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Lens vs Lyon Prediction, Preview and Tips: 9 October 2026

By AfriPredictions · · 1 min read

Our Ligue 1 preview for Friday 9 October looks at Lens vs Lyon: how both teams have been playing, how their recent meetings went and the pick our model leans towards. All kick-off times are in Kenya time (EAT).

Lens vs Lyon

Kick-off: Friday 9 October, 21:45 EAT · Venue: Stade Bollaert-Delelis · Full match analysis

Lens' last 5 games read WLWDL (latest last): 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats, with 11 goals scored and 9 conceded. Lyon have won 3 of their last 5 matches (DWWDW, latest last), scoring 10 and conceding 2. Goals-wise, Lens' recent matches have averaged 4.0 goals per game and Lyon's 2.4.

Lens winDrawLyon win
60%20%19%

Our model makes Lens the favourites at 60%, with Lyon on 19% and the draw at 20%.

Our free picks:

  • Over 1.5 goals @ 1.34, our model rates it 70% likely
  • Over 2.5 goals @ 1.59, our model rates it 59% likely
  • Lens to win @ 1.68, our model rates it 56% likely

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