Lens vs Lyon – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

16/08/2025 at 11:00 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))

Stade Bollaert-Delelis (Lens).

Ligue 1 - Round 1
Referee: Lissorgue R. (Fra)
Where to Watch on TV:


Albania	SuperSport 5
Andorra	beIN Sports 1
Argentina	Disney+, ESPN 3
Asia	beIN Connect MENA, beIN Sports MENA 4, beIN Sports MENA French 1, TOD
Austria	DAZN 2, DAZN, Sky Go Austria
Bosnia-and-herzegovina	Arena Sport 4
Canada	beIN Connect, beIN Sports, beIN Sports Espanol
Chile	Disney+
China	ZhiBo8
Colombia	Disney+
Croatia	Arena Sport 5, MAXtv To Go
Cyprus	Cablenet Sports 2, Cablenet Sports 2
Czech-republic	Nova Sport 5
Denmark	Viaplay
Finland	Viaplay
France	beIN Connect, beIN Sports 1, Free
Georgia	Setanta Sports 2
Germany	DAZN 2 Bar Deutsch, DAZN 2, DAZN Deutsch, Sky Go Germany, WOW
Hong-kong	beIN Sports 1
Israel	5 LIVE Israel
Japan	DAZN Japan
Kosovo	ART Sport 4
Mexico	Caliente TV
Netherlands	Viaplay
North-central-america	Disney+ Caribbean
North-macedonia	MaxTV GO
Norway	Viaplay
Peru	Disney+
Poland	Eleven Sports 2
Portugal	Sport TV3
Serbia	Arena Sport 1x2, Arena Sport 2
Slovakia	Voyo
Sweden	Viaplay
Switzerland	DAZN Switzerland
Ukraine	MEGOGO Futbol 2, MEGOGO Ukraine
United-kingdom	Ligue 1 Pass
Uruguay	Disney+
Usa	beIN Connect, beIN Sports, beIN Sports US Espanol, Fanatiz
Venezuela	Disney+

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
1.42	1.26
Ball Possession
56%	44%
Total shots
18	11
Shots on target
5	3
Big Chances
3	2
Corner Kicks
13	8
Passes
85% (380/447)	81% (297/368)
Yellow Cards
2	3
Expected Goals (xG)
1.42	1.26
xG on target (xGOT)
1.86	1.60
Total shots
18	11
Shots on target
5	3
Shots off target
9	7
Blocked Shots
4	1
Shots inside the Box
11	8
Shots outside the Box
7	3
Hit the Woodwork
0	0
Big Chances
3	2
Corner Kicks
13	8
Touches in opposition box
49	21
Accurate through passes
1	0
Offsides
5	1
Free Kicks
19	13
Passes
85% (380/447)	81% (297/368)
Long passes
71% (30/42)	39% (16/41)
Passes in final third
79% (110/140)	61% (54/89)
Crosses
16% (6/37)	27% (4/15)
Expected assists (xA)
1.45	1.29
Throw-ins
20	9
Fouls
13	20
Tackles
69% (9/13)	65% (11/17)
Duels won
54	44
Clearances
16	36
Interceptions
10	6
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper Saves
2	5
xGOT faced
1.60	1.86
Goals prevented
0.60	1.86

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 1)
34', Baidoo S. 🟨,
42', Sarr M. 🟨,
45+1', 0 - 1, Mikautadze G. ⚽, Fofana M. (A),
2nd Half (0 - 0)
56', Kumbedi S. 🟨,
57', Fofana R. ↓, Thauvin F. ↑,
61', Abner Vinicius 🟨,
66', Kumbedi S. ↓, Merah K. ↑,
76', Machado D. ↓, Bermont A. ↑,
86', Aguilar R. ↓, Abdulhamid S. ↑,
86', Said W. ↓, Sotoca F. ↑,
90+2', Mikautadze G. ↓, Karabec A. ↑,
90+2', Fofana M. ↓, Sulc P. ↑,
90+4', Karabec A. 🟨,

Chances of winning

Lens
39.3%

Draw
27.1%

Lyon
33.6%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

41.3%

26.2%

32.5%

Lens - Lyon Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.41 ↑ (2.29)	3.54 ↓ (3.61)	2.85 ↓ (2.91)	4.8% (5.7%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.75

What is the prediction for Lens - Lyon?

Users Predictions: 29 users predict this event. Lens will win (votes: 14 - 48.3%). Lyon will win (votes: 9 - 31%). It will Tie (votes: 6 - 20.7%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Lens: 30.1% – 66.5%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 12 high ROI users predict this event. Lens (votes: 8 - 66.7%). Lyon (votes: 3 - 25%). Tie (votes: 1 - 8.3%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:

BTS - yes (votes: 7 - 87.5%) 🥈 Silver Tip.

O/U 2.5 - over (votes: 5 - 100%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.

Preview Facts

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Lens won 3.
Lyon is in great form at the moment (in the last 5 games, wins – 3).
The probability of winning is almost the same for both teams in this match.
There will not play in Lens: Agbonifo J. (Coach's decision) Gradit J. (Suspended) Jhoanner Chavez (Ankle Injury) Labeau Lascary R. (Knee Injury)
There will not play in Lyon: Mangala O. (Knee Injury) Nuamah E. (Injury)
In the last 14 head-to-head matches, Lens won 6 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 5 matches, and goals 20:18. (average 1.4:1.3).
Including home matches between the teams, Lens won 2 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 8:9. (average 1.1:1.3).

How many head-to-head matches has Lens won against Lyon?

Lens has won 4 of their last 6 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Lyon won against Lens?

Lyon has won 1 of their last 6 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Lens - Lyon were as follows:

04.05.2025 Lyon - Lens 1:2

15.09.2024 Lens - Lyon 0:0

03.03.2024 Lyon - Lens 0:3

02.12.2023 Lens - Lyon 3:2

12.02.2023 Lyon - Lens 2:1

Latest results of Lens

09.08.2025 Lens - RB Leipzig 2:1 ✺

02.08.2025 Lens - Roma 0:2 ✺

30.07.2025 Wolverhampton Wanderers - Lens 1:3 ✺

26.07.2025 Lens - Metz 2:1 ✺

17.05.2025 Lens - Monaco 4:0 ✺

Latest results of Lyon

09.08.2025 Lyon - Getafe 2:1 ✺

02.08.2025 Bayern Munich - Lyon 2:1 ✺

30.07.2025 Mallorca - Lyon 0:4 ✺

26.07.2025 Hamburger SV - Lyon 0:4 ✺

23.07.2025 Lyon - RWDM Brussels 0:0 ✺

French Ligue 1 Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Lens	15	11	1	3	26:13	13	34
2	PSG	15	10	3	2	32:12	20	33
3	Marseille	15	9	2	4	35:15	20	29
4	Lille	15	9	2	4	29:17	12	29
5	Lyon	14	7	3	4	21:15	6	24
6	Rennes	15	6	6	3	24:23	1	24
7	Monaco	15	7	2	6	26:26	0	23
8	Strasbourg	15	7	1	7	25:20	5	22
9	Toulouse	15	5	5	5	21:19	2	20
10	Brest	15	5	4	6	20:24	-4	19
11	Angers	15	5	4	6	13:17	-4	19
12	Nice	15	5	2	8	19:27	-8	17
13	Paris FC	15	4	4	7	21:26	-5	16
14	Le Havre	15	3	6	6	13:21	-8	15
15	Lorient	14	3	5	6	18:28	-10	14
16	Auxerre	15	3	3	9	11:21	-10	12
17	Nantes	15	2	5	8	13:24	-11	11
18	Metz	15	3	2	10	15:34	-19	11

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