Our model scores this match once both teams have enough recent form to work from, predictions publish in the days before kickoff. Form, head-to-head and season stats are available in the tabs above now.
How this scoreline is calculated
Lens
Form comparisonLyon
Where those opponents sat in the table: strong means they averaged roughly the top 40%, weak roughly the bottom 40%, mixed in between.
Opposition faced: Lens strong, Lyon mixedThe form score weights every result and every goal by where the opponent sat in the table, so five wins over the bottom of the table score below five over the top.
- 17 May 2026Lyon0-4Lens
- 05 Mar 2026Lyon2-2Lens
- 16 Aug 2025Lens0-1Lyon
- 04 May 2025Lyon1-2Lens
- 15 Sept 2024Lens0-0Lyon
- 18 Sept 2026vsMonaco2-1L
- 13 Sept 2026vsLe Mans2-2D
- 10 Sept 2026vsSlavia Praha2-3W
- 05 Sept 2026vsLorient0-1L
- 29 Aug 2026vsStrasbourg2-1L
- 19 Sept 2026vsRennes4-0W
- 16 Sept 2026vsAnderlecht1-2W
- 12 Sept 2026vsParis FC0-0D
- 04 Sept 2026vsAuxerre3-1W
- 29 Aug 2026vsLe Havre1-1D
Lens vs Lyon: form and season numbers
Lens take a form score of 5.3 out of 10 into this Ligue 1 fixture, against 7.5 for Lyon. Lens have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5, while Lyon have 3 wins and 2 draws in theirs. Across the season Lens average 1.6 goals scored and 1.4 conceded per game, Lyon 1.8 and 0.8. Lens have kept a clean sheet in 20% of their matches this season, Lyon in 40%. In their last 10 meetings Lens have won 5, drawn 3 and lost 2. Lens sit 15th on 4 points, Lyon 2nd on 11.
Form, head-to-head and season statistics are free to read. The model's predictions for this fixture are in the cards above.
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