Lens vs Lyon Live Score and Live Stream

Preview

In Ligue 1 action, Lens met Lyon on October 9. Lens emerged victorious with a 2-1 win.

The turning point came on the 36th minute when Florian Sotoca converted the chance, giving Lens the lead. Matthieu Udol and Khalis Merah added to the score, setting the final scoreline at 2-1.

As Lens and Lyon square off once more, the memory of Lens's 0-4 win in their Ligue 1 meeting from 5 months ago still lingers. Lens come into this match following a defeat to Monaco on September 18, looking to bounce back with a stronger performance. Strengthening their defense will be critical to turning their fortunes around, since their backline has lacked consistency, having conceded goals in each of their last six matches.

Lyon, in contrast to their opponent's recent struggles, enter the match on a positive note, having secured two victories in a row against Rennes and Anderlecht in their last two outings, stretching their unbeaten streak to five matches.

In this Ligue 1 showdown, the spotlight will fall on the players who have been pivotal for Lens and Lyon throughout the campaign. Lens’s top finisher Florian Thauvin and Abdallah Sima have played important roles in ensuring their attack, with Yannick Cahuzac at the helm, remains effective. Thauvin leads Lens’s scoring charts in Ligue 1 this season with three goals, and is also the team’s top assist provider, with four key passes leading to goals so far this term. Supporting them are Franjo Ivanovic, Matthieu Udol and Ruben Aguilar, who have also chipped in with important goals and assists, adding depth to Lens’s attack.

Meanwhile, Lyon’s attacking options, with Paulo Fonseca steering the side, have been bolstered by Corentin Tolisso and Ernest Nuamah, the team’s top scorer, both of whom have contributed crucial goals and assists. Nuamah has emerged as Lyon’s leading scorer in Ligue 1 this season, netting three goals, with Sulc leading their creative tally in the league with three assists. Lyon’s offense has also been strengthened by Zachary Athekame, Lois Openda and Keito Nakamura, who have provided crucial contributions in the final third.

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Live Streaming

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AI Prediction

Our AI model provides a pre-game prediction for the Lens–Lyon match, then monitors the contest and updates its forecast in real time as the minutes tick by. Here, our AI model correctly predicted Lens's win before the match. AI analysis before kick-off suggested that Lens’s victory leads the probabilities with 44%, while a draw was at 25% and Lyon’s victory was at 31%.

Line-up

We are updating team formations and line-ups for Lens - Lyon in real time.

Lens kicked off the game with Robin Risser, Kyllian Antonio, Ismaelo Ganiou, Jonathan Gradit who got substituted by Samson Baidoo on the 54th minute, Matthieu Udol, Yacine Titraoui who got substituted by Amadou Haidara on the 54th minute, Michael Cuisance who got substituted by Andrija Bulatovic on the 83rd minute, Ruben Aguilar, Florian Sotoca who got substituted by Junior Kadile on the 69th minute, Florian Thauvin and Odsonne Edouard who got substituted by Franjo Ivanovic on the 69th minute as starters, with Mathieu Gorgelin, Samson Baidoo, Saud Abdulhamid, Mezian Mesloub, Michal Skoras, Andrija Bulatovic, Amadou Haidara, Junior Kadile and Franjo Ivanovic on the bench.

Lyon's starting eleven were Dominik Greif, Abner, Ruben Kluivert, Felix Bacher, Zachary Athekame, Corentin Tolisso, Tyler Morton who got substituted by Tanner Tessmann on the 77th minute, Mads Bidstrup who got substituted by Noah Nartey on the 60th minute, Lois Openda who got substituted by Keito Nakamura on the 60th minute, Pavel Sulc who got substituted by Khalis Merah on the 78th minute and Ernest Nuamah who got substituted by Kail Boudache on the 71st minute, with Remy Descamps, Noham Kamara, Clinton Mata, Julien Duranville, Noah Nartey, Kail Boudache, Tanner Tessmann, Keito Nakamura and Khalis Merah on the bench.

Stats

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• Expected Goals: 1.26 - 1
• Ball Possession: 48 - 52
• Big Scoring Chances: 2 - 1
• Total Attempts: 15 - 13
• Shots On Target: 7 - 5
• Blocked Shots: 1 - 3
• Shots in the Box: 12 - 9
• Shots from Outside the Box: 3 - 4
• Woodwork Hits: 0 - 0
• Fouls: 13 - 12
• Corners: 7 - 4
• Throw-Ins: 19 - 22
• Saves: 4 - 5
• Free Kicks: 11 - 14
• Offsides: 1 - 1
• Passes into Final Third: 93 - 132
• Completed Passes in Final Third: 59 - 91
• Touches in Opponent's Box: 29 - 23
• Tackles: 19 - 10
• Completed Tackles: 8 - 8
• Total Crosses: 17 - 19
• Successful Crosses: 6 - 7
• Interceptions: 9 - 5
• Clearances: 26 - 23

Referee showed the yellow card twice throughout the game. Abner and Jonathan Gradit were the ones to receive it.

Head-to-head

Since September 2024, the teams have gone head-to-head five times. Lens have won three times, Lyon once, with the other one encounter ending in stalemate. The most recent match between them was on May 17, 2026, in the Ligue 1 of France, where Lens secured a 0-4 victory. Lens have scored eight goals across these five encounters, while Lyon have scored four. As things stand, Lens have a superior head-to-head record against Lyon in their recent encounters.

Lens have won two of their six matches in Ligue 1 this season, with one draw and three defeats, scoring eleven goals at an average of 1.83 per match and conceding ten at a rate of 1.67 per match. Lyon have played six matches in Ligue 1, with three wins, two draws, and one losses this season, scoring eleven goals, averaging 1.83 per match, while conceding four, an average of 0.67 per match.

Recent Form

Lens are coming off a loss in their last match against Monaco, while Lyon are currently on a run of two straight wins, having won Rennes and Anderlecht in their last two matches. Overall, in their last twenty matches, Lens have recorded nine wins, seven losses, and four draws, while Lyon have won eleven of their last twenty matches, losing six and drawing three.

Live Standings

As always, France Ligue 1's live standings are availble and updated in real time. Lens are currently 10th in the table with seven points from six matches, while Lyon are 4th with eleven points from their six games.

Video Highlights

We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between Lens and Lyon in real time. You can watch the goals by Florian Sotoca, Matthieu Udol and Khalis Merah as the videos of the goals are added usually minutes after the actual event if there are any official videos available. Full video highlights of Lens - Lyon are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.