Lens vs Olympique Lyonnais prediction, preview and stats, 9 Oct 2026
Lens host Olympique Lyonnais in the Ligue 1 on Friday, 9 October 2026. Our model expects 1.7 goals from Lens and 1.4 from Olympique Lyonnais, with Lens winning 46% of the time, a draw 24% and Olympique Lyonnais 30%.
Match details
Lens vs Olympique Lyonnais is a Ligue 1 fixture played on Friday, 9 October 2026, with kick-off at 20:45 UTC.
Form guide
Lens's last 8 results, most recent first: L D W L L W W L.
Olympique Lyonnais's last 8 results, most recent first: W W D W D L W D.
Lens have averaged 2.3 goals scored and 1.0 conceded at home over their last 22 games there.
Olympique Lyonnais have averaged 1.4 goals scored and 1.2 conceded away from home over their last 18 games there.
Lens vs Olympique Lyonnais head-to-head
17 May 2026: Olympique Lyonnais 0-4 Lens
5 Mar 2026: Olympique Lyonnais 2-2 Lens
What the numbers say
Win probability: Lens 46%, draw 24%, Olympique Lyonnais 30%.
Goals: over 1.5 goals 82%, over 2.5 goals 60%, both teams to score 62%.
The single most likely score is Lens 1-1 Olympique Lyonnais.
Sportinstinct prediction
Both Teams to Score: both teams to score at odds of 1.50 (61% confidence).
Lens have taken 10 points from their last 8, while Olympique Lyonnais have taken 15 points from their last 8. Lens average 2.3 scored and 1.0 conceded at home, while Olympique Lyonnais average 1.4 scored and 1.2 conceded away from home. In their last 2 meetings Lens won 1, drew 1 and lost 0 to Olympique Lyonnais, with 4.0 goals a game. Our model expects Lens to score about 1.7 and Olympique Lyonnais about 1.4. Both sides should find the net, so goals at both ends look likely.
Our picks are built from the data and reviewed, but they are analysis, never a guarantee. Sportinstinct is not a betting site and does not encourage betting.