PREVIEW | Lens vs Lyon: team news, lineups, predictions (Ligue 1 09/10)
Lens and Lyon go head-to-head at Stade Bollaert-Delelis this Friday in the Ligue 1.
Lens have picked up 4 points and currently lie in 15th position. In their last game, Lens lost 2-1 against Monaco (Ligue 1 2026/27).
Lyon have 11 points to their name this season and occupy 2nd position in the table. In their last game, Paulo Fonseca’s team won 4-0 against Rennes (Ligue 1 2026/27).
The last meeting between the two teams ended with Lens winning 4-0.
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Lens
Samson Baidoo – Dead Leg
Maik Nawrocki – Cruciate Ligament Tear
Lyon
Last starting XIs
Lens ( vs Monaco 2026-09-18): Robin Risser, Kyllian Antonio, Jean-Clair Todibo, Matthieu Udol, Rubén Aguilar, Amadou Haidara, Michaël Cuisance, Junior Kadile, Florian Thauvin, Abdallah Sima, Mezian Soares
Lyon ( vs Rennes 2026-09-19): Dominik Greif, Zachary Athekame, Moussa Niakhaté, Felix Bacher, Abner Vinícius, Mads Bidstrup, Tyler Morton, Ernest Nuamah, Pavel Sulc, Corentin Tolisso, Lois Openda
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MANAGERS
Paulo Fonseca has faced Lens on eight occasions, recording three wins, three draws and two defeats
faced Lyon on one occasion, recording one win.
TEAMS
Away from home, Lyon currently have one defeat in their last five matches.
Away from home, Lyon are unbeaten in four consecutive matches.
Lyon currently have one defeat in their last nine matches.
Lyon are unbeaten in five consecutive matches.
Lyon are coming off two consecutive wins.
Lens have scored in three consecutive matches.
Lens have conceded in six consecutive matches.
Lens are coming off two consecutive matches without a win.
HEAD TO HEAD
Lens and Lyon have faced each other 108 times, with Lyon having the advantage: 45 wins, compared with 38 Lens victories.
At Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens have the edge in matches against Lyon: 28 wins in 56 games. Lyon have 15 victories.
In the French League, the two teams have met 100 times, with 34 Lens wins, 23 draws and 43 Lyon victories.