Updated 9 October 2026, after full time.
Lens 2-1 Lyon in Ligue 1 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens on 9 October 2026. Scorers: Florian Sotoca, Matthieu Udol for Lens; Khalis Merah for Lyon. In their last 6 meetings, Lens have won 4, Lyon 1, with 1 draw.
Lens 2-1 Lyon was the final score in Ligue 1 on Friday 9 October 2026 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. Scorers: Florian Sotoca, Matthieu Udol for Lens; Khalis Merah for Lyon. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Lens vs Lyon was played at Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens on Friday 9 October 2026, the home ground of Lens, which holds 38,223 people. It finished Lens 2-1 Lyon in Ligue 1, with kick-off at 19:45 UK time.
Lens have won 3, drawn 0 and lost 2 of their last 5 games, scoring 8 and conceding 6, with results reading L W W W L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-1 defeat away to Lille in the Ligue 1 on 30 October.
Lyon have won 3, drawn 0 and lost 2 of their last 5 games, scoring 9 and conceding 5, with results reading W L W L W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 2-0 win at home to Angers in the Ligue 1 on 1 November.
Across the last 6 meetings Lens have won 4, Lyon have won 1 and 1 was drawn, with Lens scoring 12 goals to Lyon's 4. The most recent was Olympique Lyonnais 0-4 Lens on 17 May 2026 in the Ligue 1.
Florian Thauvin leads Lens with 5 goals across their last 10 games, 0.5 a game, the most of any Lens player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Lens player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Ernest Nuamah leads Lyon with 4 goals across their last 10 games, 0.4 a game, the most of any Lyon player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Lyon player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Jeremy Stinat refereed Lens vs Lyon, averaging 24.7 fouls and 3.5 yellow cards per game across 6 games this season. That is 0.17 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 2026 | Ligue 1 | Olympique Lyonnais vs Lens | 0-4 |
| 16 Aug 2025 | Ligue 1 | Lens vs Olympique Lyonnais | 0-1 |
| 4 May 2025 | Ligue 1 | Olympique Lyonnais vs Lens | 1-2 |
| 15 Sep 2024 | Ligue 1 | Lens vs Olympique Lyonnais | 0-0 |
| 3 Mar 2024 | Ligue 1 | Olympique Lyonnais vs Lens | 0-3 |
| 2 Dec 2023 | Ligue 1 | Lens vs Olympique Lyonnais | 3-2 |
| Stat | Lens | Lyon |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 48% | 52% |
| Shots | 15 | 13 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 5 |
| Corners | 7 | 4 |
| Fouls | 13 | 12 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 1 |
| Tackles | 20 | 10 |
| Passes | 454 | 488 |
Lens: F. Sotoca 36', M. Udol 76', M. Udol (red card) 84'. Lyon: K. Merah 85'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.8 | 8 of 18 |
| Goals against | 1.4 | 11 of 18 |
| Shots | 12.9 | 10 of 18 |
| Shots on target | 5.3 | 4 of 18 |
| Fouls | 12.4 | 10 of 18 |
| Tackles | 17.6 | 6 of 18 |
| Passes | 481.6 | 8 of 18 |
| Corners | 6 | 2 of 18 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.9 | 6 of 18 |
| Goals against | 0.8 | 2 of 18 |
| Shots | 13.1 | 7 of 18 |
| Shots on target | 4.9 | 9 of 18 |
| Fouls | 11.8 | 12 of 18 |
| Tackles | 14.2 | 17 of 18 |
| Passes | 477.3 | 10 of 18 |
| Corners | 4.2 | 11 of 18 |