Lens host Sporting at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens on 13 October 2026 at 17:45 in the Champions League. Lens's last five results: L W D L W (2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses). Sporting's last five: W W D D W (3 wins and 2 draws).
Lens vs Sporting kicks off at 17:45 UK time on Tuesday 13 October 2026 in the Champions League, at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens.
Lens vs Sporting is being played at Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens, the home ground of Lens.
Lens's last five results read L W D L W (oldest to newest): 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
Sporting's last five results read W W D D W (oldest to newest): 3 wins and 2 draws.
Florian Thauvin leads Lens with 5 goals across their last 10 games.
Luis Suárez leads Sporting with 9 goals across their last 10 games.
Igor Pajač is the referee for Lens vs Sporting, averaging 20.0 fouls and 3.0 yellow cards per game this season.
Statz's predicted starting XIs for Lens and Sporting are on the Lineups tab of this page, and update to the confirmed teams around an hour before kick-off.
Statz's projection model makes Lens the favourite with a 39% chance of winning, against 37% for Sporting and 23% for the draw. Projected goals are Lens 1.8 - 1.7 Sporting.
The most likely scoreline is 1-1, a draw, at 10%. Both teams to score is 69% likely and over 2.5 goals 68%. Every scoreline's chance is on the Projections tab of this page.
Statz AI projects goals, shots, fouls, cards and more for every player and both teams in the Projections tab, and the Bets tab prices the best bet builder picks against bet365.
Statz's projection model expects Lens 1.8 - 1.7 Sporting in goals. It gives Lens a 39% chance of winning, the draw 23% and Sporting 37%. Both teams to score is 69% likely, over 1.5 goals 87% and over 2.5 goals 68%. The most likely scorelines are 1-1 (10%), 2-1 (8%), 1-2 (8%), 2-2 (7%), 3-1 (5%).
| Score | Result | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| 1-1 | Draw | 10% |
| 2-1 | Lens win | 8% |
| 1-2 | Sporting win | 8% |
| 2-2 | Draw | 7% |
| 3-1 | Lens win | 5% |
Statz's predicted starting XIs for Lens vs Sporting, updated to the confirmed teams around an hour before kick-off.
| # | Lens | Fouls committed | Sporting | Fouls committed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. Aguilar | 10 | I. Fresneda | 14 |
| 2 | A. Sima | 9 | S. Altimira | 13 |
| 3 | A. Bulatovic | 6 | L. Suárez | 11 |
| 4 | M. Skoras | 6 | M. Araújo | 10 |
| 5 | I. Ganiou | 5 | G. Catamo | 9 |
| # | Lens | Shots | Sporting | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F. Thauvin | 29 | L. Suárez | 22 |
| 2 | A. Sima | 18 | G. Catamo | 18 |
| 3 | M. Udol | 13 | F. Ioannidis | 15 |
| 4 | O. Édouard | 11 | R. Zalazar | 12 |
| 5 | A. Bulatovic | 11 | F. Gonçalves | 10 |
| # | Lens | Shots on target | Sporting | Shots on target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F. Thauvin | 15 | L. Suárez | 12 |
| 2 | A. Sima | 7 | G. Catamo | 6 |
| 3 | M. Udol | 5 | F. Gonçalves | 6 |
| 4 | O. Édouard | 4 | F. Ioannidis | 5 |
| 5 | F. Sotoca | 4 | R. Zalazar | 5 |
| # | Lens | Goals | Sporting | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F. Thauvin | 5 | L. Suárez | 9 |
| 2 | F. Sotoca | 2 | R. Zalazar | 3 |
| 3 | M. Udol | 2 | F. Gonçalves | 3 |
| 4 | A. Sima | 2 | G. Catamo | 2 |
| 5 | F. Ivanović | 2 | F. Ioannidis | 2 |
| # | Lens | Yellow cards | Sporting | Yellow cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. Aguilar | 2 | L. Suárez | 5 |
| 2 | F. Thauvin | 2 | G. Catamo | 3 |
| 3 | N. Celik | 1 | S. Altimira | 3 |
| 4 | S. Abdulhamid | 1 | F. Gonçalves | 2 |
| 5 | J. Gradit | 1 | M. Araújo | 2 |
Statz's bet builder picks for Lens vs Sporting: Luis Suárez 1+ shots on target (100% hit rate at 1.40); Ismaëlo Ganiou 1+ shots (100% hit rate at 1.57); Luís Guilherme 1+ shots (100% hit rate at 1.29); Iván Fresneda 1+ fouls (100% hit rate at 1.29). Combined odds 4.23 at bet365.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.8 | 5 of 18 |
| Goals against | 1.7 | 12 of 18 |
| Shots | 14.8 | 5 of 18 |
| Shots on target | 6.5 | 2 of 18 |
| Fouls | 11.7 | 10 of 18 |
| Tackles | 17.5 | 5 of 18 |
| Passes | 480.2 | 9 of 18 |
| Corners | 7 | 3 of 18 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 2.5 | 2 of 18 |
| Goals against | 1.1 | 6 of 18 |
| Shots | 12.9 | 7 of 18 |
| Shots on target | 5.5 | 3 of 18 |
| Fouls | 11.6 | 12 of 18 |
| Tackles | 16.1 | 10 of 18 |
| Passes | 551.6 | 3 of 18 |
| Corners | 4.6 | 7 of 18 |