Lens vs Lyon

Lens have won four of their last six matches against Lyon in Ligue 1 (D1 L1), more than in their first 25 games against OL in the top-flight in the 21st century (W3 D7 L15).

This will be the 50th Lens’ home game against Lyon in Ligue 1 (W25 D12 L12). RCL have not lost any of their five home matches against OL since their return to the top-flight in 2020 (W2 D3).

Lens have won just three of their last 14 opening matches of a Ligue 1 season (D4 L7) but have won two of the three most recent (v Brest in 2022-23 and Angers in 2024-25).

Lyon have finished off the podium in the last six Ligue 1 seasons (7th in 2019-20, 4th in 2020-21, 8th in 2021-22, 7th in 2022-23, 6th in 2023-24 and 2024-25), as many times as in the previous 25. Among the seven teams on the podium over this period, Lyon have picked up more points than three of them (Rennes, Lens and Brest).

Lens gained only 44% of their points in Ligue 1 2024-25 during their home games (23/52), the lowest percentage in a season for RCL in the top-flight. RCL lost as many home games last season as in the previous three combined (8).