Lens vs Olympique Lyonnais – Result & match summary

2 – 1
Finished
Florian Sotoca 36'
Matthieu Udol 76'
Khalis Merah 85'
Matthieu Udol 84'

Events

Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.

1st half 1–0
23'
Abner (Foul)
36'
Florian Sotoca (Florian Thauvin)
2nd half 1–1
50'
Jonathan Gradit  (Foul)
53'
Samson Baidoo
Jonathan Gradit  (Injured)
54'
Amadou Haidara
Yassine Titraoui
60'
Keito Nakamura
Loïs Openda (Injured)
60'
Noah Teye Nartey
Mads Bidstrup 
69'
Franjo Ivanović
Odsonne Édouard
69'
Junior Kadile 
Florian Sotoca
71'
Kaïl Boudache
Ernest Nuamah
76'
Matthieu Udol (Florian Thauvin)
77'
Tanner Tessmann
Tyler Morton
78'
Khalis Merah
Pavel Sulc
83'
Andrija Bulatovic
Michaël Cuisance
84'
Matthieu Udol (Foul)
85'
Khalis Merah

Momentum

Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.

Lens
Olympique Lyonnais

Match statistics

Lens Olympique Lyonnais
1.46 Expected Goals (xG) 1.27
48% Overall possession 52%
15 Shots Total 13
7 Shots On Target 5
7 Corners 4

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Top performers

Lens
Chances Created
5
Successful Dribbles
1/1 100%
Duels Won
8/11 73%
Tackles Won
3/4 75%
Ball Recoveries
10
Accurate Passes
56/69 81%
Shots on Target
2
Olympique Lyonnais
Chances Created
4
Successful Dribbles
2/3 67%
Duels Won
6/9 67%
Tackles Won
2/2 100%
Ball Recoveries
8
Accurate Passes
69/84 82%
Shots on Target
1

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About the match

Lens defeated Olympique Lyonnais 2–1 on 9 October 2026 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Ligue 1.

Lineups

Lens: (3-4-2-1) Ruben Aguilar, Florian Sotoca, Yassine Titraoui, Florian Thauvin, Odsonne Édouard, Matthieu Udol, Jonathan Gradit, Ismaëlo Ganiou, Michaël Cuisance, Kyllian Antonio, Robin Risser.

Olympique Lyonnais: (4-3-3) Dominik Greif, Mads Bidstrup, Ernest Nuamah, Corentin Tolisso, Pavel Sulc, Zachary Athekame, Abner, Loïs Openda, Felix Bacher, Ruben Kluivert, Tyler Morton.

Substitutions

Lens: Samson Baidoo for Jonathan Gradit, Amadou Haidara for Yassine Titraoui, Franjo Ivanović for Odsonne Édouard, Junior Kadile for Florian Sotoca, Andrija Bulatovic for Michaël Cuisance.

Olympique Lyonnais: Keito Nakamura for Loïs Openda, Noah Teye Nartey for Mads Bidstrup, Kaïl Boudache for Ernest Nuamah, Tanner Tessmann for Tyler Morton, Khalis Merah for Pavel Sulc.

Sidelined players

Lens: Jhoanner Chávez, Maik Nawrocki, Abdallah Sima.

Match statistics

Lens had 48% of the possession, compared with 52% for Olympique Lyonnais.

Lens registered 15 shots, with 7 on target. Olympique Lyonnais had 13 shots, with 5 on target.

Lens won 7 corners, while Olympique Lyonnais won 4.

Top players

Lens: Florian Sotoca scored 1 goal, Florian Thauvin provided 2 assists, and Ruben Aguilar was the highest-rated player (7.4).

Olympique Lyonnais: Khalis Merah scored 1 goal and Dominik Greif was the highest-rated player (7.2).