Lyon vs Lens

17 May 2026 · Ligue 1 · 2025/26 · Referee François Letexier

Full time 0 – 4

Half-time: 0–3

  • Wesley Said 20’, 32’
  • Florian Sotoca 45+1’
  • Florian Thauvin 54’

Match summary

Lens won comfortably, 4-0 away at Lyon. Lens led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Wesley Said put Lens ahead in the 20th minute, set up by Kyllian Antonio, Said made it 0-2 in the 32nd minute, set up by Amadou Haidara, and Florian Sotoca made it 0-3 in first-half stoppage time, set up by Florian Thauvin. In the second half, Florian Thauvin made it 0-4 in the 54th minute, set up by Andrija Bulatovic.

The chances backed that up: Lens created 2.02 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Lyon's 1.14 from 16.

Match stats

55% Possession 45%
16 Shots 14
4 Shots on target 4
20 Corners 8
82 Attacks 63
63 Dangerous attacks 31
460 Passes 384
84% Pass accuracy 83%
8 Tackles 13
10 Fouls 11
1 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 0

Key events

Lyon Lens
Kick-off
5’
Malang SarrFoul
20’
Wesley Saïd Right foot shot0-1 (Lens)
27’
Saud AbdulhamidFoul
32’
Wesley Saïd Left foot shot0-2 (Lens)
39’
Ismaëlo GaniouKyllian AntonioInjury
EndrickShot on target
44’
45+1’
Florian SotocaRight foot shot0-3 (Lens)
Half-time0-3
46’
Ruben AguilarSaud Abdulhamid
Hans HateboerAinsley Maitland-Niles
46’
46’
Matthieu UdolMalang Sarr
Roman YaremchukRuben Kluivert
46’
Afonso MoreiraShot on target
51’
Second half underway
53’
Florian ThauvinLeft foot shot0-4 (Lens)
Corentin TolissoShot on target
58’
61’
Abdallah SimaFlorian Thauvin
61’
Adrien Thomasson Amadou Haidara 
Pavel SulcFoul
63’
Pavel SulcShot on target
70’
Malick FofanaEndrick
71’
Ernest NuamahOrel Mangala
71’
73’
Ruben AguilarHandball
83’
Nidal CelikFoul
Full-time0-4

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.14 2.02 20’ Wesley Said (Lens), 0-1 20’ 32’ Wesley Said (Lens), 0-2 32’ 45+1’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), 0-3 45+1’ 54’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), 0-4 54’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.14 2.02 20’ Wesley Said (Lens), 0-1 Said 20’ 32’ Wesley Said (Lens), 0-2 Said 32’ 45+1’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), 0-3 Sotoca 45+1’ 54’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), 0-4 Thauvin 54’
Lyon 1.14 xGLens 2.02 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lens attacking Lyon attacking 
36’ Malang Sarr (Lens), from a corner, 0.46 xG, off target 54’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 20’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 58’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 32’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 46’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 48’ Andrija Bulatovic (Lens), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 89’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 76’ Pierre Ganiou (Lens), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 56’ Afonso Moreira (Lyon), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 58’ Roman Yaremchuk (Lyon), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 70’ Pavel Sulc (Lyon), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 10’ Ruben Kluivert (Lyon), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 88’ Abdallah Sima (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 53’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 57’ Afonso Moreira (Lyon), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 86’ Pavel Sulc (Lyon), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 44’ Endrick (Lyon), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 59’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 88’ Ernest Nuamah (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 6’ Endrick (Lyon), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 7’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 50’ Wesley Said (Lens), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 51’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 77’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 86’ Pierre Ganiou (Lens), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 67’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 70’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 80’ Hans Hateboer (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 51’ Afonso Moreira (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 36’ Malang Sarr (Lens), from a corner, 0.46 xG, off target 54’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 20’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 58’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 32’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 46’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 48’ Andrija Bulatovic (Lens), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 89’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 76’ Pierre Ganiou (Lens), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 56’ Afonso Moreira (Lyon), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 58’ Roman Yaremchuk (Lyon), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 70’ Pavel Sulc (Lyon), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 10’ Ruben Kluivert (Lyon), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 88’ Abdallah Sima (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 53’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 86’ Pavel Sulc (Lyon), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 57’ Afonso Moreira (Lyon), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 44’ Endrick (Lyon), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 59’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 88’ Ernest Nuamah (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 6’ Endrick (Lyon), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 7’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 77’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 50’ Wesley Said (Lens), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 51’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 86’ Pierre Ganiou (Lens), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 67’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 70’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 80’ Hans Hateboer (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 51’ Afonso Moreira (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, saved
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Lineups

Lyon 4-3-1-2 Starting XI
Greif
Maitland-Niles 46’
Mata
Niakhaté
Kluivert 46’
Abner
Mangala 71’
Tolisso
Sulc
Endrick 71’
Moreira
Lens 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Gorgelin
Sarr 46’
Celik
Antonio 39’
Masuaku
Haidara 61’
Bulatovic
Abdulhamid 46’
Saïd 2
Thauvin 61’
Sotoca

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Dominik Greif GK900 0.000.061
Ainsley Maitland-Niles DEF530 0.000.000
Clinton Mata DEF900 0.000.000
Moussa Niakhate DEF900 0.000.000
Ruben Kluivert DEF531 0.090.000
Corentin Tolisso MID905 0.360.000
Abner MID900 0.000.000
Orel Mangala MID780 0.000.041
Pavel Sulc MID902 0.180.143
Afonso Moreira FWD903 0.190.172
Endrick FWD782 0.130.223
Hans Hateboer Sub371 0.030.000
Roman Yaremchuk Sub371 0.100.000
Malick Fofana Sub120 0.000.081
Ernest Nuamah Sub121 0.060.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lyon win 61% Avg odds 1.52
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.52
Lens win 18% Avg odds 5.16

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Lyon WWWWL
Lens WDDWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lens 0-1 Lyon, 16 Aug 25 Next meeting: Lens 2-1 Lyon, 09 Oct 26  All Lyon vs Lens meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.