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Season 2025/2026

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Lyon vs Lens – Lineups & Match Details

Lens beat Lyon 4-0. Goals: W. Saïd (20'), W. Saïd (32'), F. Sotoca (45'), F. Thauvin (53'). Lyon had 55% possession against Lens's 45%. Shots on target: 5-4.

Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 34

Sunday, 17 May 2026

LyonLyon

0 - 4

Full Time

HT: 0 - 3

LensLens

Referee: F. Letexier

Lineups

LyonLyon4-3-1-2
Dominik Greif1Dominik GreifG
Ainsley Maitland-Niles98Ainsley Maitland-NilesD
Clinton Mata22Clinton MataD
Moussa Niakhaté19Moussa NiakhatéD
Ruben Kluivert21Ruben KluivertD
Abner Vinícius16Abner ViníciusM
Orel Mangala5Orel MangalaM
Corentin Tolisso8Corentin TolissoM
Pavel Å ulc10Pavel Å ulcM
Endrick9EndrickF
Afonso Moreira17Afonso MoreiraF

Substitutes

33Hans HateboerD
77Roman YaremchukF
11Malick FofanaF
37Ernest NuamahF
40Rémy DescampsG
3Nicolás TagliaficoD
44Khalis MerahM
99Noah NarteyM
39Mathys de CarvalhoM
LensLens3-4-2-1
Mathieu Gorgelin16Mathieu GorgelinG
Kyllian Antonio32Kyllian AntonioD
Nidal ÄŒelik4Nidal ÄŒelikD
Malang Sarr20Malang SarrD
Saud Abdulhamid23Saud AbdulhamidM
Andrija Bulatovic5Andrija BulatovicM
Amadou Haidara21Amadou HaidaraM
Arthur Masuaku27Arthur MasuakuM
Florian Thauvin10Florian ThauvinF
Wesley Saïd22Wesley SaïdF
Florian Sotoca7Florian SotocaF

Substitutes

25Ismaelo GaniouD
2Ruben AguilarD
14Matthieu UdolD
28Adrien ThomassonM
19Abdallah SimaF
40Robin RisserG
18Fode SyllaM
38Rayan FofanaF
41Mezian MesloubM

Match Events

5'Y

M. Sarr

20'G

W. Saïd

Assist: K. Antonio

27'Y

Saud Abdulhamid

32'G

W. Saïd

Assist: A. Haidara

39'S

K. Antonio

Substitution 1

45'+1G

F. Sotoca

Assist: F. Thauvin

46'S

R. Kluivert

Substitution 1

46'S

A. Maitland-Niles

Substitution 2

46'S

M. Sarr

Substitution 2

46'S

Saud Abdulhamid

Substitution 3

53'G

F. Thauvin

Assist: A. Bulatović

61'S

F. Thauvin

Substitution 4

61'S

A. Haidara

Substitution 5

63'Y

P. Å ulc

71'S

Endrick

Substitution 3

71'S

O. Mangala

Substitution 4

73'Y

R. Aguilar

83'Y

N. Čelik

Statistics

Lyon
55%45%
Lens
2.04Expected Goals (xG)1.46
17Total Shots14
5Shots on Target4
20Corners8
10Fouls11
0Offsides0
84Pass Accuracy (%)82
1Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Lyon host Lens on Sunday, 17 May 2026. The kick-off time is 19:00 local. The fixture is part of the Ligue 1 schedule. Lyon go into the match 4th in the table; Lens sit 2nd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Lyon have taken 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Lens have collected 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 16 Aug 2025: Lyon 1-0 Lens; 4 May 2025: Lyon 1-2 Lens; 15 Sept 2024: Lyon 0-0 Lens. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Lens beat Lyon 4-0. Lens replied with W. Saïd 20', W. Saïd 32', F. Sotoca 45', F. Thauvin 53'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 53 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Lyon held 55% of the ball against 45% for Lens. Shots on target finished 5-4. Expected goals read 2.04 for Lyon, 1.46 for Lens.

Verdict

Lens take the three points; Lyon look at a thin night for the home crowd. Lyon sat 4th and Lens 2nd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.