Lens vs Lyon

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🕒 Sat, 16 Aug 2025 16:00 Europe/London 📍 Stade Bollaert-Delelis 🧑‍⚖️ Romain Lissorgue 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 1
Regular Season Table
Lens 2 · Lyon 4
Referee Stats
10 matches · 4.30 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.30
Reds avg 0.10
Penalties avg 0.20
Over 4.5 cards 50%
Home wins 30%
Draws 20%
Away wins 50%
How the match was won
  • Lens outshot their opponent (18-11).
  • Lens controlled possession (55%).
  • Lens had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Lens (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 14-0-3

Goals For / Against

35 / 13
Avg: 2.06 / 0.76

Points

42
Avg: 2.47

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

2
Lyon (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 6-5-6

Goals For / Against

23 / 22
Avg: 1.35 / 1.29

Points

23
Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Ligue 1 fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.47
PPG
1.35
2.06
GF
1.35
0.76
GA
1.29
59%
O2.5
53%
41%
BTTS
53%
53%
Score 1st
47%

League-position context

Lens rank2nd
Lyon rank4th
Lens points70
Lyon points60
Lens: #2 · 70 pts · GD +31
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 25 pts above the play-off edge. 36 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Lyon: #4 · 60 pts · GD +13
10 pts off the top 2. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.
10-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Lens last 5 home

L W W W W
Points12/15
Weighted index67
Goals12-5
Record4-0-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Lyon last 5 away

L W D D L
Points5/15
Weighted index38
Goals5-6
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Lens trend breakdown

Over 2.559%
BTTS41%
BTTS + O2.541%
1H Over 0.582%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 18%

Lyon trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.576%
Also: Over 0.5 76% · Over 1.5 53% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 12%

Scoring reliability

Lens score at home88%
Lens clean sheet at home47%
Lyon score away71%
Lyon clean sheet away41%

First-goal patterns

Lens score first53%
Lens win after scoring first89%
Lyon score first47%
Lyon win after scoring first75%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Lens 80% · Lyon 0%
Avg first goal minute: Lens 35.3' · Lyon 19.6'

Vs league average

Lens score at home2.06 vs 1.59
Lens concede at home0.76 vs 1.24
Lyon score away1.35 vs 1.24
Lyon concede away1.29 vs 1.59
Lens score 30% above league average, while Lyon score 9% above league average.
Defensive side: Lens are 38% below league average at home, and Lyon are 18% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.20
BTTS40%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Lens goal timing (home)

1H scored: 34% 2H scored: 66% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 8
61-75 7
76-90+ 6
0-15 4
16-30 4
31-45 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 3
16-30 3
61-75 3
46-60 2
31-45 1
76-90+ 0

Lyon goal timing (away)

1H scored: 59% 2H scored: 41% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 5
16-30 4
31-45 4
46-60 4
76-90+ 4
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
31-45 5
46-60 4
0-15 2
61-75 2
16-30 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
3
Total Shots
18
11
Shots off Goal
9
7
Blocked Shots
4
1
Shots Inside Box
11
8
Shots Outside Box
7
3
Ball Possession
55%
45%
Corner Kicks
12
8
Fouls
13
20
Offsides
5
1
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
4
Total Passes
444
371
Passes Accurate
377
298
Passes %
85%
80%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
3
34'
34' S. Baidoo
42'
42' M. Sarr
45' ⚽
⚽
45' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
G. Mikautadze
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Fofana
56'
56' S. Kumbedi
57' ↑↓
↑↓
57' ⇄ R. Fofana
1st substitution · For: F. Thauvin
61'
61' Abner
66' ↑↓
↑↓
66' ⇄ S. Kumbedi
1st substitution · For: K. Merah
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ D. Machado
2nd substitution · For: A. Bermont
85' ↑↓
↑↓
85' ⇄ R. Aguilar
3rd substitution · For: Saud Abdulhamid
86' ↑↓
↑↓
86' ⇄ W. Saïd
4th substitution · For: F. Sotoca
90+2' ↑↓
↑↓
90+2' ⇄ G. Mikautadze
2nd substitution · For: A. Karabec
90+2' ↑↓
↑↓
90+2' ⇄ M. Fofana
3rd substitution · For: P. Šulc
90+4'
90+4' A. Karabec

Lens vs Lyon 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Lyon beat Lens 1-0 on Saturday, 16 August 2025 in Ligue 1. The match was refereed by Romain Lissorgue. It was played at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

First half: S. Baidoo received a yellow card for Lens at 34'. M. Sarr received a yellow card for Lens at 42'. Lyon took the lead at 45' when G. Mikautadze scored, with the assist credited to M. Fofana, making the score 0-1.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. S. Kumbedi received a yellow card for Lyon at 56'. Lens made their 1st substitution at 57', with R. Fofana replacing F. Thauvin. Abner received a yellow card for Lyon at 61'. Lyon made their 1st substitution at 66', with S. Kumbedi replacing K. Merah. Lens made their 2nd substitution at 76', with D. Machado replacing A. Bermont. Lens made their 3rd substitution at 85', with R. Aguilar replacing Saud Abdulhamid. Lens made their 4th substitution at 86', with W. Saïd replacing F. Sotoca. Lyon made their 2nd substitution at 90+2', with G. Mikautadze replacing A. Karabec. Lyon made their 3rd substitution at 90+2', with M. Fofana replacing P. Šulc. A. Karabec received a yellow card for Lyon at 90+4'.

Lens used 4 substitutions while Lyon used 3 substitutions. Lens got 2 yellow cards, while Lyon got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Lens outshot their opponent (18-11).
  • Lens controlled possession (55%).
  • Lens had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games13
Home Wins6
Draws3
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals8 (61.5%)
BTTS8 (61.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games7
Home Wins3
Draws3
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (28.6%)
BTTS4 (57.1%)

Lens vs Lyon Head-to-Head History by Season