Lens vs Lyon result and stats
Win probability: home 47%, draw 25%, away 28%
Match report
GOSSIPBALL's parrot has been crunching the numbersLens beat Lyon 2–1 at home in the Ligue 1 on Friday 9 October 2026. Before kick-off GossipBall gave Lens 47%, the draw 25% and Lyon 28%, so a home win had a 47% chance. GossipBall's favourite result came in.
On expected goals it finished Lens 1.37, Lyon 0.99, so Lens created the better chances. Lens had 15 shots (7 on target) to Lyon's 13 (5 on target).
GOSSIPBALL analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 29 October 2026, 20:50 UTC
Match stats
LELY
1.37Expected goals0.99
15Shots13
7On target5
7Corners4
13Fouls12
1Yellow cards1
1Red cards0
1Half-time goals0
Recent form
Lens
L @ Monaco1–2 · 18 Sep
D @ Le Mans2–2 · 13 Sep
L v Lorient0–1 · 5 Sep
L @ Strasbourg1–2 · 29 Aug
W v Auxerre5–2 · 22 Aug
Lyon
W v Rennes4–0 · 19 Sep
D @ Paris FC0–0 · 12 Sep
W v Auxerre3–1 · 4 Sep
D v Le Havre1–1 · 29 Aug
W @ Toulouse2–0 · 22 Aug
Head to head
In 10 league meetings since 2021, Lens won 5, Lyon won 3 and 2 were drawn; the most recent, on 17 May 2026, finished Lyon 0–4 Lens, a win for Lens.
Lyon 0–4 Lens17 May 2026
Lens 0–1 Lyon16 Aug 2025
Lyon 1–2 Lens4 May 2025
Lens 0–0 Lyon15 Sep 2024
Lyon 0–3 Lens3 Mar 2024
Lens 3–2 Lyon2 Dec 2023
Season averages per game
LELY
2.00Goals1.62
1.50Conceded0.88
1.88xG1.50
1.47xG against1.20
13.9Shots12.1
5.6On target4.9
6.5Corners4.2
2.12Yellow cards1.38
0%Clean sheets38%
88%Both score50%
88%3+ goals50%