Lens vs Lyon: result 0-1 and analysis
Ligue 1Regular Season - 1Kick-off on August 16, 2025 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens
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What was the result of Lens vs Lyon?
Lyon won 0-1 on August 16, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 45′G. MikautadzeLyon
Official lineup for Lens vs Lyon
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Lens
3-4-2-1- 38R. Fofana
- 29M. Guilavogui
- 22W. Saïd
- 3D. Machado
- 18A. Diouf
- 28A. Thomasson
- 2R. Aguilar
- 14M. Udol
- 20M. Sarr
- 6S. Baidoo
- 40R. Risser
Lyon
4-2-3-1- 69G. Mikautadze
- 11M. Fofana
- 8C. Tolisso
- 98A. Maitland-Niles
- 6T. Tessmann
- 23T. Morton
- 16Abner
- 19M. Niakhaté
- 22Clinton Mata
- 20S. Kumbedi
- 40R. Descamps
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Lens have 9 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats; Lyon have 8, 1 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2025 | RB Leipzig(home) | 2-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Aug 2, 2025 | AS Roma(home) | 0-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Metz(home) | 2-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 19, 2025 | Dunkerque(home) | 5-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| May 17, 2025 | Monaco(home) | 4-0 | Ligue 1 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2025 | Getafe(home) | 2-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Aug 2, 2025 | Bayern München(away) | 1-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Hamburger SV(away) | 4-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 19, 2025 | Villefranche(home) | 1-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| May 17, 2025 | Angers(home) | 2-0 | Ligue 1 |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Lens wins, 1 draw, 1 Lyon win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2025 | Lyon 1-2 Lens | Ligue 1 |
| Sep 15, 2024 | Lens 0-0 Lyon | Ligue 1 |
| Mar 3, 2024 | Lyon 0-3 Lens | Ligue 1 |
| Dec 2, 2023 | Lens 3-2 Lyon | Ligue 1 |
| Feb 12, 2023 | Lyon 2-1 Lens | Ligue 1 |
| Oct 2, 2022 | Lens 1-0 Lyon | Ligue 1 |
How many goals should we expect?
Lens score 1.7 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Lyon score 2.2 and concede 1.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lens | 1.7 | 1.3 | 4 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
| Lyon | 2.2 | 1.7 | 3 | 11/15 | 12/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Lens sit 10th in Ligue 1 (7 points from 6 matches) and Lyon sit 4th (11 points from 6 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Lyon | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | Lens | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
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