scorers Florian Sotoca 36' · Matthieu Udol 76' · Khalis Merah 85'
Line-ups
Lens 3-4-2-1
- 40 Robin Risser G
- 25 Pierre Ganiou CD
- 32 Kyllian Antonio CD-L
- 24 Jonathan Gradit CD-R
- 8 Yassine Titraoui CM-L
- 27 Michaël Cuisance CM-R
- 14 Matthieu Udol LM
- 2 Ruben Aguilar RM
- 11 Odsonne Édouard F
- 7 Florian Sotoca CF-L
- 10 Florian Thauvin CF-R
- 28 Junior Kadile SUB
- 21 Amadou Haidara SUB
- 16 Mathieu Gorgelin SUB
- 38 Mezian Soares SUB
- 23 Saud Abdulhamid SUB
- 5 Andrija Bulatovic SUB
- 22 Michal Skoras SUB
- 29 Franjo Ivanovic SUB
- 6 Samson Baidoo SUB
Lyon 4-3-3
- 1 Dominik Greif G
- 21 Ruben Kluivert CD-L
- 20 Felix Bacher CD-R
- 16 Abner LB
- 13 Zachary Athekame RB
- 23 Tyler Morton CM
- 8 Corentin Tolisso LM
- 2 Mads Bidstrup RM
- 10 Pavel Sulc F
- 17 Loïs Openda LF
- 7 Ernest Nuamah RF
- 18 Khalis Merah SUB
- 99 Noah Nartey SUB
- 11 Keito Nakamura SUB
- 85 Noham Kamara SUB
- 40 Rémy Descamps SUB
- 26 Kail Boudache SUB
- 24 Julien Duranville SUB
- 22 Clinton Mata SUB
- 6 Tanner Tessmann SUB
Statistics
| Lens | Lyon | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 5 |
| 48.3 | Possession | 51.7 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 385 | Accurate Passes | 412 |
| 454 | Passes | 487 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 18 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 19 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 26 | Clearances | 23 |
Match events
- 23' J Abner Lyon
- 36' B Florian Sotoca assist from Florian Thauvin Lens
- 50' J Jonathan Gradit Lens
- 53' REM Samson Baidoo between: Jonathan Gradit Lens
- 54' REM Amadou Haidara between: Yassine Titraoui Lens
- 60' REM Keito Nakamura between: Loïs Openda Lyon
- 60' REM Noah Nartey between: Mads Bidstrup Lyon
- 69' REM Franjo Ivanovic between: Odsonne Édouard Lens
- 69' REM Junior Kadile between: Florian Sotoca Lens
- 71' REM Kail Boudache between: Ernest Nuamah Lyon
- 76' B Matthieu Udol assist from Florian Thauvin Lens
- 77' REM Tanner Tessmann between: Tyler Morton Lyon
- 78' REM Khalis Merah between: Pavel Sulc Lyon
- 83' REM Andrija Bulatovic between: Michaël Cuisance Lens
- 84' R Matthieu Udol Lens
- 85' B Khalis Merah Lyon
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Match summary
This Ligue 1 match pitted Lens against Lyon. The fixture was held at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. In the meeting on Friday, October 9, 2026 at 6 :45 pm, Lens beat Lyon by a score of 2 - 1. The scorers in this match are Florian Sotoca in the 36 minute, Matthieu Udol in the 76 minute, Khalis Merah in the 85 minute.
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Lens sits in 8 place. Lyon is in 1 position.
Probable line-ups
The announced line-ups for Lens and Lyon are detailed in the match sheet above.
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